2020 WVU Football Prospectus by Joe Swan

2020 PROSPECTUS

josh chandler

MICHAEL brown

sean mahone

darius stills

t.j. simmons

dante stills

sam james dylan tonkery

GENERAL Name of School: West Virginia University City: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 29,933 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: 127 All-Time Record: 755-504-45 (.596) 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: 5-7 (1 year) Career Record: 40-23 (5 years) Football Office Phone: (304) 293-4194 Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact Director of Football Communications ASSISTANT COACHES Matt Moore (Valdosta State, ’96) – Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Vic Koenning (Kansas State, ’83) – Defensive Coordinator Gerad Parker (Kentucky, ’03) – Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Chad Scott (North Carolina, ’04) – CoOffensive Coordinator/Running Backs Jeff Koonz (Auburn, ‘04) – Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Jahmile Addae (West Virginia, ’06) – Defensive Secondary Jordan Lesley (Troy, ‘05) – Defensive Line Sean Reagan (North Georgia, ‘08) – Quarterbacks Travis Trickett (West Virginia, ’07) – Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Dontae Wright (Miami, Ohio, ’07) – Outside Linebackers COACHING STAFF Matt Jansen (Texas Tech, ‘11) - Coordinator of Scouting Tyler Hancock (Kentucky Wesleyan, ’12) – Senior Analyst (Special Teams) Jeff Casteel (California, Pa., ‘84) - Defensive Analyst Ryan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’12) – Offensive Anaylst Casey Vance (West Virginia, ’11) – Defensive Analyst Caleb Carbine (Troy, ‘14) – Offensive Graduate Assistant Bilal Marshall (Purdue, ‘16) - 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 Troy Porter (Florida, ’19) – Special Teams Graduate Assistant

FOOTBALL STAFF Coleman Barnes (Kentucky, ’02) – Associate Athletics Director/Football External Affairs Patrick Johnston (Troy, ‘17) – Director of Football Operations/Internal Affairs Will Johnson (West Virginia ’11) – Director of Player and Alumni Relations Bill Legg (West Virginia, ‘85) - Assistant to the Head Coach Brian Bennett (Louisville, ’11) – Director of Player Personnel Scott Gasper (West Virginia Wesleyan, ’98) – Offensive Recruiting Coordinator Trey Neyer (Alabama, ’17) – Defensive Recruiting Coordinator Katie Giusto (Virginia, ’17) – On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator Austin Gaines (Clemson, ’15) – Director of Creative Content Caleb Saunders (Miami, Ohio, ’14) – Associate Director of Design Shawn Walker (Akron, ‘14) - Video Coordinator Alex Leveille (Central Michigan, ‘17) Assistant Video Coordinator Dan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’85) – Equipment Manager Aaron Malik (West Virginia, ’07) – Assistant Equipment Manager Lori Rice - Administrative Associate

Gmiter (OL), John Hughes (OL), Sam James (WR), Ali Jennings (WR), Austin Kendall (QB), Briason Mays (OL), Mike O’Laughlin (TE), Sean Ryan (WR), T.J. Simmons (WR), Alec Sinkfield (RB), Bryce Wheaton (WR), Winston Wright Jr. (WR) Defense (16) Jake Abbott (LB), Jared Bartlett (DL), Dante Bonamico (S), Josh Chandler (LB), Nicktroy Fortune (CB), Noah Guzman (S), Jordan Jefferson (DL), Osman Kamara (S), Exree Loe (LB), Sean Mahone (CB), Kerry Martin Jr. (S), Jeffery Pooler Jr. (DL), Tykee Smith (S), Dante Stills (DL), Darius Stills (DL), Dylan Tonkery (LB) Specialists (5) Sam James (KOR), Casey Legg (K/KO), Alec Sinkfield (PR), Evan Staley (K/KO), WinstAdnion Wright Jr. (KOR) LETTERMEN LOST (20) Offense (7) George Campbell (WR), Jovani Haskins (TE/ FB), Colton McKivitz (OL), Kennedy McCoy (RB), Josh Sills (OL), Logan Thimons (FB), Kelby Wickline (OL) Defense (10) Hakeem Bailey (CB), Shea Campbell (LB), Reese Donahue (DL), Reuben Jones (DL), Josh Norwood (CB), Quondarius Qualls (DL), Kwantel Raines (S), JoVanni Stewart (S), Brenon Thrift (DL), Keith Washington Jr. (CB)

ACADEMIC STAFF Brittney O’Dell (Florida State, ’08) – Assistant Athletics Director/Student-Athlete Development Zach Seger (West Virginia ‘14) – Assistant Director/Student-Athlete Development Meghan Hendrick (Saint Vincent, ’13) – Learning Specialist Blake Barnes (Colorado-Colorado Springs, ’17) – Assistant Learning Specialist Patty Harman (West Virginia, ’81) – Assistant Learning Specialist

