2019 WVU Football Prospectus by Joe Swan

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GENERAL Name of School: West Virginia University City: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 29,959 Nickname: Mountaineers School Colors: Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980) Capacity: 60,000 Surface: FieldTurf Affiliation: Football Bowl Subdivision Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. E. Gordon Gee (Utah, ’68) Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons (West Virginia, ’87) Official Web Site: WVUsports.com HISTORY First Year of Football: 1891 Seasons Played: 126 All-Time Record: 750-497-45 (.598) All-Time Bowl Record: 15-22 (.405) Last Postseason Appearance: 2018 Camping World Bowl Result: Lost 34-18 to Syracuse COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Neal Brown (Massachusetts, ’02) Record at School: First Year Career Record: 35-16 (4 years) Football Office Phone: (304) 293-4194 Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact Director of Football Communications Assistant Coaches Vic Koenning (Kansas State, ’83) – Defensive Coordinator Matt Moore (Valdosta State, ’96) – CoOffensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Chad Scott (North Carolina, ’04) – CoOffensive Coordinator/Running Backs Jahmile Addae (West Virginia, ’06) – Defensive Secondary Xavier Dye (Clemson, ’10) – Wide Receivers Jordan Lesley (Troy, ‘05) – Defensive Line Al Pogue (Alabama State, ’98) – Outside Linebackers Sean Reagan (North Georgia, ‘08) – Quarterbacks Blake Seiler (Kansas State, ’07) – Inside Linebackers Travis Trickett (West Virginia, ’07) – Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Coaching Staff Tyler Hancock (Kentucky Wesleyan, ’12) – Senior Analyst (Special Teams) Ryan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’12) – Offensive Anaylst Casey Vance (West Virginia, ’11) – Defensive Analyst Tyler Allen (LSU, ‘17) – Offensive Graduate Assistant Caleb Carbine (Troy, ‘14) – Offensive Graduate Assistant Tyler Orlosky (West Virginia, ’16) – Offensive Graduate Assistant Dylan August (West Virginia, ‘18) – Defensive Graduate Assistant Jovon Johnson (Ohio, ‘15) – Defensive Graduate Assistant Julian Miller (West Virginia, ’11) – Defensive Graduate Assistant Mike Molinari (West Virginia, ’14) – Special Teams Graduate Assistant

Administrative Staff Coleman Barnes (Kentucky, ’02) – Associate Athletics Director/Football External Affairs Robby Brown (Georgia Tech, ‘04) – Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Senior Analyst (Offense) Patrick Johnston (Troy, ‘17) – Director of Football Operations/Internal Affairs Will Johnson (West Virginia ’11) – Director of Player and Alumni Relations Brian Bennett (Louisville, ’11) – Director of Player Personnel Scott Gasper (West Virginia Wesleyan, ’98) – Offensive Recruiting Coordinator Casey Smithson (West Virginia, ’11) – Defensive Recruiting Coordinator Dan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’85) – Equipment Manager Aaron Malik (West Virginia, ’07) – Assistant Equipment Manager

Defense (24) Jake Abbott (LB), Jordan Adams (CB), Hakeem Bailey (CB), Dante Bonamico (S), E.J. Brown (S), Shea Campbell (LB), Josh Chandler (LB), Reese Donahue (DL), Adam Hensley (LB), Osman Kamara (S), Deamonte Lindsay (S), Exree Loe (LB), Sean Mahone (CB), Josh Norwood (CB), Jeffery Pooler Jr. (DL), Derrek Pitts Jr. (CB), Kenny Robinson Jr. (S), Zach Sandwisch (LB), JoVanni Stewart (S), Dante Stills (DL), Darius Stills (DL), Dylan Tonkery (LB), Keith Washington Jr. (CB), Stone Wolfley (DL) Specialists (6) Tevin Bush (KOR), Evan Staley (K/KO), Marcus Simms (PR/KOR), Rex Sunahara (LS)

Academic Staff Brittney O’Dell (Florida State, ’08) – Assistant Atheltics Director/Student-Athlete Development Zach Seger (West Virginia ‘14) – Academic Counselor Mary Bermingham (Old Dominion, ’12) – Learning Specialist Patty Harman (West Virginia, ’81) – Assistant Learning Specialist Meghan Hendrick (Saint Vincent, ’13) – Assistant Learning Specialist

40 .................2018 Statistics

14 .................Player Profiles

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS For more information on the West Virginia Mountaineers, contact Director of Football Communications, Mike Montoro or Senior Associate AD/Communications Michael Fragale. Office Phone: 304-293-2821 Press Box Phone: 304-293-3799 Fax: 304-293-4105 Official Web Site: WVUsports.com Director of Football Communications (Primary Contact): Mike Montoro E-Mail: mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu Cell Phone: 304-276-2605 Senior Associate AD/Communications: Michael Fragale E-Mail: michael.fragale@mail.wvu.edu Cell: 304-216-3834 Mailing Address: Sports Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Lost Starting Experience Offense (147) Joe Brown (OL/1), Yodny Cajuste (OL/30), Will Grier (QB/22), Isaiah Hardy (OL/7), Gary Jennings (WR/22), Matt Jones (OL/25), Dominique Maiden (WR/2), David Sills V (WR/26), Trevon Wesco (TE-FB/12)

Overnight Mailing Address: Sports Communications Office West Virginia University 217 Coliseum 3450 Monongahela Blvd. Morgantown, WV 26505

Specialists (38) Billy Kinney (P/38)

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Specialists (91) Tevin Bush (KOR/20), Marcus Simms (KORPR/33), Evan Staley (K-KO/25), Rex Sunahara (LS/13)

Defense (127) Dravon Askew-Henry (S/51), Toyous Avery Jr. (S/16), Kenny Bigelow Jr. (DL/12), David Long Jr. (LB/31), Jabril Robinson (DL/12), Ezekiel Rose (DL/5)

Lettermen Returning (47) Offense (17) Jack Allison (QB), Chase Behrndt (OL), Leddie Brown (RB), Michael Brown (OL), Jacob Buccigrossi (OL), Tevin Bush (WR), Lorenzo Dorr (RB), Jovani Haskins (TE/FB), Colton McKivitz (OL), Kennedy McCoy (RB), Martell Pettaway (RB), Josh Sills (OL), Marcus Simms (WR), T.J. Simmons (WR), Alec Sinkfield (RB), Logan Thimons (TE/FB), Kelby Wickline (OL)

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Defense (7) Kenny Bigelow Jr. (DL), Dravon Askew-Henry (S), Toyous Avery Jr. (S), Brendan Ferns (LB), David Long Jr. (LB), Jabril Robinson (DL), Ezekiel Rose (DL)

Defense (107) Hakeem Bailey (CB/10), Charlie Benton (LB/1), Shea Campbell (LB/6), Reese Donahue (DL/24), Josh Norwood (CB/10), Derrek Pitts Jr. (S/2), Kenny Robinson (S/20), Zach Sandwisch (LB/1), JoVanni Stewart (S/12), Dylan Tonkery (LB/14), Keith Washington Jr. (CB/7)

TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Record: 8-4 Big 12 Record/Finish: 6-3/T-3 Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: Multiple Lettermen Returning: 47 (17O/24D/6ST) Lettermen Lost: 19 (10O/7D/2ST) Starters Returning: 17 (5O/6D/6ST) Starters Lost: 14 (7O/5D/2ST)

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10...........Coach Neal Brown

Returning Starting Experience Offense (95) Jack Allison (QB/1), Chase Behrndt (OL/3), Colton McKivitz (OL/35), Kennedy McKoy (RB/12), Martell Pettaway (RB/3), Josh Sills (OL/21), T.J. Simmons (WR/6), Marcus Simms (WR/10), Alec Sinkfield (RB/1), Kelby Wickline (OL/3)

Sports Medicine Staff Dr. A.J. Monseau (West Virginia, ’07) – Medical Director/Head Team Physician Vince Blankenship (Georgia, ’09) – Interim Head Athletic Trainer/Athletic Rehabilitation Specialist and Physical Therapist Chris Schultheiss (James Madison, ’98) – Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Lettermen Lost (19) Offense (10) Joe Brown (OL), Yodny Cajuste (OL), William Crest Jr. (WR), Will Grier (QB), Isaiah Hardy (OL), Gary Jennings Jr. (WR), Matt Jones (OL), Dominique Maiden (WR), David Sills V (WR), Trevon Wesco (TE/FB)

Specialists (2) Billy Kinney (P/H)

Strength and Conditioning Staff Mike Joseph (Fairmont State, ’99) – Assistant Athletics Director/Head Coach for Football Strength and Conditioning Rafael Horton (Fort Valley State, ‘10) – Assistant Head Coach for Football Strength and Conditioning Alex Mitchell (Ohio, ’12) – Strength and Conditioning Coach Chad Snodgrass (West Virginia, ’11) – Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Tight Ends/Fullbacks

Lettermen Returning (2): Jovani Haskins (r-Jr.), Logan Thimons (r-Jr.) Non-Lettermen Returning (5): Elijah Drummond (r-Jr.), Joseph Turner (r-So.), T.J. Banks (r-Fr.), Jesse Beal (r-Fr.), Mike O’Laughlin (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (1): Trevon Wesco (r-Sr.) Starts Returning (0) Starts Lost (10): Trevon Wesco (10)

OFFENSE Quarterbacks

Lettermen Returning (1): Jack Allison (r-Jr.) Non-Lettermen Returning (2): Trey Lowe III (r-Fr.), Trent Jackson (r-Fr.) Additions (1): Austin Kendall (r-Jr.) Lettermen Lost (1): Will Grier (r-Sr.) Starts Returning (1): Allison (1) Starts Lost (22): Grier (22) • Quarterbacks coach Sean Reagan is known for developing record-setting quarterbacks, working eight years with coach Neal Brown at Texas Tech and Troy … at Troy, he coached quarterback Brandon Silvers in 2016, who was selected first-team All-Sun Belt Conference and finished as school’s all-time leader in touchdowns responsible for … Silvers had highest completion percentage by a freshman in NCAA history … coached another quarterback, Corey Robinson, who set Sun Belt record for touchdown passes, completions, passing yards and total offense • WVU has to replace Grier (6-2, 221), a two-year starter, who finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy Award voting in 2018 and won the Senior CLASS Award … during his two years under center, he completed more than 500 passes for 7,354 yards and 71 touchdowns • Allison (6-6, 208) was Grier’s backup for the 2018 season, seeing action in seven games … earned his first start against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl … for the season, he completed 23-of-45 for 352 yards, a touchdown and a long of 48 yards … completed 17-of-38 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown in his start against Syracuse • Lowe III (6-2, 220) redshirted his first season … his only action of the season was in a limited role against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Kendall (6-1, 218) graduated from Oklahoma in December and transferred to WVU in January … served as a backup quarterback to the last two Heisman Trophy winners

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Running Backs

Lettermen Returning (5): Kennedy McKoy (Sr.), Martell Pettaway (Sr.), Lorenzo Dorr (r-Jr.), Alec Sinkfield (r-So.), Leddie Brown (So.) Non-Lettermen Returning (1): T.J. Kpan (r-So.) Lettermen Lost (0) Starts Returning (16): McKoy (12), Pettaway (3), Sinkfield (1) Starts Lost (0) • Running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator Chad Scott served as the tight ends/hybrids coach at North Carolina (2016-18) … ninth-year together with Brown, having coached with him at Kentucky, Texas Tech and Troy … UNC offense finished No. 31 nationally in total offense in 2018 … part of offensive staff that set more than 40 offensive records in 2016 • McKoy (6-0, 208) returns for his final season after leading the Mountaineers ground game in 2018 with 802 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and scoring eight touchdowns … also had 17 receptions for 224 yards and a touchdown … has played 38 career games • Pettaway (5-9, 205), also a senior, was the secondleading rusher in 2018, finishing with 623 yards and six touchdowns … also had 61 yards receiving and a touchdown … has played in 23 career games • Brown (6-0, 214) registered 446 yards and four touchdowns in his first year in the backfield … had two receptions, including a season long 25-yard touchdown • Sinkfield (5-9, 186) played in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2018 … limited for most of the season due to an ankle injury … finished with 68 yards and a touchdown in limited carries

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• Inside receivers and tight ends coach Travis Trickett has been an offensive coordinator for the last six years of his career, four years at Samford and the last two years at Georgia State … WVU graduate who spent five years as a student assistant on Rich Rodriguez’s Mountaineer staff in the mid-2000s … after leaving West Virginia, Trickett served graduate assistantships under Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban before getting his first full-time job at Samford • WVU has to replace Wesco, who was the team’s primary tight end target the past three years … the 2018 All-Big 12 Conference First Team honoree played in all 12 games and started 10 … finished with 26 catches for 366 yards and a touchdown • Haskins (6-5, 246) returns at tight end after logging 224 plays in 2018, including 181 on offense … finished with 16 catches for 148 yards and a touchdown • Thimons (6-1, 231) returns at fullback after seeing action on 92 plays in 2018 in his first year after being moved from linebacker last spring

Wide Receivers

Lettermen Returning (3): Marcus Simms (Sr.), T.J. Simmons (r-Jr.), Tevin Bush (Jr.) Non-Lettermen Returning (8): Isaiah Esdale (r-So.), Ricky Johns (r-So.), Randy Fields Jr. (r-Fr.), Kwincy Hall (r-Fr.), Sam James (r-Fr.), Kolby Mack (r-Fr.), Dillon Spalding (r-Fr.), Bryce Wheaton (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (4): William Crest Jr. (r-Sr.), Dominique Maiden (Sr.), Gary Jennings Jr. (Sr.), David Sills V (Sr.) Starts Returning (16): Simms (10), Simmons (6) Starts Lost (48): Jennings Jr. (22), Sills V (26) • WVU wide receivers coach Xavier Dye came from Clemson where he was a graduate assistant coach for the past two years, working with the receivers … played receiver at Clemson (2007-10) … on staff with the Tigers when they won the 2018 CFP National Championship … receivers coach and offensive coordinator at Woodmont High School for one year, spent two years at Greenville High School, serving the first year as the receivers coach (2014) before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2015, while still coaching the receivers • WVU must replace two-time All-American Sills V, who finished his career with 132 catches for 2,097 yards and 35 touchdowns … he is the only player in WVU history to have 15 or more receiving touchdowns in two or more seasons … the Mountaineers also have to replace two-time All-Big 12 Conference receiver Jennings Jr., who finished with 168 career catches for 2,294 yards and 17 touchdowns • Simms (6-0, 195) played in 11 games, starting 10, and was the third-leading receiver with 46 catches for 699 yards and two touchdowns • Simmons (6-0, 195) played in 12 games, starting six, and was the fourth-leading receiver on the team with 28 catches for 341 yards and a touchdown • Bush (5-6, 165) saw action in 11 games at inside receiver, finishing with 14 catches for 209 yards and a touchdown

• Competing for time on the field this spring: Esdale (6-0, 204) redshirted after transferring from Eastern Arizona College last year … Johns (6-3, 195) moved from safety to receiver last year … Fields Jr. (6-2, 196), Hall (5-5, 158), James (6-0, 180), Mack (5-11, 185), Spalding (6-1, 215) and Wheaton (6-3, 218) redshirted as freshmen last year

Offensive Line

Lettermen Returning (6): Colton McKivitz (T/r-Sr.), Kelby Wickline (T/r-Sr.), Chase Behrndt (G/r-Jr.), Michael Brown (G/r-Jr.), Jacob Buccigrossi (C/r-Jr.), Josh Sills (G/r-Jr.) Non-Lettermen Returning (10): Zach Davis (G/rJr.), Nate Green (T/r-Jr.), Daniel Buchanan (T/r-So.), Eric Sjostedt (T/r-So.), Adam Stilley (C, r-So.), Tyler Thurmond (T/r-So.), Noah Drummond (G/r-Fr.), Briason Mays (C/Fr.), Blaine Scott (G/Fr.), Junior Uzebu (T/r-Fr.) Additions (1): James Gmiter (G/r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (4): Joe Brown (T/r-Sr.), Yodny Cajuste (T/r-Sr.), Isaiah Hardy (G/Sr.), Matt Jones (C/r-So.) Starts Returning (62): McKivitz (35), Sills (21), Behrndt (3), Wickline (3) Starts Lost (63): Cajuste (30), Jones (25), Hardy (7), J. Brown (1)

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• Leading the offensive line will be veteran line coach and co-offensive coordinator Matt Moore … Moore and Brown are in their eighth year together … this is Moore’s fifth year as a coordinator … at Troy in 2017, offensive line finished No. 6 nationally in offensive line efficiency and No. 12 in fewest sacks allowed … tutored left tackle Antonio Garcia, the highest drafted player in Sun Belt Conference history, and three times his Trojan offensive lines led college football in the fewest sacks allowed … also has Big 12 experience working five seasons at Texas Tech from 2007-11 • The WVU OL paved the way for the offense to average 512.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 8 nationally • The offense averaged 40.3 points per game, No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally • The offense was ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally for most passing yards per game (351.3) • The Mountaineers have to replace starters Cajuste (LT), Hardy (LG) and Jones (C) … Cajuste was a FWAA Second Team All-American and the Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year … started 30 games over the past four years … Jones started 25 games over the past three years at center and Hardy started seven games at guard last year • McKivitz (6-7, 312) is back for his fourth year at right tackle … has played in 38 games and started 35, both team highs … used on 921 offensive plays in 2017 and 870 in 2018 … most of any returning player with 2,883 … led the Mountaineers in 2018 with 26 knockdowns • Sills (6-6, 328) is back for his third year at left guard … has played in 25 career games and started 21 at guard … saw action on 681 offensive plays in 2017 and 864 in 2018 … second on the team with 24 knockdowns in 2018 • Battling for spots will be Wickline (6-4, 301), who adds experience at tackle, and Behrndt (6-4, 298) has experience at guard • Michael Brown (6-3, 355) has limited experience at guard • Center Buccigrossi (6-3, 307) will be out for the spring after having shoulder surgery in early March … looking to earn time on the field will be Mays (6-3, 302) at center, Uzebu (6-5, 308) and Thurmond (6-5, 296) at tackle and Scott (6-4, 328) at guard • Gmiter (6-3, 302) is competing at guard this spring after moving from defensive tackle

Linebackers

Lettermen Returning (7): Shea Campbell (r-Sr.), Adam Hensley (Sr.), Jake Abbott (r-Jr.), Zach Sandwisch (r-Jr.), Dylan Tonkery (r-Jr.), Exree Loe (r-So.) and Josh Chandler (So.) Non-lettermen Returning (6): Charlie Benton (r-Jr.), Rashon Lusane (r-Jr.), VanDarius Cowan (r-So.), Luke Williams (r-So.), Jaydon McGhee (r-So.), Henry Cook (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (2): Brendan Ferns (r-Jr), David Long Jr. (r-Jr.) Additions (1): Drew Joseph (Fr.) Starts Returning (22): Tonkery (14), Campbell (6), Benton (1), Sandwisch (1) Starts Lost (31): Long Jr. (31)

REESE DONAHUE

DEFENSE Defensive Line

Lettermen Returning (5): Stone Wolfley (r-Sr.), Reese Donahue (Sr.), Jeffery Pooler Jr. (r-Jr.), Darius Stills (Jr.), Dante Stills (So.) Non-Lettermen Returning (6): Brenon Thrift (r-Sr.), Nate Green (r-Jr.), Connor Barwis (r-So.), Sam Cookman (r-So.), Tyrese Allen (r-Fr.), Tavis Lee (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (3): Kenny Bigelow Jr. (r-Sr.), Jabril Robinson (r-Sr.), Ezekiel Rose (Sr.) Additions (2): Quondarius Qualls (r-Sr.), Taijh Alston (Jr.) Starts Returning (24): Donahue (24) Starts Lost (29): Bigelow Jr. (12), Robinson (12), Rose (5) • Coaching the defensive line will be Jordan Lesley … came with Brown to West Virginia from Troy … working in his sixth year with Brown … during the last three years, Troy’s defense ranked No. 4 nationally among non-power 5 schools in scoring defense … in 2018, defense was No. 10 nationally in sacks and No. 16 in tackles for loss … in 2018, he had three all-conference selections … his defensive end, Rashaad Dillon was the conference player of the year in 2016, first Troy player to win it since DeMarcus Ware in 2004

• Two starters from a year ago, Bigelow Jr. and Robinson, will have to be replaced … Bigelow Jr. finished with 20 tackles, including 15 solo stops, two sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble … Robinson finished with 31 tackles, including 17 unassisted tackles, four tackles for loss and two pass breakups • Rose played in 12 games and started one … will have to replaced after seeing a lot of time at defensive end … he finished with 19 tackles, including 12 unassisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, an interception and two quarterback hurries • Donahue (6-4, 276), who started 11 games at end last year, is back for his senior season … he finished with 24 tackles, including 13 solos stops, one sack, two tackles for loss and recovered a fumble • Looking to compete for playing time and possible starting positions this spring will be Dante Stills (6-3, 292), a freshman All-American, played in 12 games in 2018 and finished with 16 tackles, including 13 unassisted stops, three sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles … Darius Stills (6-1, 290) played in all 12 games and registered 12 tackles, including eight solo stops, a sack and 3.5 tackles for loss …. Pooler Jr. (6-2, 258) saw action in 11 games and finished with two solo tackles, including a sack • Looking to add to the mix will be Allen (6-3, 297), Lee (6-2, 252) and Wolfley (6-4, 260) • Alston (6-4, 245) enrolled in January and Qualls (6-1, 233) was moved from Sam linebacker to end during the offseason … Qualls missed most of the 2018 season after sustaining a knee injury during the spring … played in the Camping World Bowl, will still be slowed during the spring, but can participate

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• Coaching the inside linebackers will be Blake Seiler … was on Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder’s Kansas State staff for 10 years, including the 2018 season as defensive coordinator … member of Vic Koenning’s staff at Kansas State in 2009 … in 2017, Kansas State was No. 13 nationally in rushing defense and was No. 2 in the Big 12 in turnover margin … coached a pair of All-Americans in 2016, including the league’s defensive player of the Year, Jordan Willis • The outside linebackers will be coached by Al Pogue … he worked for the past four years with Brown at Troy … in 2018, Troy was ranked No. 5 nationally in interceptions with 18 … during the last four years, Troy was No. 2 nationally in takeaways and No. 7 nationally in interceptions … Blace Brown had 12 interceptions over the past three seasons, tying for No. 3 nationally in active career picks • WVU will have to replace Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and All-American Long Jr. … he tied the school record with 19.5 tackles for loss in 2018 … also led the Mountaineers with 111 tackles, including 76 solo stops … also had eight sacks, four pass breakups, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble • Tonkery (6-0, 228) and Campbell (6-0, 238) handled most of the snaps at the Mike linebacker position last year … Tonkery started the first five games in 2018 … sustained a leg injury and missed three games before coming back for limited snaps against TCU … then missed the remainder of the season … will participate in the spring … finished with 22 tackles, including 10 unassisted tackles, one sack, six tackles for loss and a pass breakup in 2018 • Campbell filled in for Tonkery at Iowa State and started the next five games before missing the Oklahoma game with an injury … returned to play in the Camping World Bowl … finished with 40 tackles, including 25 solo tackles, a sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup • Competing this spring at Bandit linebacker will be Loe (6-0, 218) and Sandwisch (6-2, 230) … Loe played in 11 games and saw action on defense and special teams, being used on 193 plays, including 33 on defense … he finished with eight tackles, including a sack, three tackles for loss, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles … Sandwisch played in 10 games and finished with 13 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss … used on 198 plays, including 137 on defense • Competing at Will linebacker will be Chandler (5-11, 234) … played in all 12 games as a true freshman and finished with 14 tackles, including assisting on a tackle for loss and nine solo tackles and a fumble recovery … saw action on 177 plays, including 60 on defense

