Weaver at Eagles training camp in 2009
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | September 23, 1982 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Cocoa, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Satellite (Satellite Beach, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Carson–Newman | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 679 |
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Rushing average: | 4.5 |
Rushing TDs: | 3 |
Receptions: | 75 |
Receiving yards: | 687 |
Receiving TDs: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Leonard Toney Weaver III (born September 23, 1982) is a former American football fullback who last played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Carson-Newman College. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2005, and has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles. He retired from the NFL in 2013.
Born to Jennifer Gilmore and Leonard T. Weaver Jr., Weaver attended Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. Weaver played running back and quarterback at Satellite.
Weaver attended Carson-Newman College and played for the Carson-Newman Eagles football team. He began his college football career at Carson-Newman as a linebacker, making nine tackles in two starts as a redshirt freshman in 2001. The next year he moved to tight end. In 2003, Weaver hauled in 16 receptions for 410 yards and six TDs. In the Division II Playoffs that year, he made a 67-yard touchdown reception.
In his final year, still a tight end, Weaver earned Division II All-American honors from the AP, American Football Coaches Association and others. He led the 9-3 Carson-Newman Eagles to a conference championship and the second round of the Division II playoffs with 27 catches for 571 yards and 8 touchdowns, leading all Eagles receivers.