Welcome to the eleventh annual Catamount Football "100 days to Football Kickoff Countdown".
During the countdown, we'll highlight the player whose number corresponds to that day in the countdown. 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 football countdown each day until kickoff Saturday.
Since the official 2021 Catamount Football Roster has not yet been published, we'll use the 2021 Catamount Football Preseason Roster for jersey numbers until the new roster is posted, at which point we'll switch to the official roster for the remainder of the countdown.
It's now 6 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 4th, 2021, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, in E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field, Cullowhee, NC.
From this point forward, most of the roster numbers have both an offensive and defensive player assigned to that number, today we will highlight both a wide receiver and a defensive back:
#6 Daquan Patten
POSITION Wide Receiver
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 180
CLASS Redshirt Fifth Year
HOMETOWN Columbia, S.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Blythewood HS
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior): Played in six of the team’s nine games on the season with five starts at wide receiver … Caught six passes for 92 yards with two kickoff returns for 50 yards, adding four punt returns for 41 yards … Recorded 173 all-purpose yards on the season … Hauled in a season-best two receptions twice including two for 24 yards at Liberty (Nov. 14) and two catches for a season-best 55 yards against VMI (March 6).
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 12 of the team’s games on the season with nine starts at wide receiver … Paced the Catamount wide receivers in 2019 with 46 receptions for 433 yards with two touchdowns and amassed 754 all-purpose yards on the year … Recorded a reception in 11 of WCU’s 12 seasonal games including a career-high 12 catches against North Greenville (Sept. 14) for 82 yards … Finished with 219 all-purpose yards in the win over North Greenville … His 3.8 receptions per game average ranked him eighth in the SoCon … Just missed the 100-yard receiving mark at The Citadel (Oct. 12) catching nine passes for 98 yards … Eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark for just the second time in his WCU career with five catches for 103 yards and a score in the road win at VMI (Nov. 2) … Added 12 kickoff returns for 232 yards including a long of 33 yards, while also returning seven punts for 84 yards … Also credited with four tackles … Was awarded a full grant-in-aid scholarship at the first full team meeting of the 2019 preseason camp ... Named preseason All-Southern Conference second-team as a wide receiver and punt returner by Phil Steele.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 11 games of the season at wide receiver … Finished the year with 39 catches for 567 yards and five touchdowns, tallying receptions in 10 of the 11 games … Added two kickoff returns for 20 yards and 14 punt returns for 124 yards to finish the year with 711 all-purpose yards … Nearly hit the 100-yard mark in the season-opener against Newberry (Sept. 1) with four receptions for 92 yards including a career-long catch of 51 yards … Recorded his first career receiving touchdown at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 14) … Tallied a career-high seven catches for 81 yards and a score against VMI (Sept. 22) … Eclipsed the 100 receiving yard mark with a career-high 159 yards and a career-best two TDs at Furman (Sept. 29) … Posted 100+ all-purpose yards three times including against Newberry (126 yards), at Furman (career-high 166 yards), and against The Citadel (Nov. 3, 104 yards) … Injury during spring practice sidelined him during WCU’s annual spring drills.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in three games on the year, making his collegiate debut in the home-opener against Davidson (Sept. 9).
2016 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Caught three passes for 17 yards in WCU's annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a three-year varsity letter winner at Blythewood HS, playing wide receiver on the football team.
Personal: Is the son of former Catamount wide receiver - and former NFL standout - David Patten.
#6 Nick Oelrich
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 180
CLASS Redshirt Fifth Year
HOMETOWN Columbia, S.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Blythewood HS
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior): Played in six of the team’s nine games on the season with five starts at wide receiver … Caught six passes for 92 yards with two kickoff returns for 50 yards, adding four punt returns for 41 yards … Recorded 173 all-purpose yards on the season … Hauled in a season-best two receptions twice including two for 24 yards at Liberty (Nov. 14) and two catches for a season-best 55 yards against VMI (March 6).
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 12 of the team’s games on the season with nine starts at wide receiver … Paced the Catamount wide receivers in 2019 with 46 receptions for 433 yards with two touchdowns and amassed 754 all-purpose yards on the year … Recorded a reception in 11 of WCU’s 12 seasonal games including a career-high 12 catches against North Greenville (Sept. 14) for 82 yards … Finished with 219 all-purpose yards in the win over North Greenville … His 3.8 receptions per game average ranked him eighth in the SoCon … Just missed the 100-yard receiving mark at The Citadel (Oct. 12) catching nine passes for 98 yards … Eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark for just the second time in his WCU career with five catches for 103 yards and a score in the road win at VMI (Nov. 2) … Added 12 kickoff returns for 232 yards including a long of 33 yards, while also returning seven punts for 84 yards … Also credited with four tackles … Was awarded a full grant-in-aid scholarship at the first full team meeting of the 2019 preseason camp ... Named preseason All-Southern Conference second-team as a wide receiver and punt returner by Phil Steele.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 11 games of the season at wide receiver … Finished the year with 39 catches for 567 yards and five touchdowns, tallying receptions in 10 of the 11 games … Added two kickoff returns for 20 yards and 14 punt returns for 124 yards to finish the year with 711 all-purpose yards … Nearly hit the 100-yard mark in the season-opener against Newberry (Sept. 1) with four receptions for 92 yards including a career-long catch of 51 yards … Recorded his first career receiving touchdown at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 14) … Tallied a career-high seven catches for 81 yards and a score against VMI (Sept. 22) … Eclipsed the 100 receiving yard mark with a career-high 159 yards and a career-best two TDs at Furman (Sept. 29) … Posted 100+ all-purpose yards three times including against Newberry (126 yards), at Furman (career-high 166 yards), and against The Citadel (Nov. 3, 104 yards) … Injury during spring practice sidelined him during WCU’s annual spring drills.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in three games on the year, making his collegiate debut in the home-opener against Davidson (Sept. 9).
2016 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... Redshirted ... Caught three passes for 17 yards in WCU's annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a three-year varsity letter winner at Blythewood HS, playing wide receiver on the football team.
Personal: Is the son of former Catamount wide receiver - and former NFL standout - David Patten.
#6 Nick Oelrich
POSITION Defensive Back
HEIGHT 6-1
WEIGHT 205
CLASS Graduate Student
HOMETOWN Newberry, Fla.
HEIGHT 6-1
WEIGHT 205
CLASS Graduate Student
HOMETOWN Newberry, Fla.
COLLEGE Florida
HIGH SCHOOL Newberry HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU in the summer of 2021 through the transfer portal after completing his playing career at Florida … Graduated from the M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management;
HIGH SCHOOL Newberry HS
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU in the summer of 2021 through the transfer portal after completing his playing career at Florida … Graduated from the M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management;
Florida: Played in 23 games for the Gators as a defensive reserve and on special teams, compiling nine tackles … Was twice named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2019 and 2020 … Made his collegiate debut at South Carolina in 2017 … joined the football team as a walk-on in the summer of 2016;
High School: Played quarterback and safety at Newberry HS … Attended the Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana.
Personal: Is the son of Aimee and Ivan Oelrich … Has two sisters, Ashley, who plays volleyball at Brown, and Grace, who is on the rowing team at Rollins College.
Personal: Is the son of Aimee and Ivan Oelrich … Has two sisters, Ashley, who plays volleyball at Brown, and Grace, who is on the rowing team at Rollins College.
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