Returns for his final season ready to claim the
starting fullback position for the second-consecu-tive
year ... Also used on special teams ... Had a
strong spring and looks to finish his career with a
strong senior season ... Good blocker and receiver
out of the backfield ... Scored the team[apos]s first
rushing touchdown of 2005, on a one-yard run
against McNeese State (9/17) ...
2005 (Jr.): Saw
action in 11 games, with eight starts ... Finished the season with 12 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown ... Averaged 4.0 yards per carry ... Also caught four passes for 31 yards ... Finished with a season-high three carries for seven yards against McNeese State (9/17) ... Recorded 11 rushing yards on two carries at East Carolina
(10/1) ... Also had two pass receptions for 24 yards, including a career long catch of 13 yards against the Pirates ... Had one rushing attempt for eight yards against Tulsa (10/8) ... Finished with two carries for four yards against UCF (10/15) ... Had a career-long rushing attempt of 15 yards against Tulane (11/26) ... Earned the team[apos]s Big Block Award following the UCF and Tulane games ...
2004 (So.): Played in all 12 games, including one start ... Lone start came in the New Orleans
Bowl against North Texas (12/14) ... Participated
in more than 150 snaps, including a season-high
23 against UAB (11/27) ... Finished the season
with four carries for five yards ... Had two pass
receptions for 12 yards ... Recorded two carries
for two yards against UAB ... Had a season-long
three-yard carry against Cal (12/4) ... Posted a
long reception of seven yards against Cincinnati
(11/6) ...
2003 (Fr.): Played in nine games and
started four ... Played a season-high 29 snaps in
the Tulane (11/15) game and was used in 15 plays
against TCU (11/20) ... Used mostly as a blocking
back and carried the ball only four times, with a
long run of three yards ... Also saw action on spe-cial
teams ...
Prep: Played for Coach Dan Davis
at Brandon High School ... Four-year starter ...
Rushed for 1,200 yards as a senior ... Gained 759
yards as a junior ... Compiled 522 yards as a sophomore, despite being injured for four games
... School[apos]s second-leading rusher, behind only all-state
player Jerious Norwood ... Selected as team captain in senior season ... Lost only eight games throughout high school career ... Played in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game ... Selected to the Brandon High School Hall of Fame ... Second team all-district offense in sophomore
year ... Named to the Top 50 players in Mississippi ... Also lettered in track and finished as an All-American ... Attending Southern Miss on a track and field scholarship ...
Personal: Son of L.C. and Lorine Weakley ... Also a member of the Golden Eagle track team ... Majoring in recreation ... Born Dec. 28, 1983.
2003 Game-by-Game Rushing Statistics (Att.-Yards-
TDs-LP):
California 0-0-0-0; UAB 0-0-0-0;
Nebraska 0-0-0-0; USF 2-(-6)-0-0; Louisiana-Lafayette
2-2-0-3; Houston 0-0-0-0; Tulane 0-0-0-0;
TCU 0-0-0-0; Utah 0-0-0-0
2004 Game-by-Game Rushing Statistics (Att.-Yards-
TDs-LP):
Nebraska 0-0-0-0; Tulane 0-0-0;
USF 0-0-0-0; Houston 0-0-0-0; Alabama 0-0-0-0;
East Carolina 1-0-0-0; Cincinnati 0-0-0-0; Memphis
0-0-0-0; TCU 0-0-0-0; UAB 2-2-0-2; Cal 1-3-0-3;
North Texas 1-2-0-2
2005 Game-by-Game Rushing Statistics (Att.-Yards-
TDs-LP):
Alabama 0-0-0-0; McNeese
State 3-7-1-4; East Carolina 2-11-0-9; Tulsa 1-8-0-
8; UCF 2-4-0-3; UAB 1-0-0-0; N.C. State 1-0-0-0;
Marshall 0-0-0-0; Houston 0-0-0-0; Memphis 0-0-
0-0; Tulane 1-15-0-15
Weakley[apos]s Rushing/Receiving Statistics
Year | Att. | Yards | TD | Long | Catches | Yards | TD | Long |
2005 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
2004 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
2003 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 21 | 51 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 13 |