2026 NFL Draft: Alabama’s Germie Bernard drafted 47th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
If anyone was going to have a good, long NFL career, I’d bank on Germie
Alabama 's Germie Bernard (5) makes a catch over Oklahoma's Gentry Williams (9) during the College Football Playoff game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. , Friday Dec. 19, 2025.
| SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It didn’t take too long for the Alabama wide receiver to hear his name called in the NFL draft. After starting his career at Michigan State, Bernard transferred to Washington to play with Coach DeBoer, then followed him to Alabama. Bernard was the Tide’s top receiving target in 2024 and 2025, emerging as a reliable target for both Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson.
Bernard had a jaw-droppingly good 2. 5% drop rate over his career, with it falling to 1. 5% in his senior season.
Even more impressive (maybe? ) than his outstanding hands and general ability to be open, Bernard was also a force in the open field, forcing 37 missed tackles the last two seasons at Alabama. In fact, it even got the point where Alabama was lining him up at running back at times when they most needed a successful running play, as Bernard wound up with better rushing success than all of the Tide’s running backs.