20 Days to WCU Football Kickoff - #20 Jadarius Dobie

                                                                                              

It's now 20 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, August 29, 2026, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 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 highlight the Catamount player currently assigned to #20 on the WCU Preseason Roster:

#20 Jadarius Dobie

Position: Running Back
Height: 5-8
Weight: 170
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.
High School: Lakeland HS

Prior to Western Carolina: Multi-sport athlete who played football as an all-purpose back and ran track as a prep ... Rushed for over 1,000 yards over his final three seasons ... Was a regional qualifier in the 100-meter dash as a high school junior ... Ran a personal-best 10.46 in the 100-meter and a 22.36 in the 200-meter ... Listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports ... Originally committed to Sacramento State and Georgia Military.

Personal: Is the son of Ledarius Dobie and Tamara Stanford