High School: Standout at Gwynn Park High School for coach Danny Hayes...also played basketball as a freshman and ran track as a senior...played virtually every defensive position and was a wide receiver and tight end in football...led football teams to three county titles and a berth in the regional playoffs as a senior in 2003...three-year varsity letterwinner who was an all-league and all-county selection as a senior...posted 49 tackles in 2003, 89 tackles, five interceptions, and nine sacks in 2002, and 57 tackles and nine sacks in 2001....honor student...

At Delaware: Talented redshirt freshman with good size and quickness...one of team’s hardest hitters...should be a key member of UD defensive secondary and is projected as the top backup behind two-year starter Kyle Campbell at free safety entering the 2005 season...will also play key role on special teams...collected two tackles in spring game, including one for loss, after missing part of the fall after shoulder surgery...

2004: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...had surgery on right shoulder during the fall...team went 9-4, won the Atlantic 10 title, and advanced to the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals...

Personal: Jahiri ("juh-heary”) Andrew Gunthorpe...born April 30, 1986 in Berkeley, CA...guardians are Larry and Margaret Patterson...twin brother, Rafig, is also a redshirt freshman defensive back for the Blue Hens...has one younger sister...business management major with a minor in sport management...mother, Jasmine Gunthorpe, played basketball and volleyball at Stanford...enjoys cars and video games in spare time.