Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Purdue
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Glenarden, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ja'Whaun Bentley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
96
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Ja'Whaun Bentley built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Glenarden, MD wearing No. 4, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Ja'Whaun Bentley's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 143
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Ja'Whaun Bentley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Purdue. Ja'Whaun Bentley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 11.5
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ja'Whaun Bentley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · LB
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Missouri
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeMatha Catholic · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 5 · Pick 6 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 320th (top 30%) · Big Ten 86th (top 14%) · National 805th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 50 | 7 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 46 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 76.4 |
Related Context
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Ja'Whaun Bentley played LB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ja'Whaun Bentley recorded 96 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Purdue paired 7.5 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
44.4
Usage
12.2
Consistency
67.5
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Ohio: 2. Missouri: 2. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 2. Wisconsin: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 10 by 41.7. Ohio: 6 by 45. Missouri: 8 by 53.3. Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Minnesota: 5 by 40.8. Wisconsin: 12 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 3 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
55 vs Wisconsin
Player Story
Ja'Whaun Bentley story
Ja'Whaun Bentley built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Glenarden, MD wearing No. 4, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Ja'Whaun Bentley's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 3 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Purdue. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ja'Whaun Bentley's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: Ja'Whaun Bentley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2014-2017
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Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 36.1 | 10 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 7.5 | 44.4 | 12.2 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Missouri
Week 3 · W 35-3
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 4 · W 24-14
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 9 · L 24-62 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 2 · W 44-21
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 6 · W 31-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
7.5 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 12.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Purdue
69.5
8 primary · 36.1 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Purdue
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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