Since joining the Bengals as a second-round pick in 2013, Bernard has continued to be a reliable weapon both on the ground and in the passing game ... Enters 2020 ranked second in Bengals history in both receptions (295) and receiving yards (2512) by a RB, trailing only James Brooks (297 and 3012), who played seven Bengals seasons from 1984-91 ... Rushed 53 times for 170 yards in 2019, and added 30 catches for 234 yards ... Entering 2020, Bengals are 10-1-1 when he has at least 15 rushing attempts ... Set a team record for receiving yards in a game by a RB (128) in 2015 at Arizona ... His 89-yard TD run vs. Carolina in '14 is second-longest rush in team history ... Was Bengals' 2019 nominee for NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
Career transactions: Selected by Cincinnati in second round of 2013 NFL Draft (37th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-23-13 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 6-8-16 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 9-3-19.
2019 highlights: Played in 16 games, with two starts ... Finished with 170 rushing yards on 53 carries, and 234 receiving yards on 30 catches ... Saw action on 40.4 percent of team's offensive snaps (443 of 1098) ... In Game 1 at Seattle, had two receptions for 42 yards, including a season-long 35-yard catch and run that led to a 45-yard field goal ... Had four catches 16 yards in Game 4 at Pittsburgh ... Had three catches for 16 yards in Game 5 vs. Arizona ... His 14-yard red-zone catch in the fourth quarter of Game 6 at Baltimore set up a short TD run by QB Andy Dalton ... Had three rushes for 31 yards in Game 8 against the L.A. Rams (London), and also contributed two catches for 14 yards ... Was named Bengals' 2019 nominee for NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
Previous seasons: 2013—Rookie's 1209 yards from scrimmage ranked second on team, behind WR A.J. Green, and his total was second-most in Bengals history by a rookie, behind only 1388 by HB Corey Dillon in 1997 ... Rushed for 4.1-yard average (170-695), and his 56 receptions (second on team) set a Bengals record for a RB, breaking James Brooks' record of 55 in 1985 ... His 514 receiving yards were third-most for any Bengals RB ... Scored eight TDs (five rushing, three receiving) ... Led team in offensive touches (226), and selected to All-Rookie team by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association ... On Sept. 16 vs. Pittsburgh, became first Bengals rookie to score rushing and receiving TD in same game since FB Craig Taylor in 1989 ... Had 100 scrimmage yards (72 receiving and 28 rushing) Oct. 13 at Buffalo, scoring 20-yard TD on shovel pass in second quarter and adding key 23-yard receiving gain in OT ... On Oct. 31 at Miami, scored two TDs, including 35-yard highlight reel effort on which he appeared to be stopped for a loss but reversed field and slipped multiple tackles en route to end zone ... On Dec. 8 vs. Indianapolis, rushed for team season-high 99 yards on 12 carries (8.3) and caught four-for-49, leading team in scrimmage yards with personal season-high of 148 ... Logged 118 scrimmage yards in Wild Card playoff on 1-5-14 vs. San Diego (12-45 rushing and 7-73 receiving). 2014—Contributed 1029 scrimmage yards despite missing Games 8-10 due to hip and clavicle injuries ... Ranked third in scrimmage yards and second in TDs (seven) ... Tallied career-best 169 yards from scrimmage (team high for the season) Sept. 14 vs. Atlanta, rushing 27-for-90, with a four-yard TD, and catching a team-high five-for-79 ... Two one-yard TD runs Sept. 21 vs. Tennessee ... On Oct. 12 vs. Carolina, had 18 rushes for a career-high 137 yards (7.6), with an 89-yard TD, second-longest rush in Bengals history ... Logged 103 scrimmage yards Dec. 14 at Cleveland, rushing 15-for-79 (5.3), and caught three-for-24, including key 14-yard reception to Browns five on a third-down play on opening TD drive ... Led team in scrimmage yards (52) in Wild Card playoff at Indianapolis. 