Ja'Whaun
Bentley.
Ja'Whaun
Bentley.
Purdue
3-4 two-gap fronts that emphasize downhill run defense and utilizing linebackers to fill gaps and contain the run.
Immediate special teams contributor and rotational inside linebacker, with the ceiling to become a two-down thumper against the run.
A weak-side linebacker role in a pure 4-3 Cover 2 defense that requires extensive coverage drops and lateral mobility.
Bentley's physical, powerful play style and football IQ make him a good fit for schemes that prioritize run defense and allow linebackers to play downhill.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— No athletic data recorded
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Purdue | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Purdue | 12 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | — | 21 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.