Saturday, July 16, 2022

49 days to WCU Football Kickoff - Jayelin “JD” Davis








Welcome to the twelfth annual Catamount Football  "100 days to WCU Football Kickoff Countdown" 

It's now 49 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, on Buccaneer Field in Charleston, SC

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 day.

No one is currently assigned to #49, so today we highlight someone that could be assigned to #50 on the offensive line:

Jayelin “JD” Davis




POSITION Linebacker
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 220
CLASS Junior
COLLEGE Morgan State
HOMETOWN North Augusta, S.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Fox Creek HS






Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU during the summer of 2022 through the portal from Morgan State in Baltimore, Md., after beginning his collegiate career at Georgia Military College ... Has two years of eligibility remaining; 

At Morgan State (2021): Played in six games as a defensive reserve ... Credited with seven total tackles including five solo stops and one for loss ... Posted a career-best three tackles at South Carolina State; 

At GMC (2019-21): Played in five games as a freshman in 2019, credited with eight tackles including two for loss and a fumble recovery he returned 15 yards ... Earned his Associate of Science degree from GMC; 

High School: Was a four-year letter winner at Fox Creek High ... Earned team Defensive MVP and Most Improved Awards as a linebacker ... Listed as a Top 5 CSRA leading tackler with over 100 stops as a senior.

Personal:  Goes by "JD" ... Is the son of Kiesha Jones and the late Solomon Jones ... Has a younger brother, Kyson ... Was born in Columbia, S.C.





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