Introduction
Terrel Bernard (born May 7, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor.
Early life and high school
Bernard grew up in La Porte, Texas and attended La Porte High School.
College career
Bernard redshirted his true freshman season at Baylor. He played in 11 games as a redshirt freshman and recorded 47 tackles with one sack and one interception. Bernard became a starter as a redshirt sophomore and was named second team All-Big 12 Conference after leading the Bears with 112 tackles and also recording 4.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, and one interception. He repeated as a second team All-Big 12 selection in 2020 after recording 55 tackles through five games before suffering a season ending injury. Bernard was named first team All-Conference as a redshirt senior after recording 106 tackles with 12.5 for loss and 7.5 sacks.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
224 lb (102 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.59 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 4.25 s | 7.03 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
22 reps | |
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The Buffalo Bills selected Bernard in the third round, 89th overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.
In Week 3 of the 2023 season, Bernard recorded seven tackles, two sacks, a fumble recovery and an interception in a 37-3 win over the Washington Commanders, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | ||
| 2022 | BUF | 16 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 13 | 13 | 112 | 65 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 134 | 76 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | ||
| 2022 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |