Traveon Freshwater

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-1
Weight:
270
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Elizabeth City
High School:
Northeastern HS
Major:
Sport Studies

Will open second season on ECU’s active roster battling for a two-deep role on the Pirates’ front line and as top-tier contributor on special teams … Was one of the most highly-regarded and publicized signees in program history and has continued development and acclimation process which should allow for additional snaps in 2021 … Delivers plenty of size, strength and intensity, but will have to overcome limited action in the first two campaigns before being in a position to fully impact the Pirates’ defense … Credited with a sack (-4 yards) during the Purple-Gold Spring game on April 24.

2020: Experienced action in one (1) game as a redshirt freshman, playing in the season opener against UCF … Did not appear in the remaining eight contests to close out the year … Credited with one tackle, an assisted stop (with Bruce Bivens) on a rushing play during the second quarter vs. the Knights at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

2019: Redshirted as a true freshman, thus did not experience any game-day snaps.

High School: A three-time Associated Press All-State selection (2016, 2017, 2018) on defense under head coach Antonio Moore … Named the Elizabeth City Daily Advance 2017 Area Player-of-the-Year … Was thrice chosen to the All-Northeastern Coastal Conference squad (both offense/running back and defense/end in 2017) … Was also the conference’s defensive player-of-the-year in 2017 … Earned All-USA North Carolina First-Team honors by USA Today … Helped the Eagles to a 49-8 four-year composite record (21-1 conference), which includes three conference titles, a 14-1 record in 2018 and an appearance in the NCHSAA Class 2-A championship game … Recorded 482 tackles (347 solo) with 80.0 career sacks (-439 yards) as a four-year starter on defense (48 games) … Registered at least five tackles in all 48 career contests played and recorded 10 or more stops 29 times … Averaged just over 10.0 tackles per outing … Offensively, rushed for 4,727 yards on 337 carries with 61 touchdowns … Ran for 1,000 or more yards in a season three-straight years, including a personal-best 2,015 yards as a junior … Authored 24 career 100-yard rushing games … Opened prep career playing in nine games and booked 64 tackles (54 solo) with 12.0 sacks (-71 yards) … During sophomore season, netted 150 stops (112 solo) with 22.0 sacks (-124 yards) in 14 contests … Carried the ball 110 times for 1,441 yards (103.0 ypg) with 23 scores … Followed sophomore season with a breakout junior year, registering 157 tackles (109 solo) with 27.0 sacks (-145 yards) … Offensively rushed for 2,015 yards on 118 carries with 22 TDs and 11 100-yard games … Integral part of a NHS program that went 13-1 record in 2017 and made a third-round state playoff appearance (lost to state champion Wallace-Rose Hill in a game where he rushed for 188 yards on 23 carries and made 12 tackles) … Top rushing performance as a junior was a career-best 253-yard effort vs. Clinton in the state playoffs … Sacked current ECU QB Holton Ahlers twice in the ’17 season opener which ended up being a 55-49 win for NHS over Conley (sack came at the NSH 10-yard line when Conley was vying to score the game-winning TD) … Named to 2018 Butkus Award High School Watch List prior to senior campaign … Closed out career recording third-straight season with at least 100 tackles (119) and 1,200-plus yards rushing (1,263) in 2018 … Additionally, registered 19 sacks for minus 99 yards … Scored 16 touchdowns on the ground with seven 100-yard contests … Participated in the U.S. Army All-American Game Combine in January, 2018 … Also lettered in basketball, averaging 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 25 career contests … Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com … Was listed as the 17th-best player in the state and the nation’s No. 16 inside linebacker by 247Sports.com, while Rivals.com rated him as the country’s No. 7 weakside defensive end … Officially committed to ECU on Aug. 6, 2018 … Also recruited by Duke, Michigan State, NC State, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest … Competed on ECU’s campus during the Pirates’ Beast of the East 7-on-7 Tournament in June, 2018 … Was invited to play in the 2018 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.

Personal: Son of Jennifer and Robert Freshwater … Head coach (Antonio Moore) first saw Freshwater play for the River City Rampage at age 7 … A sport studies major.