| Quan Warley |
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 | Class: RS Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Thomasville, N.C.
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 | High School: Thomasville HS
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 | Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195
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 | Position: RB
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2008 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games, starting seven in the backfield ... Named to the inaugural Southern Conference All-Freshman team ... Rushed for a team-high 688 yards on 149 carries with two touchdowns ... Caught 20 passes for 130 yards including a long of 30 yards ... Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing barrier for the first-time in his collegiate career with a career-best 202 yards on 29 carries in Western's road win over Presbyterian becoming just the eighth different Catamount to surpass 200 yards rushing in a single-game, the first since 2000 ... Was named SoCon Freshman of the Week following his 200-yard effort ... Rushed for 102 yards on 22 carries against Georgia Southern, while also recording a career-best 50 yards receiving in earning his second SoCon Freshman of the Week plaudits ... He also sliced through the GSU defense for a nine-yard rushing touchdown late in the second quarter ... Carried the ball nine times for 90 and a 17-yard touchdown run in WCU's annual Spring Game.
2007 (Freshman): Suffered a broken ankle during preseason which required surgery on the non-load bearing bone ... Granted a redshirt ... Officially had one carry during WCU's annual Spring Game.
Prior to Western: Was a two-time Associated Press North Carolina Player of the Year marking just the third athlete to garner the award multiple times and the 16th running back all-time to earn the honor ... Warley joined Nick Maddox who went on to Florida State and Chris Leak who played at Florida ... Also a three-time all-conference and all-area selection ... Led the West with 68 yards on 10 carries in the 2007 East-West game ... Rushed for over 8,100 yards and 106 TDs in three seasons, leading Thomasville HS to three-consecutive state championships and a combined record of 45-3 ... Scored 82 touchdowns in his final two seasons as a prep.