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2024 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about JD BERTRAND:
Notre Dame | HT: 6007 | WT: 235 | 40 time: 4.74 | Arm: 3058 | Hand: 0934 | Wing: 7478
Three year starter. Team captain for two years. Lean frame with average length for the position. Has a very good football IQ and has been the leader of the Notre Dame defense. Highly productive linebacker with a nose for the football. Excels as a tackle to tackle player with read and react and a downhill burst. Works through blocks with patience to fit the right gap. He flashes quick hands to ward off blocks and not give a blocker his body. Decent short space agility to react to cutbacks. Fundamentally sound square up tackler inline and the alley he gathers and drives through ball carriers. Has been an effective blitzer inside, anticipating the snap and getting through a gap. Shows a closing burst in the backfield on run plays and chasing a quarterback. In zone coverage has notable awareness as he communicates crossers and finds the throwing lane. Has been effective in man coverage versus backs out of the backfield on flat releases and choice routes. Consistently limits gains on flat releases. Excels with quick run pass reads to locate receivers. Keeps his focus on the receiver and stays with short route breaks. As run plays move outside, his effectiveness wanes as he lacks the extended speed to consistently get to the perimeter. Has some misses in space with some lunge tackles that at best produce hang on shoestring tackles. Can be a little slow on scrapes to the alley as at times he rounds off the reaction taking a bad angle. Stack and shed versus powerful blockers is average as he can get locked up and washed out by a big body. Has been an excellent special team player and some teams may see a role player with starting potential and special team value.
2023 Stats: 76 T, 7.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 5 PBU, 7 QBH, 1 FF. Draft projection: 5th-7th round