• At Navy: Enters the fall listed as a starter at left corner ... coming off an outstanding freshman campaign that saw him start the final seven games of the year ... has good size and coverage skills ... has gotten much bigger and stronger since his freshman year, putting on 23 pounds in the offseason ... has earned one varsity letter.

• 2012: Saw action in 12 of Navy's 13 games, starting seven ... was a starter in each of the last seven games ... recorded three assisted tackles in Navy's loss to Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... produced four tackles in Navy's series-record 11th straight win over Army ... member of the Mids' defensive unit that held Texas State scoreless for the first 42 minutes of the game ... named the FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 19 after producing a career-high tying seven tackles against the Bobcats, including the first sack and the first tackles for a loss (2.0-13yds) of his career ... thwarted a fake field goal attempt by the Bobcats with his 10-yard sack of Shaun Rutherford on fourth and one from the Navy 3 ... pitched in six tackles at Troy ... after surrendering the game's first 10 points, part of a Navy defense that held Florida Atlantic scoreless for the better part of 30 minutes between the second and fourth quarters (8:57 2nd - 9:07 4th) ... pitched in six tackles against the Owls and recovered a fumble, the first of his career, to garner ECAC Div. I Defensive Player of the Week laurels ... contributed four tackles and broke up two passes for a second consecutive game in the win over East Carolina ... made his first collegiate start in the Mids' win over Indiana where he recorded a career-high seven tackles and pitched in the first two pass breakups of his career ... saw his most extensive playing time in the second half of the Central Michigan game where he was in on a tackle ... part of a defense that held the Chippewas to a season-low 221 yards (70 rush, 151 pass) and 12 first downs ... the 70 yards rushing by the Chippewas were the fewest yards rushing by a Navy opponent since Missouri rushed for 65 yards on 26 carries in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... meanwhile, the 22 rushing plays by Central Michigan were the fewest by a Navy opponent since Nov. 28, 2009, when Hawai'i ran the ball just 17 times for 62 times ... turned in his first collegiate tackle in Navy's loss to San Jose State ... also saw action in Navy's 41-3 victory over VMI ... made his debut in the Mids' opener against Notre Dame.

• High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Brentwood Academy, Bertrand attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (3), football (4) and track & field (4) ... member of the Student Leadership Team in high school ... also took recruiting visits to Harvard and Vanderbilt ... son of Felix and Angela Bertrand ... majoring in Chemistry.