Description
- Position
- DE
- Team
- PIT
- Status
- ACT
- Born
- 2001-11-21
- Age
- 24
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 240 lb
- College
- Wisconsin
- Draft
- 2023 · R4 · Pick 30 · PIT
- Rookie yr
- 2023
Contract
ACTIVE
- APY
- $25.0M/yr
- Total
- $100M
- Guaranteed
- $21.0M
- % of cap
- 8.3%
- Term
- 2026–2030 (4y)
Value#334/432
2.7DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
3 seasons
| Seasons | 3 2023–2025 |
| Games | 39 |
| Tackles | 72 |
| Sacks | 16.0 |
| TFL | 22 |
| INT | 1 |
2026 Projection
| Stat | Floor | Median | Ceiling | vs ’25 | Δ | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.57 | 1.00 | -0.92 | |
| Sacks | 2.72 | 6.74 | 11.7 | 7.50 | -0.76 | |
| Assist Tackles | 6.39 | 15.2 | 49.0 | 9.00 | +6.18 | |
| Solo Tackles | 14.9 | 24.3 | 67.4 | 18.0 | +6.27 | |
| Tackles for Loss | 3.23 | 6.92 | 16.1 | 13.0 | -6.08 |
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 16 | 422nd | — | — | — |
| INTs | 1 | 1132nd | — | — | — |
| Solo Tkl | 46 | 1973rd | — | — | — |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/g
0.593
QBH/g
1.293
TFL/g
0.997
FF/g
0.298
Solo/g
1.254
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
| Round | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 0 | 2 |
| Conf. Championship | 0 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 0 | 0 |
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 6 | 2023 Wk14 vs NE | 27'25 |
| Sacks | 2 | 2024 Wk3 vs LAC | 7.5'25 |
| TFL | 2 | 2024 Wk3 vs LAC | 13'25 |
| INT | 1 | 2025 Wk2 vs SEA | 1'25 |
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity
Game Trend
2025 · Tackles
WinLossTackles per game
Season Timeline
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Vs Defense Quality
2025 · per game
| Faced | G | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top-10 D | 6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Middle | 5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Bottom-10 D | 4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
defense rank by EPA/play allowed
Consistency
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Pass-Rush Productivity
pressure profile
| Yr | Prss | Hrry | QBHit | Sacks | P→S% | Prss/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '25 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 7.5 | 25.9% | 1.9 |
| '24 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 5.5 | 30.6% | 1.5 |
| '23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.3 |
P→S% = sacks per pressure (low % + high pressures → sack regression upside)
Coverage vs Pass-Rush Role
2025 · vs peers
dashed lines = league median · top-right = best on both axes
Pass-Rush Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Pressures
2995
Sacks
7.594
QB Hits
1893
Hurries
1196
Run Stuffing
1397
PlayerMedian (50th)
News
5 items
- New and improved Steelers defense? 'You embrace the change'Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt are among Pittsburgh's core players embracing Patrick Graham's versatile scheme.
- Nick Herbig: I can't wait to show Steelers they made the right choiceThe Steelers have a lot invested in T.J.
- Joey Porter Jr. doing limited work at Steelers OTAs with contract extension loomingThe Steelers signed edge rusher Nick Herbig to a four-year contract extension on Tuesday and he hasn't been the only player angling for a new deal with the team this offseason.
- Nick Herbig, Steelers agree to $100M extension, per report: Why deal could reshape Pittsburgh's EDGE roomWith Herbig locked up long term, Alex Highsmith could become the odd man out in Pittsburgh
- Nick Herbig agrees to four-year extension with SteelersNick Herbig is in the final year of his rookie deal, but the edge rusher won't be hitting free agency in 2027.