… Benton earned the starting nod at strong-side linebacker for the Tennessee game and played in 14 plays on defense before the injury … Hensley played in six games before a knee injury ended his season at Iowa State … Cowan (6-4, 235) transferred to WVU from Alabama in August 2018, and sat out to complete transfer requirements and will be competing for a linebacker spot this spring

Cornerbacks

Lettermen Returning (4): Jordan Adams (r-Sr.), Hakeem Bailey (r-Jr.), Josh Norwood (r-Sr.), Keith Washington Jr. (r-Sr.) Non-lettermen Returning (3): Barry Moreland (r-Sr.), Devan Wade (r-Sr.), Malachai Ruffin (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (0) Additions (2): Dreshun Miller (Jr.), Naim Muhammad (Fr.) Starts Returning (27): Bailey (10), Norwood (10), Washington Jr. (7) Starts Lost (0) • Former hard-hitting safety and staff assistant Jahmile Addae returns home to WVU as the defensive secondary coach and will work with the corners … four-year starter, two-year all-conference and two-year captain for West Virginia … spent last three years coaching defensive backs at Arizona and Minnesota • The cornerback position returns starters Bailey (6-0, 192), Norwood (5-10, 179) and Washington Jr. (6-1, 178) and looks to build depth • Bailey played in 12 games and started six as a redshirt junior in 2018 … he finished with 42 tackles, including 31 solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, had an interception, forced a fumble and one pass breakup • Norwood played in 12 games and started 10 … team’s third-leading tackler with 64 tackles, including 49 solo stops, four tackles for loss, tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles and had a team-leading 11 pass breakups • Washington Jr. played in 12 games and started seven … No. 2 on the team in interceptions with three, returning one for a touchdown at Texas Tech to seal the victory … No. 2 in pass breakups with nine … also had 40 tackles, including 33 solo stops, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble • Adams (5-11, 181) and Miller (6-1, 192) will be competing for time this spring … Adams added depth and was used on special teams in 2018 … saw action in nine games and finished with seven tackles, including one for loss … Miller enrolled in January after playing at Eastern Arizona College in 2018

Safeties

Lettermen Returning (6): Deamonte Lindsay (r-Sr.), JoVanni Stewart (Sr.), Dante Bonamico (r-Jr.), Osman Kamara (r-Jr.), Kenny Robinson Jr. (Jr.), E.J. Brown (r-So.) Non-lettermen Returning (2): Rashon Lusane (r-So.), Kwantel Raines (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (2): Dravon Askew-Henry (r-Sr.), Toyous Avery Jr. (r-Sr.) Additions (2): Kerry Martin Jr. (Fr.), Jayvon Thrift (Fr.) Starts Returning (34): Robinson (20), Stewart (12), Pitts Jr. (2) Starts Lost (67): Askew-Henry (51), Avery Jr. (16)

• Longtime defensive coordinator Vic Koenning will work with the safeties … this will be the fifth year that Brown and Koenning have worked together … has been a defensive coordinator for more than 20 years, including five different Power 5 schools … the last three years his units have been at the top of their leagues and one of the top teams in the country in sacks, tackles for loss and takeaways … brings Big 12 experience as a former coordinator at Kansas State • WVU must replace multi-year starters Askew-Henry and Avery Jr. … Askew-Henry set the school record for most starts in a career (51) … fifth-leading tackler on the squad in 2018 with 54 tackles, including 37 solo tackles, five tackles for loss and two interceptions … Avery Jr. was the sixth-leading tackler with 44 tackles, including 28 solo stops, one sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a pass breakup • Robinson Jr. (6-2, 202), Pitts Jr. (6-1, 184) and Stewart (5-9, 197) return with starting experience and should start the spring competing for starting roles in the new defensive system • Robinson Jr. started all 12 games at free safety in 2018 and led the Mountaineers with four interceptions … WVU’s returning tackling leader with 77 stops, including 52 unassisted tackles, two tackles for loss, four pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery • Pitts Jr. played in nine games last year, seeing action on 230 defensive snaps … registered 27 tackles, including 22 solo stops, a sack and five tackles for loss … he had an interception, four pass breakups, forced a fumble and returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown • Stewart will see action at Spear, a nickel-safety position … he was used at safety his first two years and moved to Sam linebacker last year due to team injuries … he played 12 games and started 11 … finished as the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 54 tackles, including 38 unassisted stops … second on the team in sacks (4) and tackles for loss (10.5) … also had a fumble recovery

• Bonamico (5-8, 185), Kamara (5-10, 203), Lindsay (6-1, 208) and Raines (6-3, 208), along with former cornerbacks who were moved to safety this spring, Long (5-11, 196), Mahone (5-11, 202) and newcomer Martin Jr. (6-0, 185), will look to add to the mix and compete for time

EVAN STALEY

SPECIAL TEAMS Lettermen Returning (5): Rex Sunahara (LS/r-Sr.), Marcus Simms (KR-PR/Sr.), Evan Staley (K-KO/r-Jr.), Tevin Bush (KOR/Jr.) Non-lettermen Returning (4): Kyle Poland (LS/r-So.), JP Hadley (LS/r-Fr.), Casey Legg (K/r-Fr.), Evan Matthes (P/r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (1): Billy Kinney (P-H/r-Sr.) Additions (0) • Simms (6-0, 195) returned kicks and punts last year, earning All-Big 12 First Team honors as a kickoff returner (Athlon Sports) and fourth team as a punt returner (Athlon Sports) … he finished with 10 kickoff returns for 17.6 yards per return average and had a long of 35 yards, and had a 9.7 yards per punt return average with a long of 25 yards … Bush had seven returns for an 18.6 yards per return on kickoffs with a long of 27 yards • Staley (6-1, 188) is WVU’s kicker and handles the kickoffs as well … finished with a teamleading 107 points for the season … connected

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on 16-of-20 field goal attempts for the season, including hitting his final 12 … had a season-long 49 yarder against Kansas and Syracuse … hit two or more field goals in five games and three or more in two games … finished with 74 kickoffs for 4,187 yards, averaging 56.6 yards per kickoff and had 24 touchbacks • Sunahara handles the snapping duties and Poland and Hadley will compete for snapping duties as well … the Mountaineers will have to identify a new holder this spring • WVU will have to replace three-year punter Kinney … named all-Big 12 Conference third team (Athlon Sports) … averaged 41.0 yards on 41 punts with a long of 54 yards and six punts of 50 yards or more … placed 13 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, 17 fair catches and three that found the end zone for touchbacks • Legg (6-4, 199) and Matthes (6-1, 214) redshirted last year and will compete for time on the field as a kicker and punter, respectively

F O O T B A LL

ROSTER

No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Jordan Adams

5-11

181 r-Sr.

Reisterstown, Md./Franklin

Jake Abbott

6-0

220 r-So.

Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

Tyrese Allen

6-3

297 r-Fr.

Paintsville, Ky./Paintsville

Jack Allison

6-6

208 r-Jr.

1vl

Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto/Miami

Taijh Alston

6-4

245

Jr.

Carthage, N.C./Copiah-Lincoln CC

Hakeem Bailey

6-0

192 r-Sr.

2vl

Atlanta, Ga./Pebblebrook/Iowa Western CC

T.J. Banks

TE/FB 6-4

252 r-Fr.

Duquesne, Pa./East Allegheny

Connor Barwis

6-0

278 r-So.

Reading, Pa./Exeter Township

Jesse Beal

TE/FB 6-6

253 r-Fr.

Washington, D.C./South County

Cl.

Exp.

Hometown/High School/Previous School

Chase Behrndt

6-4

298 r-Jr.

1vl

Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette

Charlie Benton

6-1

223 r-Jr.

Opelika, Ala./Opelika/Butler CC

Dante Bonamico

5-8

185 r-Jr.

1vl

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport

EJ Brown

5-10

204 r-So.

1vl

Stone Mountain, Ga./Tucker

Leddie Brown

6-0

214

So.

1vl

Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti

Michael Brown

6-3

355 r-Jr.

1vl

Compton, Calif./Paramount/Eastern Arizona CC

Jacob Buccigrossi

6-3

307 r-Jr.

1vl

Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills

Daniel Buchanan

6-4

304 r-So.

Gilbert, W.Va./Mingo Central

Tevin Bush

5-6

165

Jr.

1vl

New Orleans, La./Landry-Walker

Shea Campbell

6-0

238 r-Sr.

1vl

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

Josh Chandler

5-11

234

So.

1vl

Canton, Ohio/Canton-McKinley

Henry Cook

6-3

233 r-So.

Westminster, Md./South Carroll

VanDarius Cowan

6-4

235 r-So.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Alabama

Sam Cookman

6-2

244 r-So.

Romney, W.Va./Hampshire

Zach Davis

6-2

312 r-Jr.

St. Marys, W.Va./St. Marys

Reese Donahue

6-4

276

Sr.

3vl

Milton, W.Va./Cabell Midland

Lorenzo Dorr

5-9

198 r-Jr.

Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend

Elijah Drummond

TE/FB 6-0

234 r-Jr.

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport

Noah Drummond

6-1

275 r-Fr.

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport

Isaiah Esdale

6-0

204 r-So.

Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian/Eastern Arizona CC

Randy Fields Jr.

6-2

196 r-Fr.

Newark, Del./St. Frances Academy

James Gmiter

6-3

302 r-Fr.

Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park

Nate Green

6-4

265 r-Jr.

Wellsburg, W.Va./Brooke

JP Hadley

6-2

258 r-Fr.

Lacey, N.J./Donovan Catholic

5-5

158 r-Fr.

Washington, D.C./St. Frances Academy

TE/FB 6-5

246 r-Jr.

1vl

Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield/Miami

232

2vl

Centerville, Ohio/Centerville

Kwincy Hall

Jovani Haskins

Adam Hensley

6-2

Sr.

Trent Jackson

6-2

205 r-Fr.

Stevensville, Md./Kent Island

Sam James

6-0

180 r-Fr.

Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill

Ricky Johns

6-3

195 r-So.

North Wales, Pa./North Penn

Drew Joseph

5-8

195

Fr.

Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston

Osman Kamara

5-10

203 r-Jr.

2vl

Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt

Austin Kendall

6-1

218 r-Jr.

Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson/Oklahoma

T.J. Kpan

5-9

178 r-So.

McMurray, Pa./Peters Township/Seton Hill

Tavis Lee

6-2

252 r-Fr.

Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg

Casey Legg

6-4

210 r-Fr.

Charleston, W.Va./Cross Lanes Christian

Deamonte Lindsay

6-1

208 r-Sr.

2vl

Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg

Exree Loe

6-0

218 r-So.

1vl

Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown Area

Jake Long

5-11

196 r-Jr.

1vl

Columbus, Ohio/Hamilton Township

Trey Lowe III

6-2

220 r-Fr.

Collierville, Tenn./Bolivar Central

Rashon Lusane

5-11

208 r-Jr.

Norristown, Pa./Malvern

Kolby Mack

WR 5-11

185 r-Fr.

Oak Park, Mich./Oak Park

Sean Mahone

5-11

202 r-Jr.

2vl

Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota West

Kerry Martin Jr.

6-0

185

Fr.

Charleston, W.Va./Capital HS

Evan Matthes

6-1

21t

r-Fr.

Reston, Va./South Lakes

Briason Mays

6-3

302 r-Fr.

Bolivar, Tenn./Bolivar Central

[

No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Exp.

Colton McKivitz

6-7

312 r-Sr.

3vl

Hometown/High School/Previous School Jacobsburg, Ohio/Union Local

Kennedy McKoy

6-0

208

Sr.

3vl

Lexington, N.C./North Davidson

Dreshun Miller

6-1

192

Jr.

Kennesaw, Ga./Eastern Arizona College

Barry Moreland

5-11

198 r-Sr.

Zion, Ill./Zion Township/Central Lakes College

Naim Muhammad

5-10

204

Fr.

Bowie, Md./DeMatha Catholic/Fork Union

Josh Norwood

5-10

179 r-Sr.

1vl

Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta/NW Miss. CC

Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Laughlin

TE/FB 6-5

251 r-Fr.

Glen Ellyn, Ill./Fenwick

Martell Pettaway

Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King

1 51 13 33

5-9

205

Sr.

3vl

Derrek Pitts Jr.

6-1

184

Jr.

2vl

Dunbar, W.Va./South Charleston

Kyle Poland

6-2

232 r-Jr.

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

Jeffery Pooler Jr.

6-2

258 r-Jr.

1vl

Dayton, Ohio/Dunbar

Quondarius Qualls

6-1

233 r-Sr.

1vl

Farmerville, La./Union Parish/NW Mississippi CC

Kwantel Raines

6-3

208 r-Fr.

Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa

Josh Ritchie

6-0

267 r-Fr.

Morgantown, W.Va./University Wilkinsburg, Pa./Imani Christian

Kenny Robinson Jr.

6-2

202

Jr.

2vl

Malachai Ruffin

5-9

185 r-Fr.

Nashville, N.C./Nash Central

Zach Sandwisch

6-2

230 r-Jr.

1vl

Woodville, Ohio/Central Catholic West Portsmouth, Ohio/Sciotoville Community

Blaine Scott

6-4

328 r-Fr.

Josh Sills

6-6

328 r-Jr.

2vl

Sarahsville, Ohio/Meadowbrook

T.J. Simmons

6-2

201 r-Jr.

1vl

Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville/Alabama

Marcus Simms

6-0

195

3vl

Bowie, Md./Sherwood

Alec Sinkfield

5-9

186 r-So.

Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage Ystad, Sweden/Bristol Academy of Sport

Sr.

Eric Sjostedt

6-3

268 r-So.

Dillon Spalding

6-1

215 r-Fr.

Lorton, Va./South County

Evan Staley

6-1

188 r-Jr.

1vl

Romney, W.Va./Hampshire

JoVanni Stewart

5-8

197

Sr.

3vl

Katy, Texas/Katy

Adam Stilley

6-0

285 r-So.

Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg

Dante Stills

6-3

292

So.

1vl

Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

Darius Stills

6-1

290

Jr.

2vl

Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

Rex Sunahara

6-6

235 r-Sr.

1vl

Bay Village, Ohio/Rhode Island

Logan Thimons

TE/FB 6-1

231 r-Jr.

Sarver, Pa./Freeport Area

Brenon Thrift

Monroeville, Pa./Gateway/Penn State

36 70 10

Dylan Tonkery

Joseph Turner

6-1

292 r-Sr.

Jayvon Thrift

5-9

195

Irwin, Pa./Norwin

Tyler Thurmond

6-5

296 r-So.

Buford, Ga./Buford

6-0

228 r-Jr.

2vl

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport

TE/FB 6-0

225 r-So.

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

Fr.

Junior Uzebu

6-5

308 r-Fr.

Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta

Devan Wade

5-9

178 r-Sr.

Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South Prattville, Ala./Prattville/Copiah-Lincoln CC

Keith Washington Jr. CB

6-1

178 r-Sr.

1vl

Bryce Wheaton

6-3

218 r-Fr.

Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Holly Springs

Kelby Wickline

6-4

301 r-Sr.

2vl

Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater/Jones JC

Luke Williams

6-0

228 r-Jr.

Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South

Stone Wolfley

6-4

260 r-Sr.

2vl

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

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S I GN IN G

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August 2018 Enrollees VanDarius Cowan, LB, 6-4, 233, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens HS/Alabama Transferred to West Virginia in August after playing as a freshman for Nick Saban at Alabama in 2017 … part of a Crimson Tide squad that finished 13-1 and won the national championship … saw action in seven games as an outside linebacker … earned his first career action against Tennessee and saw playing time against LSU, Mississippi State, Mercer, Auburn, Clemson and Georgia ... recorded one quarterback hurry against LSU ... totaled his first two career tackles in the win over Mercer … played for coach Rob Freeman at Palm Beach Gardens High … tabbed a Florida Class 8A All-State Third Team selection by the Associated Press in his senior season ... selected to the Palm Beach Post Super 11 as a junior and senior ... accumulated 104 tackles, including 13 for loss, with seven sacks and four forced fumbles as a junior for the Gators ... rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … No. 67 overall prospect by rivals, No. 78 by 247Sports and No. 216 on ESPN 300 … No. 4 outside linebacker nationally by 247Sports, No. 7 by rivals and No. 13 by ESPN … No. 13 player from Florida by rivals, No. 15 by 247Sports and No. 32 by ESPN … named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as the No. 3 outside linebacker ... participated in Nike’s The Opening ... took part in the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge ... formerly offered by Florida State, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss and Oregon.

Isaiah Esdale, WR, 6-1, 203, Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian/Eastern Arizona College Transferred to West Virginia in August … saw action at receiver against Youngstown State during the 2018 season … played for coach John O’Meara at Eastern Arizona Community College …. teammate of current Mountaineers Joe and Michael Brown … helped lead the Monsters to an 8-4 record and a victory in the Salt City Bowl … finished with 10 catches for 319 yards, averaging 31.9 yards per catch and three touchdowns … also saw time on defense, finishing with two interceptions (both returned for touchdowns) and a pass breakup … had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown against Las Cruces and an eight-yard interception returned for a score against Phoenix … had a season-high three catches for 54 yards and a touchdown against Arizona Western … two receptions for 66 yards and a touchdowns against Hutchinson in the Salt City Bowl … also had an 89-yard touchdown reception

passing for 88 yards and a touchdown … redshirted as a sophomore in 2017 … named one of squad’s offensive scout team players of the year … as a true freshman in 2016, he played in two games in a backup role ... finished with 143 passing yards and 16 completions, most ever in a season by a true freshman under head coach Bob Stoops, while his two passing touchdowns tied Paul Thompson (2002) for most ... made debut by playing entire second half vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/10) and finished with 108 yards and two touchdowns on 12-of-15 passing ... entered Kansas game (10/29) in third quarter and finished 4-of-7 for 35 yards and added 26 yards rushing on three carries ... enrolled at Oklahoma in January 2016 and participated in spring practice … played for coach David Johnson at Cuthbertson High … completed 63.9 percent of passes for 2,627 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 268 yards and six more scores as a senior ... threw for 4,461 yards on 310-for-513 passing (60.4 percent) with 49 touchdowns as a junior … ranked as a four-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and Scout, and three-star by 247Sports ... selected for 2016 Semper Fi All-American Bowl ... ranked as No. 77 high school prospect nationally by rivals and No. 162 by ESPN ... touted as No. 4 pro-style quarterback by rivals, the No. 7 pocket passer by ESPN, No. 16 pro-style QB by 247Sports and No. 20 overall quarterback by Scout ... selected as No. 8 player in state of North Carolina by ESPN, No. 9 by rivals and No. 18 by 247Sports ... formerly offered by Auburn, Clemson, Miami, NC State, Tennessee and West Virginia.

against Pima ... played for Coach Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy … earned Maryland All-State Second Team honors as a senior … teammate of current Mountaineer David Sills V … finished with 1,000 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns as a senior.

January 2019 Enrollees Taijh Alston, DL, 6-5, 240, Carthage, N.C./Union Pines/Copiah-Lincoln CC Played for coach Glen Davis at Copiah Lincoln Community College … earned All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) First-Team honors … recorded 78 tackles, including seven sacks, 15 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries last year while helping team to a 6-4 record … 51 of his tackles were solo and his 78 total were second on the team and fifth in the conference … three-star rating from ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … ranked No. 13 prospect in North Carolina by 247Sports, No. 6 at defensive end and No. 54 nationally … in high school, he was a three-year varsity starter as a defensive end for coach Ryan Riggan at Union Pines … completed prep career with 13.5 sacks and averaged 6.5 tackles per game … finished with 96 tackles, 7.0 sacks and 16.0 tackles for loss as a senior captain … had 77 stops, including five sacks and 13 tackles for loss as a junior … recorded 54 tackles as a sophomore … earned All- Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference First-Team honors … also played tight end … Charlotte Observer ranked him as a top25 recruit in North Carolina … three-star rating per 247Sports and Scout … ranked as the No. 3 defensive end in the state, No. 46 in region and was included among nation’s top 120 performers by Scout. com … also a standout in basketball ... attended East Carolina before transferring to Copiah-Lincoln CC … also received offers from NC State, North Texas, Appalachian State and Western Kentucky.

Kerry Martin Jr., CB, 6-1, 179, Charleston W.Va./Capital HS Played for coach Jon Carpenter at Capital High … two-time Class AAA All-State First-Team selection … two-time All-USA Today West Virginia First Team Defense … three-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference First Team Offense (2017-18) … selected to the All-Kanawha Valley Team four times … passed for 2,164 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior at Capital … also rushed for 800 yards and 12 scores … as a quarterback, he guided Capital to WVSSAC Class AAA semifinals for three consecutive seasons (2016-18) … team captain … 2017 MSAC and KV Player of the Year … as a freshman, he was a member of the 2015 Capital High football team that finished as the WVSSAC Class AAA runner-up, … for his career, Martin passed for 6,845 yards and 85 touchdowns … rushed for 2,383 yards and 37 scores … also had 23 receptions, 385 receiving yards and four

Austin Kendall, QB, 6-2, 219, r-Jr., Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson/ Oklahoma Played for coach Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma … as a redshirt sophomore in 2018, he played in six games ... completed 3-of-4 passes for 28 yards and rushed three times for 17 yards against Kansas State (10/27) ... completed lone attempt for six yards against Texas (10/6) ... made first career start versus Baylor (9/29) and played one series ... played majority of second half vs. Florida Atlantic (9/1) and was 8-of-10

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touchdowns … defensive totals include 55 tackles, one sack, five interceptions, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles … also had a blocked field goal and two defensive touchdowns, including a pick-six and a fumble returned for a touchdown … set five school records … rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … rated No. 72 safety in the nation by 247Sports, No. 77 by ESPN … No. 5 ranked recruit in West Virginia by 247Sports, No. 6 by rivals and ESPN … also received offers from Army, Cincinnati and Rutgers.

Dreshun Miller, DB, 6-2, 185, Kennesaw, Ga./Sprayberry/Eastern Arizona College Played the past two seasons for Coach John O’Meara at Eastern Arizona College … named All-WSFL All- League and All-Region … in 2018, he registered 44 tackles, including three tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … also had one interception that he returned for a touchdown … in 2017, he collected 41 tackles, including three tackles for loss and an interception … two-year totals of 85 tackles, six tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups and two interceptions … led Eastern Arizona to the 2018 Junior College National Championship Game … earned Defensive Most Valuable Player honors for the 2017 Salt City Bowl … rivals ranks him the No. 7 overall junior college recruit and the No. 2 cornerback … four-star rating by rivals, 247Sports and ESPN coming out of high school … played for Coach Billy Shackelford at Sprayberry High School … earned All-Region 7-5A Division B First Team honors ... also was a member of the Sprayberry track team … also received offers from LSU, Texas A&M, Houston, Kentucky, Tennessee and Auburn.

Signees

Jared Bartlett, LB, 6-2, 213, Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill HS Played for coach Lenny Gregory at Collins Hill High … finished the 2018 season with 78 tackles, which were second on the team … his 51 solo tackles were also second on the team … led Collins Hill with 15 tackles for loss … excellent pass rusher with five sacks and a team-leading 11 quarterback hurries … also collected 78 tackles as a junior with 60 solo stops and eight tackles for loss … two-year totals of 156 tackles (117 solo), 10 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, 13 quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries … for his career, averaged 7.8 tackles per game … also spent time at running back, accounting for eight touchdowns in two years and 10.5 yards per carry … with conversions, scored 50 points in two years for the Eagles … a two-year letterwinner in high school … also a standout track performer at Collins Hill … earned all-county first-team honors as a senior … was a twotime All-Regional 6-7A Defensive performer … named All-Gwinnett County Honorable Mention as a junior … rated a three-star prospect from ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … ESPN lists him as the No. 106 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 124 best prospect in Georgia … 247Sports ranks him No. 125 nationally at outside linebacker … rivals ranks him the No. 104 best overall prospect in Georgia … MaxPreps ranked him No. 120 in the state of Georgia … also received offers from Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse and Wake Forest.

Donavan Beaver, OL, 6-7, 310, Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax HS Played for coach Eric Ludden at Massaponax High School … two-time All-VHSL All-State … three-time All- 5D Region, All-Commonwealth District First Team and Fredericksburg Free Lance Star All-Area selection … as a senior, he helped lead the Panthers to an 11-2 record and a spot in the state quarterfinals … part of an offense that ran for more than 4,400 yards, averaged 7.2 yards per carry, had 15 100-yard rushing performances, scored 54 rushing touchdowns and averaged 34.3 points per game … as a junior, the Panthers averaged 261.1 rushing yards per game, had four 100-yard rushing performances and scored 29 touchdowns … three-star rating by ESPN, rivals, and 247Sports… No. 72 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports and No. 95 by ESPN … No. 20 prospect in Virginia by 247Sports, No. 22 by ESPN and No. 24 by rivals … also received offers from Florida, Louisville, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Pitt, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Rivalry All-Star Game … transferred to Highland Springs for his senior year from Hermitage High … as a junior at Hermitage, he caught 47 passes for 709 yards and 13 touchdowns … rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … ranked No. 19 in the state of Virginia by rivals, No. 28 by ESPN, No. 29 by 247Sports … rated the No. 78 receiver in the nation by rivals and No. 122 by 247Sports … also received offers from Air Force, Army, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Navy and North Carolina.

Terence Doston, 5-11, 160, WR, Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough HS Played for coach Earl Garcia at Hillsborough High School … caught 21 passes for 354 yards and five touchdowns as a senior … returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the team’s season opener against Plant … hauled in a pair of touchdown receptions against Blake … finished with eight catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns against Tampa Bay … ranked No. 20 in Tampa Bay Times’ HomeTeam 100 Countdown last August … led Hillsborough to the FHSAA Class 6A playoffs as a junior … also a standout outfielder on the Hillsborough baseball team, who plans to play on the Mountaineer baseball team … hit .361 with 12 runs scored, 12 RBIs and eight stolen bases as a junior on the baseball diamond, earning honorable men¬tion all-county … advanced to the Florida state track meet in the long jump … three-star football rating by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … also received offers from Cincinnati, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Stanford and UCF.

Jordan Jefferson, DL, 6-4, 300, Navarre, Fla./Navarre HS Played for coach Jay Walls at Navarre High … 2018 Pensacola News Journal All-Area First Team Defensive Line … played in 13 games as a senior and finished with 60 tackles, including 42 solo stops, five sacks and 22 tackles for loss … also forced a fumble, had a fumble recovery and blocked two field goals … helped lead Navarre High to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 6A District 2 Championship and advance to the Region 1 Finals (state quarterfinals) … selected to the North roster of the 2018 Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game … finished his career at Navarre playing in 27 games and finishing with 115 tackles, including 68 solo, 11 sacks, 35 tackles for loss, 26 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two blocked field goals … also received offers from Kansas State and Louisville.

Nicktroy Fortune, 5-11, 182, CB, Roswell, Ga./Central Gwinnett HS Played for coach Todd Wofford at Central Gwinnett High … earned all-region honors in 2018 … recipient of the 2018 Black Knight Award, which goes to top overall player on the team … helped the Black Knights to the Georgia 7A playoffs in 2018 … finished with 50 tackles, including 39 solo stops, four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and five pass breakups as a senior … team captain … selected to play in the Gwinnett County AllStar Game … registered 34 tackles, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups as a junior … also ran track at Central Gwinnett … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … ranked as the No. 76 overall recruit in Georgia by ESPN … also received offers from Virginia, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Syracuse and Wisconsin.

Rashean Lynn Jr., S, 6-5, 200, Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa HS Played for coach Ryan Schneider at Cocoa High … 2018 Florida All-State team … as a senior, he played in 10 games and caught 30 passes for 440 yards and four touchdowns ... helped guide Cocoa to a 10-4 record, finishing the season as the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 4A Region 3 champions and the Class 4A state runner-up … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … ranked No. 68 in the state of Florida by rivals and No. 67 by 247Sports … rated the No. 68 receiver nationally by 247Sports … also received offers from Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky, Oregon, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, Virginia and Wake Forest.

Ronald “Ali” Jennings WR, 6-1, 180, Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS Played for coach Loren Johnson at Highland Springs High … 2018 VHSL All-State First Team … 2018 All-Richmond Metro Area First Team … 2018 All-Class 5A (Region B) First Team Offense selection … in 2018, he caught 40 passes for 874 yards and seven touchdowns … led Highland Springs to a perfect 15-0 record and the 2018 VHSL Group 5A State Championship, defeating Stone Bridge, 37-26 … selected to the North roster of the 2018 Virginia Big River

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Tavian Mayo, CB, 5-11, 180, Leesburg, Ga./Lee County HS Played for coach Dean Fabrizio at Lee County High … named 6A All-Region First Team in 2018 … also earned honorable mention all-state honors by the Atlanta Journal

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Constitution … Albany Herald Dynamite Dozen selection … led the Trojans to a 15-1 record and Georgia 6A state championship … Lee County also played in the 2018 GEICO State Champions Bowl Series on Dec. 22 … registered 31 tackles, nine pass breakups and two interceptions as a senior … recorded seven interceptions and returned three for touchdowns as a junior … also finished with 57 tackles, 17 pass breakups and three blocked kicks in 2017 … helped Lee County win the 2017 state championship, finishing with a 14-1 record … team captain … rated as a three-star recruit by rivals and 247Sports … rated as the No. 67 cornerback in the nation by rivals and No. 89 by 247Sports … listed as the No. 67 player in Georgia by rivals and No. 96 by 247Sports … also received offers from Nebraska, Duke, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Maryland, Michigan, NC State, Pitt and USF.

Tony Mathis, 6-0, 191, RB, Orlando, Fla./Cedartown HS Played for coach Doyle Kelley at Cedartown High School … Class 5-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year in 2018 … earned the team’s inaugural Nick Chubb Award in leading the Bulldogs to the GHSA playoffs in 2018 … finished with 1,042 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 169 carries in 2018 … team captain … selected to play in the Rising Senior Game in 2017 … helped Cedartown to a 10-win season as a junior … ran for 1,035 yards and added 407 receiving and 402 return yards in 2017, earning all-region honors … 2017 Rome News-Tribune All-Area Second Team selection … scored 27 total touchdowns as a junior… rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, rivals and ESPN.com … also ran track at Cedartown … ranked as the No. 53 running back nationally by rivals … also received offers from Iowa State, Louisville, Purdue and Wake Forest.

Kolton McGhee, K/P, 6-0, 175, Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle HS Played for coach Justin Wheeler at Bishop Guilfoyle High … four-year starting kicker and punter … two-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) First Team All-State kicker and punter … two-time all-area kicker … 2018 Mr. Pennsylvania Football nominee … nominated to play in the 2018 Big 33 Football Classic … helped lead Bishop Guilfoyle to a 51-6 four-year record, including back-to-back state championships in 2015 and 2016 and three undefeated regular seasons … went 29-for-29 on PATs and made 7-of-8 field goal attempts as a senior, with a long of 46 yards … also kicked off 48 times for 2,901 yards, averaging 60.4 yards per kickoff …

32 of his kickoffs went for touchbacks in 2018 … longest kickoff of the season went for 74 yards … also punted 34 times for 1,570 yards, averaging 46.2 yards per punt … of his 34 punts, his longest went for 67 yards and 16 landed inside the 20-yard line … scored 50 total points in 2018, averaging 4.2 per game … 2017 MaxPreps Junior All-American … 2016 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American … converted 232of-242 (95.9%) PATs and 26-of-31 (83.9%) field goals in his career, with a long of 52 yards … in total, he scored 312 points for the Marauders, averaging 5.6 per game … kicked off 357 times in his career for 20,429 yards, aver¬aging 57.2 yards per kickoff, and tallied 183 career touchbacks, with a long of 75 yards … punted 98 times in his career for 4,342 yards, averaging 44.3 yards per punt … the longest punt of his career went for 72 yards, and he placed 43 punts inside the 20-yard line … earned a five-rating as a kicker and No. 4 overall nationally by Kornblue Kicking Top 50 … ranked 4.5 among punters and is No. 18 nationally by Kornblue Punting Top 50 … rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … rated No. 3 nationally among kickers in the 2019 recruiting class by 247Sports … ranked No. 27 in Pennsylvania by ESPN, No. 36 by 247Sports … also received offers from Army and Rutgers.

Parker Moorer, OL, 6-4, 283, Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek HS A two-way lineman for coach Michael Palmieri at Mallard Creek High … 2018 I-Meck 4A All-Conference Team … helped guide Mallard Creek to a 10-1 record in 2018, including a 7-0 record in the I-Meck Conference and a No. 9 ranking in the state … was a member of an offense that scored 475 points (43.2 per game) … the Mavericks earned a No. 1 overall seed in the 2018 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A Football Championships … selected to play in the 82nd Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas in 2018 … in 2017, he was a part of a Mallard Creek team that secured a 14-1 overall record and finished as the state runner-up in the NCHSAA 4A Football Championship … in 2015, was a member of the Mallard Creek team that won the NCHSAA 4AA Football Championship and finished the season with a 15-2 overall record … rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … rated as No. 82 offensive tackle nationally by ESPN … rivals ranks him as the No. 23 high school prospect in North Carolina, No. 41 by ESPN, No. 43 by 247Sports … also received offers from Maryland, Colorado State, Louisville, Marshall, Rutgers, Syracuse, UCF and Virginia.

Ositadima “Osita” Smith, S, 6-2, 198, Bowie, Md./Wilde Lake HS

Class 4A State Championship for three consecutive seasons … finished his career with 63 tackles, including 43 solo tackles, two sacks and 16 tackles for loss … recovered a fumble, has five career interceptions and a pick-six … offensively, he recorded 971 rushing yards for 18 touchdowns, averaging 9.5 yards per carry and has three 100-yard performances … caught 11 passes for 261 yards and five touchdowns … finished with 1,385 all-purpose yards, including 128 interception return yards … rated as a four-star prospect by rivals and three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN … ranked No. 26 safety nationally by rivals, No. 41 by 247Sports and No. 74 by ESPN … earned a No. 7-ranking in Pennsylvania by rivals, No. 8 by 247Sports and No. 15 by ESPN … also received offers from Baylor, Boston College, Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, Vanderbilt and Virginia.

Played for coach Michael Harrison at Wilde Lake High … 2017 and 2018 All-Howard County First Team se-lection … 2017 AllState and All-Baltimore Metro First Team selection … played in 10 games in 2018, tallying 101 total tackles, including 50 solo stops, 7.5 sacks, 21 tackles for loss … led his team in sacks, tackles for loss, registered five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns … also led his team with 26 receptions for 467 yards and eight touchdowns, finishing with 875 all-purpose yards … played in 29 career games, recording 243 total tackles, 20.5 sacks and 61 tackles for loss, 10 passes defended, seven fumble recoveries, seven forced fumbles and a blocked punt … returned three of his seven fumble recoveries for touchdowns … on offense, finished with 50 receptions for 969 yards, with a long of 65 yards and 12 touch-downs, averaging 19.4 yards per catch … finished with 335 punt return yards and 675 kickoff return yards for 2,163 career all-purpose yards … as a sophomore, he finished with 78 tackles, including seven sacks and 21 tackles for loss … named to ESPN 300 … rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports and a three-star prospect by rivals … rated the No. 26 safety nationally by 247Sports, No. 40 wide receiver by ESPN and No. 62 athlete by rivals … ranked No. 5 recruit in Maryland by ESPN, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 12 by rivals … also received offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Marshall, Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers and Wake Forest.

Jalen Thornton, DL, 6-2, 250, Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill HS A two-way lineman at Indian Hill for coach Tony Arcuri … earned All-Ohio Division IV First Team honors as a senior, and was a third-team member as a junior … team captain … helped lead Indian Hill to a 9-3 overall record, 6-1 mark in the Cincinnati Hills Conference and the second round of the state playoffs … regis¬tered 89 tackles, including 45 solo stops, 11.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss … named Cincinnati Hills Conference Defensive Player of the Year, two-time all-conference first team and twotime all-region selection … for his career, he finished with 215 tackles, including 101 solo stops, 16.5 sacks and a fumble recovery … as a junior, he finished with 91 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … ranked in the top 50 by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports and No. 75 defensive end nationally by 247Sports … also received offers from Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kentucky … father, John, was a two-time All-Big East and Sports Network All-America First Team performer playing for Hall of Fame coach Don Nehlen at West Virginia … had a 10-year NFL career with the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals.

Tykee Smith, S, 5-10, 190, Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter Institute HS Played for coach Nick Lincoln at Imhotep Charter High … 2017 USA Today Pennsylvania All-American … 2017 All-Philadelphia Public League First Team selection … twotime team captain … in 2018, he played in 10 games, finishing with 26 total tackles, including 17 solo tackles and eight tackles for loss … also tallied an interception and a fumble recovery … his solo tackles were third best on the team, while his tackles for loss, fumble recoveries and interceptions were No. 2 on the team … offensively, led the Panthers in rushing, carrying the ball 60 times for 502 yards, averaging 8.4 yards per carry and had a long of 95 yards … had a team-leading two 100-yard rushing performances and finished second on the team with 516 all-purpose yards … scored nine times, leading his team in scoring … helped lead Imhotep Charter to an 11-3 record and a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 4A State runner-up finish… in his career, helped lead the Panthers to a 37-6 record and the PIAA

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Winston Wright, WR, 5-10, 160, Pooler, Ga./Memorial Day School Played for coach Michael Thompson at Memorial Day School … three-time all-state and all-region selection … earned all-city first-team honors … named team’s most valuable player and leadership award recipient … helped lead Memorial Day to two state titles and a spot in the state semifinals

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as a senior … finished with 700 rushing yards and more than 1,000 receiving yards in 2018 … named the Savannah Morning News High School Player of the Week when he finished with more than 200 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns (48- and 65-yard touchdown catches, 75-yard punt return and a 15-yard run for a score) in the GISA quarterfinals against Brentwood … earned a spot on WJCL’s Big 22 squad … as a junior, he had 940 receiving yards and 631 rushing yards … All-Savannah News First Team selection on both sides of the ball … as a sophomore, he ran for 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging more than 11.0 yards per carry … also had 700 receiving yards and three touchdowns … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … No. 52-rated athlete by 247Sports, No. 66 by 247Sports and No. 85 by ESPN … rated the No. 82 recruit in Georgia by rivals, No. 86 by 247Sports and No. 91 by ESPN … also received offers from Boston College, Colorado State, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, North Carolina, Temple, UCF, USF and Wake Forest.

Brandon Yates, OL, 6-4, 285, Middletown, Del./Liberty Baptist Academy Played offensive tackle for coach Richard Muraco at Liberty Baptist Academy (Las Vegas, Nevada) … as a senior, named All4A Desert Southeast Conference First Team and All-Southeast Region … helped Liberty advance to the state semifinals of the Class 4A state playoffs … as a junior, helped lead Liberty to an 11-2 record, a spot in the state semifinals and a No. 2 ranking in the state … team averaged 357.4 yards per game and finished with 63 touchdowns … threestar prospect by ESPN, rivals, and 247Sports … rated No. 8 in Nevada by ESPN and No. 9 by 247Spoorts … ranked No. 100 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports and No. 115 by ESPN … also received offers from Arizona State, Boise State, Colorado State, USC, Utah and Washington State.

Neal Brown, one of six FBS coaches to win 10 or more games in each of the last three years, was named West Virginia University’s 35th head football coach on Jan. 5, 2019. Since arriving in Morgantown, Brown has spent every waking hour trying to add a spark to an already successful program in an attempt to break down the proverbial door to winning championships. Brown has preached his “All-In” Football, Family, Fun philosophy and encouraged every group, whether players, recruits, coaches, staff, alumni, boosters or Mountaineer Nation, to get on board. Brown’s program philosophy translates to wins on the field, in the classroom, in the community and on the recruiting path. His goal is to develop the total person, on and off the field. With 31 wins over the past three seasons, Brown’s philosophy has proven to be a winning formula. Brown has spent the last four years as the head coach at Troy University, compiling a 35-16 record, including 3-0 in bowl games. The Trojans posted a 31-8 record (.795) over the past three seasons, tying for the highest winning percentage nationally among non-Power 5 schools. Troy won 17 of its last 20 games and 22 of its last 26 with Brown at the helm. After directing the Trojans to the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship, Brown was honored as the league’s coach of the year.

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During his highly successful tenure at Troy, Brown’s signature wins included a 24-21 victory in 2017 at then-No. 22 ranked LSU in Baton Rouge, which snapped the Tigers’ 49-game nonconference home winning streak and a 24-19 win at Nebraska on Sept. 15, 2018. Also impressive was his team’s narrow 30-24 loss at eventual 2016 national champion Clemson. In 2018, Troy finished 10-3, including a victory over Buffalo in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. The Trojans finished 7-1 in conference play and won five of their last six games to finish the year. The 2017 campaign featured an 11-win season for Troy, including a victory over North Texas in the New Orleans Bowl. The Trojans once again finished with a 7-1 conference mark, earning Brown his first conference championship. Troy finished the season with the 27th most votes in the final Amway Coaches Poll, marking the highest final ranking by a Sun Belt Conference squad in league history. Troy faced seven bowl teams and posted a 6-1 mark in those games. Additionally, the Trojans played three conference or conference division champions – Boise State (Mountain West), Akron (MAC-East) and North Texas (C-USA West). Troy finished 10-3 in 2016, including a 6-2 mark in the Sun Belt and a victory over Ohio University in the Dollar General Bowl. The Trojans became the first Sun Belt Conference school to ever open a season with eight wins in its first nine games, and they became the first league school to appear in a major top 25 poll, checking in at No. 25 in the Associated Press’ Nov. 13 poll. Additionally, Brown’s 2016 squad tied for the best turnaround in the country (6 wins). Prior to Brown’s first season at Troy in 2015, he spent two years (2013-14) as the offensive coordinator under Mark Stoops at Kentucky. Under his direction, he led the Wildcats to some new heights on the offensive side of the football. The Wildcats posted over 440 yards of total offense in three Southeastern Conference games in 2014, its highest total since 2001. The Wildcats totaled 380 yards or more of total offense in their first three SEC games in 2014 – Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina – marking the first time a UK team had done so since 1998. Kentucky scored 21 offensive touchdowns in SEC play in 2014. The two years prior to Brown being named offensive coordinator, Kentucky had a combined 21 offensive touchdowns in SEC play. He also spent three years at Texas Tech (2010-12) as the offensive coordinator after his first stint at Troy as an assistant coach from 2006-09. As Texas Tech’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the Red Raiders ranked in the nation’s top-seven teams in passing offense, top-15 in total offense and top-25 in scoring offense, having increased production in all three categories each year since 2010. TTU finished the 2012 season second nationally in passing with 355.9 yards per game, 13th in total offense at 495.4 yards per game and 20th in scoring with 37.5 points per game.

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Quick Facts Birthday: March 11, 1980 Age: 39 Hometown: Danville, Kentucky Education: Massachusetts, ’02 (bachelor’s degree – business management) Massachusetts, ’05 (master’s degree – business administration) Wife: Brooke Children: Adalyn (11), Anslee (8), Dax (4) Record at WVU: First Year Overall Record (Years): 35-16 (4 years)

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Year-by-Year Year School

Position

Record

2018 Troy Head Coach 10-3 Dollar General Bowl Champions 2017 Troy Head Coach 11-2 Sun Belt Conference Champions Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Champions 2016 Troy Head Coach 10-3 Dollar General Bowl Champions 2015 Troy

Head Coach

4-8

2014 Kentucky

Assistant Coach (OC/QB)

5-7

2013 Kentucky

Assistant Coach (OC/QB)

2-10

2012 Texas Tech Assistant Coach (OC/QB) 7-5 Meineke Car Care Bowl Champions 2011 Texas Tech

Assistant Coach (OC/QB)

5-7

2010 Texas Tech Assistant Coach (OC/QB) 8-5 TicketCity Bowl Champions 2009 Troy Assistant Coach (OC/QB) 9-4 GMAC Bowl Sun Belt Conference Champions

The 2012 campaign was an expansion of the success from 2011, when Texas Tech ranked 13th nationally in total offense at 470.6 yards per game. The Red Raiders lit the scoreboard at a tune of 33.8 points per contest. In his first season in Lubbock, Brown’s offense notched 460.2 yards of total offense per game, 318.9 passing, and scored at a 33.1-point clip as Tech went 8-5 and won the TicketCity Bowl. At Troy, Brown was the inside receivers coach the first two years with the Trojans before transitioning to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2008-09. Troy won four Sun Belt Conference titles and appeared in three bowl games during Brown’s initial tenure. He began his coaching career with one-year stints at UMass (2003), Sacred Heart (2004) and Delaware (2005). At Delaware, Brown served as wide receivers coach, starting three freshman wideouts as the Blue Hens posted a 6-5 record. In 2004, Brown coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers at Sacred Heart, boasting the top-ranked scoring offense in the conference. In 2003, he was the tight ends coach and offensive line assistant at Massachusetts, helping the Minutemen win a share of the Atlantic-10 championship and a berth in the FCS playoffs. Brown was a wide receiver at Kentucky for three years (1998-2000) before finishing his career at UMass in 2001-02. He was a member of two bowl teams with the Wildcats and was named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. While at UMass, he was an Atlantic 10 All-Academic honoree and an NCAA Division I-AA Athletic Directors’ Academic All-Star team selection. Brown graduated from UMass with a bachelor’s degree in business management in 2002 and earned his master’s degree in business administration in 2005. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Brown grew up in Bardstown, Kentucky, before moving to Danville, Kentucky, where he was an all-state wide receiver at Boyle County High School, finishing his career as the No. 2 receiver in state history. Brown, and his wife, Brooke, have two daughters, Adalyn and Anslee, and a son, Dax.

