Daniel Herber

LBSeasons 2016–2021 (5)Games 436'0" · 213 lbsHometown San Juan Capistrano, Calif.High school Capistrano Valley Christian

Second Team All-CCIW · 2018

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Tackles

156

4.5 sacks · 12.5 TFL · 3 INT

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1999–2025

10th Forced Fumbles · career · 3

Biography

From the official athletics bio

2016: Made three tackles in extended action on special teams.

2017: Appeared in all 10 games, tallying 16 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick...had a career-best four tackles against Millikin on Oct. 7.

2018: Second Team All-CCIW selection...started all ten games, recording 59 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks...forced two fumbles, had one interception and two pass break-ups...had a career-best 11 tackles at WashU on Oct. 13...had nine tackles and a sack at Augustana on Oct. 20...recorded eight tackles and forced a fumble and Illinois Wesleyan on Sept. 15.

2019: Appeared in four games before suffering a season-ending injury...tallied 31 tackles and two pass breakups...had 11 tackles in a win over North Central on Oct. 5.

2021: Second team All-Conference honoree

High school: A four-year varsity starter...named the league's Defensive MVP...an All-League selection on defense...an All-CIF honoree...also competed in baseball, basketball, wrestling, soccer and track in his high school career...has done missions working feeding the homeless in Los Angeles.

Major: Business/Economics

Season by Season

All-Purpose Yards

Season ▴	G	PR	IR	Yds	Yds/G
2017	10	13	0	13	1.3
2018	10	0	10	10	1.0
2021	12	0	11	11	0.9
Career	32	13	21	34	1.1

Defense

Season ▴	GP	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR	Blk
2016	6	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	10	8	8	16	0.5	0.5	0	0	2	0	1	1
2018	10	41	18	59	4.5	1.5	1	2	3	2	0	0
2019	5	21	10	31	2.5	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	0
2021	12	31	16	47	5.0	2.5	2	4	2	1	1	0
Career	43	104	52	156	12.5	4.5	3	8	7	3	2	1

Interceptions

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	Long
2018	1	10	10.0	10
2021	2	11	5.5	11
Career	3	21	7.0	11

Punt Returns

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2017	1	13	13.0	0	0

Game Logs

From box scores, 1999–2025

Date ▴	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR	Blk
Oct 22, 2016	North Park University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 5, 2016	Augustana College (IL)	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 3, 2016	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 2, 2017	Benedictine University	1	2	3	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 9, 2017	Kalamazoo College	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 16, 2017	Carthage College	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sep 30, 2017	Illinois Wesleyan University	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 7, 2017	Millikin University	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Oct 21, 2017	North Park University	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 4, 2017	Augustana College (IL)	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Nov 11, 2017	Carroll University	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 15, 2018	Illinois Wesleyan University	7	1	8	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Sep 22, 2018	Millikin University	5	0	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 29, 2018	North Central College	4	1	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 6, 2018	North Park University	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 13, 2018	WashU	5	6	11	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Oct 20, 2018	Augustana College (IL)	7	2	9	1.0	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 27, 2018	Carroll University	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 3, 2018	Carthage College	3	3	6	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 10, 2018	Elmhurst University	5	1	6	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 21, 2019	Illinois Wesleyan University	7	1	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 28, 2019	Millikin University	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 5, 2019	North Central College	6	5	11	1.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 12, 2019	North Park University	5	2	7	1.5	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sep 4, 2021	University of Northwestern (MN)	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 18, 2021	North Central College	2	3	5	0.5	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sep 25, 2021	North Park University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 2, 2021	WashU	3	0	3	2.0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Oct 9, 2021	Augustana College (IL)	6	2	8	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 16, 2021	Carroll University	4	0	4	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 23, 2021	Carthage College	3	1	4	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 30, 2021	Elmhurst University	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 6, 2021	Illinois Wesleyan University	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Nov 13, 2021	Millikin University	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Nov 20, 2021	Aurora University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 27, 2021	Central College	3	6	9	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 16, 2017	Carthage College	1	13	0	0

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	Long
Oct 27, 2018	Carroll University	1	10	10
Oct 2, 2021	WashU	1	0	0
Nov 27, 2021	Central College	1	11	11

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
2016	30	DB	Freshman	5'11"	192 lbs	San Juan Capistrano, Calif.	Capistrano Valley Christian
2017	22	LB	Sophomore	6'0"	200 lbs	San Juan Capistrano, Calif.	Capistrano Valley Christian
2018	22	LB	Junior	6'0"	197 lbs	San Juan Capistrano, Calif.	Capistrano Valley Christian
2019	22	LB	Senior	6'0"	204 lbs	San Juan Capistrano, Calif.	Capistrano Valley Christian
2021	22	LB	Senior	6'0"	213 lbs	San Juan Capistrano, Calif.	Capistrano Valley Christian