Specialists (3) Josh Growden (P/H), Rex Sunahara (LS) STARTING EXPERIENCE RETURNING Offense (98) Chase Behrndt (OL/13), Leddie Brown (RB/3), Michael Brown (OL/6), Jarret Doege (QB/3), James Gmiter (OL/10), John Hughes (OL/1), Sam James (WR/12), Ali Jennings (WR/3), Austin Kendall (QB/9), Briason Mays (OL/7), Mike O’Laughlin (TE/4), Sean Ryan (WR/6), T.J. Simmons (WR/15), Alec Sinkfield (RB/2), Bryce Wheaton (WR/2), Winston Wright Jr. (WR/2)

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 Farrell Frankel (Colorado College, ’09) – Director of Sports Nutrition

Defense (87) Charlie Benton (LB/1), Josh Chandler (LB/9), Nicktroy Fortune (CB/2), Noah Guzman (S/1), Jordan Jefferson (DL/1), Exree Loe (LB/3), Sean Mahone (S/12), Kerry Martin Jr. (S/4), Jeffery Pooler Jr. (DL/7), Tykee Smith (S/8), Dante Stills (DL/3), Darius Stills (DL/11), Dylan Tonkery (LB/25)

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF Dr. A.J. Monseau (West Virginia, ’07) – Medical Director/Head Team Physician Vince Blankenship (Georgia, ’09) – Assistant Athletic Director/Head Athletics Trainer Chris Schultheiss (James Madison, ’98) – Associate Director of Sports Medicine Zach Foster (Alabama, ’14) – Assistant Athletics Trainer

Specialists (39) Casey Legg (K-KO/5), Evan Staley (K-KO/34) STARTING EXPERIENCE LOST Offense (121) Jack Allison (QB/1), George Campbell (WR/4), Jovani Haskins (TE/3), Colton McKivitz (OL/47), Kennedy McKoy (RB/20), Martell Pettaway (RB/6), Josh Sills (OL/24), Logan Thimons (FB/1), Kelby Wickline (OL/15)

TEAM INFORMATION 2019 Record: 5-7 Big 12 Record/Finish: 3-6/T-7 Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning: 39 (18O/16D/5ST) Lettermen Lost: 20 (7O/10D/3ST) Starters Returning: 18 (8O/5D/5ST) Starters Lost: 12 (3O/6D/3ST) LETTERMEN RETURNING (39) Offense (18) Chase Behrndt (OL), Leddie Brown (RB), Michael Brown (OL), Jarret Doege (QB), Isaiah Esdale (WR), Randy Fields Jr. (WR), James

Defense (126) Hakeem Bailey (CB/21), Shea Campbell (LB/7), Reese Donahue (DL/33), Rueben Jones (DL/8), Josh Norwood (CB/20), Quondarius Qualls (DL/7), Zach Sandwisch (LB/1), JoVanni Stewart (S/12), Keith Washington Jr. (CB/17)

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Specialists (37) Josh Growden (P-H/12), Rex Sunahara (LS/25)

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CONTENTS 2 ................Spring Outlook 6 ...............................Roster 7 .................Coaching Staff 8............Coach Neal Brown 11 .................Player Profiles 35 .................2019 Statistics

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: Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Overnight Mailing Address: Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University 217 Coliseum 3450 Monongahela Blvd. Morgantown, WV 26505 Additional Information Site: www.collegepressbox.com © 2020 by West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Institution.

SPRING

OUTLOOK

AUSTIN KENDALL

Tight Ends/Fullbacks

Lettermen Returning (1): Mike O’Laughlin (r-So.) Non-Lettermen Returning (2): T.J. Banks (r-So.), Jackson Knipper (r-Jr.) Lettermen Lost (2): Jovani Haskins (r-Jr.), Logan Thimons (r-Sr.) Starts Returning (4): O’Laughlin (4) Starts Lost (4): Haskins (3), Thimons (1)

JARRET DOEGE

• O’Laughlin and Banks return to battle at tight end and Knipper will be competing at fullback. • O’Laughlin played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman and started four ... finished with six catches for 24 yards with a long of 8 yards … had three catches for 16 yards against Iowa State … Banks played in four games. • Knipper played in four games, primarily on special teams

Wide Receivers

Lettermen Returning (8): T.J. Simmons (r-Sr.), Isaiah Esdale (r-Jr.), Sean Ryan (Jr.), Randy Fields Jr. (r-So.), Sam James (r-So.), Bryce Wheaton (r-So.), Ali Jennings (So.), Winston Wright Jr. (So.) Non-Lettermen Returning (2): Freddie Brown (r-Fr.), Graeson Malashevich (r-Fr.) Additions (2): Keion Wakefield (r-Sr.), Reese Smith (Fr.) Lettermen Lost (1): George Campbell (r-Sr.) Starts Returning (41): Simmons (16), James (12), Ryan (6), Jennings (3), Wright Jr. (2), Wheaton (2) Starts Lost (4): Campbell (4)

