Ja'Whaun Bentley
Career · 2018 to 2024
218Solo tackles
10.5Sacks
2INT
82 regular season games
At a glance
Steelers hubCareer stats
Regular-season totals from 2018 to 2024 · 82 games.
Defense
218solo tackles
10.5sacks
2INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
7 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New England Patriots | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | New England Patriots | 16 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 13 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New England Patriots | 16 | 50 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New England Patriots | 17 | 49 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 16 | 43 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Pittsburgh Steelers
Most recent results for the franchise while Ja'Whaun Bentley was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
6, 30 vs Texans
2025-19 · Jan 12, 2026 · PLAYOFF
W
26, 24 vs Ravens
2025-18 · Jan 4, 2026 · REGULAR
L
6, 13 @ Browns
2025-17 · Dec 28, 2025 · REGULAR
W
29, 24 @ Lions
2025-16 · Dec 21, 2025 · REGULAR
W
28, 15 vs Dolphins
2025-15 · Dec 15, 2025 · REGULAR
W
27, 22 @ Ravens
2025-14 · Dec 7, 2025 · REGULAR
L
7, 26 vs Bills
2025-13 · Nov 30, 2025 · REGULAR
L
28, 31 @ Bears
2025-12 · Nov 23, 2025 · REGULAR
Other "Bentley" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname, ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
Purdue alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Purdue.
Gus Hartwig
C · 2025 · Jets
Marcus Mbow
G · 2025 · Giants
Sanoussi Kane
SAF · 2024 · Titans
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
RB · 2024 · Giants
Aidan O'Connell
QB · 2023 · Raiders
Charlie Jones
WR · 2023 · Bengals
Cory Trice Jr.
CB · 2023 · Steelers
Jalen Graham
LB · 2023 · 49ers
Payne Durham
TE · 2023 · Buccaneers
Reese Taylor
DB · 2023 · Broncos
2018 NFL Draft · Round 5 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#138
#139
#142
#144
#144
#145
#146
#147
#148
Cole Madison
G · GNB
#139
R.J. McIntosh
DT · NYG
#140
#141
Maurice Hurst Jr.
OAK
Shaquem Griffin
OLB · SEA
#142
D.J. Reed
CB · SFO
#144
Justin Watson
RB · TAM
#144
Justin Watson
WR · TAM
#145
Bilal Nichols
DT · CHI
#146
Tre Flowers
CB · SEA
#147
Micah Kiser
LB · LAR
#148
Marcus Allen
RB · PIT
#148
Marcus Allen
LB · PIT
LB peers of the era
Other LBs who debuted within five seasons of Ja'Whaun Bentley.
Alexander Johnson
Debut 2018 · #42 · Dolphins
Alvin Jones
Debut 2018 · #58 · Ravens
Andre Smith
Debut 2018 · #59 · Falcons
Andrew Trumbetti
Debut 2018 · #48 · Bears
Anthony Winbush
Debut 2018 · Colts
Anthony Wint
Debut 2018 · #52 · Jets
Asantay Brown
Debut 2018 · Eagles
Azeem Victor
Debut 2018 · Seahawks
Born on August 24
Dean Halverson
1946 · Philadelphia Eagles
Josh Ashton
1949 · Los Angeles Rams
Dan Ryczek
1949 · Los Angeles Rams
Gerry Mullins
1949 · Pittsburgh Steelers
John Banaszak
1950 · Pittsburgh Steelers
Bernard Jackson
1950 · Los Angeles Chargers
Dan Dickel
1952 · Detroit Lions
Bert Cooper
1952 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers