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: Third-year player who will add solid depth to a deep and talented Blue Hen secondary as a sophomore...expected to open season as No. 2 strong safety behind senior and fourth-year starter Kyle Campbell...could also see action on special teams...looking to return to full strength after missing spring drills with a sports hernia...one of the team’s hardest hitters in the secondary...2005: Earned first varsity letter as a redshirt freshman...backup safety who also saw action on special teams...appeared in seven games with five starts at strong safety before missing the final three games with a shoulder injury suffered in the Maine game...ranked eighth on the team with 36 tackles, including 22 solo stops...had one tackle for loss and recovered a fumble...posted a career and season-high 10 tackles and added a fumble recovery vs. Richmond and also added six each vs. Towson and and Maine and five against James Madison...team went 6-5 under head coach K.C. Keeler...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, Rafiq, is a sophomore linebacker/defensive back for the Blue Hens...has one younger sister...sport management major with a minor in leadership...mother, Jasmine Gunthorpe, played basketball and volleyball at Stanford...enjoys cars and video games in spare time.