Hokie Club39 - Carlton WeatherfordPosition: Fullback
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 220 lbs.
High School: Tunstall
Hometown: Danville, Va.
A walk-on who will battle for playing time at fullback this year ... Gives great effort all the time ... Size is limited, but his toughness isn't ... Comes after you every chance he gets ... Catches the ball well coming out of the backfield ... Coaches are pleased with the progress he is making ... Works extremely hard in the film room ...2004: Played in four games, earning 24 total snaps ... Played against Western Michigan, Duke, Florida A&M and Maryland ... Had a 4-yard catch out of the backfield in the Maroon-White game ... Recorded a 530-pound back squat and a 304-pound push jerk in spring testing ...
2003: Practiced with the scout team all season ... Was making solid strides in both the weight room and on the field before suffering a serious knee injury in bowl practice ... Underwent ACL surgery on his right knee in January ...
High School: Lettered four times for Coach Buddy Brown at Tunstall High School ... Helped lead his team to two Piedmont District titles ... Rushed for 1,250 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior season ... Also had 141 tackles, five sacks and four fumble recoveries that year ... Was named a first-team all-state linebacker and was the defensive player of the year for Region IV, Division IV and the Piedmont District as a senior ... A two-time All-Region IV, Division IV first-team linebacker and second-team running back ... A three-time first-team All-Metro and two-time first-team All-Piedmont District running back ... Rushed for 2,790 career yards ...
Personal: Carlton Nunn Weatherford, Jr. ... Born 1/5/85 in Danville, VA ... Son of Carlton and Donna Weatherford ... Majoring in sociology.
| Rushing | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 14 | 5 | 4 | .8 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 27 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 1 | 8 |
| Receiving | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 27 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 1 | 10 |
| K.O. Ret. | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
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