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Jersey Number 36
Francis Bernard
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Herriman, Utah
Bio
Signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys after the 2020 NFL Draft.
UTAH: First-team All-Pac-12 as a senior ... played two seasons at Utah (26 games, 16 starts) after transferring from BYU (2015-16) and redshirting in 2017 while attending Rio Salado College.
2019: First-team All-Pac-12 … started all 14 games at mac linebacker … second on the team with 85 tackles … 7.5 TFL ranked tied for fifth on the team … two interceptions … two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (BYU, WSU) … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after leading Utah with 12 tackles, recording his second interception of the year and a pass breakup vs. Washington State … 12 tackles vs. Northern Illinois … 10 tackles vs. Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after he returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown against BYU and recorded four tackles … eight tackles included a TFL at Arizona … six tackles with an assisted TFL vs. UCLA. … six tackles with a tackle for loss vs. Oregon State … four tackles and a forced fumble vs. Colorado.
2018–Played in 12 games with two starts (Washington in the Pac-12 Championship and Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl) … 38 tackles (5.0 TFL) … 10 tackles (3.0 TFL) against Colorado … eight tackles vs. BYU … six tackles and two pass breakups against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl … five tackles vs. Arizona State … four tackles (1.0 TFL) vs. Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game … interception against UCLA.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Phil Steele All-Independent Team second-team linebacker as a BYU sophomore in 2016 … played in 22 games at BYU from 2015-16, starting 12 games in 2016 and finishing third on the team with 80 tackles (5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks) … also had three interceptions, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble in 2016 … career-high 16 tackles (13 solo) against Mississippi State … interceptions against Arizona, Utah and Massachusetts … played in 10 games in 2015 at running back, ranking second on the team in rushing yards (334) and touchdowns (7) while averaging 6.4 yards per carry … two-time 4A all-state running back at Herriman HS (Utah) earned first-team honors as a junior in 2011 … three-star recruit on 247Sports … Region Offensive MVP in 2011 and first-team all-region in 2012 … 96 carries for 822 yards (15 TD) along with 24 tackles and four interceptions in 2012 … 178 carries for 1,547 yards (22 TD) and 29 tackles and an interception in 2011 … 139 carries for 754 yards (8 TD) as a sophomore … also played basketball and rugby.
PERSONAL: Son of James and Mae Bernard … two brothers and two sisters … served an LDS mission in Atlanta, Ga. … sociology major received his degree in December 2019.
UTAH: First-team All-Pac-12 as a senior ... played two seasons at Utah (26 games, 16 starts) after transferring from BYU (2015-16) and redshirting in 2017 while attending Rio Salado College.
2019: First-team All-Pac-12 … started all 14 games at mac linebacker … second on the team with 85 tackles … 7.5 TFL ranked tied for fifth on the team … two interceptions … two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (BYU, WSU) … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after leading Utah with 12 tackles, recording his second interception of the year and a pass breakup vs. Washington State … 12 tackles vs. Northern Illinois … 10 tackles vs. Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship … named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after he returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown against BYU and recorded four tackles … eight tackles included a TFL at Arizona … six tackles with an assisted TFL vs. UCLA. … six tackles with a tackle for loss vs. Oregon State … four tackles and a forced fumble vs. Colorado.
2018–Played in 12 games with two starts (Washington in the Pac-12 Championship and Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl) … 38 tackles (5.0 TFL) … 10 tackles (3.0 TFL) against Colorado … eight tackles vs. BYU … six tackles and two pass breakups against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl … five tackles vs. Arizona State … four tackles (1.0 TFL) vs. Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game … interception against UCLA.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Phil Steele All-Independent Team second-team linebacker as a BYU sophomore in 2016 … played in 22 games at BYU from 2015-16, starting 12 games in 2016 and finishing third on the team with 80 tackles (5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks) … also had three interceptions, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble in 2016 … career-high 16 tackles (13 solo) against Mississippi State … interceptions against Arizona, Utah and Massachusetts … played in 10 games in 2015 at running back, ranking second on the team in rushing yards (334) and touchdowns (7) while averaging 6.4 yards per carry … two-time 4A all-state running back at Herriman HS (Utah) earned first-team honors as a junior in 2011 … three-star recruit on 247Sports … Region Offensive MVP in 2011 and first-team all-region in 2012 … 96 carries for 822 yards (15 TD) along with 24 tackles and four interceptions in 2012 … 178 carries for 1,547 yards (22 TD) and 29 tackles and an interception in 2011 … 139 carries for 754 yards (8 TD) as a sophomore … also played basketball and rugby.
PERSONAL: Son of James and Mae Bernard … two brothers and two sisters … served an LDS mission in Atlanta, Ga. … sociology major received his degree in December 2019.
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