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The pre-draft process is heating up with many schools holding their Pro Days. With so many top prospects choosing not to run drills at the NFL Scouting Combine, Pro Days have become much more important.
Alabama had its Pro Day, and there was a ton of interest around the NFL. The Las Vegas Raiders hold the No. 1 pick in the draft, and they had a scout in attendance.
One player the team was likely scouting was wide receiver Germie Bernard. The Raiders have a need at the position, and he’s one of the top options who could be available to them in the second round.
Plus, Bernard is a Las Vegas native who played high school football at Liberty in Henderson, Nevada. He has already had a chance to do a Top 30 visit with the Raiders, so there’s obviously some interest there.
According to Vincent Bonsignore of the California Post, Bernard said during the Alabama Pro Day that he’d love the chance to return home and play for the Raiders.
Over his last two years at Alabama, Bernard combined for 1,656 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. The Raiders are going to want to add another wide receiver in the draft, and he’s a strong candidate.
Bernard Expected to Go in Second Round
There is some very strong wide receiver talent in this draft, so that could push Bernard down the board. The Raiders are likely using their first-round pick on a quarterback, so they’ll have to look to later in the draft for other needs.
In Field Yates’ new mock draft for ESPN, he doesn’t see the Raiders taking Bernard, but he does project the wide receiver to go to the San Francisco 49ers in the second round.
“The 49ers onboarded a pair of veteran wideouts this offseason in Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, but the room definitely needs an infusion of youth,” Yates wrote. “Bernard is a buttery smooth route runner with excellent instincts against all types of coverage. He’s steady after the catch and would have a chance to thrive under coach Kyle Shanahan.”
Bernard Ranked No. 6 WR in Draft
Bernard doesn’t have the flashy athletic traits that will get teams overly excited, which is why he’ll likely have to wait until Day 2 to hear his name. However, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t show a ton of promise.
NBC Sports’ Connor Rogers has Bernard ranked as the sixth-best wide receiver in the 2026 class.
“Bernard is one of my favorite players in this entire draft. He plays a gritty brand of football at the wide receiver position that reminds me of Jakobi Meyers,” Rogers wrote. “He’s not the most explosive and isn’t flashy, but Bernard knows how to separate in the 0-15 yard range (his 6.71 three cone is an 87th percentile time). In the 10-19 yard range over the middle of the field he caught 15 of 18 targets (with three touchdowns). His effort as a blocker from tight formations is excellent (the first position he played in youth football was guard).
“Bernard is a very easy player to bet on having a strong NFL career, capable of handling multiple roles.”