Returns for his final season ready to claim the starting fullback position for the second-consecu-tive year ... Also used on special teams ... Had a strong spring and looks to finish his career with a strong senior season ... Good blocker and receiver out of the backfield ... Scored the team's first rushing touchdown of 2005, on a one-yard run against McNeese State (9/17) ... 2005 (Jr.): Saw action in 11 games, with eight starts ... Finished the season with 12 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown ... Averaged 4.0 yards per carry ... Also caught four passes for 31 yards ... Finished with a season-high three carries for seven yards against McNeese State (9/17) ... Recorded 11 rushing yards on two carries at East Carolina (10/1) ... Also had two pass receptions for 24 yards, including a career long catch of 13 yards against the Pirates ... Had one rushing attempt for eight yards against Tulsa (10/8) ... Finished with two carries for four yards against UCF (10/15) ... Had a career-long rushing attempt of 15 yards against Tulane (11/26) ... Earned the team's Big Block Award following the UCF and Tulane games ... 2004 (So.): Played in all 12 games, including one start ... Lone start came in the New Orleans Bowl against North Texas (12/14) ... Participated in more than 150 snaps, including a season-high 23 against UAB (11/27) ... Finished the season with four carries for five yards ... Had two pass receptions for 12 yards ... Recorded two carries for two yards against UAB ... Had a season-long three-yard carry against Cal (12/4) ... Posted a long reception of seven yards against Cincinnati (11/6) ... 2003 (Fr.): Played in nine games and started four ... Played a season-high 29 snaps in the Tulane (11/15) game and was used in 15 plays against TCU (11/20) ... Used mostly as a blocking back and carried the ball only four times, with a long run of three yards ... Also saw action on spe-cial teams ... Prep: Played for Coach Dan Davis at Brandon High School ... Four-year starter ... Rushed for 1,200 yards as a senior ... Gained 759 yards as a junior ... Compiled 522 yards as a sophomore, despite being injured for four games ... School's second-leading rusher, behind only all-state player Jerious Norwood ... Selected as team captain in senior season ... Lost only eight games throughout high school career ... Played in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game ... Selected to the Brandon High School Hall of Fame ... Second team all-district offense in sophomore year ... Named to the Top 50 players in Mississippi ... Also lettered in track and finished as an All-American ... Attending Southern Miss on a track and field scholarship ... Personal: Son of L.C. and Lorine Weakley ... Also a member of the Golden Eagle track team ... Majoring in recreation ... Born Dec. 28, 1983.

2003 Game-by-Game Rushing Statistics (Att.-Yards- TDs-LP):
California 0-0-0-0; UAB 0-0-0-0; Nebraska 0-0-0-0; USF 2-(-6)-0-0; Louisiana-Lafayette 2-2-0-3; Houston 0-0-0-0; Tulane 0-0-0-0; TCU 0-0-0-0; Utah 0-0-0-0

2004 Game-by-Game Rushing Statistics (Att.-Yards- TDs-LP):
Nebraska 0-0-0-0; Tulane 0-0-0; USF 0-0-0-0; Houston 0-0-0-0; Alabama 0-0-0-0; East Carolina 1-0-0-0; Cincinnati 0-0-0-0; Memphis 0-0-0-0; TCU 0-0-0-0; UAB 2-2-0-2; Cal 1-3-0-3; North Texas 1-2-0-2

2005 Game-by-Game Rushing Statistics (Att.-Yards- TDs-LP):
Alabama 0-0-0-0; McNeese State 3-7-1-4; East Carolina 2-11-0-9; Tulsa 1-8-0- 8; UCF 2-4-0-3; UAB 1-0-0-0; N.C. State 1-0-0-0; Marshall 0-0-0-0; Houston 0-0-0-0; Memphis 0-0- 0-0; Tulane 1-15-0-15

Weakley's Rushing/Receiving Statistics

Year	Att.	Yards	TD	Long	Catches	Yards	TD	Long
2005	12	48	1	15	4	31	0	13
2004	5	7	0	3	2	12	0	7
2003	4	-4	0	3	0	0	0	0
Totals	21	51	1	15	6	43	0	13