BIO

 Three-star recruit by 247Sports
 Two-star recruit by Rivals and Scout
 Ranked No. 91 strong-side defensive end 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 Association 6A all-state second team
 2016 all-city selection
 47 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble as a 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 the top six in the state twice
 Offers included Georgia Tech and Memphis
 Verbally committed to Illinois in January 2017
 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
 Plans to major in kinesiology or sports medicine
 Wants to own an athletic training facility or coach following his playing career
 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