Jarrick Bernard-Converse

HISTORY — from college profile

Played one year at LSU after transferring from Oklahoma State, where he was a four-year starter for the Cowboys … Appeared in 13 games at LSU, starting nine times … Versatile player who started at cornerback and safety in 2022 … In college career, appeared in 64 games with 56 starts … Started 47 consecutive games in four years at Oklahoma State before transferring to LSU … Capped Oklahoma State career appearing in 51 games with 216 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks … Added 23 passes defended and a pair of interceptions … Twice named first team Academic All-Big 12 … Team went 35-16 with four bowl appearances, including the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, during his time in Stillwater … Born in Baton Rouge … Played high school football in Shreveport at Evangel Christian Academy where he was coached by former LSU defensive lineman Byron Dawson … Graduated from Oklahoma State in December of 2021 with a degree in pre-veterinary medicine.

2022 (sr): Played in 13 games with nine starts … Started seven times at cornerback and twice at safety (Tennessee, Purdue) … Finished with 44 tackles, five passes defended and a pair of interceptions … Had LSU career-best 11 tackles vs. Tennessee … In overtime win over Alabama, had 2 tackles, three passes defended and an interception … Interception came in endzone after Alabama had driven inside the LSU 10-yard line … Other interception came vs. Purdue in the Citrus Bowl.

—at Oklahoma State—

2021 (sr): Started all 14 games for the 12-2 Cowboys … Recorded 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks and had 11 passes defended … Had three tackles in win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl … Defended a pass and had two tackles in Big 12 Championship Game vs. Baylor … Had season-best nine tackles and two passes defended in win over 10th-ranked Oklahoma in regular season finale … Had five tackles on three occasions – vs. Missouri State, vs. Baylor in regular season, and Iowa State … Season-best three passes defended in win over Kansas State … Recorded a sack in shutout of Texas Tech.

2020 (jr): A First-Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the second straight season … Started all 11 games at cornerback … Tied for the team lead with seven passes broken up … Ranked seventh on the team and first among OSU cornerbacks with 32 tackles, 27 of which were unassisted … Had two games with five tackles (vs. Texas Tech and TCU) and three games with four (vs. Texas, Kansas State and Baylor) … Credited with a tackle for loss against Baylor … Forced a fumble against Texas Tech … Broke up two passes against Texas and Texas Tech.

2019 (soph): An active player who impacted the game in a variety of ways, posting 54 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss, an interception and five pass breakups … Picked off a pass as part of the Cowboys’ win over TCU … Had a sack against Kansas … Of his 54 total tackles, 31 came on pass plays, marking the second-highest total on the team behind only cornerback Rodarius Williams … Logged a season-high seven tackles against both Texas and Kansas … Was an important contributor on an Oklahoma State defense that made significant improvement from the previous season … In 2018, the Cowboys allowed an average of 32.5 points and 452.5 yards per game, but in 2019, those numbers improved to 26.8 points per game and 412.3 yards per game … The Cowboys of 2019 held each of their final six opponents below their season scoring average.

2018 (fr): Started each of the last nine games of the season as a true freshman … Ranked fifth on the team and led all Cowboy freshmen with 59 tackles, 49 of which were solo stops … Intercepted a pass and returned it 15 yards against Texas Tech … Blocked a punt and forced a fumble in the Cowboys’ win over No. 17 Boise State … An active performer who logged 2.0, 3.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and three quarterback hurries … His 4.5 tackles per game ranked third among Big 12 freshmen … Amassed 14 tackles (13 solo) against Texas Tech and had eight tackles as part of the Cowboys’ win over No. 7 West Virginia … Had six games with at least five tackles … Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 20 nationally in red zone defense, sacks and tackles for loss.

High school: Played for coach Byron Dawson at Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) … Helped ECA cap off its 2016 season with a 38-6 victory over second-seeded Scotlandville to win the 2016 LHSAA Football Select Prep Classic state championship … Recorded two interceptions during the state semifinals as a senior, however ECA came up short in the contest, marking the end of his high school career … As a sophomore, he racked up 38 tackles … Five of those tackles were for a loss … He also intercepted one pass, forced one fumble and recovered two fumbles … One of his interceptions was returned for a touchdown … Also ran track at Evangel Christian Academy, competing in relay events, the 400-meter dash and the high jump … A four-time selection to the Principal’s Honor List and a three-time all-district selection … Served as a team captain … A three-star prospect according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … ESPN rated him as the No. 21 player in the state of Louisiana’s class of 2018 and as the No. 32 safety in the nation … 247Sports and Rivals rated him as a top-50 player in Louisiana, as he was ranked as No. 45 and No. 42, respectively … Comes from the highly-successful Evangel Christian Academy in Louisiana, which has produced top-flight talents such as former USC quarterback John David Booty and LSU running back Jacob Hester, among several NFL players.

PERSONAL

Jarrick Bernard-Converse was born April 29, 2000, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana … Son of Brian and Dana Converse.

2022

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
2.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.5	0.0	42.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	27.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	11.5	23.0	2.0