2008 Troy Assistant Coach (OC/QB) 8-5 New Orleans Bowl Sun Belt Conference Champions 2007 Troy Assistant Coach (Inside Receivers) 8-4 Sun Belt Conference Champions 2006 Troy Assistant Coach (Inside Receivers) 8-5 New Orleans Bowl Champion Sun Belt Conference Champions 2005 Delaware

Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)

6-5

2004

Assistant Coach (QB/Wide Receivers)

6-4

Sacred Heart

2003 Massachusetts Assistant Coach (TE/OL Assistant) 10-3 NCAA FCS Playoffs Atlantic 10 Conference Champions

Brown’s Record at West Virginia: First Year Overall Record: 35-16 (4 Years)

THE BROWN FAMILY: Adalyn, Dax, Neal, Anslee and Brooke

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Koenning @CoachVic_WVU Hometown: Owasso, Okla. Alma Mater: Kansas State (’83) Family: Wife – Tracey; Children - Kimberly, Brady, Camden, Jackson Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 34 Bowl Games Coached: 10

Moore

@CoachMooreWVU Hometown: Canton, Ga. Alma Mater: Valdosta State (’96) Family: Wife – Kelly; Children – Tanner, Reece, Sutton Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 8

WVU FOO TB A L L

COACHING STAFF

CHAD

JA H MI L E

Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Running Backs

Addae

X AV I E R

Defensive Secondary

Wide Receivers

@Coach_Addae

@Xdye21

SCOTT

@CoachChadScott Hometown: Plant City, Fla. Alma Mater: North Carolina, ‘04 Family: Wife – Shambrica; Children - Kori, Jakobe Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 5

Hometown: Valrico, Fla. Alma Mater: West Virginia ‘06 Family: Wife - Maryann; Children - Agyeman and Ayden Year at WVU: 2 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 13 Bowl Games Coached: 7

dYE

Hometown: Greenwood, S.C. Alma Mater: Clemson, ‘11 Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 4 Bowl Games Coached: 3

J O RDAN

LESLEY

Defensive Line

POGUE

SEAN

Outside Linebackers

Quarterbacks

@CoachLesley_WVU

@coachalpogue

@CoachSeanReagan

Hometown: Fulton, Miss. Alma Mater: Troy, ‘06 Family: Wife - Ann-Katherine; Children - Mary-Kate, Mae-Blake Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 3

Hometown: Mobile, Ala. Alma Mater: Alabama State, ‘98 Family: Wife – Nikita; Children – Allison, Nasir Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 8 Bowl Games Coached: 4

Reagan Hometown: Conyers, Ga. Alma Mater: North Georgia, ‘08 Family: Wife – Elizabeth; Children – Heidi, Chloe, Maggie Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 12 Bowl Games Coached: 5

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T R AV I S

MI K E

Inside Linebackers

Tight Ends/Inside Receivers

@Coach__Seiler

@CoachTTrickett

Assistant Athletics Director/ Head Coach for Football Strength and Conditioning

Hometown: Goddard, Kan. Alma Mater: Kansas State, ‘07 Family: Wife – Inge; Children – Elle, Brynn Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 11 Bowl Games Coached: 8

trickett

Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss. Alma Mater: West Virginia, ‘07 Family: Wife – Tiffany; Children – Maverick, Camilla Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 13 Bowl Games Coached: 5

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@WVU_FB_Strength Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va. Alma Mater: Fairmont State, ‘99 Family: Wife – Andre; Children – Quincy, Brolin Year at WVU: 13 Year in Coaching: 21

J O RDAN

Adams

CB, 5-11, 181, r-Sr. Franklin Reisterstown, Md.

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Allison

QB, 6-6, 208, r-Jr. Miami Palmetto, Fla.

2018 (r-Jr.)

2018 (r-So.)

• Saw action in 10 games • Added depth at cornerback • Finished with seven tackles, including five solo stops and a tackle for loss • Had two solo tackles, including a tackle for loss against Baylor • Finished with two solo tackles against Kansas

• Played in seven games and started one • Has completed 23-of-45 pass attempts for 352 yards and a touchdown • Completed 27-of-35 for 277 yards with a long 48 yards against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Threw his first career touchdown pass, a 36-yarder to Gary Jennings Jr., vs. Baylor • Finished 4-of-4 for 43 yards and the score against the Bears • Made his Mountaineer debut vs. Youngstown State

2017 (r-So.)

• Did not see game action

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements • WVU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year • WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Baylor

2016 (r-Fr.)

• Saw action in four games • Added depth at cornerback and used on special teams • Season-high 13 plays against Baylor

2016 (Fr.) - Miami • Redshirted

2015 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Consensus four-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and Scout • Rated as eighth-best quarterback in country and 19th–best overall prospect in state of Florida in 247Sports’ Composite Rankings • Ranked No. 68 in ESPN300 rankings • Under Armour All-America Game selection • Was selected to semifinals of Elite11 quarterback competition in Los Angeles, California • Threw for over 1,400 yards and had 11 touchdown passes senior year, completing 62.1 percent of his passes • Threw just five interceptions during his senior campaign

High School

• Three-year starter for coach Anthony Burgos at Franklin High • Two-time 2013 Maryland Class 3A/4A All-State Second Team • Helped team to a 13-1 record and a 7-0 mark in the region as a senior • Team captured the Maryland Class 3 A state championship with a 35-21 victory over Damascus • Finished with 31 catches for 454 yards and three touchdowns as a senior • Long catch went for 51 yards, and he averaged 14.6 yards per catch • Collected 42 tackles for the season • Led Franklin to the 2013 Class 3A state championship • In 2013, he caught 50 passes for 763 yards and five touchdowns • Long catch went for 89 yards and he averaged 15.3 yards per catch • Added 32 tackles from the defensive backfield • Nine catches as a sophomore for 111 yards • Three-year totals stand at 1,365 total yards, 12 touchdowns, 72 points and 95 tackles

Personal

• Son of Sean and Colleen Allison • One of six children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Personal

Allison’s Passing Statistics

• Son of Robert Adams • One of two children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Year Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2018 7 23/45 .511 352 1 2 48

JACK ALLISON

JORDAN ADAMS

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Bailey

CB, 6-0, 192, r-Sr. Iowa Western CC Atlanta, Ga.

CHASE

Behrndt

OL, 6-4, 298, r-Jr. Lafayette Wildwood, Mo.

2018 (r-Jr.)

2018 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Has played in 23 career games, including nine starts • Finished with 42 tackles, including 31 solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception and a forced fumble • Registered five tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Tallied two solo stops vs. TCU • Had a season-high seven solo stops against Texas • WVU Special Teams Champion: Baylor • Registered six solo stops against Baylor, also tallied his first career forced fumble • Finished with two assisted stops vs. Iowa State • Hauled in his first career interception vs. Kansas, also tied his season-high mark in TFLs (1.5) • Recorded four total tackles, including two solo stops against Texas Tech • Tallied two solo tackles against Kansas State and Youngstown State • Had eight tackles against Tennessee, including a career-high four assisted tackles

• Added depth at tackle and guard, seeing action in 11 games, including three starts • Saw action on 357 plays, including more than 351 on offense • Paved the way for the offense to average 512.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 8 nationally • Part of the offense that averaged 40.3 points per game, No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally • Member of an offense which was No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally for most passing yards per game (351.3)

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Saw action against East Carolina and Delaware State • Used on a season-high 17 plays against East Carolina

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

2017 (r-So.)

• Played in 11 games at cornerback, including three starts • Finished with 35 tackles, including 32 solo stops, two tackles for loss and six pass breakups • Notched a pair of pass breakups vs. Utah to go along with two tackles • Finished with a career-best 10 tackles vs. Iowa State, becoming one of four Mountaineers to tally double-digit stops in one game • Also registered a career-high three pass breakups vs. the Cyclones • Tallied first pass breakup of the season vs. Oklahoma State to go along with a pair of tackles • Recovered onside kick in fourth quarter at Baylor • Recorded five tackles - all unassisted - against East Carolina • Made first career start and shared team lead in tackles (8) vs. Virginia Tech • Led the team with two tackles for loss vs. Virginia Tech • Enrolled at WVU in January

High School

• Played for Coach Boyd Mannes at Lafayette High • Played guard, tackle, defensive tackle and long snapper • Two-time All-State Class 6A First-Team by Missouri Media • Two-time All-State Class 6A First-Team by Missouri Football Coaches’ Association • An All-State Honorable-Mention selection as a sophomore • Ranked No. 45 offensive guard nationally, No. 2 offensive guard in Missouri by Scout • Ranked No. 55 offensive guard nationally, No. 11 overall in Missouri by 247Sports • Ranked No. 58 offensive guard nationally, No. 10 overall in Missouri and No. 163 regionally by ESPN.com • Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar • PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking • Two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler, including advancing to the state championship round as a junior

2016 - Iowa Western CC (r-Fr.)

• Played for coach Scott Strohmeier at Iowa Western Community College • Recorded 40 total tackles, including 27 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss in 2016 • Also had a team-leading five interceptions and nine pass breakups • NJCAA All-Region 11 First Team (2016) • All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference First Team (2016)

Personal

• Son of James and Sheree Behrndt • One of four children • Majoring in advertising and public relations

2015 - Iowa Western CC (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Tommy Macon at Pebblebrook High • Recorded four interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior (2014) • Also scored one touchdown on special teams and three touchdowns on offense

Personal

• Son of Winston Bailey and Sharlene Green • One of three children • Graduated in 2018 August with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies • Attending post-bachelor’s degree as an undeclared student • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Bailey’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 31 11 42 1.5/2 0 1 2 1 0 2017 11 32 3 35 2/4 0 0 6 0 0 Totals 23 64 14 77 3.5/6 0 1 8 1 0

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Benton

LB, 6-1, 223, r-Jr. Butler CC Opelika, Ala.

DANTE

Bonamico

S, 5-8, 185, r-Jr. Bridgeport Bridgeport, W.Va.

2018 (r-So.)

• Will sit out this spring while rehabilitating from a season-ending knee injury sustained in the season opener last year

• Saw action in 12 games • Added depth at safety; used extensively on special teams • Finished with 10 tackles, including eight unassisted and a fumble recovery • Tallied three tackles, including two solo stops against Kansas • Registered two tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl

2018 (r-So.)

• Saw action on 17 plays before sustaining season-ending knee injury against Tennessee in the 2018 season opener • Enrolled at West Virginia in January

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Saw action in six games • Added depth safety; used primarily on special teams • Finished with a tackle against Delaware State and against Utah • Used on a season-high 12 plays against Delaware State, including nine on defense • Saw action on season-high eight special teams plays at Kansas State

2017 (r-Fr.) - Butler Community College

• Played for coach Tim Schaffner at Butler Community College (Kan.) • Helped team to an 8-3 record in 2017 • Finished the season ranked third on the team with 34 tackles, tied for second with 10 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one interception • All-KJCCC Second Team (2017) • Three-star rating by rivals and 247Sports • No. 5 safety nationally and No. 71 overall by 247Sports • No. 5 ranked outside linebacker by ESPN

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Josh Nicewarner at Bridgeport High • Finished with 67 tackles, including 26 solo stops, 7.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and four pass breakups • Ran for 1,395 yards and 26 touchdowns and had five catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns • Two-time All-State First Team honoree • Won the Carl Lee Award as best defensive back in West Virginia • Earned Frank Loria Award for best football player in Harrison County

2016 (Fr.) - Butler Community College • Redshirted

High School

• Previously played three seasons for coach Brian Blackmon at Opelika High (Ala.) • Helped team to a 12-1 record and an appearance in the Alabama 6A Quarterfinals in 2015 • Finished the 2015 season with 72 tackles, nine pass breakups, four tackles for loss, four interceptions and three sacks • Had 158 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 17 pass breakups, five interceptions, and two fumble recoveries during high school career • Played in the 2015 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game • Opelika-Auburn News All-Area First Team (2015)

Personal

• Son of Nunzio and Petrina Bonamico • One of four children • Majoring in sport management

Bonamico’s Defensive Statistics

Personal

Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 6 1 1 2 1/13 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 18 9 3 12 1/13 0 0 0 1 1

• Son of Joe and Bernice Benton • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

CHARLIE BENTON

DANTE BONAMICO

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Brown

S, 5-10, 204, r-So. Tucker Stone Mountain, Ga.

LEDDIE

Brown

RB, 6-0, 214, So. Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, Pa.

2018 (r-Fr.)

2018 (Fr.)

• Played in 11 games • Used primarily on special teams • WVU Special Teams Champion: Baylor

• Played in 11 games • Finished as the team’s third-leading rusher with 446 yards and four touchdowns • Had two catches for 40 yards with a touchdown and a long of 25 yards • Ranked No. 17 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (40.5) • Registered four carries for 13 yards against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Ran five times for 30 yards vs. Oklahoma • Finished with 20 yards on seven carries at Oklahoma State • Carried the ball 13 times for 53 yards vs. TCU • Finished with four carries for 18 yards at Texas • Carried seven times for 16 yards and a touchdown vs. Baylor • Missed the Iowa State game due to injury • WVU Offensive Champion: Kansas • Rushed 11 times for 107 yards and a touchdown vs. Kansas; his long of the day went for a 47 yards • Also caught his first career pass against the Jayhawks, a 15-yard touchdown • Scored his second touchdown of the season at Texas Tech; totaled nine carries for 18 yards on the day • Ran eight times for 23 yards against Kansas State • Found the end zone for the first time in his WVU career against Youngstown State, finishing with 15 carries for a career-high 115 yards and a touchdown • Made his collegiate debut against Tennessee, rushing eight times for 33 yards

2017 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: Kansas

High School

• Played his senior year for coach Bryan Lamar at Tucker High • Prior to Tucker, played three years for coach Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High • Georgia Class 6A All-State Second Team defensive back • Georgia Athletic Coaches’ Association North-South Classic • As a senior, finished with 64 tackles, including 55 solo stops, an interception and a forced fumble • Helped lead Tucker to a 13-2 record overall, 7-0 in the region and advance to the 6A state championship game in 2016 • Named All-Region 4-6A First Team and DeKalb All-Metro • Three-star rating by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports • Prepstar All-Southeast Team • No. 8 safety in Georgia and No. 74 overall by Rivals • No. 50 safety nationally and No. 84 overall in Georgia by ESPN • No. 44 safety prospect in the south, No. 12 in Georgia and No. 110 nationally by Scout • No. 69 safety nationally and No. 95 overall prospect in Georgia by 247Sports

High School

• Played for coach Albie Crosby at Neumann-Goretti High • 2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 2A All-State (RB) • Finished with 899 yards rushing, 178 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns as a senior • Helped lead Neumann-Goretti to an 11-1 record, a 6-0 conference mark and the second round of the 2A PIAA Football Championships • Had a season-high 164 yards and three touchdowns in a first-round state playoff victory over Schuylkill Haven • Earned all-state first-team honors at Smyrna High in Delaware as a junior • Posted 1,681 all-purpose yards, ran for 780 yards and 14 touchdowns, finished with 458 yards and seven touchdowns receiving, had 353 yards in kickoff returns and 140 in punt returns • Four-star rating by rivals • Three-star rating by ESPN and 247Sports • No. 10 rated player in Pennsylvania and No. 13 running back nationally by rivals • ESPN300 • No. 1 running back in Delaware and No. 85 running back nationally by ESPN • No. 17 overall in Delaware and No. 35 athlete nationally by 247Sports

Personal

• Son of Eugene and Lenita Brown • One of five children • Majoring in sport management • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Personal

• Son of Makia Rodgers • One of four children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

LEDDIE BROWN

Brown’s Rushing Statistics Year Games Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 11 91 446 4.9 4 47

Brown’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 11 2 40 20.0 0 25

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M I CHAEL

Brown

OL, 6-3, 355, r-Jr. Eastern Arizona College Compton, Calif.

JA C O B

Buccigrossi

OL, 6-3, 307, r-Jr. North Hills Pittsburgh, Pa.

• Will miss this spring after having offseason shoulder surgery

2018 (Jr.)

• Redshirted after playing in four games • Added depth at guard; used primarily on special teams • Saw action on 35 plays, including 26 on special teams

2018 (r-So.)

• Added depth at center and guard, seeing action in 10 games • Saw action on 150 plays, including more than 108 on offense • Part of the offense that averaged 40.3 points per game, No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally

2017 (So.)

• Played for coach John O’Mera at Eastern Arizona College • Earned 2017 All-WSFL First Team Offense (Western States Football League) • 2017 All-ACCAC First Team Offensive (Arizona Community College Athletic Conference)

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Did not see game action

2016 (Fr.)

High School

• As a freshman, Eastern Arizona finished 9-3 overall and won the Salt City Bowl

• Redshirted after enrolling at West Virginia in January

• Attended Paramount High

• Three-year starter for coach Pat Carey at North Hills High • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Preseason Fabulous 22 (2015) • WPIAL All-Northern Eight Conference First Team (2014)

Personal

• Son of Maat’va and Salamsina Brown • One of eight children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Personal

• Son of Brian and JoAnne Buccigrossi • One of three children • Majoring in management information systems • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Bush

WR, 5-6, 165, Jr. Landry-Walker New Orleans, La.

SHEA

Campbell

LB, 6-0, 238, r-Sr. Morgantown Morgantown, W.Va.

2018 (So.)

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Played in 11 games at inside receiver • Finished with 14 catches for 209 yards and a touchdown • Had a long catch of 62 yards against Kansas State • Caught two passes against Texas, TCU and Oklahoma State, totaling 22, 29 and 9 yards, respectively • Tallied a career long 79-yard rush vs. Baylor, tied for the longest non-scoring rush in school history; also hauled in one pass for 13 yards against the Bears • Did not play at Iowa State due to injury • Hauled in a pair of passes for 23 yards vs. Kansas • Caught a career long 62-yard touchdown against Kansas State, the first score of his career; finished with two catches for 69 yards vs. the Wildcats • Moved from running back to inside receiver during the offseason

• Played in 11 games and started six at Mike linebacker • Finished with 40 tackles, including 25 solo stops, one sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup • Second-leading tackler on the team with 10 tackles, including a sack against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Missed the Oklahoma game due to injury • Registered three solo stops against Oklahoma State • Tallied one solo stop and a quarterback hit vs. TCU • Finished with seven total tackles, including three solo stops and a tackle for loss, against Texas • Also tallied his first career pass breakup vs. the Longhorns • WVU Defensive Champion: Baylor • Reeled in his first career interception and finished with three total tackles against Baylor • Started for the first time in his career against Iowa State, finishing with 12 total tackles, including six solo stops and two tackles for loss • Tallied one solo stop against Kansas State and Kansas • Recorded two solo tackles against Tennessee

2017 (Fr.)

• Played in nine games at running back • Finished with 20 carries for 81 yards, averaging 4.1 yards per carry with a long of 16 yards; also had four catches for 15 yards with a long catch of six yards • Caught a season-high two passes against Oklahoma State • Had a career-long 16-yard rush at Baylor • Season-high six receiving yards at Kansas • Ran for a season-high 41 yards against Delaware State • Tied a season-high with nine rushing attempts against Delaware State

2017 (r-So.)

• Did not see game action

2016 (r-Fr.)

High School

• Did not see game action

• Played for Coach Emanuel Powell at Landry-Walker High • Earned 5A All-State Honorable Mention as a senior by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association • Finished with more than 2,500 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns • Registered 134 rushing yards and a touchdown and added 82 receiving yards and a touchdown against Destrehan in the state semifinals • Named first-team all-district and all-metro • Collected more than 1,500 all-purpose yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior

2015 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: Kansas

High School

• Two-year starter at running back and safety for coach John Bowers at Morgantown • As a senior, he finished with 45 tackles, including one tackle for loss, three pass breakups and one interception • West Virginia All-State First Team • West Virginia North-South All-Star Classic • First Team All-Area • Named All-Ohio Valley Athletic League • All-Two Rivers Athletic Conference as a senior • As a junior, he had 86 tackles, including two tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and an interception • Earned all-state honors in track

Personal

• Son of Timothy Dexter and Latoya Bush • One of five children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Bush’s Rushing Statistics Year Games Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 11 6 103 17.2 0 79 2017 9 20 81 4.1 0 16 Totals 20 26 184 9.2 0 79

Personal

• Son of Brian Campbell and Kristen Schweiss • One of eight children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Bush’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 11 14 209 14.9 1 62 2017 9 4 15 3.8 0 6 Totals 20 18 224 12.4 1 62

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Personal

REESE

Donahue

• Son of Mark and Shawna Donahue • Majoring in exercise physiology • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

DL, 6-4, 276, Sr. Cabell Midland Ona, W.Va.

Donahue’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 13 11 24 2/8 1/7 0 0 0 1 2017 13 21 19 40 6/21 1.5/14 0 0 0 0 2016 12 6 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 40 36 76 8/29 2.5/21 0 0 0 1

• Saw action in 37 career games, including 25 starts

2018 (Jr.)

• Played in 12 games and started 11 on the defensive line • Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Registered 24 tackles for the season, including 13 solo stops, one sack, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery • Finished with three tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Tallied a season-high three solo stops against Oklahoma State • Recorded two solo stops vs. Texas and TCU • Finished with one assisted stop against Baylor • Tied his season-high mark in total tackles (4) vs. Iowa State • Registered four total tackles against Texas Tech • Recorded one solo tackle and his first career fumble recovery against Kansas State • Tallied two tackles for loss, including a sack, against Tennessee, tying two career highs

REESE DONAHUE

2017 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (coaches) • Started all 13 games at defensive end • WVU Defensive Champion: vs. Iowa State (as part of starting defensive line) • Credited with a share of a sack vs. Utah; finished with three tackles • Finished with five total tackles (three solos) vs. Iowa State, including a tackle for loss • Made a career-best five solo tackles vs. Oklahoma State, as well as a career-high two tackles for loss • Registered first career sack at Baylor • Also had three solo tackles at Baylor, finishing with five total tackles • Recorded a career-high six total tackles and first career unassisted tackle for loss at TCU • Also tied his then-career-best with three solo tackles at TCU • Finished with three solo tackles at Kansas • Tallied two unassisted tackles vs. Delaware State • Earned first career start against Virginia Tech • Set a then-career-high in total tackles vs. Virginia Tech (4)

2016 (Fr.)

• Saw action in 12 games • Finished with 12 tackles, including six unassisted tackles • Season-high four tackles at Iowa State • Registered three tackles at Texas • Posted two solo tackles at Texas Tech

High School

• Two-year starter for coach Luke Salmons at Cabell Midland High • First player in West Virginia history to win the 2015 Stydahar Award (state’s top lineman) and the 2015 Huff Award (state’s best defensive player) • West Virginia All-State Class AAA Defensive Captain (2015) • Two-time West Virginia All-State Class AAA First Team (2014-15) • USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia Defensive Player of the Year (2015) • USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia First Team (2015) • The Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State Defensive Player of the Year (2015) • Two-time The Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State First Team (2014-15) • Had 167 career tackles, including 99 solo stops, 46 TFLs, 27 sacks and 31 quarterback hurries • Made 97 tackles, including 53 solo tackles, in 2015 with 25 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks and three forced fumbles • Had 74 tackles with 25 tackles for loss and 16 sacks in 2014 • Two-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference First Team (2014-15) • Played in the Blue-Gray All-American Bowl (2015) • MVP of Football University Camp and Top Gun Camp (2014)

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Chandler

LB, 5-10, 228, So. Canton McKinley Canton, Ohio

JO VA N I

Haskins

TE/FB, 6-5, 246, r-Jr. Miami Bergenfield, N.J.

2018 (Fr.)

2018 (r-So.)

