Linebacker, Purdue, 2014–17
Ja’Whaun Bentley
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Hometown
- Glenarden, MD
Ja’Whaun Bentley played linebacker at Purdue (2014–17). The New England Patriots took Bentley in round 5, No. 143 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
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Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 12 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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
2017 Purdue 6 games, 46 tackles, 1 INT
2016 Purdue 8 games, 50 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 45–24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Cincinnati | L 20–38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Nevada | W 24–14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Maryland | L 7–50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Nebraska | L 14–27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Penn State | L 24–62 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Minnesota | L 31–44 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Indiana | L 24–26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–45).
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ |
| Weight | 246 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.75 s |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| Bench press | 31 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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