Tinashe Bere

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Sycamore

CAREER: Lettered three (2015-16-17) seasons ... in 17 career games (6 starts), compiled 71 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one caused fumble, one fumble recovery and two QB pressures ... had surgery September 28, 2016, to repair torn right lateral meniscus suffered in Week 4 of the 2016 season at Notre Dame ... played 604 career snaps ... posted 11 games with 4+ tackles including a career-high 10 stops against Georgia Tech in 2015.

2017 Game-by-Game Statistics
2017: Played in the final two games of the year, at Wake Forest and against Northern Illinois in the Quick Lane Bowl ... on the field for 10 snaps.

2016 Game-by-Game Statistics
2016: Played in four games before suffering season-ending knee injury in Week 4 at Notre Dame ... underwent surgery on September 28 to repair torn right lateral meniscus ... recorded 13 tackles and one fumble recovery ... had five stops in the victory at Notre Dame ... logged four stops and one fumble recovery against N.C. Central ... on the field for 125 snaps.

2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015: Honorable mention Freshman All-America selection by both Campus Insiders and College Football News ... Academic All-ACC selection ... played in 11 games with six starts ... did not play in games versus Miami and Indiana ... earned starting assignments against Georgia Tech, Boston College, Army West Point, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest ... recorded 58 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one caused fumble and two QB pressures ... finished fifth on the team in total tackles ... in the ACC, ranked third among all freshmen and first among rookie LBs in tackles per game (5.27) ... carded 4+ tackles in nine games including a season-high 10 stops in the win over Georgia Tech ... at Virginia, posted seven tackles including 3.0 TFL, 0.5 sack and one caused fumble ... the 3.0 TFL against the Cavaliers matched the second-highest single-game total by a Duke freshman ... logged six tackles in victories over Boston College, Army West Point and Virginia Tech ... on the field for 469 snaps.

2014: Did not see game action ... recipient of the Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award, a team honor presented annually to one offensive player, one defensive player and one player in the developmental program for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year letterman at Sycamore under Scott Dattilo ... listed as the No. 41 middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com ... charted as the No. 44 inside linebacker in the nation by 247Sports.com ... helped squad to four-year ledger of 29-13 with a pair of state playoff berths ... in senior season, carded 75 tackles, four sacks, four caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one INT ... named the Greater Miami Conference Defensive Player of the Year following senior campaign ... also tabbed to the Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star team ... as a junior, totaled 85 tackles, seven TFL and three sacks ... three-time All-Greater Miami Conference selection ... also participated in track and field and wrestling.

PERSONAL: Born August 2, 1995 ... majoring in sociology while minoring in psychology ... son of Musatya and Thenjiwe Bere.