He played college football at Stanford and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

Herbig committed to play college football at Stanford after his junior year, but de-committed and re-opened his recruitment shortly after the end of his senior season.

[4] He played in all 13 of Stanford's games with six starts at left guard and was named a freshman All-American by ESPN.

[6] Following his Junior season, Herbig announced that he would forgo his final year of college to declare for the 2019 NFL draft.

[7] Although initially projected to be a mid-round pick, Herbig's draft stock fell significantly after a poor performance at the NFL Scouting Combine that included a 40-yard dash time of 5.41 seconds, the slowest run of all 260 participants.

[16] Herbig made his first career start on September 13, 2020, in the Eagles' season opener against the Washington Football Team.