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at WILL linebacker; used primarily on special teams • Finished with 14 tackles for the season, including two forced fumbles and assisting on a tackle for loss • Team leader on special teams with 7.5 tackles • Earned first career fumble recovery at Oklahoma State • Registered more than 50 snaps on defense and more than 100 snaps on special teams

• Played in 12 games, adding depth at tight end • Also used on special teams • Saw action on 224 plays, including 181 on offense • Finished the season with 16 catches for 148 yards and a touchdown • Long of 17 yards against Oklahoma • Finished with two catches for 24 yards vs. Oklahoma, including a career long 17-yarder • Tallied a pair of catches for 19 yards vs. TCU • Earned career highs in receptions (4) and yards (33) at Texas • Recorded three catches for 33 yards vs. Baylor • Found the end zone for the first time in his Mountaineer career with a 14-yard catch vs. Kansas • Tallied third consecutive game with a catch against Kansas State, a 15-yard reception • Finished with one reception for 4 yards against YSU • Caught his first career pass for 9 yards in his Mountaineer debut against Tennessee

High School

• Played for coach Dan Reardon at Canton McKinley High • 2017 All-USA Today Second Team • Named League Defensive MVP • Registered 86 tackles as a senior, including 17 for loss, while dealing with a knee injury for much of the year that caused him to play only seven games • Also accumulated two sacks and two fumble recoveries for the Bulldogs in 2017 • Ran for 367 yards and four touchdowns on offense as a senior • 2017 Division I All-Ohio First Team • 2017 Division I All-Northeast Inland District First Team • 2016, 2017 All-Federal League First Team • 2017 Academic All-Ohio • 2016 Division I All-Ohio Second Team • Earned four letters in football, two in basketball and two in track and field • Played first two years of high-school career at GlenOak High for coach Scott Garcia

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements

2016 (Fr.) - Miami • Redshirted

High School

• Three-year starter for coach Rob Violante at Bergenfield High • Played quarterback, running back, tight end, kicker, punter, defensive line and linebacker • Two-time New Jersey All-Group 3 Second Team (2014-15) (Punter in 2015 and Defensive Lineman in 2014) • Two-time All-Big North Conference Independence Division First Team (Linebacker in 2015 and Defensive Lineman in 2014) • Compiled 2,001 all-purpose yards and 3,821 total yards for his three-year career • Rushed for 1,759 yards and 13 touchdowns over his career • Completed 100-of-166 passes for 1,875 yards and 20 touchdowns for his career • Had 11 catches for 187 yards • Defensively for his career, he finished with 150 tackles, including two sacks and 15 tackles for loss • For his career, kicked 32-of-48 extra point attempts • As a senior, he completed 39-of-67 passes for 785 yards and eight touchdowns • Ran for 639 yards and four touchdowns and had three catches for 90 yards • Also had 73 tackles, including four tackles for loss • PrepStar All-East Region Ranking • No. 15-rated tight end nationally by ESPN; No. 13 prospect in New Jersey and No. 62 in the East Region • No. 19-rated tight end nationally by 247Sports, No. 10 prospect in New Jersey • No. 29-rated tight end nationally by Rivals; No. 12 in the New Jersey • No. 51-rated tight end nationally by Scout; No. 9 tight end in the East; No. 1 tight end in New Jersey

Personal

• Son of Meka Chandler • Majoring in communication studies

Chandler’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 9 5 14 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 1 2018 12

Personal

• Son of Dwaine Haskins and Liza Jackson • One of four children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Haskins’ Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 12 16 148 9.2 1 17

JOVANI HASKINS

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ADAM

Hensley

LB, 6-2, 232, Sr. Centerville Centerville, Ohio

O S MA N

Kamara

S, 5-10, 203, r-Jr. Bishop McDevitt Harrisburg, Pa.

2018 (r-So.)

• Will miss spring practice while rehabilitating from season-ending knee injury against Iowa State

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at safety; used primarily on special teams • Saw action on 201 plays; all on special teams • Finished with solo tackles against Youngstown State and at Texas

2018 (Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Played in six games, adding depth at Mike linebacker • Sustained season-ending knee injury against Iowa State • Finished with three tackles for the season, including a sack • Tallied two tackles against Kansas • Had a sack against Kansas State

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Played in all 13 games • Used primarily on special teams’ units • Recorded a blocked punt vs. Oklahoma State • Logged 235 total snaps, including 19 on defense • Tallied four tackles, including one tackle for loss

2017 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Played in 13 games, adding depth at Will linebacker • Used on special teams • Saw action on a season-high 11 plays at Oklahoma

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

2016 (Fr.)

• Four-year starter for coach Jeff Weachter at Bishop McDevitt High • As a senior, finished with 73 tackles, including 39 unassisted, eight sacks, 20 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal • All-Conference First Team selection (2015) • Named All-Area Honorable Mention (2015)

• Played in seven games • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Saw action at will linebacker and used on special teams • Used on a season-high nine plays on special teams against Oklahoma • Saw action on a season-high nine plays on defense at Iowa State

Personal

High School

• Son of Osman and Barbara Kamara • One of two children • Majoring in sport management

• Two-year starter for coach Rodney Roberts at Centerville Senior High • Finished 2015 with 77 totals, including 32 solo stops, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception • Made 10 or more tackles in three games, including a season-high 14 against Beavercreek • Registered 57 tackles with 29 solo tackles and three sacks in 2014 • Two-time AP All-Ohio Division I Honorable Mention (2014-15) • Two-time AP All-Southwest Division I District First Team (2014-15) • Two-time All-Greater Western Ohio Conference Central Division First Team (201415) • TriStateFootball.com All-TSF Second Team (2015)

Kamara’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 0 2018 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2017 13 3 1 4 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 5 1 6 1/1 0 0 0 0 0

Personal

• Son of Anthony and Kim Hensley • One of two children • Majoring in mechanical engineering • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Hensley’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 6 2 1 3 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0 2017 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 4 1 5 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0

OSMAN KAMARA

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Kendall

QB, 6-1, 218, r-Jr. Oklahoma Waxhaw, N.C.

D E A MO N T E

Lindsay

S, 6-1, 208, r-Sr. Martinsburg Martinsburg, W.Va.

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Enrolled at West Virginia in January after transferring from Oklahoma

• Played in 12 games, adding depth at safety and used primarily on special teams • Saw action in 227 plays, including 179 on special teams • Finished the year with 10 tackles, including eight unassisted and a pass breakup • Season-high three tackles, including two solo stops against Youngstown State • Posted two solo tackles against Kansas State and Baylor • Had a solo tackle against Tennessee

2018 (r-So.) - Oklahoma

• Played in six games; added depth at quarterback • Completed 3-of-4 passes for 28 yards and rushed three times for 17 yards against Kansas State (10/27) • Completed lone attempt for six yards against Texas (10/6) • Made first career start versus Baylor (9/29) and played one series • Played majority of second half vs. Florida Atlantic (9/1) and was 8-of-10 passing for 88 yards and a touchdown

2017 (r-So.)

• Played in six games adding depth at safety, used primarily on special teams • WVU Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year • Season-high eight plays against Delaware State • WVU Offensive Champion: East Carolina

2017 (So.) - Oklahoma

• Redshirted • Named one of squad’s offensive scout team players of the year

2016 (r-Fr.)

• Played in six games. adding depth at safety and used primarily on special teams • Saw action on 80 plays • Also used on 16 plays against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl • Season-high 19 plays against Baylor

2016 (Fr.) - Oklahoma

• Played in two games in a backup role • Finished with 143 passing yards and 16 completions, most ever in a season by a true freshman under head coach Bob Stoops, while his two passing touchdowns tied Paul Thompson (2002) for most by a freshman • Made debut by playing entire second half vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/10) and finished with 108 yards and two touchdowns on 12-of-15 passing • Entered Kansas game (10/29) in third quarter and finished 4-of-7 for 35 yards and added 26 yards rushing on three carries • Enrolled at Oklahoma in January and participated in spring practice

2015 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach David Walker at Martinsburg High • As a senior, he helped Martinsburg to an 11-2 overall record, a 5-0 conference mark and the 3A state semifinals • Started 11 games as a senior, finishing with 111 carries for 711 yards, 6.4 yards per carry and 12 touchdowns • Also had five catches for 76 yards and two touchdowns • On defense, he had 39 tackles, including 25 solo stops, nine tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions • Two years all-area and two time All-Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference • Honorable mention all-state in 2014 • Team captain • As a junior, he rushed for 1,117 yards and 15 touchdowns in leading Martinsburg to its fourth straight Class 3A state championship and a 13-1 record • 2013 West Virginia All-State Second-Team running back • Averaged 8.4 yards per carry as a junior • Three star rating by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and PrepStar • Two-star rating by Scout.com • PrepStar All-East Region • No. 1 rated player in West Virginia by ESPN, No. 47 rated running back and No. 54 in the region • Rated the No. 3 best running back in the state by 247, Rivals and MaxPreps • Scout.com ranked him as the No. 3 recruit in the state • PrepStar All-East Region performer

High School

• Played for coach David Johnson at Cuthbertson High • Completed 63.9 percent of passes for 2,627 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 268 yards and six more scores as a senior • Threw for 4,461 yards on 310-for-513 passing (60.4 percent) with 49 touchdowns as a junior • Ranked as a four-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and scout, and three-star by 247Sports • Selected for 2016 Semper Fi All-American Bowl • Ranked as No. 77 high school prospect nationally by rivals, No. 162 by ESPN and No. 448 by 247Sports • Touted as No. 4 pro-style quarterback by Rivals, the No. 7 pocket passer by ESPN, No. 16 pro-style QB by 247Sports and No. 20 overall quarterback by Scout • Selected as No. 8 player in state of North Carolina by ESPN, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 18 by 247Sports • Also had offers from Auburn, Clemson, Miami, NC State, Tennessee and West Virginia

Personal

• Son of Brian and Kim Kendall • One of three children • Graduated in December 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in communications • Currently working on two master’s degrees, one in sport management and one in athletic coaching

Personal

• Son of Nicole Bonner • One of six children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Lindsay’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 8 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 2017 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 8 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 0

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loe

LB, 6-0, 218, r-So. Greater Johnstown Area Johnstown, Pa.

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long

S, 5-11, 202, r-Jr. Hamilton Township Columbus, Ohio

2018 (r-fr.)

• Moved from cornerback to safety • Sustained season-ending wrist injury that sidelined him for the entire 2018 season; will be ready to participate for 2019 spring practice

• Saw action in 11 games • Added depth at Sam linebacker; used primarily on special teams • Saw action on more than 210 plays, including 160 plays on special teams • Finished with eight tackles, including five solo stops, a sack, three tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries • Season-high two solo tackles against Baylor, including a sack and two tackles for loss • Also had two solo tackles against Oklahoma • Assisted on tackles for loss against Tennessee and Oklahoma State

2018 (r-So.) • Missed entire season after sustaining wrist injury that required surgery

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Played in 11 games, adding depth at cornerback • Used primarily on special teams • Season-high 12 plays against Delaware State • Also used on 11 plays against Virginia Tech

2017 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: Iowa State

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Played defensive back and wide receiver for coach Tony Penna Jr. at Greater Johnstown Area High • Two-time Pennsylvania Football News All-State First Team Defensive Back • USA Today All-Pennsylvania Football Team Second-Team • 2015 Pennsylvania Writers’ 3A All-State First Team Defensive Back • Registered 78 tackles, including 39 unassisted tackles, four pass breakups, one fumble recovery and a blocked field goal • Finished with 1,621 all-purpose yards • Returned 20 kickoffs for 268 yards and a touchdowns • Had 12 punt returns for 195 yards, averaging 16.3 yards per return with a long of 58 yards • Finished with 43 catches for 1,032 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior • Had 126 yards and four touchdowns rushing, including 90 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns against Dubois • Helped lead the Trojans to a 12-2 record, a 9-1 mark in the Laurel Highlands Conference and the quarterfinals of the state 4A state playoffs • Had a season-high eight receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown against Jersey Shore • Recorded a season-high three touchdowns against Penn Cambria • Had 100 or more yards in four games • Three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports • Prepstar All-East Team • No. 2 cornerback prospect in Pennsylvania, No. 8 cornerback in the East and No. 63 nationally by Scout • No. 13 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 57 defensive back nationally by Rivals • No. 17 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 96 overall cornerback nationally by 247Sports • No. 28 prospect in Pennsylvania by ESPN

High School

• Played one season for coach Nathan Hillerich at Hamilton Township High • Made 28 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2015 • Played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game • AP All-Ohio Division III First Team (2015) • AP All-Central Division III District Defensive Player of the Year (2015) • AP All-Central Division III District First Team (2015) • All-Mid-State League First Team (2015) • Previously played at Paul Blazer High (Ashland, Ky.)

Personal

• Son of Michael Long and Tara Jones • One of four children • Majoring in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Personal

• Son of Eric and Nikki Loe • One of three children • Majoring in sport management • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Loe’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 11 5 3 8 3/11 1/6 0 0 1 2

EXREE LOE

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Lowe III

QB, 6-2, 220, r-Fr. Bolivar Central Collierville, Tenn.

SEAN

Mahone

S, 5-11, 202, r-Jr. Lakota West Liberty Township, Ohio

2018 (Fr.)

• Moved to safety during the spring

• Redshirted • Saw action against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Used on seven plays against the Orange • Completed 2-of-2 passes for zero yards and had a nine-yard run in the Camping World Bowl

2018 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action in 12 games, adding depth at cornerback • Used primarily on special teams • Used on 200 plays, including 48 on defense • Finished with six tackles with a pass breakup and a fumble recovery • Season-high two solo tackles at Texas • Posted a solo tackle at Texas Tech

High School

• Played for his father, coach Woodrow Lowe Jr., at Bolivar Central High • One of five semifinalists for Mr. Football in Tennessee • Helped lead team to a 6-5 record and a spot in the Tennessee Division I Class 3A state playoffs • Three-time all-district selection • Steve Young Co-Award Winner (MVP) • Invited to play in Toyota East/West All-Star Game • Finished career as all-time passing leader at Bolivar High with 5,568 yards and 53 passing touchdowns, rushed for 25 career touchdowns and had 78 total touchdowns • Earned West Tennessee Player of the Week (Game 5) • As a senior, finished with 2,759 total yards and 30 touchdowns, completed 108-of167 passes for 1,819 yards, 16 touchdowns and only four interceptions • Also ran for 940 yards and 14 touchdowns • Helped lead Bolivar from 6-5 as a sophomore to 8-3 as a junior • Completed 61 percent of his passes, threw for 1,601 yards and 20 touchdowns • Ran for an additional four touchdowns • BCH leadership council • 2017 Boys State Delegate (American Legion) • 2017 BCHS Most Athletic • 2016 Male Athlete of the Year • Two-time baseball all-district/all-tournament team • Four-star rating by ESPN • ESPN300 prospect • No. 13 pocket passer nationally and No. 6 in Tennessee by ESPN • Participated in rivals250 underclassman camp • Three-star rating by rivals and 247Sports • No. 19 overall in the state and No. 20 dual-threat quarterback nationally by rivals • No. 23 dual-threat quarterback nationally, No. 22 overall prospect in Tennessee by 247Sports

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Saw action in eight games, adding depth at cornerback • Used primarily on special teams • Season-high 12 plays at Kansas State • Saw action on 11 plays against Utah • Finished with three tackles, including two unassisted

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Two-year starter for coach Larry Cox at Lakota West High • Made 94 tackles with five interceptions and two pass breakups in final two seasons • Played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game • AP All-Ohio Division I Honorable Mention (2015) • AP All-Southwest Division I District First Team (2015) • AP All-Southwest Division I District Honorable Mention (2014) • Two-time All-Greater Miami Conference First Team (2014-15) • All-Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association Division I First Team (2015) • Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Fall All-Star (2015) • Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Fall All-Star Honorable Mention (2014) • Journal-News All-Area First Team (2015) • Journal-News All-Area Second Team (2015) • TriStateFootball.com All-TSF Second Team (2015)

Personal

• Son of William and Kim Mahone • One of three children • Majoring in management information systems • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

• Son of Woodrow Jr. and Zaneta Lowe • One of two children • Plays outfield for WVU’s baseball team • Majoring in athletic coaching education

Mahone’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 3 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 2017 8 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 5 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 1

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McKivitz

• Three-year starter and two-year captain for coach Bruce Stiles at Union Local High • Selected to play in the 2014 Ohio North-South All-Star Game • 2014 Associated Press Division V All-Ohio First Team • 2014 JJHuddle.com All-Ohio Top 15 Offensive Lineman • 2014 Wheeling Intelligencer All-Valley Team • Three-time AP Division V All-Eastern District First Team (2012-14) • Selected three-time All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference First Team (2012-14) • Was a three-time All-Buckeye 8 Conference First Team (2012-14) • Named three-time The Times Leader All-Star Football Team (2012-14), earning captain honors in 2014 • 2013 Associated Press Division V All-Ohio Special Mention • Also a four-year basketball player, earning all-state honors in 2014

OL, 6-7, 312, r-Sr. Union Local Jacobsburg, Ohio

• Two-time All-Big 12 Honorable-Mention selection (coaches) • Three-Time Academic All-Big 12 Second Team selection • Three-year starter at tackle, having played in 38 career games and starting 35

Personal

• Son of Matt and Wendy McKivitz • One of two children • Majoring in wildlife and fisheries resources • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Started 12 games at right tackle • Saw action on 950 plays, including 870 on offense • Paved the way for the offense to average 512.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 8 nationally • Part of the offense that averaged 40.3 points per game, No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally • Member of an offense which was No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally for most passing yards per game (351.3) • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in 10 games and 350 or more yards in seven games • Offense rushed for more than 150 yards in seven games and 200 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in eight games, including two with more than 600 yards • WVU Offensive Champion: Kansas State

2017 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) • Started 13 games at tackle • Saw action on a team-leading 986 plays, including 921 on offense • Recorded four knockdown blocks against Delaware State, a season high • Had a team-leading 14 domination blocks and second with 10 knockdown blocks • Registered season-high four domination blocks against TCU and had multiple knockdown blocks in five games • Part of the offensive line that was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Member of the offensive line that only allowed 4.1 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 8 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 309.3 passing yards, No. 13 nationally, 459.6 yards of total offense, ranking No. 20 and 34.5 points per game, No. 22 • Held opponents to 1.5 sacks per game, which ranks No. 25 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, the third consecutive season the Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher, a 3,000-yard passer and two 1,000yard receivers • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in nine games and 350 in six games • Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in six games and 250 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

2016 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • All-Freshman Third Team (Athlon Sports) • All-Big 12 Freshman First Team (Athlon Sports) • Played in 13 games at tackle and started 10 • Member of offensive line that was No. 2 in the Big 12 in fewest sacks allowed • Helped pave the way for the offense to average 485.5 yards per game of total offense (No. 17 nationally), 228.4 yards rushing (No. 25 nationally) and 257.2 yards passing (No. 42) • Offense produced four different running backs with 100 or more yards in a game, passed for more than 300 yards in four games and produced more than 500 yards of total offense in five games

2015 (Fr.)

COLTON MCKIVITZ

• Redshirted

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2017 (So.)

KENNEDY

McKoy

• Second-leading rusher on the team with 125 carries for 596 yards, averaging 4.8 yards a carry, tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns and had a long run of 36 yards • Finished with 10 catches for 72 yards with a long of 21 • Tied a team high in rushing touchdowns in 2017 with seven • Recorded 14 carries, one reception and completed a pass against Utah in the Heart of Dallas Bowl • Had a career day at Oklahoma, registering career highs in rushing yards (137) and rushing touchdowns (3) and tying a career high in rushing attempts (25) • Also recorded his longest rush of the season, a 36-yard carry at Oklahoma • Registered 60 rushing yards on 12 attempts vs. ISU • Scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season and recorded 30 yards against Oklahoma State • Rushed for a team-high 55 yards and tied a season-high with two receptions at Baylor • Rushed for 105 yards at Kansas, the second 100-yard performance of his career • Tallied two rushing touchdowns at Kansas, the second time in his career he has rushed for two touchdowns in a game (Texas, 2016) • Tied a career high with 21 receiving yards against East Carolina

RB, 6-0, 208, Sr. North Davidson Lexington, N.C.

• Has played in 37 career games, including 12 starts

2018 (Jr.)

• WVU rushing leader with 145 carries for 802 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and a team-leading eight touchdowns • Ranked No. 5 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per carry (5.3) • Also ranked No. 8 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (66.8) • No. 9 in the Big 12 in rushing touchdowns (8) • Also had 17 catches for 224 yards and a touchdown; long of 41 yards • Led the Mountaineers ground game against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl with 17 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown; long of 24 yards • Tallied 81 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries vs. Oklahoma; added two catches for 24 yards • Notched a career-high 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns at Oklahoma St.; also caught three passes for 54 yards, including a career long 41-yarder • Finished with 10 carries for 40 yards and two touchdowns vs. TCU; also caught two passes for 24 yards • Earned his fourth career multiple-touchdown game against the Horned Frogs • WVU Offensive Champion: Texas • Recorded 17 carries for 94 yards at Texas, as well as a season-high 55 receiving yards; his long catch of the day went for a career-best 37 yards • Carried the ball nine times for 55 yards and hauled in a pair of catches for 28 yards at Iowa State • Tallied 44 yards on 10 carries vs. Kansas • Finished with 77 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts at Texas Tech; also recorded a pair of catches vs. the Red Raiders • Ran for a team-high 73 yards on 12 carries against Kansas State; his long run of the day went for 16 yards • Rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries against Youngstown State; also caught a pass for 11 yards • Found the end zone off a 14-yard touchdown reception against Tennessee; also ran four times for 18 yards

2016 (Fr.)

• Played in 13 games as a true freshman, including two starts • All-Freshman Fourth Team (Athlon Sports) • All-Big 12 All-Purpose First Team (Athlon Sports) • WVU Offensive Champion: Texas • Injured on his first carry against Oklahoma and did not return • Earned his first career start at Texas • Scored TDs at Iowa State and against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl • Tallied first career rushing touchdowns with two scores against the Longhorns, finishing with a team-high 73 yards rushing • Ran for a career-best 127 yards with a long of 44 yards against Kansas • Game-high 83 yards on a season-high 10 rushing attempts at Oklahoma State • Had a then season-best 99 yards at Texas Tech • First career rush, reception and touchdown were against Youngstown State

High School

• Three-year starter for coach Mark Holcomb at North Davidson High • Three-time Winston-Salem Journal All-Northwest Team (2013-15) • Davidson County Offensive Player of the Year (2014) • Rushed for 1,871 yards and 24 touchdowns on 310 attempts in 2015 • Also had 43 receptions for 683 yards and seven touchdowns • Ran for 2,061 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2014 • Established school records for single-season rushing yards (2,061), career rushing yards (5,331 yards), single-season touchdowns (27) and career TDs • Three-time All-Davidson County First Team (2013-15) • Central Piedmont Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year (2015) • Three-time All-Central Piedmont Class 4A Team (2013-15) • Played in the 2015 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

KENNEDY MCKOY

Personal

• Son of Tony and Julia McKoy • One of five children • Majoring in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

McKoy’s Rushing Statistics Year Games Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 12 145 802 5.5 8 38 2017 12 125 596 4.8 7 36 2016 13 73 472 6.5 4 44 Totals 37 343 1,870 5.5 19 44

McKoy’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 12 17 224 13.2 1 41 2017 12 7 72 10.3 0 21 2016 13 9 64 7.1 1 21 Totals 37 33 360 10.9 2 41

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CB, 5-10, 179, r-Sr. Northwest Mississippi CC Valdosta, Ga.

