38 Days 'till WCU Football Kickoff - #38 Jarquavius Wortham

It's now 38 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 31, 2019, against the Mercer Bears, in E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC 

To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the 100-day football countdown each day until kickoff day.

Today we'll highlight a linebacker


#38 Jarquavius Wortham

Class: Senior
Hometown: LaGrange, GA
High School:  Callaway HS
Other College:  Georgia Military College 
Height / Weight: 6-1 /  225
Position:  Linebacker

2018 (Junior): Played in nine of the team’s 11 games with one start at linebacker … Recorded 19 total tackles including 14 solo stops with 3.5 tackles for loss including 2.0 sacks … Credited with three forced fumbles and a quarterback hurry … Made his WCU debut in the season-opener against Newberry (Sept. 1), recording a solo stop in the win … Posted three tackles including 1.5 for loss with a forced fumble at Samford (Oct. 6) … Both of his tackles against Wofford (Nov. 10) were for loss, adding a forced fumble … Tallied a career-high five stops twice including at ETSU (Oct. 27) and in the season finale at North Carolina (Nov. 17), forcing a fumble against the Tar Heels.

Prior to Western Carolina: Transfer from Georgia Military where he played two seasons … In 20 career games, amassed 70 total tackles including 52 solo stops and 12.5 tackles for loss with 3.5 sacks … Posted 44 tackles as a sophomore with seven tackles for loss … Had one interception and five pass break-ups.

Personal: Full name is Jarquavius Tremontae Wortham … Is the son of Angela and Alfred Wortham.

  

Career Highs:

Tackles: 5, twice (MR: at North Carolina, 11/17/18)

Tackles for Loss: 2.0, WOFFORD (11/10/18)

Sacks: 1.0, twice (MR: WOFFORD, 11/10/18)

Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations