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JD Bertrand

Notre Dame · Linebacker · 2020-23

TKL
256
TFL
22
SACKS
6

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2020 to 2023, Bertrand recorded 256 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.

Bertrand was the No. 143 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 16th-highest linebacker rating at Notre Dame since 1990 and No. 178 among all linebackers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • No. 143 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

JD Bertrand season-by-season statistics at Notre Dame
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20204000
20211026.511
202274822
2023767.52.55
Total256225.58

Seasons with tracked stats at Notre Dame. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Notre Dame Teammates

  1. 91Xavier Watts2021-24S
  2. 90Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah2019-20LB
  3. 88Kyle Hamilton2019-21S
  4. 86Isaiah Foskey2019-22EDGE
  5. 86Michael Mayer2020-22TE
  6. 80Ian Book2017-20QB
  7. 75Audric Estimé2021-23RB
  8. 75Benjamin Morrison2022-24CB
  9. 75Riley Leonard2024QB
  10. 72Kyren Williams2019-21RB

Full Notre Dame all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Jay HigginsIowa · 2020-24LB
  2. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  3. 90Payton WilsonNC State · 2019-23LB
  4. 90Jack CampbellIowa · 2019-22LB
  5. 90Nakobe DeanGeorgia · 2019-21LB
  6. 90Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati · 2022LB
  7. 88Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State · 2018-23LB
  8. 88Devin LloydUtah · 2018-21LB

Best college linebackers since 1990

Sources: Wikipedia (JD Bertrand) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.