Giovani Bernard (RB) #25

ADP:	Round: 12, Pick: 6
Team:	Cincinnati
Ht / Wt:	5'8" / 202 lb.
College:	North Carolina
Age:	25
Born:	November 22, 1991
Drafted:	2013 / Rd. 2 (37)
Draft Team:	CIN

Injury Status - Week 18

Not on injury report

News

Another tiny stat line

Sunday, December 30, 10:05 PM

Bernard had three carries for seven yards and two catches for eight yards in Sunday's loss to the Steelers.

Average Draft Position (ADP) Value

March 25, 2019

Giovani Bernard's fantasy value is measured by his average draft position (ADP) in fantasy football mock drafts. In recent drafts, Bernard's current ADP is 12.06, which indicates that his fantasy outlook is to be the 6th pick of the 12th round, and 138th selection overall.

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Data from fantasy football 12-team standard scoring average draft position data, based off of the latest fantasy football mock drafts.

Recent drafts with Giovani Bernard:

Draft #	Date	Format	Bernard's Draft Pick
5960706	3/25/2019	Standard	176th
5960577	3/25/2019	Standard	179th
5960494	3/25/2019	Standard	162nd
5960451	3/25/2019	Standard	178th
5960353	3/25/2019	Standard	178th
5960323	3/25/2019	Standard	174th
5960295	3/25/2019	Standard	176th

Players drafted after Giovani Bernard:

James Washington	WR	PIT	12.08
Devin Funchess	WR	IND	12.08
Adrian Peterson	RB	WAS	12.10
Kaimi Fairbairn	PK	HOU	12.10
Keke Coutee	WR	HOU	12.11
Minnesota Defense	DEF	MIN	12.12
Kenny Stills	WR	MIA	12.12
Justin Tucker	PK	BAL	13.03
Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN	13.07
Jordy Nelson	WR	OAK	13.07
Harrison Butker	PK	KC	13.07
Jaylen Samuels	RB	PIT	13.07
Damien Harris	RB	FA	13.07
Duke Johnson	RB	CLE	13.08
Austin Hooper	TE	ATL	13.08

Giovani Bernard Biography

Childhood and High School

Born to Haitian parents in West Palm Beach Florida November 22, 1991, Bernard began his football career at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, ranking number two running back in the state, and number twelve in the United States.

College Career

Recruited by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, after release from an initial commitment with Notre Dame, Bernard made running back rush five straight games. His season high rush of 155 yards during a game against Georgia Tech contributed to 1,222 rushing yards, and 20th rank by the NCAA Division. The second Tar Heels running back to exceed the 1,000-yards plateau, Bernard established the bar for rushing yards, average yards per carry, and receiving yard performance. Highlights from his college career include the 2012 CFPA Punt Returner Trophy.

2013 Pre-draft

Entering the 2013 NFL Draft, Bernard was projected to be selected between the first to third round. Ranked the 4^th best running back / 67^th best prospect by NFLDraftScout.com, at the NFL Combine, he was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2^nd round, placing 37^th overall in the recruiting process. Bernard was a top running back prospect in the draft, with a 40 time of 4.53.

2013 Rookie Season

The Bengals signed Bernard on a four-year, $5.25 million salary, $2.2 million bonus, and $3.2 million guarantee contract on May 23, 2013. He made his professional debut at the season opener against rival, Chicago Bears, resulting in 4 carries for 22 rushing yards, and an 8-yard reception. He scored 2 touchdowns in a 20–10 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, September 16, 2013. He ended the season with 695 rushing yards, 56 receptions, 1,209 total yard, 514 receiving yards, 5 rushing and 3 receiving touchdowns.

2014

Named the Bengals' starting running back for 2014, Bernard carried the ball 14 times for 48 yards, and making 6 receptions for 62 receiving yards at the season opener. He finished the second season with 168 carries, 680 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns, 43 catches, 349 receiving yards, and 2 receiving touchdowns in 13 games, and 9 starts, despite injury in Week 9.

2015

Week 1 Bernard scored with 20 carries for 123 rushing yards for a 24-19 win against the San Diego Chargers. Week 5 the Bengals defeated the Seattle Seahawks in an overtime win of 27–24, and tallying 100-yards scrimmage, 80 yards on the ground. Bernard also performed 33 rushing yards on 14 carries, in a 24–14 win against the San Francisco 49ers. He finished the season with 154 rushing attempts for 730 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, 49 receptions for 472 receiving yards, in 16 games and 1 start.

2016

In a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers September 18, 2016, Bernard caught 9 vertical passes for 100 yards, and a touchdown, in a career-high, second 100-plus receiving yard game, and 6^th receiving touchdown. While playing the Cleveland Browns October 23, 2016, he ran for 80 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Bernard finished the season with 92 carries for 337 rushing yards, as well as 2 touchdowns during 39 receptions for 336-yards, and 1 touchdown in 10 games, and 2 starts.

Personal

Giovani is the sibling of Yvenson Bernard, Oregon State running back.