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Player Dossier
2018-2021Baylor
Terrel Bernard
LB • 6'1" • 222 lbs • La Porte, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Terrel Bernard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Terrel Bernard built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from La Porte, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Terrel Bernard's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 25
- Overall
- No. 89
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Terrel Bernard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Baylor. Terrel Bernard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 317
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 16.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 1
Featured Highlight
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Terrel Bernard Baylor Highlights
2021 · Baylor · Player Highlight
Terrel Bernard college highlights at Baylor.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Terrel Bernard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · LB
- Career Tackles
- 317
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Aliquippa · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Aliquippa · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 25 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 103 tackles · LB 39th (top 4%) · Big 12 5th (top 2%) · National 45th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 10 | 44 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 31.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 14 | 107 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Baylor | 5 | 55 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Baylor | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 78.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Baylor | 13 | 86 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 78.4 |
Related Context
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Terrel Bernard played LB for Baylor. Across 4 tracked seasons, Terrel Bernard recorded 317 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Baylor paired 29 primary output with 53.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 53.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Baylor
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
53.7
Usage
14.1
Consistency
60
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 5. Texas State: 4.5. Texas Southern: 0. Kansas: 1. Iowa State: 0. West Virginia: 2. BYU: 2. Texas: 3.5. TCU: 2. Oklahoma: 4. Kansas State: 1. Texas Tech: 3. Oklahoma State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 17 by 100. Texas State: 9 by 82.5. Texas Southern: 7 by 29.2. Kansas: 3 by 22.5. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. West Virginia: 9 by 57.5. BYU: 5 by 40.8. Texas: 7 by 64.2. TCU: 11 by 65.8. Oklahoma: 9 by 77.5. Kansas State: 6 by 35. Texas Tech: 8 by 63.3. Oklahoma State: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 12 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1/2 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 21-7 | 17 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Oklahoma State10+ tackles | W 21-16 | 10 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 27-24 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Kansas State | W 20-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Oklahoma2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-14 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ TCU10+ tackles · Splash game | L 28-30 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs TexasSplash game | W 31-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs BYUSplash game | W 38-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | W 45-20 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Iowa State | W 31-29 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Kansas | W 45-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Texas Southern | W 66-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 29-20 | 9 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Terrel Bernard story
Terrel Bernard built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from La Porte, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Terrel Bernard's career was his defensive production: 317 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Terrel Bernard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Baylor
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 5 | 24.6 | 6.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 5 | 24.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 22 | 46.1 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 22 | 46.1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Baylor | 14 | 65.2 | 18 | -8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Baylor | 29 | 53.7 | 14.1 | 15 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Baylor | 29 | 53.7 | 14.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ TCU
Week 11 · W 29-23 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Ole Miss
Week 1 · W 21-7 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 4 · W 47-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#4
vs West Virginia
Week 10 · W 17-14 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas State
Week 1 · W 29-20
4.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Baylor
29 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 14.1 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Baylor
78.4
29 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Baylor
68.7
14 primary · 65.2 efficiency · 18 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
17
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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