Gannon Weathersby

2025: 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: Son of Roderick and LaShundra Weathersby Has two brothers, Adrian and Dalen His father works for the U.S. Department of Defense His mother was a track & field athlete at Cal Berkeley His brother, Adrian, is a pro kickboxer and 2022 XFN Middleweight champion Majoring in sociology