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2025 Catamount Football Roster

36 Ja'morri Downing

  • Position Nickelback
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
  • High School Stranahan HS

Biography

PRONUNCIATION: juh - MORE - ree

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in five games, each coming on special teams and as a defensive reserve … Credited with one tackle, making  his first career solo stop against VMI (Nov. 16) … Recorded five tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.

2022 (Freshman): Played in four games, 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 81 tackles including 63 solo stops and 25 tackles for loss with 10 sacks as a high school senior … Credited with nine passes defended … Also ran track as a prep, posting times of 11 flat in the 100m dash and 23 flat in the 200m dash.

Personal: Is the son of Sheneera Perry ... Has two siblings, Jamiya Downing and Paige Pocte.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
  • 15

    2022Freshman

    Safety
    6'0" 190 lbs
    15
  • 36

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Safety
    6'0" 200 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Safety
    6'0" 195 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Nickelback
    6'1" 195 lbs
    36