Dave Herard
Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Sam Houston — Week 7, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 23 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 58 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 17 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | 40 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 142 | 96 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ No. 2 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 4 Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-13vs Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 16-3@ Sam Houston | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Delaware | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 27 · L 21-35 vs Delaware, play by play
4 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Delaware’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, up 14-7. Ended Delaware’s drive (fumble).
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Western Kentucky’s defense played that day
Delaware’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 8. His forced fumble came with Western Kentucky up 7.
7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 13 ended Mercyhurst’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 13. Fourth quarter, up 52-7. Ended Mercyhurst’s drive (downs).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL23 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.4%
444 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
104.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #271 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #25 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott and Tyson Helton.
