Former linebacker at Purdue. 2017: 46 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 260 lb · Glenarden, MD
The story
Former linebacker at Purdue. 2017: 46 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss.
Ja'Whaun Bentley
Two seasons at Purdue, two different head coaches: Gerad Parker and Jeff Brohm. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wisconsin, Week 7, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Purdue, 96 tackles — drafted at #143 overall by New England.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gerad Parker → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New EnglandEntering 9th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: sacks (25th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 10.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2017
W 35–3
at Missouri
8 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 32-point win on the road against Missouri.
With D. Blough — 187 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.7 · 7 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. Schopper — 48 AVG · 63 LONG · 4 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35vs Louisville | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Ohio | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-3@ Missouri | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-28vs Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-17vs Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-17@ Wisconsin | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 46 | 23 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |