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Jersey Number 3
Gannon Weathersby
- Year:
- 4th Year
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Langston Hughes
- Major:
- Sociology
2025:
2024:
2023:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in 13 games, making 11 starts at linebacker
- Had 57 tackles (14 solo) to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one pass breakup
- Career-high 11 tackles with a half TFL at Marshall (Nov. 8)
- Made nine tackles at Georgia State (Oct. 4)
- Tallied seven stops with a sack at Louisville (Sept. 5)
- Garnered six tackles at Liberty (Sept. 20)
- Had 5+ tackles in five games and four or more in eight outings
2024:
- Played in all 13 games, making one start at linebacker
- Made first career start vs. Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 18)
- Had 22 tackles (11 solo) to go with 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one pass breakup
- Ranked tied for 19th in the FBS and tied for second in the Sun Belt in fumble recoveries
- Season-high five tackles and a career-high 3.5 TFL with a half sack and fumble recovery in WKU bowl victory
- Tallied three tackles with a sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery at North Carolina (Sept. 21)
- Made four tackles at Georgia Southern (Oct. 19)
- Also made three stops vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9)
- Recorded a TFL and forced fumble vs. Marshall (Nov. 30)
2023:
- Played in eight games
- Had one tackle with a half tackle for loss vs. UConn (Nov. 11)
High School:
- 2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta/South Fulton Defensive Player of the Year
- 2022 AJC Atlanta/South Fulton All-Metro Linebacker
- 2020 and 2022 GACA 6A All-State and Honorable Mention in 2019
- 2020 Region Defensive Player of the Year
- Four-time First Team All-Region selection
- Helped Panthers to 2022 GHSA 6A state championship
- Also part of Langston Hughes’ 2021 state runner up team and third-round playoff team in 2020
- 2019 Adidas Freshman All-American
- Led state of Georgia in tackles as a sophomore and senior and was second as a junior
- Played in FBU Freshman All-Star Game in 2019
- Dual-sport athlete who was a regional champion wrestler
- Honor roll student
Personal:
- His father, Roderick, works for the U.S. Department of Defense
- His mother, LaShundra, was a track & field athlete at Cal Berkeley
- His brother, Adrian, is a pro kickboxer and 2022 XFN Middleweight champion
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