Khalil Herbert: RB · Kansas · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Khalil Herbert
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2020: All-ACC. One game to point at: 208 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Duke — Week 5, 2020.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.1% of carries overall (155/442) → 34.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/63) — 81.8% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (10.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 155 | 1,183 | 7.6 | 8 | 76 |
| 2019 | Kansas | 43 | 384 | 8.9 | 2 | 82 |
| 2018 | Kansas | 113 | 499 | 4.4 | 5 | 59 |
| 2017 | Kansas | 120 | 663 | 5.5 | 4 | 67 |
| 2016 | Kansas | 44 | 189 | 4.3 | 3 | 66 |
| Career | 475 | 2,918 | 6.1 | 22 | 82 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 1 | 46 |
| 2019 | Kansas | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Kansas | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 | Kansas | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | Kansas | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 35 |
| Career | 33 | 293 | 8.9 | 1 | 46 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs NC State | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Duke | 20 | 208 | 10.4 | 2 | 60 | Season-high 208 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 45-56@ No. 8 North Carolina | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 2 | 52 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-14vs Boston College | 18 | 143 | 7.9 | 0 | 57 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-23@ Wake Forest | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-35@ Louisville | 21 | 147 | 7.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs No. 25 Liberty | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-25vs No. 9 Miami | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-47@ Pittsburgh | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-45vs No. 4 Clemson | 21 | 96 | 4.6 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 15 | W 33-15vs Virginia | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | 1 | 76 | 162-yard day |
| Total | 155 | 1183 | 7.6 | 8 | 76 |
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
50%155 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.6 yds/carry on 155 carries · 22% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 92.3 | 8.8 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 126 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 148 | 10.8 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 84.3 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
34.8%
250 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
65.4
11 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
282 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Kansas and Virginia Tech, 2,918 rushing yards — drafted at #217 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2020)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2020)
ACC Rookie Player of the Week, ACC Running Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: David Beaty, Les Miles, Justin Fuente and Lance Leipold.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 6th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 6th NFL season
