2022 Football Roster
Roster
Bernard, Germie

Jersey Number 5
Germie Bernard
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Henderson, Nev.
- High School:
- Liberty
Bio
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games with one starting assignment (vs. Washington) . . . had seven catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns . . . also had six kick returns for 119 yards (19.8 avg.) . . . finished the season with 250 all-purpose yards (128 receiving, 119 kick return, 3 rushing) . . . 6-of-7 (.857) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown . . . had two kick returns for 56 yards (28.0 ypr) vs. Rutgers with not just a game-long but a new season-long 32-yard return on opening kickoff, and added one rush for 3 yards . . . had one kick return for 19 yards vs. Wisconsin . . . had career-high three catches in Ohio State game for 28 yards with two going for first downs . . . had one kickoff return for 15 yards at Maryland . . . snared one catch in Minnesota game, going for a 27-yard TD from QB Noah Kim . . . started his first career game at Washington . . . had two receptions for 29 yards in Akron game, both going for a first down on MSU TD drive in the third quarter . . . had smashing Spartan debut against Western Michigan, snaring first catch as a Spartan in the first quarter and it went for a 44-yard TD pass play for MSU’s opening TD of the night . . . signed a Big Ten tender and joined the Spartans in January 2022 . . . participated in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com and On3 . . . ranked one of the top overall players in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 201), On3 (No. 219) and 247Sports (No. 227) . . . unanimous No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the state of Nevada (On3, ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports) . . . ranked one of the top-five overall players in the state of Nevada by On3, ESPN and 247Sports . . . rated one of the top 25 players in the West region (No. 25) by ESPN.com . . . named one of the best wide receivers in the class of 2022 by ESPN.com (No. 27), On3 (No. 31) and 247Sports (No. 37) . . . ranked the best wide receiver in the Las Vegas area by the Las Vegas Review-Journal . . . played for Coach Rich Muraco at Liberty High School . . . in just two seasons (2019, 2021) on varsity at Liberty High School, had 107 receptions for 1,904 yards and 26 touchdowns . . . scored a total of 35 TDs in two seasons (26 receiving, four rushing, three punt return, one kick return, one interception return) . . . named the 2021 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year . . . helped lead Liberty to a 10-2 record and the Class 5A Southern Region championship game as a senior . . . first-team All-Southern Nevada selection by the Las Vegas Review-Journal . . . named the Mountain League Offensive MVP and first-team all-league as both a wide receiver and return specialist . . . tallied 53 catches for 956 yards and 12 TDs . . . collected more than 2,000 all-purpose yards as a senior (956 receiving, 452 rushing, 346 punt return, 241 kick return, 70 interception return) . . . scored 21 overall TDs in 2021 (12 receiving, four rushing, three punt return, one kick return, one interception return) . . . rushed 37 times for 452 yards and four TDs, including a 94-yard score in a state playoff game vs. Arbor View . . . also completed 9-of-13 passes for 57 yards . . . compiled 302 all-purpose yards (185 rushing, 87 receiving, 30 punt return) and two scores in state playoff win over Arbor View on Nov. 5 . . . did not play during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 . . . had 54 catches for 948 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019 to lead Liberty (10-5) to the 2019 Class 4A state title . . . helped Liberty upset No. 1 Bishop Gorman in the Class 4A Desert Final with five catches for 51 yards and a TD en route to winning the state championship, ending Bishop Gorman’s run of 10 consecutive state championships and 115-game winning streak against in-state opponents . . . Liberty started the season 0-5 before winning 10 straight and capturing the state title . . . also played basketball and ran track at Liberty High School . . . former high school teammate of Spartan quarterback signee Katin Houser . . . in the classroom, maintained a 3.33 grade-point average . . . off the field, Bernard was active in the Las Vegas community, volunteering his time as a youth football coach, participating in a youth literacy program, and helping at homeless shelters and food banks.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com and On3 . . . ranked one of the top overall players in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 201), On3 (No. 219) and 247Sports (No. 227) . . . unanimous No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the state of Nevada (On3, ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports) . . . ranked one of the top-five overall players in the state of Nevada by On3, ESPN and 247Sports . . . rated one of the top 25 players in the West region (No. 25) by ESPN.com . . . named one of the best wide receivers in the class of 2022 by ESPN.com (No. 27), On3 (No. 31) and 247Sports (No. 37) . . . ranked the best wide receiver in the Las Vegas area by the Las Vegas Review-Journal . . . played for Coach Rich Muraco at Liberty High School . . . in just two seasons (2019, 2021) on varsity at Liberty High School, had 107 receptions for 1,904 yards and 26 touchdowns . . . scored a total of 35 TDs in two seasons (26 receiving, four rushing, three punt return, one kick return, one interception return) . . . named the 2021 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year . . . helped lead Liberty to a 10-2 record and the Class 5A Southern Region championship game as a senior . . . first-team All-Southern Nevada selection by the Las Vegas Review-Journal . . . named the Mountain League Offensive MVP and first-team all-league as both a wide receiver and return specialist . . . tallied 53 catches for 956 yards and 12 TDs . . . collected more than 2,000 all-purpose yards as a senior (956 receiving, 452 rushing, 346 punt return, 241 kick return, 70 interception return) . . . scored 21 overall TDs in 2021 (12 receiving, four rushing, three punt return, one kick return, one interception return) . . . rushed 37 times for 452 yards and four TDs, including a 94-yard score in a state playoff game vs. Arbor View . . . also completed 9-of-13 passes for 57 yards . . . compiled 302 all-purpose yards (185 rushing, 87 receiving, 30 punt return) and two scores in state playoff win over Arbor View on Nov. 5 . . . did not play during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 . . . had 54 catches for 948 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2019 to lead Liberty (10-5) to the 2019 Class 4A state title . . . helped Liberty upset No. 1 Bishop Gorman in the Class 4A Desert Final with five catches for 51 yards and a TD en route to winning the state championship, ending Bishop Gorman’s run of 10 consecutive state championships and 115-game winning streak against in-state opponents . . . Liberty started the season 0-5 before winning 10 straight and capturing the state title . . . also played basketball and ran track at Liberty High School . . . former high school teammate of Spartan quarterback signee Katin Houser . . . in the classroom, maintained a 3.33 grade-point average . . . off the field, Bernard was active in the Las Vegas community, volunteering his time as a youth football coach, participating in a youth literacy program, and helping at homeless shelters and food banks.
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