Gaethan Bernadel

Former linebacker at Stanford. 2024: 86 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Stanford · Sr.

6′1″ · 227 lb · Hallandale, FL

CFB Index 65 · #160 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceStanford 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

LB recruit

No. 1240 nationally · Signed with Florida International

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Stanford. 2024: 86 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida International in 2021.
Transferred from Florida International to Stanford in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Stanford, 313 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202110 games

Signed with Florida International3-star out of Hallandale

202212 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202311 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1240 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021–2022

David Shaw

Stanford

2023–2024

Troy Taylor

Stanford

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: David Shaw → Troy Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Florida International1-11HC: Butch Davis · Balanced, slow tempo

2022Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Pass-leaning

2023Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Balanced

2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

65Quality starter #160 of 571?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (85th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#104 / 2892 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#417 / 2892 · 85th pct

Tackles for loss#419 / 2892 · 84th pct

6.0

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd 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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.3	0.4	0.0	0.2
Road6g	7.0	0.6	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.5	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	7.8	0.7	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tavita Pritchard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

65 · #160 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #160 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Stanford	86	33	6.0	1.0	1	1	--
2023	Stanford	81	40	3.0	0.5	1	--	--
2022	Florida International	102	57	8.0	1.5	--	--	--
2021	Florida International	44	22	3.5	1.0	1	--	--
Career		313	152	20.5	4.0	3	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2024

W 38–35

vs Louisville

1 QB HUR · 1 SOLO · 6 TOT

Edged out Louisville at home in a shootout.

With A. Daniels — 298 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 53.1 · 34 rush yds (22 car) · E. Mosley V — 7 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 27-34vs TCU	10	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 41-7vs Cal Poly	6	3	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 26-24@ Syracuse	4	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 14-40@ Clemson	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 7-31vs Virginia Tech	10	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 7-49@ Notre Dame	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 10-40vs SMU	4	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-27vs Wake Forest	8	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 28-59@ NC State	13	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 12	W 38-35vs Louisville	6	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 13	L 21-24@ California	8	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 31-34@ San José State	8	6	2.0	0.0	—	0
Total		86	33	6.0	1.0	1	1

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