Ja'Whaun Bentley was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (143rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Ja'Whaun Bentley was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (143rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

CAREER NOTES

• Played in 38 games over his four-year career at Purdue and registered 272 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, one interception returned for a touchdown, seven passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
• Was a three-time team captain.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

Senior Year (2017)

• Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts as a senior and totaled a career-high 97 tackles, one sack, one interception he returned for a touchdown, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles.

Junior Year (2016)

• Played in nine games with eight starts and finished fifth on the team with 50 tackles and one passed defensed.
• Posted a season-high 10 tackles at Indiana.

Sophomore Year (2015)

• Started the first five games of the season before injuring his knee at practice
• Despite missing the final seven games of the season, finished fifth on the team with 49 tackles and two passes defensed.
• Posted 10 tackles at Marshall.
• Finished with 11 tackles, including three for loss, vs. Virginia Tech.
• Registered a career-high 14 tackles and defensed two passes vs. Bowling Green.

Freshman Year (2014)

• Started all 12 games as a freshman and recorded 76 tackles, one interception returned for 44 yards, one pass defensed and three fumble recoveries.
• Named to the ESPN.com True Freshman All-America Team and the USA TODAY Sports Freshman All-America team.
• Recorded four tackles and first career interception for 44 yards vs. Central Michigan.
• Made nine tackles vs. No. 11 Notre Dame.
• Had seven tackles and first career fumble recovery against Southern Illinois.
• Started at inside linebacker following defensive injuries, made seven tackles against No. 8 Michigan State.
• Recorded a then career-high 11 tackles at No. 17 Nebraska.
• Matched a then career-high 11 tackles at Indiana.

PERSONAL

• Four-year letter winner in high school.
• Two-time first team all-metropolitan as a junior and senior.
• Two-time first team all-conference as a junior and senior.
• Two-time first team all-state as a junior and senior.
• Made 113 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, four sacks and one interception returned for a TD as a senior, helping lead his team to the WCAC championship.
• Recorded 116 tackles and six sacks as a junior.
• Played in Offense-Defense 2014 All-American Bowl.
• Recorded 10 sacks and one forced fumble as a freshman.
• Majored in organizational leadership at Purdue.