84 Days until Catamount Football Kickoff - #84 Eric Rasheed

It's now 84 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR.

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

Today we will highlight a wide receiver:

#84 Eric Rasheed

Position Wide Receiver
Height 5-9
Weight 160
Class Freshman
Hometown Hendersonville, N.C.
High School Hendersonville HS

Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team as a preferred walk-on … Four-year varsity letter winner … Named second-team 2-A All-State at wide receiver as a senior … Caught 52 passes for 1,069 yards with 15 touchdowns on offense … Recorded seven interceptions in the defensive secondary, amassing 1,497 total all-purpose yards … Caught 140 career passes for 2,616 yards and 31 touchdowns as a prep, adding 86 career rushing yards and three scores on the ground … Amassed 3,397 career yards including 390 yards on kickoff returns, 161 punt return yards, and 144 yards on nine interceptions.

Personal: Is the son of Eric Rasheed, who was a two-sport standout (football, track) for the Catamounts from 1981-84 and was a first-team AP All-America selection in 1983 … His father continues to rank third in program history for career receptions (193), third in career receiving touchdowns (22), and fourth in career receiving yards (2,884 yards) and was inducted into the Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.