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