Nick Herbig was the highest-graded Wisconsin edge rusher ever by PFF in 2021
On Thursday afternoon, Pro Football Focus College tweeted out their ranking for the top three Wisconsin edge rushers with the highest pass-rush grades in a season and several very familiar Badgers made the cut.
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Wisconsin outside linebacker Nick Herbig led all Badgers’ edge rushers with a 91.4 grade after a phenomenal season in 2021. Herbig finished last year with 61 total tackles, nine sacks, four pass deflections and a forced fumble. The rising junior was ranked ahead of former Wisconsin and current NFL outside linebackers, Joe Schobert and T.J. Watt.
After a phenomenal sophomore season, it will be exciting to see what Herbig can do with the keys to the Badgers’ defense this season.
Highest pass rush grades in a season for a Wisconsin Edge Rusher:
1️⃣ Nick Herbig (’21): 91.4
2️⃣ Joe Schobert (’15): 91.3
3️⃣ T.J. Watt (’16): 91.0 pic.twitter.com/PNwhd5gTXc— PFF College (@PFF_College) May 26, 2022
