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Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB · NE · 2018–2024
Born August 24, 1996 · College Purdue · Drafted 2018, round 5, pick 143 (NE) · 6-2, 250 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NE | 3 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | NE | 16 | 44 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | NE | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NE | 13 | 91 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | NE | 16 | 108 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 playoffs | NE | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NE | 17 | 125 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | NE | 16 | 114 | 4.5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | NE | 1 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NE | 82 | 508 | 10.5 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NE | 3 | – | – | 136 | 63.6 |
| 2019 | NE | 16 | – | – | 266 | 26.8 |
| 2019 playoffs | NE | 1 | – | – | 18 | 30.0 |
| 2020 | NE | 13 | – | – | 599 | 73.2 |
| 2021 | NE | 16 | – | – | 682 | 69.0 |
| 2021 playoffs | NE | 1 | – | – | 18 | 34.0 |
| 2022 | NE | 17 | – | – | 892 | 80.4 |
| 2023 | NE | 16 | – | – | 961 | 91.7 |
| 2024 | NE | 2 | – | – | 61 | 51.3 |
Game logs
2024 game log (1 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ CIN | W 16–10 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (16 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs PHI | L 20–25 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs MIA | L 17–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ NYJ | W 15–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | @ DAL | L 3–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | vs NO | L 0–34 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ LV | L 17–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | vs BUF | W 29–25 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ MIA | L 17–31 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs WAS | L 17–20 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | @ NYG | L 7–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs LAC | L 0–6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-07 | @ PIT | W 21–18 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | vs KC | L 17–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ DEN | W 26–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | @ BUF | L 21–27 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs NYJ | L 3–17 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (17 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | @ MIA | L 7–20 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ PIT | W 17–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs BAL | L 26–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ GB | L 24–27 OT | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs DET | W 29–0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ CLE | W 38–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-24 | vs CHI | L 14–33 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | @ NYJ | W 22–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs IND | W 26–3 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs NYJ | W 10–3 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-24 | @ MIN | L 26–33 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-01 | vs BUF | L 10–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-12 | @ ARI | W 27–13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | @ LV | L 24–30 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | vs CIN | L 18–22 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs MIA | W 23–21 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ BUF | L 23–35 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (17 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs MIA | L 16–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ NYJ | W 25–6 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs NO | L 13–28 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ HOU | W 25–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs DAL | L 29–35 OT | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | vs NYJ | W 54–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | @ LAC | W 27–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ CAR | W 24–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | vs CLE | W 45–7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-18 | @ ATL | W 25–0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | vs TEN | W 36–13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-06 | @ BUF | W 14–10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-18 | @ IND | L 17–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | vs BUF | L 21–33 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | vs JAX | W 50–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | @ MIA | L 24–33 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2022-01-15 | @ BUF | L 17–47 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (13 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs MIA | W 21–11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ SEA | L 30–35 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs LV | W 36–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2020-10-05 | @ KC | L 10–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | vs DEN | L 12–18 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | vs SF | L 6–33 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | @ BUF | L 21–24 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ HOU | L 20–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | vs ARI | W 20–17 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | @ LAC | W 45–0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-10 | @ LA | L 3–24 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | @ MIA | L 12–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs NYJ | W 28–14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (17 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs PIT | W 33–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ MIA | W 43–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs NYJ | W 30–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ BUF | W 16–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ WAS | W 33–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-10 | vs NYG | W 35–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2019-10-21 | @ NYJ | W 33–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs CLE | W 27–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | @ BAL | L 20–37 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ PHI | W 17–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs DAL | W 13–9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | @ HOU | L 22–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs KC | L 16–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ CIN | W 34–13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-21 | vs BUF | W 24–17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs MIA | L 24–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-04 | vs TEN | L 13–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |