#28

Chris Bergin

Senior linebacker for Northwestern. 2021: 132 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

LB · Northwestern · Sr. · #28

5′11″ · 215 lb · Bloomfield Hills, MI

CFB Index 63 · #181 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceNorthwestern 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 2675 nationally · Signed with Detroit Country Day

Statement game16 tacklesvs Minnesota (FBS) · L 14-41

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Northwestern. 2021: 132 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Detroit Country Day in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Northwestern, 354 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20177 games

Recruited2-star out of Detroit Country Day

202112 games

All-Big Ten

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2675 national

CFB

College

Northwestern

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 32-28 over that span.

2017Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2019Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2020Northwestern7-2HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Northwestern3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

63Quality starter #181 of 578?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (100th percentile). Strength: tackles (100th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#2 / 2743 · 100th pct

Tackles#5 / 2743 · 100th pct

132

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#914 / 2743 · 64th pct

3.5

Sacks#1293 / 2743 · 50th pct

0.5

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	10.3	0.2	0.1	0.1
Road5g	12.0	0.4	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	10.3	0.4	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	11.7	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #181 of 578 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #181 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Northwestern	132	84	3.5	0.5	1	1	--
2020	Northwestern	78	40	4.0	0.5	4	1	--
2019	Northwestern	86	40	6.0	0.5	2	--	--
2018	Northwestern	46	24	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2017	Northwestern	12	8	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		354	196	16.5	2.5	7	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 24–6

vs Indiana State

1 TFL · 8 SOLO · 8 TOT

With D. Adams — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG · B. Joseph — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 55 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-38vs Michigan State	10	8	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	W 24-6vs Indiana State	8	8	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 23-30@ Duke	13	6	1.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	W 35-6vs Ohio	14	11	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 7-56@ Nebraska	8	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 21-7vs Rutgers	9	7	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 7-33@ Michigan	16	9	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 9	L 14-41vs Minnesota	16	9	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 12-17vs Iowa	10	9	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 7-35@ Wisconsin	8	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-32vs Purdue	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 14-47@ Illinois	15	7	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		132	84	3.5	0.5	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology