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Germie Bernard

Wide Receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers · #17.

Player facts

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 17
Born: Dec 2, 2003 (age 22)
Birthplace: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 206 lbs
College: Alabama
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Regular Season	13	20	140	10.8	25	6	1	4	4.0	4
Last 5 Games	13	20	140	10.4	25	6	1	4	4.0	4
Career	13	20	140	10.8	25	6	1	4	4.0	4

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	32 targets	+0.01	44%		75th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs IND	W 34-22	6	9	80	13.3	0	25	3	1	4	4.0	0	4	0	0
Thu, Oct 1	@ CLE	L 27-24	2	2	11	5.5	0	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs CIN	W 30-27	1	1	14	14.0	0	14	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ NE	L 20-3	4	8	35	8.8	0	19	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs ATL	W 20-13	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Germie Bernard (born December 2, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, Washington Huskies, and Alabama Crimson Tide. Bernard was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Germie Bernard, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bernard was born on December 2, 2003, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Liberty High School in Henderson, Nevada. He had a breakout sophomore season, tallying 948 yards and 14 touchdowns. In his senior season, Bernard totaled 53 receptions for 956 yards and 12 touchdowns. Bernard initially committed to play college football for the Washington Huskies before flipping his commitment to the Michigan State Spartans.

Michigan State

In week 6 of the 2022 season, Bernard hauled in three receptions for 28 yards against Ohio State. He finished his first collegiate season making seven catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns. After the season, Bernard entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Washington

Bernard transferred to play with the Washington Huskies. In week 2 of the 2023 season, he recorded his first touchdown as a Husky in a win over Tulsa. In week 5, Bernard led the Huskies in receiving bringing in eight receptions for 98 yards, while also adding a touchdown on the ground, as he helped Washington beat Arizona. On January 15, 2024, he announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.