Ja'Whaun BentleyBentley, Ja'Whaun LouisPosition: LB Height: 6-2 Weight: 250 Born: August 24, 1996 Glenarden, MD High School: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 2015 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 2016 | Purdue | Lettered |
| 2017 | Purdue | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (143rd overall) 2018 New England Patriots |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 51 | RDE-LDE-RLB | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 51 | RILB-LILB | 16 | 2 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 51 | MLB | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 8 | SLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 8 | MLB | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 8 | ILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 8 | ILB | 2 | 2 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 83 | 68 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2018 | 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL |
| Signed | 5/11/2018 | 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/26/2018 | 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/27/2021 | 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL |
| Activated | 1/1/2022 | 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL |
| Signed | 3/21/2022 | 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/25/2024 | 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL |
| Released | 3/28/2025 | 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL |
| Practice Squad | 9/17/2025 | 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2025 PIT NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 184 | 0 | 0.0 | 138 | 13.2 | 46 | 10.2 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 422 | 0 | 0.0 | 287 | 27.8 | 135 | 29.6 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 650 | 0 | 0.0 | 608 | 60.1 | 42 | 10.8 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 723 | 0 | 0.0 | 691 | 64.0 | 32 | 7.3 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 1000 | 0 | 0.0 | 907 | 80.3 | 93 | 20.4 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 996 | 0 | 0.0 | 985 | 86.6 | 11 | 2.4 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 61 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4036 | 0 | 3677 | 359 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 4.5 | 13.5 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10.5 | 52 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 New England Patriots (NFL)2018 NE NFL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 44 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 109 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 125 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 508 | 498 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 New England Patriots (NFL)2020 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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