Khalil Herbert
No. 24 – Chicago Bears | |||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | April 21, 1998||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | ||||
College: |
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NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 217 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Khalil Herbert (born April 21, 1998) is an
Early years
Herbert attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida.[1] He committed to the University of Kansas to play college football.[2] He has roots in Jamaica and the British Virgin Islands.[3][4]
College career
Kansas
As a true freshman at Kansas in 2016, Herbert played in eight games with three starts and rushed for 189 yards on 44 carries with three touchdowns.[5] As a sophomore he started six of 11 games, rushing for 663 yards on 120 carries and four touchdowns in the 2017 season. In the 2017 season, he ran for 291 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries against West Virginia.[6][7] He played in 12 games his junior year in 2018 and rushed 113 times for 499 yards and five touchdowns.[8] Herbert played in four games in 2019 before leaving the team.[9] He finished the year with 384 yards on 43 carries with two touchdowns.[10]
Virginia Tech
Herbert joined
Herbert finished his one season with Virginia Tech with 155 carries for 1,183 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns to go along with ten receptions for 179 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 11 games.[21] He averaged 26.9 yards per kickoff return to lead the ACC.[22]
Collegiate statistics
Year | School | G | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2016 | Kansas | 8 | 44 | 189 | 4.3 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 |
2017 | Kansas | 11 | 120 | 663 | 5.5 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 |
2018 | Kansas | 12 | 113 | 499 | 4.4 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 |
2019 | Kansas | 4 | 43 | 384 | 8.9 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
2020 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 154 | 1,182 | 7.7 | 8 | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 1 |
Career | Overall | 46 | 474 | 2,917 | 6.2 | 22 | 34 | 297 | 8.7 | 1 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 8+7⁄8 in (1.75 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) |
4.49 s | 1.62 s | 2.64 s | 4.34 s | 6.90 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
22 reps | |
All values from |
Herbert was drafted by the
Herbert entered the
Herbert entered the 2023 season as the Bears starting running back after David Montgomery signed with the Detroit Lions. In Week 4, he ran for 103 yards and had four catches for 19 yards and one touchdown. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 5 and was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2023.[36] He was activated on November 18.
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2021 | CHI | 17 | 2 | 103 | 433 | 4.2 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | CHI | 13 | 1 | 129 | 731 | 5.7 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | CHI | 12 | 9 | 132 | 611 | 4.6 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 134 | 6.7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Career | 42 | 12 | 364 | 1,775 | 4.9 | 63 | 8 | 43 | 287 | 6.7 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
References
- ^ Rothman, Matt (October 17, 2021). "Khalil Herbert Records 1st Career NFL Touchdown for Chicago Bears • Coral Springs Talk". Coral Springs Talk. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Kirby, Jon (January 23, 2016). "Breaking: Khalil Herbert picks Kansas". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Why NFL players are wearing flags on their helmets to promote 'International Diversity' during Week 7-8 games | Sporting News Canada". www.sportingnews.com. October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Khalil N. Herbert of VI parentage drafted to Chicago Bears in 2021 NFL pick | Virgin Islands News Online". www.virginislandsnewsonline.com.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "West Virginia at Kansas Box Score, September 23, 2017". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "RB Herbert no longer a member of Jayhawks". ESPN.com. October 4, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Niziolek, Mike (December 9, 2019). "Virginia Tech lands verbal commit from Kansas transfer running back Khalil Herbert". Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Norm (October 14, 2020). "Virginia Tech's Khalil Herbert wanted a chance to showcase his talent. Now he's leading the country in rushing". Daily Press. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Bitter, Andy (October 15, 2020). "Khalil Herbert and Virginia Tech found what they were looking for in each other". The Athletic. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Wang, Gene (October 7, 2020). "Khalil Herbert stays humble while Virginia Tech teammates launch his Heisman campaign". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "North Carolina State at Virginia Tech Box Score, September 26, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Frankenberry, Jami (October 3, 2020). "Khalil Herbert sets Virginia Tech record with 358 all-purpose yards as Hokies overcome absence of 21 players against Duke". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Virginia Tech at North Carolina Box Score, October 10, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Boston College at Virginia Tech Box Score, October 17, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Virginia Tech at Louisville Box Score, October 31, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Virginia at Virginia Tech Box Score, December 12, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Draft Scout Khalil Herbert, Virginia Tech NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 1, 2021). "Bears draft RB Herbert in sixth round". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Bears Sign Four More Draft Picks". Pro Football Rumors. June 2, 2021.
- ^ Chamberlain, Gene (May 21, 2021). "First-Class Opportunity for Khalil Herbert". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Mayer, Larry (October 17, 2021). "Quick Hits: Rookie Herbert shines in loss to Packers". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 26, 2022). "Super sub Khalil Herbert provides huge boost". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ @ChicagoBears (September 28, 2022). "Earned it 👏 @JuiceHerbert is your @FedEx Ground Player of the Week!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (November 15, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears put Herbert on IR, waive Jonathan". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (December 23, 2022). "Bears put Johnson, Vildor on IR; activate Herbert". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Khalil Herbert 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bears place Khalil Herbert, Equanimeous St. Brown on injured reserve". NBC Sports Chicago. October 13, 2023.