DERREK

pitts jr.

S, 6-1, 184, Jr. South Charleston Dunbar, W.Va.

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Has played in 19 career games and started two

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) • Played in 12 games and started 10 at cornerback • Third-leading tackler with 64 stops, including 49 solo stops, four tackles for loss and two forced fumbles • Team-high 11 pass breakups and tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (2) • Tied for No. 7 in the Big 12 in passes defended (11) • Finished with four tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Tied his career-high mark in solo tackles (7) against Oklahoma • Matched his career-high mark in solo tackles (7) vs. Oklahoma State, also finished with three pass breakups and a forced fumble • Notched seven solo tackles against TCU, tying a career high • Finished with five solo stops vs. Texas • Tallied a career-high three pass breakups against Baylor and four total tackles • Set career highs in total tackles (10) and solo tackles (7) vs. Iowa State • Recorded two pass breakups, also tied his total (6) and assisted (3) tackles mark against Texas Tech • Recorded two solo stops against Kansas State • Finished with four solo stops and tallied a forced fumble against Youngstown State • Tallied a career high in assisted tackles (3) and total tackles against Tennessee • Earned his first career start at right cornerback against the Vols • Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

2018 (So.)

• Saw action in 12 games and started in two in 2018 • Started the season at cornerback and then moved to safety • Finished with 27 tackles on the season, including 22 solo tackles, one sack, five tackles for loss, one interception, four pass breakups and a forced fumble • Tied for No. 3 on the WVU defense in pass breakups (4) • Finished with two solo tackles and an interception against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Tallied one solo stop against Oklahoma • Returned to action vs. TCU, and tallied his first career forced fumble • Missed the Baylor and Texas games due to injury • Started his first career game at Iowa State • Returned a blocked field goal 72 yards for a touchdown, set a career high in assisted stops (4) and matched his career high mark in total tackles (8) against the Cyclones • WVU Defensive Champion: Kansas • Set career highs in solo tackles (8), total tackles (8), tackles for loss (3) and sacks (1) against Kansas • Tallied two total tackles, including one solo stop, against Texas Tech • Registered one assisted stop and a pass breakup against Kansas State • Recorded a career-high three pass breakups against Youngstown State • Moved from safety to cornerback in the spring

2017 (r-So.) - Northwest Mississippi CC

• Played one season for coach Benjy Parker at NW Mississippi Community College • All-NJCAA Region 23 First Team (2017) • All-MACJC First Team (2017) • Helped Northwest Mississippi CC to an 8-3 record and an appearance in the Graphic Edge Bowl • Finished the season third on the team with 71 tackles, five pass breakups, three tackles for loss and one interception • Four-star rating by ESPN • Three-star rating by rivals and 247Sports • No. 4 cornerback nationally and No. 9 overall in Georgia by 247Sports • No. 2 safety nationally and No. 23 in the nation by ESPN • ESPNJC50

2017 (Fr.)

• Played in 10 games, adding depth at bandit safety • Finished with nine tackles, including seven unassisted tackles • Had season-high four tackles at Kansas • Credited with two tackles, including a solo stop against Delaware State • Assisted on first career tackle against East Carolina

High School

• Played for Coach Donnie Mays at South Charleston High • Won the Carl Lee Award, signifying the top defensive back in West Virginia • Earned All-West Virginia All-State First Team honors • Named Charleston Gazette-Mail Kanawha Valley Player of the Year • Had 348 career tackles, including 13 sacks and 35 tackles for loss • In 2016, he finished with 90 tackles, including 56 solo stops and nine tackles for loss • Finished with three fumble recoveries and two interceptions, returning two for TDs • Compiled 1,169 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns (four on receptions, two each of kickoffs and fumble returns and one each on a punt return and a rush) • Caught 27 passes for 468 yards and four touchdowns and ran 45 times for 277 yards and a touchdown • Averaged 45.5 yards on kickoff returns and 21.3 on punt returns

2016 (r-Fr.) - Ohio State

• Played in 11 games, helping the Buckeyes to an 11-2 record and the Fiesta Bowl • Finished the season with eight tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup

2015 (Fr.) - Ohio State • Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Rance Gillespie at Valdosta High (Ga.) • Finished the 2014 season with 44 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, six interceptions and five forced fumbles • Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State First Team (2014) • Region 1-6A co-Defensive Player of the Year (2014) and All-Region 1-6A First Team

Personal

• Son of Derrek Pitts Sr. and Dionne Beverly • One of seven children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Personal

Pitts Jr.’s Defensive Statistics

• Son of Veronica Norwood • One of nine children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 9 22 5 27 5/25 1/15 1 4 1 0 2017 10 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 19 29 7 36 5/25 1/15 1 4 1 0

Norwood’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 49 15 64 4/16 0 0 11 2 0

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Pettaway

• Son of Mark and Theresa Pettaway • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Pettaway’s Rushing Statistics

RB, 5-9, 209, Sr. Martin Luther King Detroit, Mich.

Year Games Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 12 98 623 6.4 6 55 2017 13 43 149 3.5 2 17 2016 3 49 260 5.3 1 23 Totals 28 190 1,032 5.4 9 55

• Has played in 28 career games, including four starts

Pettaway’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 12 6 61 10.2 1 34 2017 13 2 28 14.0 0 16 2016 3 2 21 10.5 0 25 Totals 28 10 110 11.0 1 34

2018 (Jr.)

• Second-leading ground gainer for the Mountaineers with 623 yards on 97 carries, averaging 6.4 yards per carry and six touchdowns • Had six catches for 61 yards and a touchdown • Ranks No. 13 in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (51.9) and 14th in rushing touchdowns (6) • Finished with 61 yards on four carries, a 15.2 yards per carry average with a long of 51 against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Secured his second multiple-touchdown game with 15 carries for 76 yards and two scores vs. Oklahoma • Finished with five carries for 28 yards to go along with a career long 34-yard reception at Oklahoma State • Carried the ball 12 times for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. TCU, to go along with a 15-yard catch • WVU Offensive Champion: Texas • Registered second career 100-yard game at Texas, rushing nine times for 121 yards and two touchdowns • Also tallied a career long 55-yard rush for a score against the Longhorns • Scored his first rushing touchdown of the season against Baylor; finished with four carries for 35 yards, including a then-career-long of 33 • Finished with eight carries for 30 yards, including a long of 16, at Iowa State • Caught his first career touchdown pass vs. Kansas to go along with eight rushes for 40 yards • Ran six times for 31 yards, including a long of 12, at Texas Tech • Earned the start against K-State, rushing six times for 18 yards; also caught one pass for one yard • Tallied 77 yards on 12 carries against Youngstown State, an average of 6.4 yards per rush • Earned his first career start against Tennessee, rushing nine times for a team-high 56 yards

MARTELL PETTAWAY

2017 (So.)

• Third-leading rusher on the team with 43 carries for 149 yards and two touchdowns • Season-high seven carries and second his second rushing touchdown at Oklahoma • Season-high 39 rushing yards on six carries, and scored first rushing touchdown against Delaware State • Had a 12-yard reception against East Carolina and a 16-yard catch against Delaware State • Averaged 4.0 yards per carry with a long of seven yards at Baylor • Finished with five carries for 18 yards with a long of 11 yards against Iowa State • Had two carries for 19 yards with a long of 17 against Virginia Tech

2016 (Fr.)

• WVU Scout Team Champion: Kansas • Was going to redshirt until injuries forced him into action at Iowa State • Ran for 181 yards on 30 carries and a touchdown in his collegiate debut • WVU’s fifth-leading rusher with 260 yards on 49 carries and a touchdown • Recorded 63 yards on 16 carries against Baylor • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Iowa State)

High School

• Played his senior season for coach Dale Harvell at Martin Luther King High • Played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game • Led team to a 14-0 record and the state championship • Rushed for 1,629 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior • Played sophomore and junior seasons at St. Clair Shores South Lake High • Rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior, and more than 1,400 yards with 14 scores and a long run of 96 yards as a sophomore

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Pooler Jr.

DL, 6-2, 258, r-Jr. Dunbar Dayton, Ohio

QUONDARIUS

Qualls

DL, 6-1, 233, r-Sr. Northwest Mississippi CC Farmerville, La.

2018 (r-So.)

2018 (Sr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in 11 games • Used on 156 plays, including 152 plays on defense • Season-high 27 plays against Youngstown State • Registered a sack against Kansas State • Also had a solo tackle against Youngstown State

• Redshirted • Missed the first 11 games after sustaining a knee injury during spring practice • Assisted on a tackle against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl

2017 (Jr.)

• Played in 12 games • Used primarily on special teams, but also added depth to linebacker corps • Finished with 10 tackles, including assisting on a sack and seven unassisted tackles • Recorded a career-high three tackles vs. Utah • Career-best two solo tackles vs. Delaware State • Finished with two tackles against ECU • Split first career sack with Jon Lewis vs. Virginia Tech

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Saw action in five games • Season-high 17 plays against East Carolina

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

2016 (So.) - Northwest Mississippi CC

• Played for coach Benjy Parker at Northwest Mississippi Community College • Finished the season with 55 tackles, 9.5 sacks, one interception and three pass breakups, leading team with 16.5 tackles for loss and 20 quarterback hurries • All-Mississippi Associations of Community & Junior Colleges Second Team (2016)

High School

• Played for coach Darren Powell at Dunbar High • AP Division IV All-Ohio Honorable Mention (2015) • First Team Division III-IV All-Area Team (2015) • Southwest Ohio - American Defensive Player of the Year (2015) • Second Team All-Greater Catholic League (2014) • Scout Southwest Ohio Super 25 Team • As a senior, he finished with 82 tackles, including eight sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries • As a junior, he registered 67 tackles, including two sacks and two forced fumbles • Three-star recruit according to ESPN • Two-star recruit according to Rivals • No. 77 player in Ohio according to 247sports • No. 67 player in Ohio and No. 96 defensive tackle nationally according to ESPN

2015 (Fr.) - Northwest Mississippi CC

• Helped Northwest to its first junior college national championship since 1992 and an 11-1 record in 2015 • Played in 12 games, leading the team in tackles for loss (16.5), sacks (10), quarterback hurries (13) and ranking third in tackles (67)

High School

• Played for head coach Joe Spatafora at Union Parish High • All-State selection in 2013 • Collected 84 total tackles, seven tackles for loss and three sacks as a senior

Personal

• Son of Jeffery Sr. and Lakisha Pooler • One of three children • Majoring in sport management • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Personal

• Son of Ronte and Tonya Qualls • Graduated in December 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies • Attending post-bachelor’s degree classes as an undeclared student

Qualls’ Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 12 7 3 10 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 Totals 13 7 4 11 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0 0 0

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Robinson Jr.

S, 6-2, 202, Jr. Imani Christian Wilkensburg, Pa.

ZACH

Sandwisch

LB, 6-2, 230, r-Jr. Central Catholic Woodville, Ohio

2018 (r-So.)

• Columbus Touchdown Club National Player to Watch • Has played in 25 career games, including 20 starts

• Played in 10 games and started one at Mike linebacker • Finished the season with 13 tackles, including nine solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss • Posted three tackles, including two unassisted tackles against Oklahoma • Season-high five tackles, including four solo stops and assisted on a tackle for loss at Oklahoma State • Registered four tackles, including one for loss against TCU

2018 (So.)

• All-Big 12 First Team (DB) • Started 12 games at safety • Tied for No. 2 in the Big 12 in total interceptions (4) and interceptions per game (0.33) • WVU career active leader in interceptions (7) • No. 2 on the WVU defense with 77 total tackles and 52 solo stops and tied for No. 3 in pass breakups (4) • Had two tackles, including assisting on a tackle for loss and an interception against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Recovered the first fumble of his career, hauled in his third interception of the season and finished with seven solo stops vs. Oklahoma • Forced the first fumble of his career against Oklahoma State, also notched eight solo stops and a pass breakup • Set a career high in total tackles (10) against Texas • WVU Defensive Co-Champion: Texas Tech • First career multi-interception game (2) and career high in solo tackles (8) at Texas Tech • Set his career-high in assisted tackles (8) against Tennessee

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Made an appearance against Oklahoma State

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • Played against Missouri before sustaining a season-ending injury

High School

• Two-year starter for Coach Greg Dempsey at Central Catholic High • Helped team to a 12-3 record in 2015 and a trip to the state championship • USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA Ohio Second Team (2015) • AP All-Ohio Division III Defensive Player of the Year (2015) • AP All-Ohio Division III First Team (2015) • AP All-Northwest District Division III Defensive Player of the Year (2015) • AP All-Northwest District Division III First Team (2015) • All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference First Team (2015) • All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference Honorable Mention (2014) • Three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar • PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking • No. 28 player in Ohio and No. 25 inside linebacker nationally according to Rivals • No. 2 inside linebacker in Ohio, No. 6 inside linebacker regionally and No. 29 inside linebacker nationally according to Scout • No. 30 player in Ohio and No. 48 inside linebacker nationally according to 247Sports • No. 54 player in Ohio and No. 79 inside linebacker nationally according to ESPN

2017 (Fr.)

• All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention (coaches) • Played in all 13 games, including eight starts • Sixth-leading tackler for WVU with 46 tackles, including 32 solo stops, two tackles for loss, three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns and three pass breakups • Tied for the team lead with three interceptions • Earned a career-high eight tackles vs. Utah • Recorded a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Texas, the fourth-longest in school history • First Mountaineer to record multiple pick-sixes in a season since Grant Wiley (2000) • Tied a career high with six tackles at Kansas State to go along with a 37-yard interception return • Five tackles (three solo), 0.5 tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Iowa State • Had first career interception vs. Oklahoma State, which he returned for a 39-yard TD • Made first career start vs. Delaware State, recording a career-best six tackles • Made his debut vs. Virginia Tech

Personal

• Son of Mark and Donna Sandwisch • One of two children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

High School

• Played defensive back, quarterback and wide receiver for coach Ronnell Heard at Imani Christian Academy • Pennsylvania All-State 1A First-Team defensive back • Pennsylvania Football News All-State First Team (DB) • WPIAL A Defensive Player of the Year, A All-Conference First Team (FS) and A AllConference Second Team (QB) • Pennsylvania’s “Elite 11” and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Fabulous 22” • Played just two games at University Prep as a junior due a leg injury

Sandwisch’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 10 9 4 13 1.5/2 0 0 0 0 0 2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 12 10 4 14 1.5/2 0 0 0 0 0

Personal

• Son of Kenneth Robinson and Danielle Hudson • One of seven children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Robinson’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU 2018 12 52 25 77 2/4 0 4/58 4 2017 13 32 14 46 2/17 0 3/170 3 Totals 25 84 39 123 4/21 0 7/228 7

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OL, 6-6, 328, r-Jr. Meadowbrook Sarahsville, Ohio

Simmons

WR, 6-2, 201, r-Jr. Alabama Birmingham, Ala.

2018 (r-So.)

• Two-year starter at guard, having played in 24 career games and starting 20

• Played in 12 games and started six • Fourth-leading receiver on the team with 28 catches for 341 yards and a touchdown • Season-long catch of 59 yards against Tennessee • Led all receivers with six catches against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl; also had third-most receiving yards with 64 and a long catch of 17 yards • Registered three catches for 13 yards vs. Oklahoma • Had his sixth multiple-reception game of the season with a two-catch, 8-yard outing at Texas • Caught three passes for 29 yards vs. Baylor, including a long of 17 • Finished with a career-high six receptions for 53 yards against Kansas • Earned his first career start at Texas Tech, finishing with two catches for a careerhigh 61 yards • Registered three catches against Kansas St., totaling 31 yards • Caught two passes for 23 yards against Youngstown State • Made his WVU debut against Tennessee, hauling in a 59-yard touchdown for his first career receptions

2018 (r-So.)

• All-Big 12 Second Team Selection (Coaches) • Started 11 games at guard • Saw action on 970 plays, including 835 on offense • Paved the way for the offense to average 512.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 8 nationally • Part of the offense that averaged 40.3 points per game, No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally • Member of an offense which was No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally for most passing yards per game (351.3) • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in 10 games and 350 or more yards in seven games • Offense rushed for more than 150 yards in seven games and 200 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in eight games, including two with more than 600 yards

2017 (So.)

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Redshirted to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements • WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Delaware State

• Played in 13 games and started 10, five at right guard and five at left guard • Saw action on 681 plays on offense • Team-leading 13 knockdown blocks and second on the team with 13 domination blocks • Recorded a season-high four domination blocks as the offensive line was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Registered three knockdowns in the season opener against Virginia Tech • Part of the offensive line that was named the WVU Offensive Champions against Kansas • Member of the offensive line that only allowed 4.1 tackles for loss per game, ranking No. 8 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 • Paved the way for the offense to average 309.3 passing yards, No. 13 nationally, 459.6 yards of total offense, ranking No. 20 and 34.5 points per game, No. 22 • Held opponents to 1.5 sacks per game, which ranks No. 25 in the country and No. 2 in the Big 12 • Led the way for 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, the third consecutive season the Mountaineers have had a 1,000-yard rusher, a 3,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard receivers • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in nine games and 350 in six games • Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in six games and 250 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in six games, including the first five games to begin the season

2016 (Fr.) - Alabama

• Saw action in 12 games as a freshman, used mostly on special teams • Worked his way into the receiver rotation • Enrolled early at Alabama

High School

• Coached by Jerry Hood at Clay-Chalkville High School • Member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Super 12 squad • Named to the AL.com Super All-State team • Hauled in 47 catches for 1,228 yards and 20 touchdowns during his senior season • Also collected one rushing score and notched a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown • Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 5 player in Alabama by Rivals.com • Also listed at the No. 57 overall receiver by Rivals • Tabbed a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout.com • Scout.com ranked him as the No. 48 wide receiver and the top receiver in Alabama • No. 81 wide receiver by PrepStar and named to the outlet’s All-Southeast Region team

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

Personal

• Son of Terrell Simmons and Pamela Evans • One of seven children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

High School

• Two-year starter for Coach Jeff Twiddy at Meadowbrook High • Also handled kicking and punting duties, averaging 41.9 yards per punt • Connected on 2-of-2 field goal attempts with a long of 43 yards and had 18 touchbacks on kickoffs; set the school season extra point record with 27 and also the career mark with 69 made • AP All-Ohio Division IV First Team (2015) • AP All-Ohio Division IV Honorable Mention (2014) • Selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game (2016) • Two-time AP All-East Division IV District First Team (2014-15) • East Central Ohio League Gray Division Offensive Lineman of the Year (2015) • Two-time All-East Central Ohio League Gray Division First Team (2014-15) • East Central Ohio League Gray Division Defensive Lineman of the Year (2014)

Simmons’ Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 12 28 341 12.2 1 59

Personal

• Son of John and Kim Sills • One of two children • Majoring in agribusiness management

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2016 (Fr.)

M ARCUS

Simms

• Played in nine games as a true freshman • Added depth at receiver and used on special teams • Saw action on 205 plays, including 184 on offense • Season-high 80 plays against Baylor • Has six catches for 95 yards and a touchdown for the season • Season-long catch of 48 yards at Iowa State • Two catches for 17 yards with a long of 13 yards against Baylor • Three catches for 76 yards with a touchdown at Iowa State

WR/KR/PR, 6-0, 195, Sr. Sherwood Bowie, Md.

High School

• Two-year starter and team captain for coach Chris Grier at Sherwood High • Maryland Consensus All-State First Team (2015) • Maryland Big School All-State First Team (2015) • Maryland Big School All-State Honorable Mention (2014) • USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA Maryland Second Team (2015) • Helped team to a 10-2 record in 2015, falling in the state quarterfinals • Recorded 43 receptions for 1,020 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2015 • Hauled in 36 receptions for 712 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014 • The Washington Post All-Met First Team (2015) • Montgomery County Class 4A Player of the Year (2015) • All-Montgomery County First Team (2015)

• Has played in 33 career games, including 10 starts

2018 (Jr.)

• Third-leading receiver for WVU with 46 catches for 699 yards and two touchdowns • Played in 11 games, including • Ranks No. 15 in the Big 12 in receiving yards per game (63.5) • Ranks No. 17 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (4.2) • Led the team in punt returns with six returns for 58 yards, a 9.7 yards per return average; led the team in kickoff returns with 10 returns for 176 yards, averaging 17.6 yards per return with a long of 25 yards • Long kickoff return of 35 yards against Kansas and a long punt return of 25 yards at Kansas State • Tied for the team high in catches with seven for 47 yards at Oklahoma State • Caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Oklahoma before leaving the game due to injury • Finished with three catches for 69 yards at TCU, including a long of 53 • Hauled in five passes for 55 yards, including a long of 25 yards, at Texas • Finished with a 14-yard punt return at Iowa State • Caught two passes for 57 yards vs. Kansas • WVU Offensive Champion: Texas Tech • Recorded career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (138) at Texas Tech; also finished with a touchdown • Finished with five catches for 136 yards and a touchdown vs. Kansas State; his 82-yard TD was the longest play of the season • WVU Offensive Champion: Youngstown State • Tallied then-career highs in receptions (8) and yards (119) against Youngstown State • Registered a 26-yard kickoff return against Youngstown State • Posted a 32 yard kickoff return at Tennessee • Caught two passes for 40 yards in season opener against Tennessee

Personal

• Son of Maurice and Molly Simms • One of five children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Simms’ Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 11 46 699 15.2 2 82 2017 12 35 663 18.9 5 68 2016 10 6 95 15.8 1 48 Totals 33 87 1,457 16.7 8 82

Simms’ Kickoff Return Statistics Year Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 11 10 176 17.6 0 35 2017 12 31 816 26.3 0 80 Totals 23 41 992 24.2 0 80

2017 (So.)

• All-Big 12 Conference Second-Team selection (KR/PR) • All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Phil Steele) • WVU Special Teams Player of the Year • Fourth-leading receiver for WVU with 35 catches for 663 yards, five touchdowns and a long of 68 yards; finished with 31 kickoff returns for 816 yards, averaging 26.3 yards per return with a long of 80 yards; averaged 5.8 yards on 17 punt returns with a long of 23 yards • Ranked No. 27 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 in all-purpose yards with 131.4 yards per game • Ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 in kickoff returns (26.3) and No. 13 nationally • Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in punt returns and No. 36 nationally • Long kickoff returns on the year were 80 and 45 yards; long punt return went for 23 yards • Caught three passes for 33 yards against Utah; big day of kickoff returns with four for 124 yards and a long return of 41 yards; had kickoff returns of 30, 29 and 24 yards, averaging 31.0 yards per kickoff return • Averaged 25.5 yards per reception on a pair of catches against Texas; one punt return for 16 yards and three kickoff returns for 78 yards; long kickoff return went for 28 yards • Recorded two catches for 26 yards at Kansas State • Caught four passes for 52 yards against Iowa State • Hauled in three catches for 80 yards, including a career long 68-yard touchdown pass against Oklahoma State • Tallied a receiving touchdown and caught three passes for 71 yards at Baylor; had 125 yards on four kickoffs, averaging 31.3 per kickoff with a long on 45 yards • Caught a career-high six passes for 72 yards against Texas Tech • Had two receptions for 32 yards at TCU • Averaged 17.0 yards per catch at Kansas • Hauled in four receptions and tallied a career-high 91 receiving yards against Delaware State; had an 80-yard kickoff return vs. Delaware State, marking the 25th longest in school history • Finished with a 52-yard touchdown reception against East Carolina; had a 23-yard punt return vs. ECU and kickoff returns vs. the Pirates of 32 and 29 yards

Simms’ Punt Return Statistics Year Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 11 6 58 9.7 0 25 2017 12 17 99 5.8 0 23 Totals 23 23 157 6.8 0 25

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SinkfielD

RB, 5-9, 186, r-So. American Heritage Delray Beach, Fla.

