Player Dossier

2019-2024

Kentucky

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 24.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.3

Efficiency

28.3

Consistency

42.5

Season Value

25.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

J.J. Weaver, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Kentucky. J.J. Weaver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Kentucky paired 3 primary output with 18.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

28.3

Usage

10.3

Consistency

42.5

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 2. Florida: 0. Unknown: 0.5. South Carolina: 0.5. Mississippi State: 1. Tennessee: 2. Missouri: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Georgia: 0. Louisville: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 5 by 40.8. Florida: 9 by 37.5. Unknown: 1 by 9.2. South Carolina: 4 by 21.7. Mississippi State: 1 by 14.2. Tennessee: 2 by 28.3. Missouri: 6 by 35. Vanderbilt: 7 by 29.2. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 7 by 59.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.4 · n=5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Louisville

Result
Sat 11/26vs LouisvilleW 26-1373111
Sat 11/19vs GeorgiaL 6-1621000
Sat 11/12vs VanderbiltL 21-2474000
Sat 11/5@ MissouriW 21-1766100
Sat 10/29@ TennesseeL 6-4421110
Sat 10/15vs Mississippi StateW 27-1711100
Sat 10/8vs South CarolinaL 14-24420.5000
Sat 9/17vs Unknown100.5000
Sat 9/10@ FloridaW 26-1693000
Sat 9/3vs Miami (OH)W 37-1353110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kentucky

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2019202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonKentucky318.310.7
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky824.28.85
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky2028.512.512
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky1028.310.3-10
2023 PostseasonKentucky15.5267.25.5
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky15.5267.20
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky11.524.49-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tennessee

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.

#3

Clemson

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#4

Tennessee

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

#5

Vanderbilt

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Kentucky

3 primary output · 18.3 efficiency · 10.7 usage

33.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Kentucky

30.6

20 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 12.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Kentucky

30.5

8 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 8.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8978

Moore Traditional School · Louisville, KY

Committed To
Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

192

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 57 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

J.J. Weaver quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
192