Eric Weatherly

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 179
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
Prev School:
Bucknell
High School:
Bartram Trail HS

Awards and Honors:
2025 Preseason All-MAC (fourth team WR by Phil Steele College Football Preview)

Transfer wide receiver was an all-conference player in the Patriot league last year and has caught passes in 23 consecutive games entering his redshirt junior year with the Cardinals ... he had a reception in every game over the past two years with Bucknell.

BEFORE BALL STATE: First-team All-Patriot League wideout comes to Ball State with two seasons of eligibility … began his career with the 2022 season at Duke, but transferred to Bucknell where he caught 117 passes for 1,468 yards and 15 touchdowns over the past two seasons … boasts five games with 100+ receiving yards the past two seasons, and three with 10+ receptions … also averaged 19.4 yards per return on 23 kickoff returns, and 8.2 yards on 23 punt returns during the 2023 and 2024 seasons … started all 12 games last year and led the Bison with 75 catches for 865 yards and eight TDs … led the Patriot League in receiving yards and TDs … had at least five receptions in 10 games and eclipsed 10 catches twice … career highs of 11 catches and 175 yards, with two TDs, in a win over Colgate … 10 receptions, 129 yards and two TDs against Holy Cross … played in 11 games and made seven starts as a redshirt freshman in 2023, finishing second on the team with 42 receptions and 603 receiving yards … finished fourth in the Patriot League with seven receiving scores … appeared in two games with Duke in 2022, against North Carolina A&T and Kansas, with no stats.

HIGH SCHOOL: three-star prospect out of Bartram Trail HS where he was charted by ESPN.com as the No. 54 receiver in the nation and No. 99 prospect out of Florida … posted 4,210 all-purpose yards over four seasons, while leading Bartram Trail to a 47-13 overall record with four state playoff appearances.

PERSONAL: Son of Eric and Jasmine Weatherly … enjoys fishing and hunting in his free time … favorite artist is Rod Wave … favorite athlete is Tyreek Hill.