| Josh Weaver |
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2008:
Played in all 13 games, with five starts at linebacker...Started against East Carolina and SMU at left outside linebacker and against Marshall, Nicholls State and UAB at right outside linebacker...Logged multiple tackles in seven contests...Transitioned from linebacker to safety in fall camp...Opened the season playing safety against Ole Miss, and had one assisted tackle in the game...Credited with a solo and an assisted tackle against Rice...Started for the first time at linebacker against Marshall, and registered four tackles, including an assist on a tackle for a loss of a yard...Had 13 previous starts on the defensive line prior to his first start at linebacker...Made his second straight start at linebacker versus Nicholls State and had two tackles...Credited with four tackles versus Arkansas State...Assisted Clinton McDonald on a sack of Corey Leonard for a loss of 10 yards in the fourth quarter...Registered a pass breakup in the first quarter...Matched a career high with five tackles, including three solo stops, against UAB...Started at outside linebacker and also played on special teams versus East Carolina, but was not credited with a tackle...Against Southern Miss, made a game-saving defensive play with an interception on an Austin Davis pass with under two minutes remaining in the game and the Tigers' protecting a five-point lead...Returned his first career interception for 16 yards to the Southern Miss 22, allowing Memphis to score on its first play, the game-clinching touchdown...Matched his career high with five tackles on two unassisted and three assisted stops...Credited with a solo and assisted tackle in the St. Petersburg Bowl...Solo tackle was on 1st-and-goal from the 4...Assisted Brandon Patterson on a stop on the final play of the third quarter.
2007:
Played in all 13 games and started all but the Marshall game on the defensive line...Ranked fifth on the team with five TFL for minus 23 yards...Also ranked in a tie for third with two sacks...Recorded six games with three or more tackles...Completed the year with 32 tackles, 24 of which were solo stops...Registered his second career start in the season opener with Ole Miss and logged two solo tackles...Both of his stops resulted in the Rebels gaining three or fewer yards on the play...Tallied a career-best five tackles, including four solo strikes and two TFL against Jacksonville State...Applied pressure on QB Cedric Johnson on 1st-and-goal from the Memphis 12...JSU attempted a field goal three plays later and missed...Credited with a TFL for minus a yard in the second quarter...Dropped Anthony Jones for a loss of one in the fourth quarter to bring up 4th-and-8...Made two solo tackles against UCF...Registered three solo tackles against Marshall and also logged a sack and forced a fumble...Sacked Bernard Morris in the fourth quarter for a seven-yard loss...Jolted Morris enough to pop the ball out, but Marshall recovered the fumble...Matched his career high with five tackles against Middle Tennessee...Registered three stops against Rice and tallied two stops versus Tulane, East Carolina and Southern Miss...Totaled three solo tackles against SMU including a sack of QB Justin Willis for a loss of six yards...Ended the season with three solo tackles in the New Orleans Bowl...Each of his three tackles resulted in five or fewer yards gained by Florida Atlantic...Was set to make the transition from defensive line to linebacker in the spring...Missed a majority of the spring session with a shoulder injury that required surgery...Was presented one of the True Tiger Awards at the 2008 Blue-Gray game...The award honors the players whose actions on and off the field most exemplifies those of a True Tiger.
2006:
Was a key contributor on defense as a freshman...One of just two true freshmen to play in all 12 contests in 2006...Saw early action on special teams...Registered his first tackle on a Tiger kickoff against Chattanooga...Entered the defensive lineup against Tennessee...Tallied three tackles, two of which were solo stops, versus the Vols...Forced UT's Ja'Kouri Williams to fumble the ball in the fourth quarter, resulting in a Memphis recovery...Recorded one solo tackle and a pass breakup against UAB...Logged three solo stops against Tulsa...Registered a tackle against both Southern Miss and UCF...Registered a game-high four tackles in the overtime meeting with Houston...Made his only start of the year in the season finale victory over UTEP...Credited with a tackle in seven of the 12 games in 2006...Finished the season with 14 tackles, one forced fumble and a pass breakup...Recipient of the Ralph Hatley Award, which is presented to an incoming freshman majoring in health, physical education or recreation.
