Giovani Bernard is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Bernard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bernard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Giovani Bernard
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2013 | 21–22 | CIN | 16 | — | 170 | 695 | 5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 32 | 18.8 | 1 | 70 | 56 | 514 | 3 | 80.0% | 9.2 | 7.3 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 613 | 53.8% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 22–23 | CIN | 13 | — | 168 | 680 | 5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 32 | 19.0 | 0 | 59 | 43 | 349 | 2 | 72.9% | 8.1 | 5.9 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 510 | 59.2% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 23–24 | CIN | 16 | — | 154 | 730 | 2 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 34 | 22.1 | 0 | 66 | 49 | 472 | 0 | 74.2% | 9.6 | 7.2 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 580 | 54.1% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 24–25 | CIN | 10 | — | 91 | 337 | 2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 15 | 16.5 | 0 | 51 | 39 | 336 | 1 | 76.5% | 8.6 | 6.6 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | 57.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 105 | 458 | 2 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 20 | 19.0 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 381 | 2 | 71.7% | 8.9 | 6.3 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 482 | 48.8% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 5.5% |
| 2018 | 26–27 | CIN | 12 | — | 56 | 211 | 3 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 14 | 25.0 | 0 | 48 | 35 | 218 | 0 | 72.9% | 6.2 | 4.5 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 329 | 42.6% | — | 0.0% | 11 | 3.3% |
| 2019 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | 53 | 170 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10 | 18.9 | 0 | 43 | 30 | 234 | 0 | 69.8% | 7.8 | 5.4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 443 | 40.1% | — | 0.0% | 10 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 28–29 | CIN | 16 | — | 124 | 416 | 3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 23 | 18.5 | 1 | 59 | 47 | 355 | 3 | 79.7% | 7.6 | 6.0 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | 48.9% | — | 0.0% | 53 | 11.2% |
| 2021 | 29–30 | TB | 10 | — | 8 | 58 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 123 | 3 | 79.3% | 5.3 | 4.2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 17.8% | — | 0.0% | 82 | 23.9% |
| 2022 | 30–31 | TB | 2 | — | 8 | 28 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 100.0% | -0.5 | -0.5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5.6% | — | 0.0% | 85 | 39.1% |
| Career | — | 127 | — | 937 | 3,783 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 183 | 19.5 | 2 | 487 | 367 | 2,981 | 14 | 75.4% | 8.1 | 6.1 | — | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4,039 | 44.8% | — | 0.0% | 272 | 7.2% | |
Career Value · VORP
72 career value over replacement — #1574 all-time of 4,649. 8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #37 (Rd 2) · CIN · 2013 · +10.5 vs expected KV-H
61actual
50.5 expected · Δ+10.5
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