2015—Played in Games 1-16, with one start, and also played in Wild Card playoff ... Finished regular season 154-for-730 rushing (4.7 average), with two TDs, and also had 49 receptions for 472 yards (9.6) ... Key performer in win Sept. 20 vs. San Diego, rushing 20-for-123 (6.2) and adding three receptions for 16 yards ... On Sept. 27 at Baltimore, his 23-yard run through traffic with a dump-off pass helped key winning TD drive ... On Oct. 11 vs. Seattle, led team in rushing (15-80) and yards from scrimmage (101), including a 13-yard run that put Cincinnati in range for the winning FG in overtime ... His 128 receiving yards Nov. 22 at Arizona set team record for a RB in a game, surpassing 119 by Brandon Bennett in 1998 at Pittsburgh ... Rushed six-for-28 (4.7) and had two catches for two yards in Wild Card playoff on 1-9-16 vs. Pittsburgh. 2016—Played in Games 1-10, with two starts ... Placed Nov. 22 on Reserve/Injured, due to knee injury (ACL tear) suffered in Game 10 ... Rushed 91-for-337 (3.7) with two TDs and caught 39-for-336 (8.6) with one TD ... On Sept. 18 at Pittsburgh, had career-best nine catches for 100 yards, with 25-yard TD catch, and also rushed five-for-17 ... Rushed 11-for-52 with eight-yard TD, and had 14-yard reception on Oct. 30 vs. Washington in London ... Placed Nov. 22 on Reserve/Injured list, due to knee injury suffered Nov. 20 vs. Buffalo. 2017—Played in all 16 games (two starts), a year after suffering a season-ending knee injury, and was named team's recipient of the annual Ed Block Courage Award ... Rushed for 458 yards and two TDs on 105 carries (4.4-yard average), and had 43 receptions for 389 yards and two TDs ... His average per rush led the team, and his rushing yardage total ranked second ... Receptions and receiving yards led all running backs ... Rushed for 116 yards and one TD on 23 carries Dec. 24 vs. Detroit ... Recorded 61-yard TD reception Oct. 1 at Cleveland, his longest of the season, on screen pass from QB Andy Dalton ... Had season-high 68 receiving yards Dec. 10 vs. Chicago, along with 62 yards rushing ... After starting HB Joe Mixon suffered concussion early in game Dec. 4 vs. Pittsburgh, Bernard filled in and led team in rushing with 13 carries for 77 yards. 2018—Played in 12 games with four starts, missing Games 5-8 due to a knee injury suffered in Game 4 at Atlanta ... Rushed for 211 yards and three TDs on 56 carries (3.8-yard average), and had 35 receptions for 218 yards ... Started Games 3-4 in place of injured HB Joe Mixon (knee) ... Rushed for 61 yards on 12 carries and five receptions for 25 yards Sept. 23 at Carolina ... Recorded 15 rushes for 69 yards and two TDs on Sept. 30 at Atlanta ... Had six receptions for 32 yards on Dec. 2 vs. Denver.
College: Played two seasons (2011-12) at North Carolina, after taking a redshirt year in '10 due to knee injury ... Scored 31 TDs over his two campaigns and set school record for yards-per-rush (5.9) ... Rushed for 2481 yards and added 852 more as a receiver (92 catches) ... First UNC player since Natrone Means in 1990-91 to produce back-to-back 1000-yard rushing seasons (1253 and 1228) ... Consistent performer who averaged 107.9 rushing yards and 144.9 yards from scrimmage per game ... Scored 19 TDs in his 10 games in 2012, including two on punt returns, and finished second in voting for ACC Player of the Year ... In 2011, joined Amos Lawrence (1977) as only freshman tailbacks in UNC history to earn first-team All-ACC.
Personal: Hometown is Boca Raton, Fla. ... Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he was rated the No. 2 RB in Florida by the Orlando Sun-Sentinel, helping guide Raiders to consecutive Class 5A state titles as a sophomore and junior, followed by a 13-1 season as a senior ... Older brother, Yvenson, was an All Pac-10 tailback at Oregon State and played in CFL ... Son of Haitian immigrants who established a dry cleaning business in Boca Raton ... Has made trips to Haiti during offseasons for community work activities ... In 2011, when he made successful comeback from serious 2010 knee injury (ACL tear), he won ACC's Brian Piccolo Award, for player displaying most courage ... Established the RunGio Foundation to benefit a school in Haiti named after his mother, Josette Liuberis ... Hobbies include watching Netflix and photography ... Exercise and Sport Science major at North Carolina ... Married (wife Chloé) ... First name is pronounced "jee-o-VAHN-ee."
