Germie Bernard

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2025: 64 catches, 862 receiving yards, 7 TD.

WR · Alabama · Sr. · #5

6′1″ · 204 lb · Henderson, NV

CFB Index 80 · #39 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceDrafted by Pittsburgh — Rd 2, Pick 15, #47 overall

The numbers

862

receiving yards · 2025

64 catches · 7 TD · 13.5 per catch

Backed by 8 rec · 146 yds -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 5 rec, 82 yds, 1 TD, vs Vanderbilt

The play that turned itSwung Alabama from 54% to 87% to win.Georgia at Alabama · 41-34

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2025: 64 catches, 862 receiving yards, 7 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2022.
Transferred from Washington to Alabama in 2024.
Drafted round 2 by the Pittsburgh in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

TD rate: 87th percentile.

The full scouting read

How it ended

Four seasons at Alabama, 2,203 receiving yards — drafted at #47 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

The week the volume broke through — put up 146 yds at Florida State.Florida State · L 17-312025

20229 games

Signed with Michigan State4-star out of Liberty

202313 games

Entered the portal

202413 games

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Pittsburghround 2, pick 47

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#237 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #47

Pittsburgh · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2023

Nick Saban

Alabama

2024–2025

Kalen DeBoer

Alabama

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season

#47Rd 2 · Pick 15

Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Washington14-1HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning

2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning

2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

80All-Conference level #39 of 485?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (87th percentile). Strength: rush tds (96th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#102 / 798 · 87th pct

5.9%

Explosive rate#175 / 798 · 78th pct

14.9%

EPA / target#203 / 798 · 75th pct

0.58

Yards / catch#209 / 798 · 74th pct

13.7

Catch rate#557 / 798 · 30th pct

62.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#7 / 287 · 96th pct

Rush yards#21 / 287 · 93rd pct

101

Receptions#41 / 558 · 93rd pct

Rec TDs#37 / 558 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#50 / 558 · 91st pct

862

Yards / catch#237 / 558 · 57th pct

13.5

Long catch#332 / 558 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

37th → 75th percentile

Explosive rate

85th → 78th percentile

Catch rate

8th → 30th percentile

TD rate

7th → 87th percentile

Yards / catch

79th → 74th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

28%28 of his 101 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.7	69.0	16.1	0.7
Road7g	4.4	54.1	11.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.4	64.0	14.3	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	4.8	58.3	12.9	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #39 of 485 WRs

Former four-star. Now #39 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Alabama	64	862	13.5	7	--
2024	Alabama	50	794	15.9	2	--
2023	Washington	34	419	12.3	2	--
2022	Michigan State	7	128	18.3	2	--
Career		155	2,203	14.2	13	--

Season	Team
2025	Alabama	18	101	--	--	--
2024	Alabama	4	37	--	--	--
2023	Washington	13	43	233	43	--
2022	Michigan State	1	3	119	--	--
Career		36	184	352	43	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 24–21

at Georgia

4 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 20.5 · 20 rush yds (5 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With T. Simpson — 276 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.1 · 12 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. Doud — 39 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Florida State · 2&16 · Q3 · EPA +3.77Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 37 yds to the FSU 44 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · South Carolina · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Germie Bernard run for 25 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
Week 15 · Georgia · 3&15 · Q4 · EPA +3.65(04:09) Shotgun #15 T.Simpson pass complete short middle to #5 G.Bernard caught at UGA44, for 30 yards to the UGA17 lateral to #4 D.Hill for 27 yards gain to the UGA17 (#6 D.Everette), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 15 · Georgia · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.63(12:40) Shotgun #15 T.Simpson pass complete short middle to #5 G.Bernard caught at UGA25, for 23 yards to the UGA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:33, 1ST DOWN #31 C.Talty kick attempt good (H: #38 B.Doud, LS: #44 A.Rozier)
Week 1 · Florida State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.37Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 30 yds to the FSU 41 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Wisconsin · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.35Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 43 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
Week 1 · Florida State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 29 yds to the FSU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Vanderbilt · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.93Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 20 yds to the VAN 28 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Florida State · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +2.92Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 18 yds to the FSU 27 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Indiana · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.83(05:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Mack pass complete deep right to #5 G.Bernard caught at IND36, for 34 yards to the IND25, out of bounds at IND25, 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-31@ Florida State	8	146	18.3	0	37	Season-high 146 yds
Wk 2	W 73-0vs UL Monroe	3	67	22.3	2	29	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 38-14vs Wisconsin	4	62	15.5	1	43
Wk 5	W 24-21@ Georgia	5	35	7.0	1	18
Wk 6	W 30-14vs Vanderbilt	5	82	16.4	1	27
Wk 7	W 27-24@ Missouri	3	20	6.7	0	15
Wk 8	W 37-20vs Tennessee	5	60	12.0	0	28
Wk 9	W 29-22@ South Carolina	5	54	10.8	1	23
Wk 11	W 20-9vs LSU	3	79	26.3	0	33
Wk 12	L 21-23vs Oklahoma	7	71	10.1	0	17
Wk 14	W 27-20@ Auburn	3	24	8.0	0	9
Wk 15	L 7-28vs Georgia	6	62	10.3	1	23
Bowl	W 34-24@ Oklahoma	3	40	13.3	0	24
Bowl	L 3-38@ Indiana	4	60	15.0	0	34
Total		64	862	13.7	7	43