J O VA N N I

Stewart

S, 5-8, 197, Sr. Katy Katy, Texas

2018 (r-Fr.)

• Has played in 37 career games, including 12 starts

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Played in five games and started one • Missed time due to ankle injury sustained early in the season • Finished with 19 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown with a long of nine yards against Youngstown State; four catches for 44 yards, long of 31 yards against Baylor • Rushed four times for 10 yards vs. TCU • Returned to action vs. Baylor, logging seven carries for 26 yards; also caught two passes for 29 yards • Earned his first career start against Youngstown State, rushing five times for 24 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury • Saw his first career game action against Tennessee, tallying two receptions and rushing once for four yards

2018 (Jr.)

• Played in 12 games and started 11 • Started the season at safety and then moved to Sam linebacker for the Youngstown State game due to injuries at linebacker • Tied for fourth on the team in tackles with 54, including 38 solo stops, four sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery • No. 2 on the WVU defense in tackles for loss (10.5) and tied for No. 2 in sacks (4) • Registered five tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl, including a sack • Finished with six solo tackles, including five solo stops, and tied his career-high mark for TFLs (2) vs. Oklahoma • Notched three total tackles against Oklahoma State - including a sack • Matched his career-high mark in tackles (7) vs. TCU • Set a career high in tackles (7) against Texas; and had five solo stops and a TFL • Tied his career-high mark in sacks (1) and finished with two solo stops vs. Baylor • WVU Special Teams Champion: Kansas • Set career highs in assisted tackles (2), sacks (1) and fumble recoveries (1) against Kansas • Finished with five total tackles, including four solo stops and a TFL, against Texas Tech • Set a career-high with five tackles against Kansas State • Earned the start at SAM linebacker against Youngstown State, recording two solo tackles, including a TFL • Tallied three solo stops against Tennessee

2017 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

• Played for Coach Keith Hindsley at American Heritage High • Selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game • Two-time all-state selection, including 2015 Florida Associated Press 3A All-State Second Team Defense (DB) • 2015 Florida High School Football All-State Honorable-Mention (RB) • Named four-time All-County, including 2016 5A-1A First Team selection as a senior • Helped lead the Stallions to a 10-3 record in 2015 and 11-2 in 2014 • Finished with 2,231 career rushing yards, averaging 8.6 yards per carry and 26 touchdowns • Had 1,046 career yards receiving and five touchdowns • Registered 1,000 career return yards and two touchdowns • Had 163 career tackles and three interceptions • Rushed for 734 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior despite missing time with a toe injury • Added 187 yards receiving and played a strong role in the return game • More than 1,000 all-purpose yards in his senior and junior seasons • Finished with 384 rushing yards and three touchdowns as a junior • Averaged 8.7 yards per rush • Also added 280 yards receiving on 13 receptions for 21.5 yards per catch average • Three-star ranking by 247Sports, Rivals, Scout and ESPN • Prepstar All-Southeast Team • 247Sports lists him as the No. 57 running back nationally and No. 132 overall recruit in Florida • Rivals lists him as the No. 74 best running back in the 2017 recruiting class • ESPN lists him at No. 43 at his position and No. 87 overall in Florida • Scout ranks him as the No. 30 running back in Florida and No. 81 in the South Region

2017 (So.)

• Played in 13 games and started one at free safety • Tied for second most special teams’ plays on the team • Saw action on 351 plays, including 135 on defense • Finished with 11 tackles, including 10 solo stops and two tackles for loss • Registered a pair of tackles vs. Utah, his second multi-tackle game of the season • Earned first career start vs. Oklahoma State • Had solo tackles against East Carolina, TCU, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State • Finished the most productive game of his WVU career at Kansas with five tackles and two tackles for loss (both career highs)

2016 (Fr.)

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at safety and used primarily on special teams • Season-high eight plays against Youngstown State • Used on seven special teams plays against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl

High School

• Three-year starter for Coach Gary Joseph at Katy High • Helped lead Katy to a 16-0 record and eighth straight 6A DII state title • Team was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps and USA Today computer rankings • Two-time All-District 19-6A selection

Personal

• Son of Alex and Monica Sinkfield • One of seven children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Personal

• Son of Silva Green and Melissa Rivera • One of two children • Majoring in sport and exercise psychology

Sinkfield’s Rushing Statistics Year Games Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 5 19 68 3.6 1 9

Stewart’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 38 16 54 10.5/27 4/13 0 0 0 1 2017 13 10 1 11 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 2016 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 50 17 67 12.5/31 4/13 0 0 0 1

Sinkfield’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2018 5 4 44 11.0 0 31

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EVAN

Staley

• Played for coach Darren Grace at Hampshire High • Connected on seven field goals, including a season-long 54 yarder • Averaged 42.5 yards per punt as a senior • Won the Fulton Walker Award, as top special teams player in the state • Two-time All-State, including first team as a senior • Two-time All-Area selection • All-Martinsburg Journal First Team honors • All-Cumberland Times First Team honors

K, 6-1, 188, r-Jr. Hampshire Romney, W.Va.

Personal

• Son of Scott and Laura Staley • One of two children • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

• Has played in 25 career games

2018 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Handles the team’s kicking duties • Finished 16-of-20 for the year in field goals, 59-60 in PAT’s and leads the team in scoring with 107 points • Registered 74 kickoffs for 4,187 yards, averaging 56.6 yards per kick and had 24 touchbacks • Ranks No. 2 in Big 12 overall scoring, No. 2 in Big 12 scoring by kickers and No. 25 nationally in scoring • Ranks No. 3 in Big 12 field goal percentage and No. 3 in Big 12 field goals made • Finished with a career-best 4-of-4 performance against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Set Camping World Bowl records for most field goals in a game (4) and longest field goal (49) • Also hit field goals of 28, 36 and 44 yards against the Orange • Finished 8-of-8 on PATs against Oklahoma • Two field goals and five PAT’s for 11 points at OSU • A 47-yard FG; 6-6 on PAT’s vs. TCU, scoring nine points • WVU Special Teams Champion: Texas • Two field goals (45, 44) and four PAT’s at Texas • Big night against Baylor with career-high three field goals and seven PAT’s for 16 total points. Also eight kickoffs for 484 yards and a 60.5 average • Career-long 49-yard field goal against Kansas to go along with five PAT’s for an eight-point day • Seven kickoffs and six PATs at Texas Tech • Connected on 5-of-5 PATs vs. Kansas State and averaged 57.0 on six kickoffs vs. the Wildcats • Connected on a 31-yard field goal vs. Youngstown State • Hit two field goals in the win over Tennessee and averaged 60.2 yards on kickoffs • Recipient of Tommy Nickolich Award as WVU’s top walk-on before earning a scholarship in spring 2018

Staley’s Kickoff Statistics Year Games Kickoffs 2018 12 74 2017 13 74 Totals 25 148

Avg. TB 56.6 24 58.8 27 57.7 51

Staley’s Field Goal Statistics Year Games FG/A Pct. 1/29 30/39 40/49 50+ Long 2018 12 16/20 80.0 3/3 4/4 9/11 0/2 49 2017 13 6/7 85.7 5/5 1/2 0/0 0/0 36 Totals 25 22/27 81.5 8/8 5/6 9/11 0/2 49

EVAN STALEY

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Saw action in 13 games; handled all kicking duties for Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah for the injured Mike Molina • Had 77 kickoffs for 4,532 yards and an average of 58.9 yards per kickoff. Recorded 27 touchbacks; had multiple touchbacks in eight games, including season-high five at Kansas • Averaged more than 60 yards on kickoffs in eight games • Converted two field goals vs. Utah and averaged 60.0 yards on three kickoffs • Made a 28-yard field goal, four PATs and had a 65.0 kickoff average with three touchbacks at Oklahoma • Strong day vs. Texas with two kickoffs for 130 yards and a 65.0 average. Both kicks were touchbacks • One touchback and four PATs at Kansas State • First multiple field goal game against Iowa State, hitting from 36 and 28 yards • Season-high eight points scored against the Cyclones • Connected on first career field goal against OSU from 23-yard out • Had eight kickoffs for a 64.1-yard average and three touchbacks against Texas Tech • Averaged 65.0 on four kickoffs at TCU with three touchbacks • Averaged 62.7 on nine kickoffs and had five touchbacks at Kansas

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

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DANTE

Stills

DL, 6-3, 292, So. Fairmont Senior Fairmont, W.Va.

DARIUS

Stills

DL, 6-1, 290, Jr. Fairmont Senior Fairmont, W.Va.

2018 (Fr.)

• Has played in 21 career games

• The Athletic Freshman All-America • ESPN.com Freshman All-America • Registered 16 tackles for the year, including 13 solo stops, three sacks, six tackles for loss and two forced fumbles • Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (2) • Ranked No. 3 on the WVU defense in sacks (3) • Finished with a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Notched one assisted stop and assisted on a tackle for loss against Oklahoma • Tallied two solo stops and set a career high in tackles for loss (2) vs. TCU • Recorded one solo stop vs. Texas • Set career highs in solo tackles (3) and tackles (3) against Baylor • Registered two tackles against Iowa State, including a solo stop and a TFL • Tallied two solo stops against Kansas • Finished with two tackles, including one for loss, a sack and a forced fumble against Youngstown State • Made career debut as a true freshman vs. Tennessee

2018 (So.)

• Played in 12 games in 2018, added depth on defensive line • Finished with 12 tackles for the season, including eight solo tackles, one sack and 3.5 tackles for loss • Posted a sack and a quarterback hurry against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Recorded an assisted stop vs. Oklahoma • Finished with one solo stop against Kansas, Baylor and TCU • Registered two tackles, including one solo stop, against Texas Tech • Tallied one solo stop against Kansas State • Led the team with a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee

2017 (Fr.)

• Played in nine games, added depth on defensive line • Has logged 82 snaps, 79 of them coming on defense • Season-high 17 plays against Oklahoma State and Iowa State • Made first career tackle vs. Oklahoma State

High School

• Three-time Class AA All-State performer for coach Nick Bartic and J.L. Abbott at Fairmont Senior High School • Named defensive captain and a first-team selection of the 2017 West Virginia AA All-State team • Also a first-team All-State selection as a junior and a second team All-State selection as a sophomore • Named a 2017 Under Armour All-American • Led the Polar Bears to consecutive state runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2017 • Team finished 12-2 overall and 8-0 in its conference in 2017 • Collected 81 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks as a senior • As a junior, he collected 75 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks • Four-time member of the Times West Virginian football team • Ranked as the state’s No. 1 prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports • Ranked the No. 140 overall in the nation by 247Sports • ESPN300 • ESPN ranks him the No. 24 best recruit in the region and No. 21 at his position\ • Rivals lists him at No. 6 at his position and No. 150 overall nationally • Rivals250 • Participant in the prestigious Nike Opening Camp

• Played for coach J.L. Abbott at Fairmont Senior High • Two-time First-Team AA All-State selection • Three-year starter, helping the Polar Bears to a 27-10 record and a part of the part class to make the state playoffs each of the four years • Finished with a career 191 tackles and 44 tackles for loss … helped team to the AA state championship game as a senior, first time in 36 years • Team finished 10-3 and was 2A runner-up • Two-time First-Team All-Big 10 Conference • Two-time selection to the USA Today All-West Virginia team • Totaled 75 tackles as a senior to go along with 30 tackles for loss and nine sacks • Led the defense that gave up just 16.2 points per game, 173.8 rushing yards, 48.5 passing yards and 222.2 total yards per game • Defensive unit gave up just 211 points in 13 games • Totaled a season-high eight tackles and three tackles for loss against North Marion • Season-high four sacks in one game • Other top stat totals included seven tackles against University High, six tackles against Bridgeport and Weir and six tackles, three tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries against East Fairmont

Personal

Dante Stills’ Defensive Statistics

Darius Stills’ Defensive Statistics

• Son of Gary Stills and Janeen Floyd • One of three children • Brother, Dante, is a WVU defensive lineman • Father was an All-Big East performer at West Virginia for Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen before a successful nine-year NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

• Son of Gary Stills and Janeen Floyd • One of three children • Brother, Darius, is a WVU defensive lineman • Father was an All-Big East performer at West Virginia for Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen before a successful nine-year NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams • Majoring in athletic coaching education

Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 12 8 4 12 3.5/7 1/2 0 0 0 0 2017 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 8 5 13 3.5/7 ½ 0 0 0 0

Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 13 3 16 6.5/35 3/24 0 0 2 0 2018 12

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Sunahara

LS, 6-6, 238, r-Sr. Rhode Island Bay Village, Ohio

LOGAN

Thimons

TE/FB, 6-1, 231, r-Jr. Freeport Area Sarver, Pa.

2018 (r-Jr.)

2018 (r-So.)

• Played in 12 games • Handled the long snapping duties for punts, field goals and extra points • WVU Special Teams Champion: Youngstown State

• Played in 11 games • Used primarily on special teams • Saw action on 92 plays, including 65 on special teams • Moved to tight end/fullback during the spring

2017 (r-So.)

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Saw action against Delaware State

• Played in five games • Used primarily on special teams • Season-high 10 plays against Texas • WVU Scout Team Defensive Champion: Baylor

2016 (So.)

• Redshirted

2015 (Fr.) - Rhode Island

2016 (Fr.)

• Played in eight games for coach Jim Fleming at long snapper • Made four tackles on special teams • Member of the basketball team

• Redshirted • Enrolled at WVU in January

High School

• Three-year starter for coach John Gaillot at Freeport Area Senior High • Pennsylvania Class 2A All-State First Team (2015) • Pennsylvania Football News Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year • Pennsylvania Football News Class 2A All-State First Team (2015) • USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA Pennsylvania First Team (2015) • Helped team to a 10-2 record in 2015 and the WPIAL quarterfinals • Had 401 career tackles in 204 solo stops, 77 TFL, 23 sacks and 13 forced fumbles • Set the single-season record for tackles (161), TFLs (33) and sacks (15.5) in 2015 • Made 10 or more tackles in 10 games, including 24 tackles and five TFLs vs. West Shamokin (9/25) • Had 122 tackles with 24 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2014 • Registered 97 tackles with 20 tackles for loss and one sack in 2013 • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25 (2015) • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 (2015) • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Preseason Fabulous 22 (2015) • Three-time WPIAL All-Allegheny Conference First Team (2013-15) • Three-star recruit according to Rivals, Scout, 247sports and ESPN • No. 28 player in Pennsylvania according to Rivals • No. 1 inside linebacker in Pennsylvania, No. 2 inside linebacker regionally and No. 12 inside linebacker nationally according to Scout • No. 34 player in Pennsylvania according to 247sports • No. 40 player in Pennsylvania according to ESPN

• Played for coach Ron Rutt at Bay High • All-West Shore Conference and All Northeast District honoree as a WR and DB • Participated in the Greater Cleveland Football Coaches Association East-West AllStar game • Averaged 15.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 4.5 blocks per game as a senior • In basketball, earned First Team All-West Shore Conference, Second Team AllNortheast District, and All-Ohio Honorable Mention honors • Also earned First Team All-Morning Journal Team and participated in the Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game • Holds the Bay H.S. records in blocks in a single game (9), single season (99), and career (178) • Also lettered in baseball

Personal

• Son of Reed and Laura Sunahara • Father is WVU’s Volleyball Coach • One of three children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Personal

• Son of Jim and Julie Thimons • Majoring in exercise physiology • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Tonkery

LB, 6-0, 228, r-Jr. Bridgeport Bridgeport, W.Va.

KEITH

Washington Jr.

CB, 6-1, 178, r-Sr. Copiah-Lincoln CC Prattville, Ala.

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Has played in 19 career games, including 13 starts

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (DB) • Finished with 40 tackles, including 33 solo stops, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, two interceptions and nine pass breakups • No. 5 in the Big 12 in total interceptions (3) and interceptions per game (0.3) • No. 2 on the WVU defense in pass breakups (9) • Tallied four tackles, including two solo stops and a sack and two pass breakups against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Finished with five solo stops vs. Oklahoma • Reeled in his third interception of the season against Oklahoma State, also notched five solo stops and three pass breakups • Set career highs in solo tackles (6) and force fumbles (1) vs. TCU • Hauled in the second interception of his season and career vs. Baylor • Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week: Texas Tech • WVU Defensive Co-Champion: Texas Tech • Earned his first career start against Texas Tech, setting career highs assisted (2) and tackles (7) • Also reeled in his first career interception against the Red Raiders, taking it back 51 yards for a touchdown • Finished with a tackle for loss against Kansas State, also tied a career high in solo tackles • WVU Defensive Champion: Youngstown State • Recorded three solo tackles against Youngstown State • Enrolled at WVU in January 2018

2018 (r-So.)

• Played in six games, including five starts • Missed six of the last seven games due to injury • Returned to action vs. TCU • Finished with seven tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack, against Texas Tech • No. 4 on the WVU defense with six tackles for loss • Registered five solo tackles along with his first career forced fumble against Kansas State • Tallied one pass-breakup against Youngstown State, tying a career-high • Recorded eight tackles against Tennessee, including one tackle for loss

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Played in all 13 games, starting eight, including the first four at Will linebacker and and the last four at Sam linebacker • Big day vs. Utah in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, including eight tackles, a career-high 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss • Logged three tackles against Texas • Earned 1.5 tackles for loss, including a shared sack, at K-State; finished with four total tackles • Tallied a career-high nine tackles vs. Iowa State • Also finished with first career pass breakup against the Cyclones • Named WVU Special Teams Champion for his performance at Baylor • Credited with first career fumble recovery at Kansas to go along with three tackles • Earned four solo tackles and first career sack vs. Delaware State • Registered three unassisted tackles vs. East Carolina; also tied his then-career best in total tackles with four • Made first career start vs. Virginia Tech and tallied four total tackles and 1.5 TFLs

2017 (r-So.) - Copiah-Lincoln CC

• Played for coach Glenn Davis at Copiah-Lincoln CC • Named Mississippi All-State Junior College Cornerback • Saw action nine games, finishing with 20 tackles, including 14 unassisted tackles • Also had a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, two interceptions and five pass breakups • Three-star rating by ESPN and 247Sports • No. 117 overall nationally, No. 14 cornerback and No. 23 overall from Alabama by 247Sports • ESPN listed him as the No. 8 cornerback nationally

2016 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

High School

2016 (r-Fr.) - Michigan

• Three-year starter for coach Josh Nicewarmer at Bridgeport High • Two-time West Virginia All-State Class AA First Team (2014-15) • USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia First Team (2015) • Started three years at safety and recorded 72 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and two interceptions • Started at running back for two seasons, recording 3,401 yards on 378 carries with 40 touchdowns • Ran for 1,534 yards on 152 carries, averaging 10.1 yards per carry, with 19 touchdowns in 2015 • Two-time All-Harrison County First Team (2014-15) • All-Harrison County Second Team (2013) • All-Big Ten First Team (2015) • All-Big Ten Second Team (2014)

• Lettered at Michigan for the 2016 season • Played on special teams units in nine games and also saw time at cornerback • Tallied one special teams stop against Wisconsin (Oct. 1), his first career tackle • Contributed one special teams tackle at Rutgers (Oct. 8) and against Illinois (Oct. 22)

2015 (Fr.) - Michigan • Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Chad Anderson at Prattville High • Two-time Montgomery Advertiser Player of the Year (2014-15) • Was a dual-threat quarterback in high school and completed 93-of-162 passes for 1,718 yards and 17 touchdowns • Ran the ball 152 times for 1,201 yards and scored 20 touchdowns

Personal

• Son of Brian and Sherri Tonkery • One of three children • Brother, Wes, was a standout linebacker at WVU (2011-14) • Majoring in energy land management

Personal

• Son of Keith Sr. and Candice Washington • One of two children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Tonkery’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2018 6 10 12 22 6/20 1/8 0 1 1 0 2017 13 33 10 43 6.5/22 3/18 0 1 0 1 Totals 19 43 22 65 12.5/42 4/26 0 2 1 1

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DL, 6-4, 260, r-Sr. Morgantown Morgantown, W.Va.

• Played in 25 career games, including three starts

• Played in 26 career games

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Played in 12 games, started two, adding depth at tackle • Used on 269 plays, including 194 on offense • Paved the way for the offense to average 512.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 8 nationally • Part of the offense that averaged 40.3 points per game, No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally • Member of an offense which was No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 4 nationally for most passing yards per game (351.3) • Offense passed for more than 300 yards in 10 games and 350 or more yards in seven games • Offense rushed for more than 150 yards in seven games and 200 in two games • Offense produced 500 or more yards of total offense in eight games, including two with more than 600 yards

• Saw action in 12 games, adding depth at defensive end • Used primarily on special teams • Saw action on 130 plays, including 110 on special teams • Finished with a tackle for loss against Baylor

2017 (r-So.)

• Saw action in 13 games, adding depth at defensive end • Used primarily on special teams • Saw action on a season-high 10 plays against East Carolina

2016 (r-Fr.)

• Saw action against Missouri

2017 (r-So.)

2015 (Fr.)

