Career
Games: 30
Maryville Debut: Sept. 3, 2022, vs. Berry
Stats Through End of 2024: 94 tackles, including 49 solo; 13 tackles-for-loss for minus-75 yards; 8 sacks for minus-63 yards; 1 interception for 5 yards; 5 pass breakups; 1 forced fumble; 1 fumble recovery; 3 quarterback hurries; 1 punt return for 30 yards and 1 touchdown; 7 punts for 38.7-yard average; Long punt 61 yards; 12 points.

Awards
2024 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
2023 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
2022 USA South Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 17)
Two-Time USA South Academic All-Conference

2024 (Junior)
Games: 11
Position: LB
Stats: Fourth on team with 44 tackles, including 23 solo ... Tied for third on team with 6½ tackles-for-loss for minus-23 yards ... Fourth on team with 3 sacks for mimus-14 yards ... 1 interception for 5 yards ... 3 pass breakups.
Best Games: Helped Maryville win its first NCAA playoff game and reach nine wins in season for second time in history and first time since 1946 ... Scots also captured USA South Conference championship with perfect 7-0 record in final season of competition in that league ... Maryville finished second in Division III in pass efficiency defense with a rating of 94.11, eighth in total defense at 234.6 yards, 15th in rush defense at 73.5 yards and 20th in scoring defense at 14.5 points ... Best tackle games were eight on two occasions ... Eight tackles in 23-9 season-opening win against Sewanee ... Included 5-yard sack ... Eight tackles again in NCAA First Round Playoff victory at Berry ... Included 6-yard sack ... Seven tackles at Southern Virginia in 54-6 victory ... Included pair of TFLs for minus-6 yards ... Among Maryville special teams tackle leaders with 5 ... First collegiate interception with 5-yard return and career-high two pass breakups at DePauw in NCAA Second Round Playoff game ... Added 3-yard sack and pass breakup to support Scots defense in 48-6 victory against Methodist for Homecoming.

2023 (Sophomore)
Games: 9
Position: LB
Stats: 31 tackles, including 19 solo ... Tied for fourth on team with 6½ tackles-for-loss for team-leading minus-52 yards ... Team leader with 5 sacks for mimus-49 yards ... 1 pass breakup ... 1 forced fumble ... 3 quarterback hurries ... 1 punt return for 30 yards and 1 touchdown ... 6 points.
Best Games: Started all nine games in which he appeared ... Returned partially blocked punt 30 yards at Brevard for second career touchdown ... Matched career high with six tackles against both Centre and North Carolina Wesleyan ... Two sacks for combined minus-13 yards in 35-7 victory against Greensboro ... Added 1½ sacks for minus-11 against Centre to help snap six-game losing streak against Colonels with 34-23 triumph ... 22-yard sack and forced fumble at Sewanee helped spark 28-8 victory ... 2-yard sack and pass breakup against LaGrange in 26-6 win ... Shared sack at North Carolina Wesleyan ... Two tackles-for-loss against both Centre (minus-12 yards) and Greensboro (minus-13) ... Among special teams tackle leaders with three ... Pair of quarterback hurries against Belhaven in 20-7 overtime victory.

2022 (First Year)
Games: 10
Position: LB
Stats: 19 tackles, including 7 solo ... Squad leader with 16 special teams tackles ... 1 pass breakup ... 1 fumble recovery ... 7 punts for 38.7-yard average ... 1 touchdown for 6 points.
Best Games: Named USA South Special Teams Player of the Week after recovering bad punt snap for touchdown and punting one time for 40 yards in 45-7 victory at Southern Virginia ... Season-high six tackles against Brevard ... Three tackles each in victories at LaGrange and Belhaven ... First multi-tackle game was two against Shenandoah ... Single tackles in five other games ... First collegiate PBU at Greensboro ... Punted four times for 38.3-yard average in collegiate debut against Berry ... Long punt of 61 yards during big Homecoming victory against North Carolina Wesleyan.

Track & Field
Earned 2024 All-CCS First Team honors as part of Maryville's conference winning 4x100m relay team ... The Scots crossed the line in 41.73 seconds ... Qualified for the 100m finals, where he finished fifth in 11.09 seconds; and the 200m finals, where he placed sixth in 23.14 seconds ... Also finished eighth in the long jump after a PR of 6.40m.

Before Maryville
Attended Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge ... Played four seasons under head coach Joe Gaddis … Senior-year captain.

Position: LB/P
Stats: As senior, posted 123 tackles and 35.1-yard punting average … One rushing attempt for 38 yards … For career, recorded 316 tackles and three interceptions … Compiled 36.6-yard punting average.
Honors: Two-time All-State at linebacker and one time All-State at punter … Two-time All-Region … Named to All-East All-Star Game and NUC All-American Game … In 2020, helped Wildcats to first state title game appearance in 15 years as part of 11-4 campaign ... Earned team’s Academic Award three times … Earned scholarship for second-highest GPA.
Get to Know: Also competed in track and field … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal
Born: Jacob Clay Bervin in Camp Lejuene, North Carolina.
Family: Parents are Matt and Samantha Berven … One sister, Anna; and three brothers, Brennon, Asher and Landon … Grandmother, Ella Berven, is a Maryville College graduate.