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Atlanta Falcons inside linebacker JD Bertrand #40 poses for a headshot at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Jay Bendlin/Atlanta Falcons)

JD Bertrand

ILB

#40

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 25

Weight: 230 lbs

College: Notre Dame

2025 SEASON

  • Solo
    13
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Defense

Days

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Mondays 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sundays 13 31 13 18 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Months

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
December 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
January 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
November 5 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 3 19 7 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
September 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents by Group

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
vs AFC Teams 5 18 8 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
vs NFC Teams 10 13 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Outside Own Division 10 28 12 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
vs Own Division 5 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents by Team

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Buffalo Bills 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carolina Panthers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indianapolis Colts 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Rams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miami Dolphins 1 9 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota Vikings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New England Patriots 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Orleans Saints 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
New York Jets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco 49ers 1 10 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seattle Seahawks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington Commanders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Outcomes

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Losses 9 28 12 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wins 6 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Stadiums

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Gillette Stadium 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Bank Stadium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bank of America Stadium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
State Farm Stadium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium 8 12 4 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Levi's® Stadium 1 10 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caesars Superdome 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raymond James Stadium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MetLife Stadium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER

  • Played in 12 games in his first NFL season, recording 19 tackles (15 solo) and one sack, in addition to four special teams tackles.
  • Earned his first-career sack in Week 17 at Washington for a loss of 13 yards.
  • Logged his first-career sack in Week 17 at Washington for a loss of 13 yards with 4:36 remaining in the first quarter and finished with three solo tackles.
  • Recorded a career-best five tackles (four solo) in the Week 5 win over Tampa Bay.

COLLEGE

  • Played five seasons (2019-23) at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
  • Appearedin 50 games (35 starts) for the Fighting Irish, recording 266 tackles (154 solo), 23 tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, six sacks and two forced fumbles.
  • Named a two-time team captain (2022-23) and earned the 2023 Notre Dame Father Ted Man of the Year Award.
  • Led the team in tackles for three consecutive seasons (2021-23).
  • Started all 12 games in 2023, notching 76 tackles (41 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
  • Named a Campbell Trophy finalist, considered to be the "Academic Heisman" and a Wuerffel Trophy finalist, presented to the player who best exemplifies community service with leadership achievements on and off the field.
  • As a redshirt senior in 2022, he totaled 82 tackles (45 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, three passes defensed and two sacks.
  • Named to the Phil Steele All-Independent First Team, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Team.
  • Started all 13 games as a redshirt junior and recorded a single-season career-high 101 tackles (63 solo), seven tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass defensed in 2021.
  • During his redshirt freshman season, he played in 10 games and notched seven tackles (five solo).
  • He redshirted his true freshman season and appeared in three games.

PERSONAL

  • Born in Alpharetta, Ga.
  • Attended Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell, Ga.
  • Led Blessed Trinity to back-to-back Georgia Class AAAA State Championships in 2017 and 2018.
  • Named the 2018 Atlanta Journal Constitution 7-AAAA Defensive Player of the Year.
  • Named to the 2018 Atlanta Journal Constitution 7-AAAA First Team All-Region.
  • Recorded 278 tackles, 37.5 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two passes defensed and one interception.
  • Son of Jim and Christine Bertrand.
  • Graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration and is pursuing a master's degree in business analytics from Notre Dame.
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