It's now 30 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 30, 2025 against the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs in E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC.
To help pass those long summer days and get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season and more knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today, we will highlight a Defensive End:
#30 Richard Garrett
Position Defensive End
Height 6-5
Weight 255
Class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
High School Andrew Jackson HS
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in nine of the team’s 12 games on special teams and as a defensive reserve … Saw action in six-straight games to conclude the season … Recorded five total tackles with a pair of solo stops and half a tackle for loss … Credited with tackles at Furman (Oct. 19), Chattanooga (Nov. 2), and at Samford (Nov. 23) … Recorded a season-best two tackles including half a TFL at ETSU (Nov. 9) … Posted five tackles, including two for loss with a sack in WCU’s annual Spring Game.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in seven games, each as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Credited with four tackles including three in the home win over Charleston Southern (Sept. 23) … Tallied a tackle and a quarterback hurry at home in the rivalry win over ETSU (Nov. 11).
2022 (Freshman): Played in four games as a defensive reserve and on special teams, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut in the home win over VMI (Oct. 1) … Did not record any official statistics.
Prior to Western Carolina: Recorded 114 tackles including 11.5 sacks as a senior … Credited with four pass deflections.
Height 6-5
Weight 255
Class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
High School Andrew Jackson HS
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in nine of the team’s 12 games on special teams and as a defensive reserve … Saw action in six-straight games to conclude the season … Recorded five total tackles with a pair of solo stops and half a tackle for loss … Credited with tackles at Furman (Oct. 19), Chattanooga (Nov. 2), and at Samford (Nov. 23) … Recorded a season-best two tackles including half a TFL at ETSU (Nov. 9) … Posted five tackles, including two for loss with a sack in WCU’s annual Spring Game.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in seven games, each as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Credited with four tackles including three in the home win over Charleston Southern (Sept. 23) … Tallied a tackle and a quarterback hurry at home in the rivalry win over ETSU (Nov. 11).
2022 (Freshman): Played in four games as a defensive reserve and on special teams, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut in the home win over VMI (Oct. 1) … Did not record any official statistics.
Prior to Western Carolina: Recorded 114 tackles including 11.5 sacks as a senior … Credited with four pass deflections.



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