2023 Football Roster
Roster
Eric Weatherly
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 171
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- St. John's, Fla.
- High School:
- Bartram Trail
Career: 2024 All-Patriot League First Team ... 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League Third Team.
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2024 (Junior): Started in all 12 games ... All-Patrtiot League First Team selection ... recipient of Bucknell's Big Blue Award: The Outstanding Back or Reciever ... led the team with both 75 receptions and 865 yards ... led all Bison with eight touchdowns and was second in scoring to only kicker Matt Schearer ... led the PL in yards and touchdowns ... ranked second in the PL in receptions ... had at least five receptions in 10 games; eclipsed 10 receptions twice ... had nine receptions for 105 yards in win over VMI ... caugh first touchdown of the season in win over Marist ... scored two touchdowns in 38-35 win over Lehigh, including game-tying score in overtime ... had 10 receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns against Holy Cross ... had a career-high 174 yards on 11 receptions and two touchdowns in win over Colgate ... had nine kickoff returns for 175 yards.Â
2023 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games and made seven starts … was second on the roster in receptions (42) and receiving yards (603), averaging 14.4 yards per catch … led the Bison and tied for fourth in the Patriot League with seven touchdown receptions, which tied for sixth in the Bucknell record book for a single season … posted two 100-yard receiving games and two two-touchdown games … recorded a season-high 132 receiving yards on 10 receptions and two touchdowns in a win at Colgate … hauled in seven catches for 107 yards and a touchdown at Lafayette … pulled down two touchdowns and 95 receiving yards against Penn … registered season-long 40-yard receptions twice … also rushed 15 times for 28 yards and a touchdown … totaled 116 yards on six kick returns and 44 yards on two punt returns … posted a season-long 23-yard punt return against Holy Cross … earned the George L. McGaughey Memorial Award as the outstanding player in the Lafayette game and the Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as the outstanding newcomer.
2022 (Freshman): Played freshman season at Duke … appeared in two games against North Carolina A&T and Kansas ... tallied two carries for 16 yards and a 14-yard score against North Carolina A&T ... on the field for 5 snaps.
Bartram Trail High School: Lettered four seasons at Bartram Trail under coach Chad Parker … tabbed a three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … charted as the No. 54 running back in the nation and the No. 99 prospect in the state of Florida by ESPN.com … in first three seasons, accumulated 4,437 all-purpose yards with 38 TDs, and helped Bartram Trail to an overall record of 38-9, including three state regional appearances … named first team all-state as a junior and honorable mention all-state as a sophomore … also a three-year letterwinner in track & field for the 100 meters.
Personal: Born July 18, 2003 … son of Eric and Jasmine Weatherly.
