Player·
Ja'Whaun Bentley
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB · PIT
29 yrs
Purdue
Description
Position
LB
Team
PIT
Status
UFA
Born
1996-08-24
Age
29
Height
6'2"
Weight
250 lb
College
Purdue
Draft
2018 · R5 · Pick 6 · NWE
Rookie yr
2018
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$315K/yr
Total
$315K
Guaranteed
$0K
% of cap
0.1%
Term
2025–2026 (1y)
Career Résumé
7 seasons
Seasons7 2018–2024
Games82
Tackles447
Sacks10.5
TFL20
INT2
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.014.230.00+0.01
Sacks0.362.8911.40.50+2.39
Assist Tackles27.956.291.65.00+51.2
Solo Tackles26.144.078.06.00+38.0
Tackles for Loss0.386.098.500.00+6.09
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2024NE165110.510000001050.0%00.0%6100.0%7.597.92.3
2023NE1643591024.51250310016628.1%1310.2%4475.0%7.796.64.1
2022NE1749631123.0651200011627.3%107.4%4778.7%6.886.32.6
2021NE165041911.055022009311.1%86.8%4367.4%7.087.36.3
2020NE134041811.532020006225.0%99.0%3177.4%7.196.34.3
2019NE162115360.01201000430.0%36.4%1573.3%4.381.03.5
2018NE395140.01111000100.0%16.7%875.0%7.054.25.9
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2017Purdue48481.03
2014Purdue41410.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks10.5601st
INTs2887th
Solo Tkl218638th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 430 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.372
QBH/g
0.877
TFL/g
0.361
FF/g
0.172
Solo/g
2.785
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs02
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles132020 Wk12 vs ARI112'22
Sacks22023 Wk9 vs WAS4.5'23
TFL22023 Wk9 vs WAS5'21
INT12018 Wk3 vs DET1'18
Athletic Profile
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2023 · stat-profile similarity