| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | November 30, 1999 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position: | Outside linebacker |
| High school: | Moore Traditional (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| College: | Kentucky (2019–2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
J. J. Weaver (born November 30, 1999) is an American professional football outside linebacker. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Early life
[edit]Weaver grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before moving to Louisville, Kentucky before starting high school.[1] He attended Moore Traditional School.[2] As a senior, he had 70 tackles with 10 sacks and three interceptions.[3] Weaver committed to play college football at Kentucky over offers from Louisville, Miami, and Purdue.[4]
College career
[edit]Weaver played in three games during his true freshman season and maintained a redshirt.[5] He had 33 tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss during his redshirt freshman year.[6] Weaver tore his ACL in Kentucky's game against Florida and missed the rest of the season.[7] He returned the next season and had 33 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and led the Wildcats with 6.5 sacks.[8]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.86 s | 1.67 s | 2.75 s | 4.78 s | 7.40 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
26 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Weaver signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on July 25, 2025.[10] He was waived on August 25.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Weaver was born with six fingers on his right hand.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Defensive end options remain for Miami no matter JJ Weaver's choice". Miami Herald. November 30, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Yates, Dominique (July 16, 2022). "Kentucky's J.J. Weaver returns to Moore to hold football camp". WLKY.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Vaught, Larry (November 17, 2018). "J.J. Weaver's Recruiting Decision Friday Will Be "What Is Right" For Him But Kentucky Is His Leader". LEX18.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky football: JJ Weaver commits to the Wildcats". Courier-Journal. November 30, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky football high on linebacker J.J. Weaver". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "UK's J.J. Weaver nominated for Mayo Comeback Player of the Year". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 6, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "J.J. Weaver injury: Kentucky football OLB out with torn ACL". Courier-Journal. November 29, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky football: Linebacker J.J. Weaver on mental, physical health". Courier-Journal. August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "J.J. Weaver College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (July 25, 2025). "Panthers switch up outside linebackers". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 25, 2025). "Panthers begin roster cuts". Panthers.com.
- ^ Tucker, Kyle (October 15, 2021). "Kentucky's win over Florida 'closed a chapter' for J.J. Weaver: 'It was like he was healed'". The Athletic. Retrieved September 5, 2022.