Gannon Weathersby

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 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) Played in eight games · Had one tackle with a half tackle for loss vs. UConn (Nov. 11) 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 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