Linebacker, Kentucky, 2019–24
J.J. Weaver
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
J.J. Weaver played linebacker at Kentucky (2019–24).
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Florida, 20222.5sacks, career highvs. Tennessee, 2021Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kentucky | 13 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 13 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Kentucky | 13 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 13 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 13 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 13 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′5″ | 255 |
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
2024 Kentucky 10 games, 31 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southern Miss | W 31–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. South Carolina | L 6–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Georgia | L 12–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Ohio | W 41–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Ole Miss | W 20–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 13–20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Florida | L 20–48 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Auburn | L 10–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Texas | L 14–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Louisville | L 14–41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Kentucky 13 games, 44 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 44–14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 28–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Akron | W 35–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atVanderbilt | W 45–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Florida | W 33–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atGeorgia | L 13–51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Tennessee | L 27–33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Mississippi State | W 24–3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Alabama | L 21–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSouth Carolina | L 14–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLouisville | W 38–31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 35–38 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Kentucky 10 games, 44 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 37–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atFlorida | W 26–16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Youngstown State | W 31–0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.South Carolina | L 14–24 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Mississippi State | W 27–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atTennessee | L 6–44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMissouri | W 21–17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 21–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Georgia | L 6–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Louisville | W 26–13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Kentucky 12 games, 34 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UL Monroe | W 45–10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Missouri | W 35–28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Chattanooga | W 28–23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atSouth Carolina | W 16–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Florida | W 20–13 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. LSU | W 42–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atGeorgia | L 13–30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atMississippi State | L 17–31 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Tennessee | L 42–45 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atVanderbilt | W 34–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. New Mexico State | W 56–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | atLouisville | W 52–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Kentucky 9 games, 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atAuburn | L 13–29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Ole Miss | L 41–42 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Mississippi State | W 24–2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | atTennessee | W 34–7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atMissouri | L 10–20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Georgia | L 3–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 38–35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atAlabama | L 3–63 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atFlorida | L 10–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Kentucky 3 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | vs.Missouri | W 29–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | atVanderbilt | W 38–14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Louisville | W 45–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅝″ |
| Weight | 251 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.86 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.40 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.78 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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