Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Kentucky
J.J. Weaver
LB • 6'5" • 255 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
J.J. Weaver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
J.J. Weaver built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Louisville, KY wearing No. 13, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of J.J. Weaver's career was his defensive production: 192...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
J.J. Weaver, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kentucky. J.J. Weaver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 192
- TFL
- 38
- Sacks
- 20
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
J.J. Weaver quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 192
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 57 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Moore Traditional School · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Moore Traditional School · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · LB 447th (top 37%) · SEC 164th (top 23%) · National 1,356th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 33 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 12 | 34 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 10 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 39 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 51 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 10 | 31 | 6.5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 59.8 |
Related Context
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J.J. Weaver played LB for Kentucky. Across 6 tracked seasons, J.J. Weaver recorded 192 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Kentucky paired 24 primary output with 31.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
31.8
Usage
10.6
Consistency
64.6
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UL Monroe: 4. Missouri: 3. Chattanooga: 2. South Carolina: 2. Florida: 2.5. LSU: 0. Georgia: 0. Mississippi State: 0.5. Tennessee: 5. Vanderbilt: 2. New Mexico State: 2. Louisville: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UL Monroe: 2 by 48.3. Missouri: 3 by 42.5. Chattanooga: 4 by 36.7. South Carolina: 2 by 28.3. Florida: 4 by 41.7. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 6 by 30. Tennessee: 4 by 66.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 32.5. New Mexico State: 0 by 20. Louisville: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 9 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | @ Louisville | W 52-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 56-16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | W 34-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tennessee2+ sacks · Splash game | L 42-45 | 4 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 17-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Georgia | L 13-30 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs LSU | W 42-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs FloridaSplash game | W 20-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 16-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs ChattanoogaSplash game | W 28-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs MissouriSplash game | W 35-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs UL Monroe2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
J.J. Weaver story
J.J. Weaver built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Louisville, KY wearing No. 13, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of J.J. Weaver's career was his defensive production: 192 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 20 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 57 career games in the available record. That gives J.J. Weaver's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kentucky
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 4 | 21.7 | 9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 10 | 26.4 | 8.7 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 24 | 31.8 | 10.6 | 14 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 31.3 | 12.8 | -11 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kentucky | 17.5 | 27.5 | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 17.5 | 27.5 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 15.5 | 28.4 | 10.1 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tennessee
Week 10 · L 42-45 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Clemson
Week 1 · L 35-38 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 13 · W 26-13
3
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Auburn
Week 9 · L 10-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 7 · W 34-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
24 primary output · 31.8 efficiency · 10.6 usage
71.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
59.8
15.5 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kentucky
58.9
13 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 12.8 usage
Milestones
19
Impact games
27
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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