• Played in 13 games, started one, adding depth at tackle • Used on 289 snaps, including 217 on offense • Season-high 53 plays against Utah

• Redshirted

High School

• Three-year starter for coach John Bowers at Morgantown High • Three-time all-state selection, second-team defensive line as a senior, first team offensive line as a junior and honorable mention as a tight end as a sophomore • Had 90 career tackles, 20 tackles for loss, a sack, three fumble recoveries and six pass breakups • Had 46 career catches for 621 yards and seven touchdowns • 2014 Morgantown High Defensive MVP • Two-time All-OVAC First 12 • Finalist for 2015 U.S. Army All-American Game • Led Morgantown with 26 catches for 386 yards and three touchdowns

2016 (r-Fr.) - Jones County JC

• Played one season for coach Steve Buckley at Jones County Junior College • NJCAA All-Region 23 First Team (2016) • All-Mississippi Associations of Community & Junior Colleges First Team (2016)

2015 (Fr.) - UT - San Antonio • Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Tucker Barnard at Stillwater High • Allowed just one sack during his career • Class 6A East All-Star (2014) • All-District 6A-1 (2014)

Personal

• Son of Dale and Kathy Wolfley • One of five children • Father was standout performer on the offensive line for West Virginia on the 1988 team that played for the national championship • Uncle, Ron, was also a former Mountaineer standout at fullback • Uncle, Craig, played at Syracuse • Grandfather, Ray Mansfield, starred at the University of Washington and played 14 years in the NFL, including 13 with the Pittsburgh Steelers • Majoring in energy land management

Personal

• Son of Joe and Nicki Wickline • One of two children • Father played college football at Florida • Grandfather, Dan, played football at WVU and Marshall • Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human resources management • Currently pursuing a degree in communication studies • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Date ^Sept. 1, 2018 Sept. 8, 2018 * Sept. 22, 2018 * Sept. 29, 2018 * Oct. 6, 2018 * Oct. 13, 2018 * Oct. 25, 2018 * Nov. 3, 2018 * Nov. 10, 2018 * Nov. 17, 2018 * Nov. 23, 2018 ! Dec. 28, 2018

Opponent vs. Tennessee YOUNGSTOWN STATE KANSAS STATE at (25) Texas Tech KANSAS at Iowa State BAYLOR at (15) Texas TCU at Oklahoma State (6) OKLAHOMA vs. (17) Syracuse

* Big 12 Conference game ^ Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. ! Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

Score 40-14/W 52-17/W 35-6/W 42-34/W 38-22/W 14-30/L 58-14/W 42-41/W 47-10/W 41-45/L 56-59/L 34-18/L

TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPP SCORING 483 326 Points Per Game 40.2 27.2 Points Off Turnovers 84 37 290 262 FIRST DOWNS Rushing 98 112 Passing 173 131 19 19 Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE 1,931 1,772 2,248 2,160 Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing 317 388 Rushing Attempts 425 450 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.9 Average Per Game 160.9 147.7 22 17 TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE 4,216 3,104 Comp.-Att.-Int. 291-445-10 247-389-15 Average Per Pass 9.5 8.0 Average Per Catch 14.5 12.6 351.3 258.7 Average Per Game TDs Passing 38 22 TOTAL OFFENSE 6,147 4,876 Total Plays 870 839 Average Per Play 7.1 5.8 512.2 406.3 Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: No.-Yards 21-372 44-850 PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yards 11-62 9-69 INT RETURNS: No.-Yards 15-189 10-124 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.7 19.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.6 7.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.6 12.4 FUMBLES-LOST 16-7 25-9 85-800 82-721 PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game 66.7 60.1 PUNTS-Yards 43-1,740 61-2,482 Average Per Punt 40.5 40.7 Net punt average 37.5 38.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 88-4,945 64-3,727 Average Per Kick 56.2 58.2 Net kick average 39.4 39.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:51 31:09

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Overall Conference 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 4-0 2-0 5-0 3-0 5-1 3-1 6-1 4-1 7-1 5-1 8-1 6-1 8-2 6-2 8-3 6-3 8-4 6-3

Time Attendance 4:00 66,793 3:24 58,446 3:16 59,245 3:50 55,283 3:12 57,419 3:19 56,629 3:16 53,117 3:49 100,703 3:09 60,007 2:55 52,842 3:49 60,713 3:33 41,125

TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPP 3RD-DOWN Conversions 68/156 57/158 44% 36% 3rd-Down Pct. 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/16 12/19 56% 63% 4th-Down Pct. SACKS BY-Yards 24-155 29-204 MISC YARDS 78 0 62 41 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-20 12-15 0-1 0-1 ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (43-53) 81% (39-45) 87% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (35-53) 66% (28-45) 62% (59-60) 98% (38-39) 97% PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE 348,947 265,457 6/58,158 4/66,364 Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games 2/53,959

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total West Virginia 124 164 115 80 483 Opponents 72 73 81 100 326

RUSHING Kennedy McKoy Martell Pettaway Leddie Brown Tevin Bush Alec Sinkfield David Sills V Trey Lowe III Marcus Simms Trevon Wesco Lorenzo Dorr Brady Watson Team Jack Allison Will Grier Totals Opponents

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GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G 12 145 834 32 802 5.5 8 38 66.8 12 98 644 21 623 6.4 6 55 51.9 11 91 458 12 446 4.9 4 47 40.5 11 6 108 5 103 17.2 0 79 9.4 5 19 76 8 68 3.6 1 9 13.6 12 0 14 0 14 0.0 0 0 1.2 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 11 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 5 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 1 0.4 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 12 5 0 16 -16 -3.2 0 0 -2.0 7 7 2 40 -38 -5.4 0 2 -5.4 11 48 93 183 -90 -1.9 3 15 -8.2 12 425 2,248 317 1,931 4.5 22 79 160.9 12 450 2,160 388 1,772 3.9 17 68 147.7

PASSING GP Efficiency C-A-Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long Avg./G Will Grier 11 175.49 266-397-8 67.0 3,864 37 82 351.3 Jack Allison 7 115.26 23-45-2 51.1 352 1 48 50.3 Trey Lowe III 1 100.00 2-2-0 100.0 0 0 2 00.0 Trevon Wesco 12 0.00 0-1-0 00.0 0 0 0 00.00 12 168.66 291-445-10 65.4 4,216 38 82 351.3 Totals Opponents 12 141.47 247-389-15 63.5 3,104 22 65 258.7 RECEIVING David Sills V Gary Jennings Jr. Marcus Simms T.J. Simmons Trevon Wesco Kennedy McKoy Jovani Haskins Tevin Bush Dominique Maiden Martell Pettaway Alec Sinkfield Leddie Brown Sam James Kwincy Hall Totals Opponents PUNT RETURNS Marcus Simms David Sills V Kwincy Hall

G No. Yds. Avg. 12 65 986 15.2 11 54 917 17.0 11 46 699 15.2 12 28 341 12.2 12 26 366 14.1 12 17 224 13.2 12 16 148 9.2 11 14 209 14.9 12 10 136 13.6 12 6 61 10.2 5 4 44 11.0 11 2 40 20.0 4 2 2 1.0 3 1 43 43.0 12 291 4,216 14.5 12 247 3,104 12.4 No. 6 3 1

Yds. 58 0 3

Avg. 9.7 0.0 3.0

TD Long Avg./G 15 65 82.2 13 75 83.4 2 82 63.5 1 59 28.4 1 43 30.5 1 41 18.7 1 17 12.3 1 62 19.0 1 40 11.3 1 34 5.1 0 31 8.8 1 25 3.6 0 4 0.5 0 43 14.3 38 82 351.3 22 65 258.7 TD 0 0 0

Long 25 1 3

PUNT RETURNS (contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d) Keith Washington Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 1 1 1.0 0 1 11 62 5.6 0 25 9 69 7.7 0 29

INTERCEPTIONS Kenny Robinson Jr. Keith Washington Jr. Dravon Askew-Henry Toyous Avery Jr. Derrek Pitts Jr. Hakeem Bailey Ezekiel Rose Shea Campbell Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. 4 58 14.5 3 52 17.3 2 3 1.5 2 53 26.5 1 2 2.0 1 17 17.0 1 2 2.0 1 2 2.0 15 189 12.6 10 124 12.4

TD Long 0 42 1 51 0 3 0 42 0 2 0 17 0 2 0 2 1 51 0 60

KICK RETURNS Marcus Simms Tevin Bush Alec Sinkfield Logan Thimons Martell Pettaway Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. 10 176 17.6 7 130 18.6 2 29 14.5 1 0 0.0 1 37 37.0 21 372 17.7 44 850 19.3

TD Long 0 35 0 27 0 18 0 0 0 37 0 37 0 52

FUMBLE RETURNS Kenny Robinson Jr. Derrek Pitts Jr. Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0.0 1 0 2 62 31.0 2 48

SCORING | ----------------- PATs ---------------- | TD FGs Kick Rush Rec. Pass DXP Safety Points Evan Staley 0 16-20 59-60 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 107 David Sills V 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 Gary Jennings Jr. 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78 Kennedy McKoy 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Martell Pettaway 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Leddie Brown 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Will Grier 3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-1 0 0 20 Marcus Simms 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Derrek Pitts Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Tevin Bush 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jovani Haskins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Dominique Maiden 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Keith Washington Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 T.J. Simmons 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Trevon Wesco 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Alec Sinkfield 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 62 16-20 59-60 1-1 0 0-1 0 1 483 Totals

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TOTAL OFFENSE Will Grier Kennedy McKoy Martell Pettaway Leddie Brown Jack Allison Tevin Bush Alec Sinkfield David Sills V Trey Lowe III Marcus Simms Trevon Wesco Lorenzo Dorr Team Totals Opponents

G Plays 11 445 12 145 12 98 11 91 7 52 11 6 5 19 12 0 1 3 11 1 12 2 5 2 12 5 12 870 12 839

Rush Pass -90 3,864 802 0 623 0 446 0 -38 352 103 0 68 0 14 0 9 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 -16 0 1,931 4,216 1,772 3,104

Opponent Overall vs. Tennessee 0-0 0.0% Youngstown State 1-1 100.0% Kansas State 0-0 0.0% at Texas Tech 0-1 0.0% Kansas 0-0 0.0% at Iowa State 0-0 0.0% Baylor 1-1 100.0% at Texas 0-1 0.0% TCU 3-3 100.0% at Oklahoma State 2-3 66.7% Oklahoma 2-3 66.7% Syracuse 0-3 0.0% West Virginia 9-16 56.2% Opponents 12-19 63.2%

TB OB Return Net Yd Line 24 2 1 1 0 0 25 3 850 39.4 25 28 3 372 39.9 25

Time of Possession

1st Qtr. 0-2 0.0% 3-4 75.0% 2-3 66.7% 3-4 75.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 4-5 80.0% 2-5 40.0% 21-45 46.7% 13-36 36.1%

2nd Qtr. 0-1 0.0% 3-4 75.0% 3-4 75.0% 3-4 75.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 4-5 80.0% 1-4 25.0% 3-6 50.0% 3-6 50.0% 1-5 20.0% 22-46 47.8% 12-42 28.6%

3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 3-3 100.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-2 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-3 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-4 75.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-2 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-2 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-4 0.0% 4-4 100.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-5 60.0% 0-3 0.0% 18-35 51.4% 7-30 23.3% 17-39 43.6% 15-41 36.6%

1st Qtr. 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0%

2nd Qtr. 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 0-1 0.0% 4-8 50.0% 4-5 80.0%

3rd Qtr. 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-2 50.0%

4th Qtr. 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 6-10 60.0%

Opponent Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr vs. Tennessee 27:37 5:57 2:57 9:49 8:54 Youngstown State 29:15 11:20 6:29 7:09 4:17 Kansas State 26:37 5:54 9:35 4:00 7:08 at Texas Tech 30:26 9:54 8:11 6:00 6:21 Kansas 34:11 8:37 10:27 8:34 6:33 at Iowa State 22:39 9:08 4:47 5:07 3:37 Baylor 28:02 9:15 6:53 5:13 6:41 at Texas 26:00 8:30 5:10 6:04 6:16 TCU 30:18 5:27 6:44 7:47 10:20 at Oklahoma State 29:45 9:41 7:49 5:45 6:30 Oklahoma 31:53 9:50 10:46 6:07 5:10 Syracuse 29:26 7:48 6:52 7:42 7:04 West Virginia 346:09 101:21 86:40 79:17 78:51 Avg. 28:50 8:26 7:13 6:36 6:34 Opponents 373:43 78:39 93:20 100:35 101:09 Avg. 31:08 6:33 7:46 8:22 8:25

ALL-PURPOSE G Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Tot Avg./G Kennedy McKoy 12 802 224 0 0 0 1,026 85.5 David Sills V 12 14 986 0 0 0 1,000 83.3 Marcus Simms 11 5 699 58 176 0 938 85.3 Gary Jennings Jr. 11 0 917 0 0 0 917 83.4 Martell Pettaway 12 623 61 0 37 0 721 60.1 Leddie Brown 11 446 40 0 0 0 486 44.2 Tevin Bush 11 103 209 0 130 0 442 40.2 Trevon Wesco 12 3 366 0 0 0 369 30.8 T.J. Simmons 12 0 341 0 0 0 341 28.2 Jovani Haskins 12 0 148 0 0 0 148 12.3 Alec Sinkfield 5 68 44 0 29 0 141 28.2 Dominique Maiden 12 0 136 0 0 0 136 11.3 Kenny Robinson Jr. 12 0 0 0 0 58 58 4.8 Toyous Avery Jr. 11 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.8 Keith Washington Jr. 12 0 0 1 0 52 53 4.4 Kwincy Hall 3 0 43 3 0 0 46 15.3

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Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

No. Yds. Avg. 74 4,945 56.2 13 705 54.2 1 53 53.0 88 4,945 56.2 57 3,340 58.6

Opponent Overall vs. Tennessee 5-9 55.6% Youngstown State 7-11 63.6% Kansas State 8-12 66.7% at Texas Tech 7-14 50.0% Kansas 6-12 50.0% at Iowa State 1-10 10.0% Baylor 1-10 10.0% at Texas 7-12 58.3% TCU 3-12 25.0% at Oklahoma State 5-18 27.8% Oklahoma 12-18 66.7% Syracuse 6-18 33.3% West Virginia 68-156 43.6% Opponents 57-158 36.1%

FG SEQUENCE West Virginia OPPONENTS Tennessee (26), (35) (31) (45) Youngstown State Kansas State 51 (25), (38), 50 53 (25), (27) Texas Tech Kansas (49) - 39, 46 Iowa State 44, 40, (25), (47), (44) Baylor (45), (44) (22), (38) Texas (47) (30) TCU Oklahoma State (43), (34) (20) - (37) Oklahoma (28), (36),(44),(49) (39),(34) Syracuse

KICKOFFS Evan Staley Luke Hogan Casey Legg Totals Opponents

3rd-Down Conversions

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Bkd Evan Staley 16-20 80.0 0-0 3-3 4-4 9-11 0-2 49 1

No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+ Bkd 41 1,680 41.0 54 3 17 13 6 2 2 60 30.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 43 1,740 40.5 54 3 17 13 6 2 61 2,482 40.7 65 5 33 17 7 0

ALL-PURPOSE (contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d) G Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Tot Avg./G Hakeem Bailey 12 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.4 Trey Lowe III 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0 12 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 Dravon Askew-Henry Shea Campbell 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 Derrek Pitts Jr. 9 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 Lorenzo Dorr 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.4 Ezekiel Rose 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.5 Sam James Team 12 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -2.0 Jack Allison 7 -38 0 0 0 0 -38 -5.4 Will Grier 11 -90 0 0 0 0 -90 -8.2 Totals 12 1,931 4,216 62 372 189 6,770 564.2 12 1,772 3,104 69 850 124 5,919 493.2 Opponents

Total Avg./G 3,774 343.1 802 66.8 623 51.9 446 40.5 314 44.9 103 9.4 68 13.6 14 1.2 9 9.0 5 0.5 3 0.2 2 0.4 -16 -2.0 6,147 512.2 4,876 406.3

PUNTING Billy Kinney Team Totals Opponents

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Leaders

|-----------------Tackles-----------------| |-Sacks-| |----Pass Def----| |----Fumbles-----| Blkd. GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yards No./Yards Int./Yards PBU QBH Rcv./Yards FF Kick Safety 11 David Long Jr. 12 76 35 111 19.0/70 8/52 . 4 2 1/0 1 . . 2 Kenny Robinson Jr. 12 52 25 77 2/4 . 4/58 4 . 1/0 1 . . 4 Josh Norwood 12 49 15 64 4/16 . . 11 . . 2 . . 9 JoVanni Stewart 12 38 16 54 10.5/27 4/13 . . 4 1/0 . . . 6 Dravon Askew-Henry 12 37 17 54 5/18 . 2/3 . 1 . . . . Toyous Avery Jr. 11 28 16 44 3.5/9 1/2 2/53 1 2 . 1 . . 3 24 Hakeem Bailey 12 31 11 42 1.5/2 . 1/17 1 . . 1 . . 34 Shea Campbell 11 25 15 40 4.5/19 1/12 1/2 1 1 . . . . 28 Keith Washington Jr. 12 33 7 40 2.5/16 1.5/14 3/52 9 . . 1 . . 12 Jabril Robinson 12 17 14 31 4/17 . . 2 1 . . . . 1 Derrek Pitts Jr. 9 22 5 27 5/24 1/15 1/2. 4 1 . 1 . . 46 Reese Donahue 12 13 11 24 2/8 1/7 . . . 1/0 . . . 10 Dylan Tonkery 6 10 12 22 6/20 1/8 . 1 . . 1 . . 40 Kenny Bigelow Jr. 12 15 5 20 4.5/16 2/7 . . . . 1 1 . 5 Ezekiel Rose 12 12 7 19 3/11 1.5/9 1/2 . 2 . . . . 55 Dante Stills 12 13 3 16 6.5/35 3/24 . . 1 . 2 . . 31 Zach Sandwisch 10 9 4 13 1.5/2 . . . . . . . . 35 Josh Chandler 12 9 5 14 0.5/1 . . . . 1/0 . . . 56 Darius Stills 12 8 4 12 3.5/7 1/2. . . 1 . . . . 39 Dante Bonamico 12 8 2 10 . . . . . 1/0 . . 26 Deamonte Lindsay 12 8 2 10 . . . 1 . . . . . 17 Exree Loe 11 5 3 8 3/11 1/6 . . 1 2/0 1 . . 23 Jordan Adams 9 5 2 7 1/17 . . . . . . . . Sean Mahone 12 3 3 6 . . . 1 . 1/0 . . . 29 45 Adam Hensley 6 2 1 3 1/5 1/5 . . . . . . . 30 Evan Staley 12 2 1. 3 . . . . . . . . . 25 Osman Kamara 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 18 Charlie Benton 1 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 55 Yodny Cajuste 11 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 13 Jeffery Pooler Jr. 11 2 . 2 1/9 1/9 . . . . . . . 33 Quondarious Qualls 1 1 0 1 . . . . . . . . . 7 Brendan Ferns 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 90 Brennon Thrift 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 27 E.J. Brown 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 37 Lorenzo Dorr 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 97 Stone Wolfley 12 1 . 1 1/2 . . . . . . . . 30 Casey Legg 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 43 Luke Hogan 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 7 Will Grier 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . TM Team 12 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Totals 12 542 246 788 96/366 29/185 15/189 40 17 9/0 13 1 1 Opponents 12 - - - 69/301 29/204 10/124 41 19 7/62 9 3 1

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West Virginia Individual Game Highs

Rushes 46 289 Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush 7.0 TD Rushes 4 Pass attempts 49 Pass completions 32 539 Yards Passing Yards Per Pass 12.8 TD Passes 5 Total Plays 91 704 Total Offense Yards Per Play 9.0 Points 58 Sacks By 5 5 33 First Downs 14 Penalties Penalty Yards 120 4 Turnovers 3 Interceptions By Punts 8 50.0 Punting Avg. Long Punt 54 4 Punts inside 20 25 Long Punt Return

Opponent Individual Game Highs

Rushes 21 Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) Yards Rushing 148 Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) 2 Martell Pettaway at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018) TD Rushes Kennedy McKoy vs. TCU (Nov. 10, 2018) Kennedy McKoy at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) Martell Pettaway vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Long Rush 79 Tevin Bush vs. Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) 49 Will Grier vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Pass attempts Pass completions 32 Will Grier vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Yards Passing 539 Will Grier vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) TD Passes 5 Will Grier vs. Tennessee (Sept. 1, 2018) Will Grier vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) 82 Will Grier vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) Long Pass Receptions 10 David Sills V vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) Yards Receiving 225 Gary Jennings Jr. vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) TD Receptions 3 Gary Jennings Jr. vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 08, 2018) David Sills V vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) 82 Marcus Simms vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) Long Reception Field Goals 4 Evan Staley vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) Long Field Goal 49 Evan Staley vs. Kansas (Oct. 6, 2018) 49 Evan Staley vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) Punts 8 Billy Kinney at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) 53.0 Billy Kinney vs. Tennessee (Sept. 1, 2018) Punting Avg. Long Punt 54 Billy Kinney at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 Billy Kinney at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) Long Punt Return 25 Marcus Simms vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) Long Kickoff Return 37 Martell Pettaway vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 8, 2018) Tackles 15 David Long Jr. at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) Sacks 3.0 David Long Jr. vs. TCU (Nov. 10, 2018) Tackles for Loss 4.0 David Long Jr. vs. TCU (Nov. 10, 2018) Interceptions 2 Kenny Robinson Jr. at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018)

Team Game Highs

Rushes 29 Yards Rushing 189 2 TD Rushes Long Rush 68 Pass attempts 46 Pass completions 30 Yards Passing 364 5 TD Passes Long Pass 65 Receptions 11 Yards Receiving 243 2 TD Receptions Long Reception 65 Field Goals 2 Long Field Goal 45 Punts 8 Punting Avg 49.0 65 Long Punt Punts inside 20 3 Long Punt Return 29 Long Kickoff Return 52 Tackles 15 Sacks 3.0 Tackles For Loss 3.5 Interceptions 2

Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes 47 Yards Rushing 304 Yards Per Rush 8.0 TD Rushes 3 3 Pass attempts 47 Pass completions 30 Yards Passing 364 Yards Per Pass 13.5 TD Passes 5 Total Plays 89 Total Offense 668 Yards Per Play 10.3 Points 59 Sacks By 7 First Downs 35 Penalties 11 Penalty Yards 95 Turnovers 4 Interceptions By 3 Punts 9 Punting Avg. 48.0 65 Long Punt Punts inside 20 3 Long Punt Return 29

vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 8, 2018) vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 8, 2018) at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) vs. Tennessee (Sept. 1, 2018) Vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Tennessee (Sept. 1, 2018) vs. Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) vs. Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018) at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018) vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) vs. Kansas (Oct. 6, 2018) at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) vs. Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) vs. Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018)

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David Montgomery at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) David Montgomery at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) Abdul Adams vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) Kennedy Brooks vs Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Taylor Cornelius at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) Taylor Cornelius at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) Kyler Murray vs Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Taylor Cornelius at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) Kyler Murray vs Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Jalen Reagor vs TCU (Nov. 10, 2018) Marquise Brown vs Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Marquise Brown vs Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Tylan Wallace at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) Marquise Brown vs Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Marquise Brown vs Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) Blake Lynch vs Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) Clayton Hatfield at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) Cameron Dicker at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018) Andre Szmyt vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) Kennedy, Zak, vs Youngstown State (Sept. 8, 2018) Galitz,Drew, vs Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) Hicks, Andrew, vs Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) Dunn, Corey, at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) Joe Doyle vs Tennessee (Sept. 1, 2018) Jamison D’Shawn at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018) De’Quan Bowman at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) Chrispin Lee vs Youngstown State (Sept. 8, 2018 Kendall Coleman vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) Daniel Wise vs Kansas (Oct. 6, 2018) Hasan Defense vs Kansas (Oct 06, 2018)

at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) at Texas Tech (Sept. 29, 2018) at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2018) at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) vs. Syracuse (Dec. 28, 2018) at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) vs. Baylor (Oct. 25, 2018) at Oklahoma State (Nov. 17, 2018) vs. Kansas State (Sept. 22, 2018) vs. Kansas (Oct. 6, 2018) vs. TCU (Nov. 10, 2018) at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018) at Iowa State (Oct. 13, 2018) vs. Tennessee (Sept. 1, 2018) at Texas (Nov. 3, 2018)

2019

MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

sat.

AUG. 31 JAMES MADISON

sat.

OCT. 12 IOWA STATE *

sat.

NOV. 16 at KANSAS STATE *

sat.

SEPT. 7

OCT. 19

sat.

MISSOURI

sat.

OKLAHOMA *

thurs.

SEPT. 14 NC STATE

NOV. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE *

OCT. 31

fri.

BAYLOR *

NOV. 29

sat.

SEPT. 21

sat.

NOV. 9 TEXAS TECH *

KANSAS *

sat.

OCT. 5 TEXAS *

TCU * * BIG 12 CONFERENCE GAME