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Linebacker, California, 2016–19
Evan Weaver
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Spokane, WA
- Born
- Aug 11, 1998, in Spokane, Washington
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Evan Weaver played linebacker at California (2016–19). He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Arizona Cardinals took Weaver in round 6, No. 202 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
22tackles, career hightwice; last at Utah, 20192sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Oregon State, 2019Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | California | 16 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | California | 55 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | California | 121 | 74 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | California | 181 | 103 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Career | 373 | 216 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | California | 89 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | California | 89 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | California | 89 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | California | 89 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 California 13 games, 181 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UC Davis | W 27–13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Washington | W 20–19 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. North Texas | W 23–17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Ole Miss | W 28–20 | 22 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Arizona State | L 17–24 | 15 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Oregon | L 7–17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Oregon State | L 17–21 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Utah | L 0–35 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Washington State | W 33–20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. USC | L 17–41 | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Stanford | W 24–20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at UCLA | W 28–18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Illinois | W 35–20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 California 11 games, 121 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. North Carolina | W 24–17 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at BYU | W 21–18 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Idaho State | W 45–23 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Oregon | L 24–42 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Arizona | L 17–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.UCLA | L 7–37 | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atOregon State | W 49–7 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Washington | W 12–10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | atWashington State | L 13–19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atUSC | W 15–14 | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. TCU | L 7–10 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 California 12 games, 55 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atNorth Carolina | W 35–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Weber State | W 33–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Ole Miss | W 27–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.USC | L 20–30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atOregon | L 24–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atWashington | L 7–38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Washington State | W 37–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Arizona | L 44–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Colorado | L 28–44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Oregon State | W 37–23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | atStanford | L 14–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atUCLA | L 27–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 California 8 games, 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Texas | W 50–43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atArizona State | L 41–51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Utah | W 28–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atOregon State | L 44–47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Oregon | W 52–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atUSC | L 24–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Washington | L 27–66 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Stanford | L 31–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–17).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 237 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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