73 Days Until WCU Football Kickoff - #73 Xavier Graham

It's now 73 days until the kickoff of Catamount Football on Thursday, August 29, 2024, against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC 

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 an offensive lineman

#73 Xavier Graham

 Position Offensive Line
 Height 6-2
 Weight 330
 Class Senior
 Hometown Niceville, Fla.
 College UMass
 High School Niceville HS

2023 (Junior): Saw action in all 11 of the team’s games with nine starts along the offensive line … Made his WCU debut in the season-opener at Arkansas (Sept. 2) as a reserve and again came off the bench against nationally-ranked Samford (Sept. 9) … Started nine straight to conclude the season … Did not record any official statistics.

Prior to Western Carolina: Mid-year transfer from UMass where he played in seven games as a redshirt sophomore in 2022 … Saw action in four games as a true freshman in 2019, splitting time between the offensive and defensive lines … Saw limited action as a reserve on the offensive line in 2020 as a redshirt freshman … Played in three games in 2021 as a redshirt freshman; High School: Played at Niceville High for head coach John Hicks … Participated in the 2018 Subway High School All-Star Game that pits Escambia County student-athletes against participants from Okaloosa and Santa Rosa County … Was named a 2017 Large School All-Area selection ... Was originally listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports out of Niceville High.

Personal: Is the son of Ronnetta and Kenneth Graham.