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

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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

2017 - Senior Year

• 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.

2016 - Junior Year

• 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.

2015 - Sophomore Year

• 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.

2014 - Freshman Year

• 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.