Khalil Herbert
RB
#24
Experience: 3 years
Height: 5-9
Age: 25
Weight: 212 lbs
College: Virginia Tech
2023 SEASON
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CAR73
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YDS331
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AVG4.53
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TDS0
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 7 | 73 | 331 | 4.5 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 20.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 129 | 731 | 5.7 | 63 | 4 | 26 | 20.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 103 | 433 | 4.2 | 29 | 2 | 24 | 23.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 37 | 305 | 1495 | 4.9 | 63 | 6 | 65 | 21.3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 7 | 14 | 103 | 7.4 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 37 | 37 | 256 | 6.9 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 40.5 | 4 | 0 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 7 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 27 | 650 | 24.1 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 37 | 32 | 796 | 24.9 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Selected with the 217th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draf
- Rushed for a career-high 157 yards on 20 carries in the Bears Week 3 victory over Houston
- Played in every game his rookie season
- Recorded a career-high 128 kickoff return yards at the Packers Week 14 of the 2021 season
- Finished his rookie season with 433 rushing yards on 103 carries, two touchdowns and 650 kickoff return yards
2022 SEASON (Bears):
- Played a role both on offense and special teams in the Week 1 win vs. San Francisco, helping extend Chicago's lead with his first rushing touchdown of the season in the 4th quarter with 7:21 remaining
- Ran the ball four times for 38 yards in Week 2 at Green Bay while also catching one pass for three yards
- In Week 3 vs. Houston, scored two touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 157 yards on 20 carries (7.9 avg.), finishing with the seventh-highest rushing yardage total in a single game by a Bears player going back to the 2000-01 season and surpassing Jordan Howard's 153-yard performance on Oct. 31, 2016, against the Vikings
- Herbert's two rushing touchdowns in the Week 3 contest mark his first-career game with 2+ rushing touchdowns
- Started at running back for the third time in his career, rushing 19 times for 77 yards while also catching one pass for 24 yards at New York in Week 4
- Had four carries for 11 yards against the Vikings in Week 5
- Broke off a 64-yard rush with 14:01 remaining in the second quarter against the Commanders in Week 6
- That run now stands as the longest single run of his career, surpassing a 52-yard run he recorded in Week 3 vs. Houston
- Finished the Week 6 contest with 75 yards on seven carries
- Got on the score sheet in the Week 7 win at New England, taking a screen pass from Justin Fields 25 yards for the second Bears touchdown of the game to round off a nine-play, 75-yard drive
- Was his fourth touchdowns on the season and sixth in his career, with this marking his first receiving touchdown
- Finished the game with 12 carries for 62 yards
- In Week 8 at Dallas, ended the afternoon as the Bears leading rusher with 16 carries for 99 yards
- Found the end zone with 9:42 to go in the third quarter, narrowing a (then) 28-23 Bears deficit
- It was Herbert's fourth touchdown on the season and the sixth of his career ... Finished Week 9 vs. Miami with seven rushes for 23 yards, while also taking one kick return back 30 yards
- Against the Lions in Week 10, returned Chicago's first kickoff 50 yards to the Bears' 49-yard line
- It was Chicago's longest kickoff return of the season to date, the previous season-high being a trio of 30-yard returns
- In addition to the return, he finished with 57 yards on 10 rushing attempts.
- Made his return from IR vs. Buffalo in Week 16 and had six rushes for seven yards while also catching a pair of passes
- Rushed five times for 31 yards at Detroit in Week 17
- In the final regular season contest vs. Minnesota, rushed 10 times for 50 yards and caught one pass
2021 SEASON (Bears):
- Played in every game of the 2021 season with two starts
- Recorded 433 rushing yards on 103 carries and two touchdowns throughout the season
- His 433 rushing yards were the second most by any Bears player in the 2021 season
- During his NFL debut, he totaled 106 kickoff-returns yards at the Rams and recorded his longest kickoff return to date, a 50-yarder
- Finished the season with 650 kickoff return yards on 27 returns (24.1 avg.)
- Registered 95 all-purpose yards in the Week 3 matchup vs. the Browns
- Led the team with a season-high 75 rushing yards in the Week 5 victory at the Raiders
- Made his first-career start vs. the Packers in Week 6 and rushed for 97 yards; he also recorded his first career touchdown on the Bears first drive of the game, rushing for 1-yard with 6:45 left in the first quarter
- Rushed for a season-high and team-high 100 yards in Week 7 at the Buccaneers, including a season-long 29-yard run in the first quarter
- Rushed for 72 yards to contribute to the Bears 176 total rushing yards in Week 8 vs. the 49ers
- Recorded his second-longest kickoff return to date (33 yards) in the Week 12 win at the Lions
- Recorded a season-high 128 kickoff return yards at the Packers Week 14
- Recorded his best receiving average of the season Week 15 vs. the Vikings (11.3 avg.), hauling in three passes for 34 yards
- Ran in Chicago's second rushing touchdown of the day in the Week 16 win at Seattle, a 20-yard carry with 7:13 to go in the third quarter. It marked the Bears' longest rushing touchdown by a running back and the second-longest rushing touchdown by a Bears player in 2021