Nick Herbig holds the ROLB · Backup spot in Pittsburgh Steelers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nick Herbig played 16 games in 2025 with a 58% snap share.

Nick Herbig is a 24-year-old outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, standing 6'2" and weighing 227 pounds. Pittsburgh selected him in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Wisconsin, where he appeared in 31 starts and recorded 21.0 sacks and 36.0 tackles for loss. In three seasons with the Steelers (2023-25), Herbig has played in 45 regular-season games with 11 starts, accumulating 74 tackles, 16.0 sacks, nine forced fumbles, and one interception. During 2025, he appeared in 15 games (six starts) and registered 30 tackles, 7.5 sacks, three passes defensed, and one interception, including a fumble-recovery touchdown against Chicago.

Wisconsin2020 – 2022

Steelers2023 — present

CollegeWisconsinDraftRound 4 · No. 132 overall · 2023 · PITHometownKauai, HI