put together a solid rookie season considering he only appeared on 17% of defensive snaps according to Pro Football Reference. Despite that, the edge rusher played in all 17 outings and recorded the first three sacks and the first five tackles for a loss of his NFL career.
At Wisconsin, Herbig finished with 21.0 total sacks, including 11.0 during his third and final campaign. An eerily similar level production as Watt’s junior year with the Badgers (11.5 sacks).
Now obviously Watt — a first-round talent with a superstar for an older brother — was the bigger prospect coming out of college, but Herbig might be in the better situation getting to learn from one of the best to ever do it. And the Wisconsin connection should only heighten the bond between mentor and understudy.
Herbig has already been projected as a 2024 “breakout candidate” by both Steelers Now and Steelers Wire
“We expect Nick Herbig to be the team’s primary depth at both outside linebacker spots
behind T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith,” the latter wrote. “Herbig flashed someexpande
legitimate pass-rush skills in very limited action last year and we want to see an expanded
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