Gaethan Bernadel: LB · Stanford.
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Gaethan Bernadel
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Butch Davis, Mike MacIntyre and Troy Taylor. The first one came in 2022: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 13 tackles against NC State — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| 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@ No. 17 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@ No. 11 Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-40vs No. 21 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 No. 22 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 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 38-35
vs Louisville
1 interception · 6 tackles · 1 hurry
Edged out Louisville at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups86 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Troy Taylor
Pass share
46.0%
369 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
66.9
12 games
Team sack rate
10.2%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
86 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #160 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Florida International and Stanford, 313 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Davis, Mike MacIntyre and Troy Taylor.
