It's now 18 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 two players who wear #18, one on offense and one on defense:
#18 Jordan Martin-Durham
Position Quarterback
Height 6-3
Weight 215
Class Freshman
Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
High School Zarephath Academy
2024 (Freshman): Was an early-enrollee at WCU in the spring semester ... Took part in WCU's annual spring drills ... Threw a 30-yard touchdown pass and rushed 10 times for 48 yards in the squad's annual Spring Game.
Prior to Western Carolina: Listed as a pro-style quarterback … Credited with playing five years of varsity football including six games as an eighth-grader in 2020-21 … Played in 48 career games as a prep, amassing 14,485 total yards according to MaxPreps … Complete 67% of his passes – 667-for-993 – for 13,329 career yards and 120 touchdowns … Threw for 6,047 yards as a senior with 62 TD passes … Added 102 rushes for 1,067 career yards and 12 TDs on the ground … Caught seven passes for 89 yards in his prep career.
Personal: Is a left-handed quarterback.
#18 Ryan McKinnis
Position Linebacker
Height 6-2
Weight 225
Class Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown Buford, Ga.
High School Buford HS
College Appalachian State
Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU during the spring after spending the past two years at Appalachian State … Saw action in six games over two seasons as a defensive reserve and on special teams, sitting out 2023 as a redshirt;
High School: As a senior, totaled 87 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six sacks, eight quarterback hurries and four forced fumbles for a team that went 11-1 … All-Gwinnett County selection … Played as a two-way threat for coach Bryant Appling and helped Buford win state titles during a 14-1 season in 2021 and 13-1 season the year before that … Was a standout sprinter in track and field … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
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