Sunday, August 20, 2023

13 Days until Catamount Football Kickoff - Darian Anderson Jr & Charlie Dean




It's now 13 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 highlight two players assigned to #13 , one on defense and one on offense

#13 Darian Anderson Jr.  &  #13 Charlie Dean

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#13 Darian Anderson Jr









Position:  Cornerback
Height:  5-10
Weight:  160
Class:  Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:  Miami, Fla.
High School:  Dade Christian School






2022 (Freshman): Played in three games, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3) returning a punt … Credited with one tackle against Presbyterian (Sept. 17), adding a career-long 30-yard kickoff return … On the year, returned two kickoffs officially ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Team captain as a senior, recorded five career interceptions and had eight total returns for touchdowns as a prep … Added four receptions for 199 yards and three TDs as a senior … Also played on special teams as a kickoff and punt returner … Was a second-team defense selection as an athlete in the 2020 Independent All-State football team compiled by FloridaHSFootball.com … Played for the Florida Fire 7v7 All-Star football team … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247sports and a two-star athlete by Rivals.com – was also a three-star from On3DB … Also runs track as a prep.

Personal: Full name is Darian Kerron Anderson Jr. ... Is the son of Anitra Burse and Darian Anderson Sr.

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#13 Charlie Dean









Position:  Quarterback
Height:  6-1
Weight:  205
Class:  Junior
Hometown:  Odessa, Fla.
College:  Harvard
High School:  Hillsborough HS





Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Harvard (2019-2022) during the summer

At Harvard: Played in 14 games with five starts ... Completed 221-of-380 passes for 2,705 yards through the air with 22 career touchdowns against nine interceptions ... Threw for a team-best 2,101 yards in 2022 with 18 touchdown passes, eclipsing the 250 yard passing mark three times including a career-high 316 yards at Penn (11/12/22) earning honorable mention FedEx Ground National Offensive Player of the Week honors (Nov. 14) ... Averaged 233.4 passing yards per game ... Rushed 42 times for 53 total yards and a TD;

High School: Two-year letter winner at Tampa Catholic (2017) and Hillsborough (2018), serving as a team captain for both football teams ... Earned the 2017 Tampa Catholic Student-Athlete Award for having the highest GPA on the team ... Named the Tampa Bay Times Player of the Week in 2018.

Personal: His father, Charles Dean Jr., played football at the University of Florida.


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