JD Bertrand
| No. 40 –Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | May 5, 2000 Alpharetta, Georgia,U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Georgia) | ||||
| College: | Notre Dame(2019–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2024/ round: 5 / pick: 143 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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James Bertrand(born May 5, 2000) is an American professionalfootballlinebackerfor theAtlanta Falconsof theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theNotre Dame Fighting Irish.
High school career
[edit]Bertrand attendedBlessed Trinity Catholic High SchoolinRoswell, Georgia,winning back-to-back Georgia Class AAAA State Championships in 2017 and 2018.[1]He committed to playcollege footballat theUniversity of Georgiabefore changing his commitment to theUniversity of Notre Dame.[2][3]
College career
[edit]As a true freshman, Bertrand played exclusively on special teams in four games. In his junior season, he started in all 13 games and recorded 101 tackles, leading the Irish defense.[1]He was named a team captain for the 2022 season and finished the year with a team-leading 82 tackles.[1]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 13 | 13 | 101 | 63 | 38 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 12 | 10 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 50 | 35 | 266 | 154 | 112 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+7⁄8in (1.85 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
30+5⁄8in (0.78 m) |
9+3⁄4in (0.25 m) |
20 reps | ||||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[4][5] | ||||||||||||
TheAtlanta Falconsselected Bertrand in the fifth round of the2024 NFL draft,143rd overall.[6][7]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2024 | ATL | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]Bertrand has two older brothers, Chris and John Michael, the latter of whom played baseball atNotre Dame.Their great-grandfather,Cecil Muellerleile,played football, coached, and served as the athletic director atSaint Louis University.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abc"JD Bertrand".Notre Dame Fighting Irish Athletics.RetrievedJune 22,2024.
- ^Cooper, Jon (July 15, 2017)."Georgia gains commitment from in-state LB J.D. Bertrand".Saturday Down South.RetrievedJune 22,2024.
- ^Smith, Cam (November 20, 2018)."Ga. four-star LB J.D. Bertrand picks Notre Dame".USA TODAY High School Sports.RetrievedJune 22,2024.
- ^"JD Bertrand Draft and Combine Prospect Profile".NFL.RetrievedMarch 22,2024.
- ^"2024 NFL Draft Scout JD Bertrand College Football Profile".DraftScout.RetrievedMarch 22,2024.
- ^McElhaney, Tori; Waack, Terrin; Subhan, Amna (April 27, 2024)."Falcons select ILB JD Bertrand with the No. 143 pick overall in 2024 NFL Draft".NFL.RetrievedMay 13,2024.
- ^McElhaney, Tori (May 10, 2024)."Falcons sign inside linebacker JD Bertrand to rookie deal".NFL.RetrievedMay 13,2024.
- ^Houk, Phil (November 22, 2021)."JD Bertrand's Ireland Connection".Fighting Irish Preview.RetrievedJune 22,2024.