Widely projected to be a late-Day 3 selection in the 2021 NFL draft, Pittsburgh defensive end Rashad Weaver is a prospect that has received very little buzz within the draft community over the past three months. As a redshirt senior who will be 24 years old in November, was a three-star recruit (247Sports’ No. 1,536 recruit in the nation in 2016), and is less than two years removed from a season-ending ACL injury, it’s easy to understand why.
However, when you dig into Weaver’s production against ACC competition in 2020, it becomes difficult to fathom why he isn’t getting more hype.