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🔄 Last Updated: July 24, 2026
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Western Carolina 2027 Football Commits
Western Carolina 2027 Football CommitsKnown Commitments: 2
North Carolina Commitments: 1
Offense: 1
Defense: 1
| WCU (2 COMMITS) | POS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL | COMMITED TO | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Street | QB | 6-0 | 175 | Charlotte, NC | Weddington HS | Western Carolina | Verbal 7/22/2026 | Dual-threat threw for 2,300+ and rushed for 500+ with 24 total TDs in 2025 |
| Dillon Hutcherson | LB | 6-0 | 218 | Blythewood, SC | Blythewood HS | Western Carolina | Verbal 7/3/2026 | 66 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT, 2 PBUs in 2025 |
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2027 Western Carolina Recruiting Snapshot
Recent Commitments
Jared Street Jr. | QB | Weddington HS
Committed to Western Carolina on July 22, 2026 after leading Independence High to a 10-3 record and third-round appearance in the 7A playoffs last season.
- Class: 2027
- Height/Weight: 6-0, 175
- Hometown: Charlotte, NC
- Offers: Offered by WCU after camping with the Catamounts in June. Reported 16+ Division 1 offers, including from FBS schools Wake Forest, Appalachian State, East Carolina, Army, Navy, Coastal Carolina and Liberty. FCS offers included Campbell, Gardner-Webb, Austin Peay, ETSU, Mercer, Samford, Southeast Missouri State, Wofford. Catawba, Mars Hill offered among D2 schools.
- Junior Season Stats (2025): At Independence High – completed 144-of-227 passes for 2,317 yards and 19 touchdowns; Also rushed 72 times for 511 yards, 5 touchdowns. (MaxPreps).
- Sophomore Season Stats (2024): At West Cabarrus High – completed 73-of-162 passes for 736 yards, 3 TDs; Also rushed 66 times for 456 yards, 1 TD.
- Notable: Transferred from Independence High in Charlotte to Weddington ahead of the 2026 season. Weddington was the team that knocked Independence out of the playoffs in 2025. Also played at West Cabarrus High.
- Academics: 3.55 GPA
Dillon Hutcherson, LB, Blythewood, SC (Blythewood HS)
- Committed to Western Carolina on July 3, 2026
- 6-0, 218-pound linebacker from the Class of 2027
- Junior season stats (2025): 66 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 2 pass breakups, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery
- Also reported offers from East Carolina, Campbell, North Carolina A&T, Gardner-Webb, The Citadel, East Tennessee State, Charleston WV (first offer)
- Also plays lacrosse for Blythewood
- 3.7 GPA
Western Carolina 2026 Football Commits
| WCU COMMIT | POS | HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | COMMITTED | VERBAL | SIGNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alant’e Reese | LB | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Choctawhatchee HS | Western Carolina | 1/19/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Brian Wheat | OL | Jacksonville, FL | West Nassau HS | Western Carolina | 12/3/2025 | 12/3/2025 |
| Caleb Tucker | QB | Woodbridge, VA | Woodbridge HS | Western Carolina | 2/1/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Caleb Young Jr. | ATH | Gainesville, FL | Buchholz HS | Western Carolina | 1/20/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Corey Swint | WR | Miami, FL | Killian HS | Western Carolina | 2/4/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Davis Waddell | TE | Cartersville, GA | Cartersville, HS | Western Carolina | 12/3/2025 | 12/3/2025 |
| Dylan Harris | DL | Ocala, FL | Vanguard HS | Western Carolina | 2/4/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Jake Morrow | QB | Grand Blanc, MI | Grand Blanc Community | Western Carolina | 2/4/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Jermiyah Douglas | CB | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas HS | Western Carolina | 12/3/2025 | 12/3/2025 |
| Mark Fitzgerald | K/P | Dublin, Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Western Carolina | 2/4/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Michael Davis Jr. | WR | Leesville, LA | Leesville HS | Western Carolina | 2/4/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Mouhamadou Mane | WR | Kathleen, GA | Veterans HS | Western Carolina | 2/1/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Quency “Que” Grant III | DB | Columbia, SC | Ridge View HS | Western Carolina | 2/1/2026 | 2/4/2026 |
| Santana Carlos | WR | Pembroke Pines, FL | Flanagan HS | Western Carolina | 12/3/2025 | 12/3/2025 |
| Terrell Poyser | CB | Busnell, FL | South Sumter HS | Western Carolina | 12/3/2025 | 12/3/2025 |
Future Transfer Tracker
Transfer activity for the 2027 recruiting cycle will be added following the 2026 season and when the transfer portal opens again in January 2027.
To read more about 2026 transfer movement across North Carolina, explore our FCS Transfer Tracker
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