Nick Herbig

OLB · Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals · 38 graded snaps

Replacement

Herbig excelled as a stout edge setter in the run game, but a neutral pass-rushing afternoon across 15 snaps kept his overall mark at 67.3.

Pass rush6015Run defense7510Special teams609Coverage644

The full breakdown

Herbig's afternoon was highlighted by a strong 75 run defense grade, powered by disciplined edge containment and quick penetration. In Q3 (01:54), he beat Drew Sample's reach block to drop Chase Brown for no gain, and later held firm against Tanner Hudson on 3rd & 2 in Q4 (14:18) to force another stop. He also added a positive coverage rep in Q2 (04:46), mugging the A-gap before dropping into the hook zone to force an incompletion. However, 34 of his 38 snaps were graded dead-neutral, including a quiet 15 pass-rush snaps that prevented his grade from reaching higher tiers.

Strengths

Point-of-attack edge setting
Backfield run penetration
Coverage disguise and spacing

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q3 01:54, 1st & 10Beat a reach block across the face into the backfield to wrap up Chase Brown for no gain.
+1Q4 14:18, 3rd & 2Held the point of attack against tight end Tanner Hudson to funnel Samaje Perine inside for a third-down stop.
+0.5Q2 04:46, 3rd & 3Mugged the A-gap pre-snap and dropped into middle hook coverage to squeeze the throwing lane on an incompletion.

Every graded snap · 4 wins or losses, 34 routine

+0.5Q1 00:46 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseSets a clean edge against Sample, forcing the run back inside into the waiting defense.
+0.5Q2 04:46 · 3 & 3 · CoverageDisguises blitz pre-snap in the A-gap, then cleanly drops into the hook zone to squeeze Burrow's throwing window.
+1.5Q3 01:54 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseExplodes off the ball, beats Sample's reach block across the face into the backfield, and wraps up Brown at the line of scrimmage for no gain.
+1Q4 14:18 · 3 & 2 · Run defenseStoutly held the point of attack against tight end Tanner Hudson, denying outside escape and funneling the runner inside to Brisker.

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