Francis Bernard
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Linebacker, Utah (from BYU), 2013–⁠19

Francis Bernard

Number
No. 13
Height
6′0″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Herriman, UT
Born
Apr 8, 1995, in South Jordan, Utah

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Francis Bernard played linebacker at BYU (2013–⁠17) and Utah (2018–⁠19).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Fresno State, 201516tackles, career highvs. Mississippi State, 2016

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2016BYU79475.52331
2018Utah382450120
2019Utah85457.50211
Career202116182662

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015BYU523346.4740

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015BYU171569.2235

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2013BYU13LBYr 1
2014BYU13LBYr 2
2015BYU13LBYr 3
2016BYU13LBYr 4
2017BYU13LBYr 5
2018Utah13LBYr 6
2019Utah13LBSr. (Yr 7)6′0″240

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2019 Utah 14 games, 85 tackles, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 29atBYUW 30–⁠12421.5010
Sep 7vs.Northern IllinoisW 35–⁠171240.5000
Sep 14vs.Idaho StateW 31–⁠0610.5000
Sep 20atUSCL 23–⁠30320000
Sep 28vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠131280011
Oct 12atOregon StateW 52–⁠7651000
Oct 19vs.Arizona StateW 21–⁠3520000
Oct 26vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠0201000
Nov 2atWashingtonW 33–⁠28540.5000
Nov 16vs.UCLAW 49–⁠3600.5000
Nov 23atArizonaW 35–⁠7871000
Nov 30vs.ColoradoW 45–⁠15431000
Dec 6vs.OregonL 15–⁠371060000
Dec 31 ✦vs.TexasL 10–⁠38210000
2018 Utah 10 games, 38 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30vs.Weber StateW 41–⁠10100000
Oct 6atStanfordW 40–⁠21110000
Oct 12vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠10210000
Oct 26atUCLAW 41–⁠10––––1–
Nov 3atArizona StateL 20–⁠38511000
Nov 10vs.OregonW 32–⁠25110000
Nov 17atColoradoW 30–⁠71083000
Nov 24vs.BYUW 35–⁠27860000
Nov 30vs.WashingtonL 3–⁠10421000
Dec 31 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠31640002
2016 BYU 12 games, 79 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 3vs.ArizonaW 18–⁠16441110
Sep 10atUtahL 19–⁠20830011
Sep 17vs.UCLAL 14–⁠17311001
Sep 24vs.West VirginiaL 32–⁠35420000
Sep 30vs.ToledoW 55–⁠53861100
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 31–⁠14520000
Oct 14vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠2116131000
Oct 20atBoise StateL 27–⁠28751000
Nov 5atCincinnatiW 20–⁠3940001
Nov 12vs.Southern UtahW 37–⁠7210.5000
Nov 19vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠9730010
Nov 26vs.Utah StateW 28–⁠10630000
2015 BYU 10 games, 334 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 26atMichiganL 0–⁠31––––––
Oct 2vs.UConnW 30–⁠13––––––
Oct 10vs.East CarolinaW 45–⁠38––––––
Oct 16vs.CincinnatiW 38–⁠24––––––
Oct 24vs.WagnerW 70–⁠6––––––
Nov 6atSan José StateW 17–⁠16––––––
Nov 14vs.MissouriL 16–⁠20––––––
Nov 21vs.Fresno StateW 52–⁠10––––––
Nov 28atUtah StateW 51–⁠28––––––
Dec 19 ✦vs.UtahL 28–⁠35––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2020Combine or pro day 2020
Height6′0⅜″
Weight234 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press19 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2020Dallas Cowboys5600
2021Dallas Cowboys5400
NFL career101000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2023XFLDC Defenders
2024UFLDC Defenders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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