Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Notre Dame
JD Bertrand
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Roswell, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
JD Bertrand shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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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: 2023 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
JD Bertrand built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Roswell, GA wearing No. 27, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of JD Bertrand's career was his defensive production: 256...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 143
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
JD Bertrand, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Notre Dame. JD Bertrand shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 256
- TFL
- 22
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
JD Bertrand quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · LB
- Career Tackles
- 256
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Calvary Day School · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Calvary Day School · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 5 · Pick 8 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · LB 121st (top 10%) · FBS Independents 2nd (top 2%) · National 177th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 93 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11 | 74 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| 2023 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 75 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 78.8 |
Related Context
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JD Bertrand played LB for Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, JD Bertrand recorded 256 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 22 primary output with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
40.4
Usage
9.4
Consistency
41.4
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Marshall: 1. California: 0.5. North Carolina: 0. BYU: 0. Stanford: 1. UNLV: 3. Syracuse: 3. Clemson: 3. Boston College: 1. USC: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Marshall: 9 by 47.5. California: 5 by 25.8. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 5 by 20.8. Stanford: 13 by 60. UNLV: 7 by 59.2. Syracuse: 5 by 50.8. Clemson: 12 by 80. Boston College: 5 by 30.8. USC: 9 by 52.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
80 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ USC | L 27-38 | 9 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Boston College | W 44-0 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Clemson10+ tackles · Splash game | W 35-14 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 41-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 44-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Stanford10+ tackles | L 14-16 | 13 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs BYU | W 28-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ North Carolina | W 45-32 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs California | W 24-17 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Marshall | L 21-26 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Ohio State | L 10-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
JD Bertrand story
JD Bertrand built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Roswell, GA wearing No. 27, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of JD Bertrand's career was his defensive production: 256 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Notre Dame. 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 JD Bertrand's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: JD Bertrand 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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Notre Dame
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 11.5 | 41.5 | 8.4 | 11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11.5 | 41.5 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 14 | 40.4 | 9.4 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Notre Dame | 22 | 44.7 | 11.5 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 22 | 44.7 | 11.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 2 · W 32-29
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Clemson
Week 10 · W 35-14
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 7 · W 48-20
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 8 · W 44-21
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 9 · W 41-24
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Notre Dame
22 primary output · 44.7 efficiency · 11.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Notre Dame
78.8
22 primary · 44.7 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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14 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
16
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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