It's now 9 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 #9, one on offense and one on defense:
#9 Jaylin Terzado
Position Wide Receiver
Height 6-0
Weight 180
Class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Liberty City, Fla.
High School Champagnat Catholic HS
2025 (Redshirt Junior): Returned to Western Carolina in the spring of 2025 through the transfer portal.
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Attended Benedict College after transferring from Bethune-Cookman.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Transferred to Bethune-Cookman after leaving WCU ... Played in eight games, recording 11 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown ... Twice caught three passes in a game against both Alabama State (10/7) and Southern (10/21) ... Had a career-long 31-yard reception against Mississippi Valley State (11/2).
2022 (Freshman): Played in just one game during the regular season, remaining eligible for a redshirt ... Made his collegiate debut against VMI (Oct. 1) but did not record any statistics ... Entered the transfer portal after the season.
Prior to Western Carolina: Began his prep career at North Miami High before finishing at Champagnat Catholic … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports … Caught 26 passes for 560 yards with six touchdowns as a senior at Champagnat Catholic ... Finished his prep career with over 1,100 receiving yards in three seasons, helping his squad win the 2020 state championship ... Named second-team All-Dade County and third-team All-State as a prep.
Personal: Is the son of Shawntavia Symonette ... Has one sibling, Jasiah Nadal ... Had a cousin, Amari Daniels, who playd football at Texas A&M.
Height 6-0
Weight 180
Class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Liberty City, Fla.
High School Champagnat Catholic HS
2025 (Redshirt Junior): Returned to Western Carolina in the spring of 2025 through the transfer portal.
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Attended Benedict College after transferring from Bethune-Cookman.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Transferred to Bethune-Cookman after leaving WCU ... Played in eight games, recording 11 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown ... Twice caught three passes in a game against both Alabama State (10/7) and Southern (10/21) ... Had a career-long 31-yard reception against Mississippi Valley State (11/2).
2022 (Freshman): Played in just one game during the regular season, remaining eligible for a redshirt ... Made his collegiate debut against VMI (Oct. 1) but did not record any statistics ... Entered the transfer portal after the season.
Prior to Western Carolina: Began his prep career at North Miami High before finishing at Champagnat Catholic … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports … Caught 26 passes for 560 yards with six touchdowns as a senior at Champagnat Catholic ... Finished his prep career with over 1,100 receiving yards in three seasons, helping his squad win the 2020 state championship ... Named second-team All-Dade County and third-team All-State as a prep.
Personal: Is the son of Shawntavia Symonette ... Has one sibling, Jasiah Nadal ... Had a cousin, Amari Daniels, who playd football at Texas A&M.
#9 Darian Anderson Jr.
Position Cornerback
Height 5-10
Weight 160
Class Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown Miami, Fla.
High School Dade Christian School
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Did not see game action.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 11 of the team’s games as a reserve on defense and on special teams … Credited with 12 total tackles including nine solo stops and one tackle for two yards of loss … Recorded tackles in five of the 11 games played … Tallied a career-high four tackles twice with three solo stops and an assist in the road wins at The Citadel (Sept. 30) and at Chattanooga (Oct. 7) … Recorded his first career interception in the third quarter in the home win over ETSU (Nov. 11), snaring a ball deflected by Tahjae Mullix at the line of scrimmage … Added his first career tackle for loss against the Bucs.
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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