{"id":685163,"date":"2026-05-21T23:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/685163\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T23:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:28:09","slug":"steelers-may-be-wasting-one-of-the-nfls-best-pass-rush-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/685163\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers may be wasting one of the NFL\u2019s best pass-rush weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick Herbig<\/a> has already earned plenty of praise from Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> fans, but NFL analyst Gregg Rosenthal believes the edge rusher still fits the underrated label for one specific reason.<\/p>\n

It is not because fans have missed what Herbig can do. It is because the Steelers<\/a> still have not fully leaned into it.<\/p>\n

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Rosenthal named Herbig among the AFC North\u2019s most underrated players on the May 19 episode of \u201cNFL Daily,\u201d pointing to one pass-rush metric that keeps Herbig in elite company.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people have different opinions about the pass-rush win rate stat in general, but in 2024, Nick Herbig’s pass-rush win rate was so far ahead of the entire rest of the league,\u201d Rosenthal said. \u201cHe was 34%, and the next closest was 25.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosenthal noted that the next closest names were not exactly random. Will Anderson Jr.<\/a>, Jonathan Greenard<\/a>, Nik Bonitto<\/a>, Micah Parsons<\/a>, Abdul Carter<\/a>, and Myles Garrett<\/a> were all in that same conversation.<\/p>\n

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Even if pass-rush win rate is not a perfect stat, it\u2019s hard to dismiss when the leaderboard is filled with some of the NFL\u2019s top edge rushers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I don’t know how flawed that stat is if it’s pumping out those players as the best pass rushers in the league,\u201d Rosenthal said. \u201cAnd yet, I still think that makes him a little underrated to be able to do that in back-to-back seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herbig has backed up that efficiency with real production since arriving as a fourth-round pick out of Wisconsin in the 2023 NFL Draft. In 45 games, including 11 starts, he has totaled 16 sacks, 79 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, and 32 quarterback hits.<\/p>\n

He also has four fumble recoveries, including one returned for a touchdown last season against the Chicago Bears<\/a> after T.J. Watt<\/a> strip-sacked Caleb Williams<\/a> in the end zone.<\/p>\n

Rosenthal\u2019s bigger issue is usage. He said Pittsburgh increased Herbig\u2019s snaps early because of injuries, only to scale him back late in the season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, he’s not underrated by \u2018Joe Fan,\u2019 he’s underrated by the Steelers,\u201d Rosenthal said. \u201cAnd that’s why he deserves to still be on that list.\u201d<\/p>\n

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