UW’s Nick Herbig entering NFL draft
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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Wisconsin junior linebacker Nick Herbig has declared for the 2023 NFL Draft.
In a tweet on Saturday, Herbig thanked Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Bobby April, saying quote, “You helped turn me into a man on and off the field.”
He joins Keeanu Benton and Jay Shaw as Badgers who have declared for the 2023 NFL draft.
Herbig was an AP All-Big Ten first team selection, racking up 47 total tackles, 15.5 for a loss of 98 yards during the 2022 season.
Herbig was second in the country in sacks, averaging one per game and finished the season with 11 total.
Herbig was a four-start recruit out of Saint Louis School in Kauai, Hawaii and played in 11 out of Wisconsin’s 12 games this season.
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