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Position | Tight end |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Lauderhill, Florida, U.S. | July 19, 2002
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Rivaldo Fairweather (born July 19, 2002) is an American football tight end for the Auburn Tigers. Fairweather began his college career with FIU before transferring to Auburn in 2023.
Fairweather attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. As a senior, Fairweather recorded 40 receptions for 812 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also contributing 23 tackles on defense. [1] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football at Florida International University. [2]
Fairweather played three seasons at FIU, tallying 54 receptions for 838 yards and five touchdowns, before electing to enter the transfer portal. [3] [4] He had a breakout season during his redshirt sophomore season, including tying the program record for most receiving touchdowns in a game, with three. [5] [6]
On December 18, 2022, Fairweather announced that he would be transferring to Auburn University. [7] [8] [9] In his first career game with Auburn, Fairweather scored the go-ahead touchdown, a five-yard pass from Payton Thorne, that led to a 14–10 victory over Cal. [10] [11] The following week, he caught of all his five targets for 57 yards against Samford. [12] Fairweather finished the season with 33 receptions for 349 yards and six touchdowns before announcing that he would be returning to Auburn the following season. [13]
Season | Games | Receiving | |||
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GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
FIU Panthers | |||||
2020 | 5 | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 1 |
2021 | 9 | 16 | 247 | 15.4 | 1 |
2022 | 12 | 28 | 426 | 15.2 | 3 |
Auburn Tigers | |||||
2023 | 13 | 38 | 394 | 10.4 | 6 |
2024 | 9 | 24 | 267 | 11.1 | 2 |
Career [14] | 48 | 116 | 1,499 | 12.9 | 13 |
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