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Evan Weaver
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Weaver with the Cal Golden Bears
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-11) August 11, 1998 (age 25)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Washington)
College:California (2016–2019)
Position:Linebacker
NFL draft:2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 202
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Evan Weaver (born August 11, 1998) is an

2020 NFL Draft
.

Early years

Weaver was born and raised in Spokane, Washington and attended Gonzaga Preparatory School, where he played baseball and football. He attended grade school at Cataldo Catholic School, located in South Spokane. He was named first-team All-State and the Inland Northwest Defensive MVP after making 123 tackles, 36 for a loss, with 14 sacks and six forced fumbles.[1] Rated a three-star prospect by most recruiting services, Weaver committed to play college football at California over offers from Arizona, Boise State, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Washington State.[2] As a senior, Weaver was named the State Defensive Player of the Year after recording 125 tackles, 1 int, 5 forced fumbles, 37 tackles for loss, 24 sacks, and two safeties.[3] He finished his high school career with 393 tackles, 78.0 tackles for loss, 45.0 sacks, and 14 forced fumbles.[4] Weaver also played as a running back his senior year in the 2015 season, and scored the third and fourth touchdown for Gonzaga Prep in the WIAA 2015 Championship against Skyline, where he rushed for a net gain of 133 yards, with his longest run being 24 yards. [5] Although he played baseball in high school, he opted out his senior year once he made his college commitment.

College career

Weaver played in 11 games as a

outside linebacker during spring camp and then moved to inside linebacker going into his sophomore year.[6]
He became a starter midway through the season and finished with 55 tackles, two for loss, and two passes broken up.

As a

All-American by Pro Football Focus, first-team All-Pac-12 by the Associated Press (AP) and second-team All-Pac-12 by the league's coaches.[8]

Weaver entered his

Daymeion Hughes and DeSean Jackson in 2006.[14]

College statistics

Year Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Total Ast Sck PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
2016
 11 16 9 7 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017
 12 55 30 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018
 13 155 88 67 4.5 6 2 47 23.5 37 1 0 0
2019
 13 182 104 78 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career 49 384 213 171 8.5 11 2 47 23.5 37 1 3 0 [15]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m) 		237 lb
(108 kg) 		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.76 s 1.62 s 2.78 s 4.21 s 7.02 s 32.0 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 15 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[16][17]

Weaver was selected by the

2020 NFL Draft.[18] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[19] He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[21] He was waived on August 30, 2021.[22]

References

  1. ^ Closky, Evan (August 14, 2015). "Gonzaga Prep standout Evan Weaver commits to Cal". KREM.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Kunnath, Avinash (August 15, 2015). "Cal football recruiting commit: Evan Weaver, Spokane defensive end". CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Gorcey, Ryan (October 13, 2017). "Evan Weaver: It Only Looks Easy". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Simmons, Rusty (September 7, 2018). "After career game, Cal's Evan Weaver looks for more against BYU". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Gonzaga Prep Bullpup vs Skyline Spartans (12/5/2015)". December 5, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Triebwasser, Melissa B. (December 24, 2018). "Better Know a Guy: Cal LB Evan Weaver". FrogsOWar.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Bialaszek, Sean (October 29, 2018). "Cal Football: Evan Weaver Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". GoldenGateSports.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Curtis, Jake (December 6, 2018). "Cal Football: Evan Weaver, Ashtyn Davis named AP First-Team All-Pac-12". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Yuen, Josh (July 23, 2019). "Cal linebacker Evan Weaver increases preseason stock with Butkus, Nagurski watchlist nominations". The Daily Californian. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  10. 247Sports.com
    . Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Russo, Ralph (October 15, 2019). "AP Midseason All-America Team: Burrow, Taylor lead 1st team". APNews.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  12. ^ "Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors announced". pac-12.com. Pac-12. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Bears Overwhelm Illinois To Win Redbox Bowl". calbears.com. Cal Athletics. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "Evan Weaver's All-America Status: Consensus". calbears.com. Cal Athletics. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "Evan Weaver Stats".
  16. ^ "Evan Weaver Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Evan Weaver College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  18. ^ Newman, Logan (April 25, 2020). "Cards draft pick Evan Weaver has desire for 'taking the soul out of people'". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  19. ^ "6th-round draft pick Evan Weaver released by Arizona Cardinals". Arizona Sports. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  20. ^ Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". azcardinals.com.
  21. ^ Urban, Darren (January 5, 2021). "Cardinals Sign 15 Players To 'Futures' Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
  22. ^ Urban, Darren (August 30, 2021). "Cardinals Release 10, Including KeeSean Johnson". AZCardinals.com.

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