2023 Team Captain (second-consecutive year as a captain)
2023 Campbell Trophy Finalist
2023 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist
2023 Nagurski Trophy Watch List
2023 Butkus Award Watch List
2023 Senior Bowl Watch List
2023
Through the regular season, Bertrand leads the team in total tackles (75), and has averaged 6.8 tackles per game in 2023.
Bertrand has totaled 62 tackles in the last seven games (vs. No. 6 Ohio State, at No. 17 Duke, at No. 25 Louisville, vs. No. 10 USC, vs. Pitt, at Clemson, vs. Wake Forest, at Stanford)
Made three solo tackles in the victory over Navy in Dublin, Ireland
Recorded five tackles in the win over Tennessee State … Three solo tackles … 1.0 tackles for a two-yard loss … Added a quarterback hurry
Recorded five stops, one solo in the victory over NC State … Added a pass breakup … Totaled a pair of quarterback hurries
Finished with a team-best eight tackles, four solo against Ohio State … Added a three-yard tackle for loss … One pass breakup
Went for a season-best 11 tackles, three solo in the victory over Duke
Tied for the team lead in tackles (9) against Louisville… Added 1.5 TFL, including a solo sack
Again led the team in tackles (11), tying his season-best, in the dominant 48-20 win over No. 10 USC, adding 0.5 sacks (-5 yards), 1.5 TFL (-9 yards) and a QB hurry.
Tied for the team lead in tackles (5), also notchign a QB hurry, in the 58-7 win over Pitt
Totaled six tackles (four solo), 0.5 TFL and two pass breakups at Clemson
Rallied for six tackles, five solo … Started the second half with a sack and a forced fumble vs. Wake Forest.
Led the Irish with six tackles, including 1.0 TFL (loss of four yards) and a QB hurry in the 56-23 win at Stanford.
Led the team’s Lift for Life effort during the 2023 summer
Last Season
2022 Team Captain
2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
2022 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Team
Led the team in tackles in back-to-back seasons (2021, 2022)
Led the Irish with 82 tackles, 45 solo in 2022; finished with 8.5 tackles for loss and two sacks
Named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year, playing in 12 of 13 games with 10 starts
Two double digit efforts, including a career-best 13 tackles against Stanford
Added a 12-tackle effort in the victory over No. 5/5 Clemson at Notre Dame Stadium
After recording 101 tackles during the 2021 season, he became the first Irish player with triple digit tackles since 2018
