Liberty · W 20-13
No tackles.
Troy · L 21-24
5 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Weathersby has tackles in 8 of James Madison’s 9 games: none against Liberty.
Gannon Weathersby
Played for three head coaches at James Madison: Damian Wroblewski, Bob Chesney and Billy Napier. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Troy — Week 9, 2026.
22 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Gannon Weathersby at San Diego State.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 22 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 50 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 19 | 9 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 92 | 33 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 26-13@ San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 46-20@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs Marshall | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-22vs Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-34@ App State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24vs Troy | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to -5 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
45.5%
283 pass / 339 run
Plays / game
69.1
9 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
306 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #39 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Bob Chesney, and Billy Napier. Multi-era developmental context.
