Nick Herbig

LOLB2

Season

Tackles

17▼ 10 vs '25

87th of 123 LBs

Stops

17▼ 9 vs '25

60th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

0.6▼ 0.6 vs '25

5th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

23.1%▲ 5.9 vs '25

121st of 123 LBs

Coverage

3 targets

100.0 cmp% · 2.3 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs ATLW	39	65.0	2	1	0	2	0.0	1	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 @ NEL	29	52.7	5	7	3	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	−2.0	0	0
Wk 3 vs CINW	27	47.4	1	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	3.0	0	0
Wk 4 @ CLEL	28	43.8	2	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 5 vs INDW	38	54.3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 @ TBW	43	58.1	5	5	3	2	2.0	2	3	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 @ NOW	32	56.1	2	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	100.0	6.0	0	0
Season	236	54.0	17	17	6	6	2.0	4	5	3	100.0	2.3	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Steelers

$100Mover 4 years

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	236	54.0	17	17	6	23.1	2.0	4	5	3	79.2	0	0	1	0
2025	15	610	59.5	27	26	13	17.1	7.5	18	29	7	47.6	1	3	3	0
2024	13	415	49.7	22	18	5	4.8	5.5	11	16	7	70.5	0	0	4	0
2023	17	191	17.0	23	17	4	14.8	3.0	3	3	4	107.3	0	0	2	0
Career	52	1,452	42.4	89	78	28	15.6	18.0	36	53	21	70.3	1	3	10	0