Khalil Herbert

Early life

Herbert attended American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. He committed to the University of Kansas to play college football. He has roots in Jamaica and the British Virgin Islands.

Kansas

As a true freshman at Kansas in 2016, Herbert played in eight games with three starts and rushed for 189 yards on 44 carries with three touchdowns. As a sophomore he started six of 11 games, rushing for 663 yards on 120 carries and four touchdowns in the 2017 season. In the 2017 season, he ran for 291 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries against West Virginia. He played in 12 games his junior year in 2018 and rushed 113 times for 499 yards and five touchdowns. Herbert played in four games in 2019 before leaving the team. He finished the year with 384 yards on 43 carries with two touchdowns.

Virginia Tech

Herbert joined Virginia Tech as a graduate transfer in 2020. He took over as the team's starting running back. In the Hokies' season opener against North Carolina State, he had 150 scrimmage yards and a rushing touchdown in the victory. Against Duke, he set the school record for all-purpose yards in a game with 358 (208 rushing and 150 kick returning) in the victory. In the following game against North Carolina, he had 18 carries for 138 yards and two touchdowns. In the following game against Boston College, he had 18 carries for 143 rushing yards and a 29-yard receiving touchdown in the victory. On October 31, in a road victory over Louisville, he had 21 carries for 147 yards and one touchdown. On December 12, against rival Virginia, he had 20 carries for 162 yards and a touchdown in the victory.

Herbert finished his one season with Virginia Tech with 155 carries for 1,183 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns to go along with ten receptions for 179 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 11 games. He averaged 26.9 yards per kickoff return to lead the ACC.