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#24
Experience: 4 years
Height: 5-9
Age: 26
Weight: 212 lbs
College: Virginia Tech
2023 SEASON
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CAR
132
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YDS
611
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AVG
4.63
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TDS
2
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| WK | OPP | RESULT | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packers | L 20 - 38 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2 | @Buccaneers | L 17 - 27 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 3 | @Chiefs | L 10 - 41 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Broncos | L 28 - 31 | 18 | 103 | 5.7 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 5 | @Commanders | W 40 - 20 | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | @Lions | L 26 - 31 | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 12 | @Vikings | W 12 - 10 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Lions | W 28 - 13 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | @Browns | L 17 - 20 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Cardinals | W 27 - 16 | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Falcons | W 37 - 17 | 18 | 124 | 6.9 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 18 | @Packers | L 9 - 17 | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
Career Stats
RBFB Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 2 | 103 | 433 | 4.2 | 2 | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 1 | 129 | 731 | 5.7 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 9 | 132 | 611 | 4.6 | 2 | 20 | 134 | 6.7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 12 | 364 | 1775 | 4.9 | 8 | 43 | 287 | 6.6 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Selected with the 217th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft
- Has played in 42 career games (12 starts), totaling 1,775 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns on 364 carries across his first three seasons with the Bears
- Also has 43 catches for 287 yards with two touchdowns
- Rushed for a career-high 157 yards on 20 carries in the Bears Week 3 victory over Houston in 2022
- As a rookie in 2021, 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
2023 SEASON (BEARS):
- Appeared in 12 games (nine starts), missed five games on Injured Reserve with an ankle injury
- Had 132 carries for 611 yards with two touchdowns and 20 catches for 134 yards and one touchdown
- Had nine carries for 27 yards and caught three passes for 37 yards in 27 offensive snaps in Week 1
- Went on to score the two-point conversion following the Darnell Mooney's touchdown, the first successful two-point conversion of his career
- Reached 1,500 scrimmage yards for his career on a 24-yard rush in Week 4 against the Broncos
- Finished the game with 18 carries for 108 yards and two receiving touchdowns
- Two touchdowns tied a career-high
- Passed 1,600 scrimmage yards in Week 5 with a 34-yard rush, his longest rush this season
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
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