Academic Highlights:
Named to Tiger 3.0 Club for fall 2006 semester.
Prep:
A three-year letterman and two-year starter at defensive end for coach James Richardson at Marietta High...Credited with 85 tackles, nine tackles for lost yardage, three sacks and four pass breakups as a senior...Named to the Marietta Daily Journal 2005 All-County football team...Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2005 All-County second team...Honored to the Cobb County Touchdown Club All-Defensive unit for 2005, as well as the Comcast SportsSouth Defensive All-2005 unit and the All-Chevy Team...Elected as a permanent team captain for `05, and received the Ben T. Wilkins Award...Helped lead his team to the Class 5-5A Region championship and a 10-2 record...Team advanced to the second round of the Class 5-5A state playoffs...Lettered two years in baseball...Also a two-year letterman in track and field and earned bronze and silver medals in the triple jump in 2004...A year later in 2005, won state and earned the gold medal in the triple jump.
Personal:
Joshua Orlando Weaver is the son of Frederick and Sharon Weaver...Born June 7, 1988, in Marietta, Ga.
| Weaver's Career Defensive Statistics |
| YR |
G/S |
UT |
AT |
TOT |
PD |
FR |
FF |
TFL |
SK |
INT |
| 2006 |
12/1 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 2007 |
13/12 |
24 |
8 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5-23 |
2-13 |
0-0 |
| 2008 |
13/5 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1-6 |
.5-5 |
1-16 |
| TOTAL |
38/18 |
43 |
28 |
71 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6-29 |
2.5-18 |
1-16 |
| Weaver's Career Highs |
| Tackles |
5, 4 games (last vs. Southern Miss 2008) |
| Solo Tackles |
4 (Jacksonville State 2007) |
| Assisted Tackles |
3, 3 games (last vs. Southern Miss 2008) |
| Tackles For Loss |
2 (JSU 2007, Marshall 2007) |
| Forced Fumbles |
1 (Tennessee 2006, Marshall 2007) |
| Sacks |
1 (Marshall 2007, SMU 2007) |
| Interceptions |
1 (Southern Miss 2008) |
| Weaver's Game-By Game |
| Defense |
Opponent |
UT |
AT |
TT |
TFL |
SK |
FF |
PBU |
INT |
| 9/3/06 |
Ole Miss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/9/06 |
Chattanooga |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/16/06 |
East Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/30/06 |
Tennessee |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/7/06 |
UAB |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 10/14/06 |
Arkansas St. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/21/06 |
Tulsa |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/28/06 |
Marshall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/5/06 |
Southern Miss |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/11/06 |
UCF |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/18/06 |
Houston |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/25/06* |
UTEP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/1/07* |
Ole Miss |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/15/07* |
JSU |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/22/07* |
UCF |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/27/07* |
Arkansas St. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/2/07 |
Marshall |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2-15 |
1-7 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/13/07* |
MTSU |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/20/07* |
Rice |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/27/07* |
Tulane |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/3/07* |
East Carolina |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/10/07* |
Southern Miss |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/17/07* |
UAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/24/07* |
SMU |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1-6 |
1-6 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 12/21/07* |
Florida Atlantic |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 8/30/08 |
Ole Miss |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/6/08 |
Rice |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/13/08* |
Marshall |
1 |
3 |
4 |
.5-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/20/08* |
Nicholls State |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/27/08 |
Arkansas St. |
1 |
3 |
4 |
.5-5 |
.5-5 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 10/2/08* |
UAB |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/10/08 |
Louisville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/18/08* |
East Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/25/08 |
Southen Miss |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1-16 |
| 11/8/08* |
SMU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/22/08 |
UCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/29/08 |
Tulane |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 12/20/08 |
USF |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
