Jacob Bernard

#4 · WR · Sr. · Louisiana5′10″ · 189 lb · Mandeville, LA · Lakeshore

Jacob Bernard: WR · Louisiana · #4.

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Jacob Bernard

WR · Louisiana · Sr · #4

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at Louisiana: Billy Napier and Michael Desormeaux. One game to point at: 84 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Kennesaw State — Week 2, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Louisiana	28	375	13.4	0	52
2023	Louisiana	39	476	12.2	1	43
2022	Louisiana	11	191	17.4	2	45
2021	Louisiana	5	84	16.8	0	42
Career		83	1,126	13.6	3	52

Season	Team
2024	Louisiana	--	97
2023	Louisiana	3	89
2022	Louisiana	--	--
2021	Louisiana	13	--
Career		16	186

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 40-10vs Grambling	4	28	7.0	17
Wk 2	W 34-10@ Kennesaw State	4	84	21.0	52	Season-high 84 yds
Wk 4	L 33-41vs Tulane	2	23	11.5	15
Wk 5	W 41-38@ Wake Forest	1	5	5.0	5
Wk 6	W 23-13@ Southern Miss	1	30	30.0	30
Wk 7	W 34-24vs App State	1	2	2.0	2
Wk 8	W 34-24@ Coastal Carolina	3	30	10.0	14
Wk 10	W 23-17@ Texas State	3	46	15.3	21
Wk 11	W 55-19vs Arkansas State	1	3	3.0	3
Wk 12	L 22-24vs South Alabama	1	0	0.0	0
Wk 13	W 51-30vs Troy	2	51	25.5	46
Wk 14	W 37-23@ UL Monroe	3	42	14.0	38
Wk 15	L 3-31vs Marshall	1	6	6.0	6
Bowl	L 3-34vs TCU	1	25	25.0	25
Total		28	375	13.4	52

Signature game

Week 10 · 2024

W 23-17

at Texas State

3 rec · 46 yds

A close one, won by 6 on the road.

With B. Wooldridge — 252 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.0 · 39 rush yds (8 car) · D. Washington — 94 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.72Chandler Fields pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 38 yds to the ULM 30 for a
Week 13 · Troy · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.48Chandler Fields pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 46 yds to the TROY 39 for a
Week 1 · TCU · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.26Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 25 yds to the TCU 45 for a
Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 52 yds to the KENN 25 for a
Week 1 · Grambling · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 17 yds to the GRAM 34 for a
Week 8 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.52Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 14 yds to the CCU 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 15 · Marshall · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.96Daniel Beale pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 6 yds to the UL 36 for a
Week 6 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.92Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 30 yds to the USM 30 for a
Week 10 · Texas State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.89Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 21 yds to the UL 46 for a
Week 2 · Kennesaw State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.66Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 12 yds to the KENN 37 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Louisiana13-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced

2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 39 (#302 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

39Below cohort / limited sample #302 of 466 · 2024?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (82nd percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#107 / 610 · 82nd pct

22.2%

Catch rate#141 / 610 · 77th pct

96.3%

EPA / target#145 / 610 · 76th pct

1.11

Yards / catch#162 / 610 · 74th pct

14.2

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 80th pct

Long catch#229 / 541 · 56th pct

Yards / catch#244 / 541 · 55th pct

13.4

Rec yards#290 / 541 · 46th pct

375

Receptions#290 / 541 · 45th pct

Rec TDs#469 / 541 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

80th → 76th percentile

Explosive rate

49th → 82nd percentile

Catch rate

87th → 77th percentile

TD rate

24th → 7th percentile

Yards / catch

62nd → 74th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.7	16.1	7.9	0.0
Road6g	2.5	39.5	15.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.0	28.1	14.5	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	2.0	25.4	10.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Pass share

46.8%

410 pass / 467 run

Plays / game

62.6

14 games

Team sack rate

3.8%

424 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

28 catches in 14 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

39 · #302 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #302 at the position.

Jacob Bernard

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

28 catches in 14 games

Six seasons at Louisiana

2019