#21

Khalil Herbert

Former running back at Kansas. 2020: 1,183 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 10 catches.

RB · Kansas · Sr. · #21

5′9″ · 212 lb · Coral Springs, FL

All-ConferenceChicago — drafted 2021, Rd 6, Pick 33, #217 overall

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 2068 nationally · Signed with Kansas

Statement game36 car · 291 yds · 2 TDvs West Virginia (FBS) · L 34-56

Top 0.1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Kansas. 2020: 1,183 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 10 catches.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2016.
  • Drafted round 6 by the Chicago in 2021.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 2,918 rushing yards — drafted at #217 overall by Chicago.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20168 games

  • Signed with Kansas3-star out of American Heritage

202011 games

  • All-ACCsecond

2021

  • Drafted by Chicagoround 6, pick 217

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2068 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2016–2020
NFL
NFL Draft
R6 · #217
Chicago · 2021

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category
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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2016–2020

2 coaches
2016–2018
2019–2020
Les Miles
Kansas
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: David Beaty → Les Miles. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 6th NFL season

#217Rd 6 · Pick 33
ChicagoEntering 6th NFL season
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology