Dave Herard
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
79
Solid

Dave Herard

Western Kentucky HilltoppersRebuilding
FSDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Dave Herard is the projected starter at FS for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Redshirt senior · #5 · 6'0", 204 lbs

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Depth at FS · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

  1. 1579Dave HerardStarter
  2. 23959Jaylen Pollard

Western Kentucky Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in Conference USA

D-Icey HopkinsLiberty · FSWesley MillerFlorida International · SSCaleb NixJacksonville State · FS

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 58 tackles, 0 INT, 4 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

2-Yr Total75 tacklesTeam Share7%Percentile82th
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
204 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20255804
20241700

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 15WSHSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 16-3

Oct 8WMOSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-13

Oct 2LNMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26WMERCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 52-7

Sep 19LIUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-0

Sep 12LUGATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 70-20

Sep 6LNEVTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-14

Dave Herard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

58 tkl · 4 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement88%
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