J.J. Weaver

J.J. Weaver attended Moore Traditional School in Louisville, Kentucky where he was rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports and the 4th best prospect in the state of Kentucky. He recorded 70 tackles, 10 sacks, 3 interceptions, and a fumble recovery as a senior, helping his team make it to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. During his senior season, he selected Kentucky over Miami, Louisville and Purdue. In his redshirt season of 2019, Weaver saw action in three games and collected six tackles and one quarterback hurry. During his redshirt freshman season in 2020, Weaver was named All-SEC Freshman team after racking up 33 tackles and a 0.5 sack in 9 games. He missed the last two games of the season after tearing an ACL in his right knee. Weaver returned from his torn ACL and was named one of the three award winners of the 2021 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year. He was named All-SEC third team by Phil Steele after totaling 34 tackles and a team leading 6 sacks, and 2 interceptions in 12 games, six of which were starts. Last season, Weaver started in eight games and played in 11 games total, and once again had a solid season with 47 tackles and three sacks, to go along with three fumble recoveries and 2 forced fumbles. In 2023, Weaver started 13 games and accrued 45 tackles, 8.5 TFL, and 7 sacks. After the season, Weaver announced he will be back for a fifth season in Lexington.