It's now 21 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 #21, one on offense and one on defense:
#21 Jaiden Bond
Position Running Back
Height 5-9
Weight 185
Class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Boone, N.C.
High School Watagua HS
2024 (Redshirt Junior): Saw action in five of the team’s 12 games on the season, including the first four of the season, as an offensive reserve and on special teams … Did not record any official stats … Made his season debut at NC State (Aug. 29).
2023 (Junior): Did not see game action despite dressing for several home games during the season … Rushed a scrimmage-high eight times for 63 yards with two touchdowns in WCU’s annual Spring Game.
2022 (Sophomore): Did not see game action ... Missed a good part of 2023 spring drills due to injury, but returned for the 2023 fall season.
2021 (Freshman*): Saw action in two games, mostly on special teams and as a substitution in the offensive backfield ... Did not record any official statistics ... Rushed seven times for 33 yards and added three catches for 25 yards out of the backfield in WCU's annual Spring Showcase scrimmage.
2020-21 (Freshman): Played in four games as an offensive reserve and on special teams, each coming in the spring semester … Did not record any statistics … Made his collegiate debut at Samford (Feb. 27) ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Western Carolina: Three-year varsity starter on offense as a wingback and at defensive back … Rushed for 1,584 yards with 16 touchdowns on the ground in 2019, adding 18 catches for 539 yards and six scores through the air … Finished with 2,261 yards of total offense … Added 73 tackles, four for loss with three interceptions and seven fumble recoveries on defense … Selected to the North Carolina East-West All-Star game … Joined WCU as a preferred walk-on … High school coach was Ryan Habich … Also played basketball as a prep.
Personal: Full name is Jaiden Keith Bond ... Is the son of Marissa and Derrick Bond ... Has a brother,
Jaxen.
#21 Cam'Ron Dabney
Position Cornerback
Height 5-11
Weight 185
Class Fifth Year
Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
High School Cherokee Bluff HS
College Northern Illinois
2025 (Fifth-Year): Mid-year transfer to Western Carolina with one year or eligibility remaining.
Prior to Western Carolina: Spent two years at Northern Illinois after opening his collegiate career at the University of Kansas; At Northern Illinois: Between the 2023 and 2024 seasons, played in 17 games with 11 solo tackles with a pass break-up, playing in every game at cornerback and on special teams in 2023; At Kansas: Played in 23 games over the 2022 and 2021 seasons for the Jayhawks, credited with 12 tackles ... Started his first career game against Oklahoma State, making a season-high four tackles as a freshman in 2021.
High School: Was a 247 Sports composite three-star recruit…Began his high school career at Riverside Military Academy, before transferring to Cherokee Bluff HS…Played for coach Tommy Jones at Cherokee Bluff as a senior, leading team to 11-2 record…Offensively, had 19 carries for 159 yards, while catching 21 passes for 346 yards…Accounted for nine total touchdowns…Totaled 26 tackles, one interception and a fumble recovery on defense…Added one punt return for a touchdown…Played quarterback for Riverside Military, throwing for 821 yards and 12 touchdowns to just one interception in 2019 as a junior…Also rushed for 841 yards and 11 touchdowns…Had 34 tackles, nine passed defended and one interception as a junior defensive back.
Personal: Name is Cam'Ron "Shaad" Dabney ... Is the son of Shannon and Carlton Dabney ... Has four siblings, Princess, Dricka, CJ and Jamel.
2025 (Fifth-Year): Mid-year transfer to Western Carolina with one year or eligibility remaining.
Prior to Western Carolina: Spent two years at Northern Illinois after opening his collegiate career at the University of Kansas; At Northern Illinois: Between the 2023 and 2024 seasons, played in 17 games with 11 solo tackles with a pass break-up, playing in every game at cornerback and on special teams in 2023; At Kansas: Played in 23 games over the 2022 and 2021 seasons for the Jayhawks, credited with 12 tackles ... Started his first career game against Oklahoma State, making a season-high four tackles as a freshman in 2021.
High School: Was a 247 Sports composite three-star recruit…Began his high school career at Riverside Military Academy, before transferring to Cherokee Bluff HS…Played for coach Tommy Jones at Cherokee Bluff as a senior, leading team to 11-2 record…Offensively, had 19 carries for 159 yards, while catching 21 passes for 346 yards…Accounted for nine total touchdowns…Totaled 26 tackles, one interception and a fumble recovery on defense…Added one punt return for a touchdown…Played quarterback for Riverside Military, throwing for 821 yards and 12 touchdowns to just one interception in 2019 as a junior…Also rushed for 841 yards and 11 touchdowns…Had 34 tackles, nine passed defended and one interception as a junior defensive back.
Personal: Name is Cam'Ron "Shaad" Dabney ... Is the son of Shannon and Carlton Dabney ... Has four siblings, Princess, Dricka, CJ and Jamel.
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