Sterling Weatherford: DB · Miami (OH) · #21.
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Sterling Weatherford
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Rated a two-star prospect, with four seasons of snaps at Miami (OH) since. The first one came in 2021: All-MAC. On tape: 9 tackles against Ohio, Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 66 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 18 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 98 | 61 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 22 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 204 | 129 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 19 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ No. 8 Cincinnati | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31@ Minnesota | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Long Island University | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-23@ Army | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-17vs Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-13@ Eastern Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-21vs Akron | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17@ Ball State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 33-35@ Ohio | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 45-18vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7vs Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 47-48@ Kent State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL66 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 23-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
49.2%
425 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #255 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami (OH), 204 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
