North Carolina, 2010–12
Giovani Bernard
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Davie, FL
- Born
- Nov 22, 1991, in Davie, Florida
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Giovani Bernard played at North Carolina (2010–12). The Cincinnati Bengals took Bernard in round 2, No. 37 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
262rushing yards, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. NC State, 20129catches, career highvs. Miami, 201195receiving yards, career highvs. NC State, 2012Honors
All-America: AP third team 2012; College Football News third team 2012
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | 239 | 1,253 | 5.2 | 13 | 60 |
| 2012 | North Carolina | 184 | 1,228 | 6.7 | 12 | 68 |
| Career | 423 | 2,481 | 5.9 | 25 | 68 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | 45 | 362 | 8.0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2012 | North Carolina | 47 | 490 | 10.4 | 5 | 78 |
| Career | 92 | 852 | 9.3 | 6 | 78 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | North Carolina | 16 | 263 | 2 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | North Carolina | 26 | ||
| 2011 | North Carolina | 26 | ||
| 2012 | North Carolina | 26 | 5′10″ |
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
2012 North Carolina 10 games, 1,228 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Elon | W 62–0 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. East Carolina | W 27–6 | 18 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Idaho | W 66–0 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 48–34 | 23 | 262 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Miami | W 18–14 | 27 | 177 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Duke | L 30–33 | 24 | 143 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs. NC State | W 43–35 | 23 | 135 | 2 | 8 | 95 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 50–68 | 16 | 78 | 1 | 6 | 92 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Virginia | W 37–13 | 15 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Maryland | W 45–38 | 27 | 163 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
2011 North Carolina 13 games, 1,253 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. James Madison | W 42–10 | 9 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Rutgers | W 24–22 | 16 | 81 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Virginia | W 28–17 | 12 | 102 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atGeorgia Tech | L 28–35 | 17 | 155 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atEast Carolina | W 35–20 | 24 | 146 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Louisville | W 14–7 | 25 | 109 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Miami | L 24–30 | 27 | 110 | 1 | 9 | 72 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Clemson | L 38–59 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Wake Forest | W 49–24 | 27 | 154 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atNC State | L 0–13 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atVirginia Tech | L 21–24 | 10 | 45 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs.Duke | W 37–21 | 30 | 165 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 24–41 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅜″ |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Arm length | 28″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.91 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 129 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 129 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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