2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 4
Jacob Bernard
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 188
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Mandeville, La.
- High School:
- Lakeshore
Bio
2022 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 12 games during the season and caught 11 passes for 191 yards and a pair of touchdowns … averaged 17.4 yards per catch – the second-highest on the team among players who caught 10 or more passes … biggest game came in win over Arkansas State where he set career-bests in receptions (5) and yards (97) and scored on 45-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge … had two receptions for 29 yards in come-from-behind win over Eastern Michigan … scored from 18 yards out on lone reception in win over Georgia Southern … added receptions in games against Southeastern Louisiana, South Alabama and Southern Miss.
2021 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Made appearances in 11 games … Hauled in two passes for as season high 59 yards, including a season-long 42 yard reception in Louisiana’s New Orleans Bowl victory over Marshall (Dec. 18) … Snagged two passes for 19 yards in the season opener at Texas (Sept. 4) … Tallied one reception for six yards against Nicholls (Sept. 11).
2020 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Made his only appearance of the season against South Alabama…Did not record any stats.
2019 Season (Freshman)
Played in the team’s game against Texas Southern (Sept. 14).
High School
Played football, baseball and soccer at Lakeshore High School…Four-time football and soccer letterman…Three-time All-Parish, two-time All-Metro and selected to an All-State team in football…Three-time All-Metro, two-time All-State and Co-Offensive MVP in the state in soccer...Four-time All-Parish and All-District, three-time All-Metro, and has an All-State baseball nod.
Personal
Born on September 7, 2000 in Mandeville, La…Son of Michelle and Joey Bernard…Father played football at McNeese State…Has two brothers and two sisters…Criminal Justice major.
Appeared in 12 games during the season and caught 11 passes for 191 yards and a pair of touchdowns … averaged 17.4 yards per catch – the second-highest on the team among players who caught 10 or more passes … biggest game came in win over Arkansas State where he set career-bests in receptions (5) and yards (97) and scored on 45-yard pass from Ben Wooldridge … had two receptions for 29 yards in come-from-behind win over Eastern Michigan … scored from 18 yards out on lone reception in win over Georgia Southern … added receptions in games against Southeastern Louisiana, South Alabama and Southern Miss.
2021 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Made appearances in 11 games … Hauled in two passes for as season high 59 yards, including a season-long 42 yard reception in Louisiana’s New Orleans Bowl victory over Marshall (Dec. 18) … Snagged two passes for 19 yards in the season opener at Texas (Sept. 4) … Tallied one reception for six yards against Nicholls (Sept. 11).
2020 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Made his only appearance of the season against South Alabama…Did not record any stats.
2019 Season (Freshman)
Played in the team’s game against Texas Southern (Sept. 14).
High School
Played football, baseball and soccer at Lakeshore High School…Four-time football and soccer letterman…Three-time All-Parish, two-time All-Metro and selected to an All-State team in football…Three-time All-Metro, two-time All-State and Co-Offensive MVP in the state in soccer...Four-time All-Parish and All-District, three-time All-Metro, and has an All-State baseball nod.
Personal
Born on September 7, 2000 in Mandeville, La…Son of Michelle and Joey Bernard…Father played football at McNeese State…Has two brothers and two sisters…Criminal Justice major.