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2022 Senior

• Played in 11 games with two starts at defensive tackle
• 11 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and one quarterback hurry on the season

2021 Senior

• Played in 10 games with one start
• 12 tackles and 2.0 TFLs on the season

2020 Senior

• Started three games at defensive tackle 
• Missed four games due to injury 
• Four tackles and 0.5 TFL on the season 

2019 Junior

• Played in nine games and started four at defensive tackle
• Missed four games with injuries
• 14 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 0.5 sack, one forced fumble on the season
• Three tackles and 1.5 TFLs  vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
• First career forced fumble at UConn 9/7/19

2018 Sophomore

• Started first four games at defensive tackle before a season-ending injury
• 13 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, three PBUs and one QB hurry on season
• First career sack, five tackles, two PBUs and a QB hurry against Western Illinois 9/8/18
• Season-high 2.0 TFLs against Kent State 9/1/18
• At least 1.0 TFL in each of the first three games

2017 Freshman

• BTN.com All-Freshman Team honorable mention
• Played in 11 games with four starts on the defensive line
• 24 tackles (12 solo), 3.5 TFLs on the season playing both defensive end and tackle
• Team-high 2.5 TFLs vs. Indiana
• Made his Illinois debut against Western Kentucky
• First career start against Nebraska

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports
• Two-star recruit by Rivals and Scout
• Ranked No. 91 strong-side DE in the nation by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 70 recruit in Alabama by 247Sports
• Played at Hueytown for head coach Scott Mansell
• Captained his high school team as a senior
• 2016 Alabama Sports Writers Assoc. 6A all-state second team
• 2016 all-city selection
• 47 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks andone forced fumble as senior
• Led Hueytown to an 8-3 record and the Alabama 6A state playoffs as a senior
• Also wrestled in high school and placed in top six at state twice

Personal

• Born June 14, 1999
• Son of Antonio and Felicia Weldon
• Has two sisters, Jamiyah Weldon and Jameria Dubose, and two brothers, Malik Woods and Erskine Hawkins
• Picked Illinois because, “the coaching staff is great, the players are great and it’s somewhere that I could be a part of making a change.”
• Listed Aaron Donald as his favorite athlete
• Wants to own an athletic training facility or coach following his playing career
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in community health in December 2021