Giovani Bernard (RB) #25

ADP:	Round: 13, Pick: 9
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 17

Not on injury report

News

Giovani Bernard Good To Go For Week 17

Friday, December 29, 6:16 PM

Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard (ankle) practiced in full Friday and was taken off the final injury report for Week 17 against the Ravens. Bernard is in line to play in the regular season finale, but with Joe Mixon (ankle) looking set to return for at least a partial workload, Bernard's fantasy value will take a big hit this weekend.

Average Draft Position (ADP) Value

June 24, 2018

Giovani Bernard's fantasy value is measured by his average draft position (ADP) in fantasy football drafts. In recent drafts, Bernard's current ADP is 13.09, which indicates that his fantasy outlook is to be the 9th pick of the 13th round, and 153rd selection overall.

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

2016 Season Stats

Ru Att	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
91	337	2	39	336	1

Recent drafts with Giovani Bernard:

Draft #	Date	Format	Bernard's Draft Pick
4888192	6/25/2018	Standard	172nd
4888177	6/25/2018	Standard	171st
4888148	6/25/2018	Standard	170th
4888139	6/25/2018	Standard	171st
4888107	6/25/2018	Standard	170th
4888105	6/25/2018	Standard	178th
4888102	6/25/2018	Standard	156th
4888074	6/25/2018	Standard	172nd
4888067	6/25/2018	Standard	150th
4888061	6/25/2018	Standard	172nd

Players drafted after Giovani Bernard:

Dede Westbrook	WR	JAX	13.10
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	JAX	13.10
Wil Lutz	PK	NO	13.11
Matt Breida	RB	SF	13.12
Kenneth Dixon	RB	BAL	13.12
Rishard Matthews	WR	TEN	14.01
Eli Manning	QB	NYG	14.01
David Njoku	TE	CLE	14.02
Spencer Ware	RB	KC	14.02
Mitch Trubisky	QB	CHI	14.03
New England Defense	DEF	NE	14.04
Josh Doctson	WR	WAS	14.04
Brandon Marshall	WR	SEA	14.05
Chicago Defense	DEF	CHI	14.05
Kansas City Defense	DEF	KC	14.06

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.