Player Dossier

2013-2019

BYU

Francis Bernard

LB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • Herriman, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Francis Bernard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.8

Efficiency

32.8

Consistency

37.6

Season Value

20.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
10
Program Path
BYU • Utah
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Francis Bernard, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · BYU. Francis Bernard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

BYU paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across BYU, Utah.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Utah

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

32.8

Usage

10.8

Consistency

37.6

Best Game by takeover score

Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. BYU: 2.5. Northern Illinois: 0.5. Unknown: 0.5. USC: 0. Washington State: 2. Oregon State: 1. Arizona State: 0. California: 1. Washington: 0.5. UCLA: 0.5. Arizona: 1. Colorado: 1. Oregon: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 4 by 41.7. Northern Illinois: 12 by 55. Unknown: 6 by 30. USC: 3 by 12.5. Washington State: 12 by 70. Oregon State: 6 by 35. Arizona State: 5 by 20.8. California: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 5 by 25.8. UCLA: 6 by 30. Arizona: 8 by 43.3. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. Oregon: 10 by 41.7

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=10 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -1 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=7 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

70 vs Washington State

Result
Wed 1/1@ TexasL 10-3821000
Sat 12/7@ Oregon10+ tacklesL 15-37106000
Sun 12/1vs ColoradoW 45-1543100
Sun 11/24@ ArizonaW 35-787100
Sun 11/17vs UCLAW 49-3600.5000
Sat 11/2@ WashingtonW 33-28540.5000
Sun 10/27vs CaliforniaW 35-020100
Sat 10/19vs Arizona StateW 21-352000
Sun 10/13@ Oregon StateW 52-765100
Sun 9/29vs Washington State10+ tacklesW 38-131280011
Sat 9/21@ USCL 23-3032000
Sat 9/14vs Unknown610.5000
Sat 9/7vs Northern Illinois10+ tacklesW 35-171240.5000
Fri 8/30@ BYUSplash gameW 30-12421.50010

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    BYU

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah

    2018-2019

    Final stop

Season Progression

2013201420152015201620172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonBYU0
2014 Regular SeasonBYU00
2015 PostseasonBYU000
2015 Regular SeasonBYU000
2016 Regular SeasonBYU13.537.39.813.5
2017 Regular SeasonBYU0-13.5
2018 PostseasonUtah824.88.78
2018 Regular SeasonUtah824.88.70
2019 PostseasonUtah10.532.810.82.5
2019 Regular SeasonUtah10.532.810.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.

#2

Washington State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

#3

BYU

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.

#4

Arizona

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#5

Toledo

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Postseason · BYU

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · usage

50

#2

2015 Regular Season · BYU

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · BYU

27.1

13.5 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.81

Herriman · Herriman, UT

Committed To
BYU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

2

Career teams

10

Seasons tracked

202

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 10 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Francis Bernard quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
10
Career rushing yards
334