OFFENSE Quarterbacks

Lettermen Returning (2): Austin Kendall (r-Sr.), Jarret Doege (r-Jr.) Non-Lettermen Returning (1): Trent Jackson (r-So.) Additions (2): Matt Cavallaro (So.), Garrett Greene (Fr.) Lettermen Lost (0): Starts Returning (12): Kendall (9), Doege (3) Starts Lost (1): Jack Allison (1)

• Doege and Kendall are the leading candidates for reps at quarterback ... adding depth will be Cavallaro, who transferred in January from Lackawanna College, Jackson, who has been on the roster for two seasons, and Greene, a true freshman who enrolled in January. • Doege started the final three games of the season and played in the last four, earning a redshirt after transferring last summer from Bowling Green ... he finished with 818 yards on 79 completions and threw seven touchdowns with a long of 50 ... he led the Mountaineers to wins in two of the last three games of the season at No. 24 Kansas State and the season finale at TCU ... he threw for a season-best 307 yards against Oklahoma State and was 20-of-30 for 234 yards and three touchdowns at Kansas State ... he also completed two touchdown throws at TCU, including the game-winner with 2:10 left in the game. • Kendall started the first nine games of 2019 after transferring to WVU from Oklahoma last January ...he completed 187-of-304 passes for 1,989 yards and 12 touchdowns, including a long completion of 83 yards ... he finished with a season-high 367 yards and three touchdowns against Texas ... he also had 272 yards and three touchdowns in a win against NC State ... also led wins against James Madison, NC State and Kansas. • Cavallaro led Lackawanna College to a 10-1 record and the junior college national championship game ... he completed 116-of-227 passes for 1,754 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for six more scores. • Greene, a standout dual-threat and four-star rated passer by rivals at Lawton Chiles High in Tallahassee, Florida, passed for 1,155 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 930 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior.

Running Backs

Lettermen Returning (2): Alec Sinkfield (r-Jr.), Leddie Brown (Jr.) Non-Lettermen Returning (5): Lorenzo Dorr (r-Sr.), T.J. Kpan (r-Jr.), Jason Edwards (r-So.), Owen Chafin (r-Fr.), Tony Mathis Jr. (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (1): Kennedy McKoy (Sr.) Starts Returning (5): Brown (3), Sinkfield (2) Starts Lost (26): McKoy (20), Martell Pettaway (6)

• WVU must replace McKoy and Pettaway ... McKoy finished his four-year career with 2,193 yards and 22 touchdowns on the ground and 527 yards and three touchdowns receiving ... Pettaway saw action in four games in 2019 and had 72 yards and two touchdowns before redshirting and eventually leaving the program ... he finished his three-year career with 1,104 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns and also had 117 receiving yards and a touchdown. • Brown (5-11, 214) returns for his third season after leading the Mountaineers ground game in 2019 with 367 yards and one touchdown ... he also finished with 17 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown. He missed the first two games of the season with an ankle injury sustained in preseason camp … his top performance came at Kansas when he finished with 12 carries for 70 yards with a long of 30 yards. • Sinkfield (5-9, 184) played in 12 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2019 and looks to make more of a contribution this year … finished with 41 yards on 17 carries and five catches for 18 yards … his top performance in 2019 was nine carries for 27 yards at Missouri. • Mathis Jr. (5-11, 203) played in four games in 2019 and redshirted … finished with 14 yards on four carries and had three catches for 16 yards and a touchdown … his season-best performance came against Texas Tech when he had 14 yards rushing and 16 yards on three catches and a touchdown.

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• WVU offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Gerad Parker came from Penn State where he was the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach … he also has coached at Duke (WR/2017-18), Cincinnati (RB/2017), Purdue (Interim HC-WR-TE/2013-16), Marshall (WR/2011-12), UT-Martin (passing game coordinator-WR/2008-10) and Kentucky (graduate assistant/2007). • WVU must replace Campbell, a graduate transfer who finished his final season with 19 catches for 469 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns. • Simmons (6-2, 201) played in 10 games, starting nine, and was the team’s third-leading receiver with 35 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns … his top performance was seven catches for 135 yards and a touchdown against Texas … his only multiple touchdown game of the season was a two-touchdown performance against Oklahoma … also had six catches for 74 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma, five catches for 58 yards against James Madison and five catches for 75 yards against Iowa State. • James (6-0, 184) started all 12 games at outside receiver, leading the Mountaineers with 69 catches for 677 yards and two touchdowns … his top performance came against Texas Tech as he finished with career highs in catches (14) and yards (223) and tied his long catch of 51 yards … also had 155 yards on nine catches and a touchdown against NC State … finished with five or more catches in eight games, had 100 or more yards in two games. • Competing with James at the outside receiver positions will be Wheaton (6-3, 218), Jennings (6-1, 195), Ryan (6-3, 204) and Fields (5-10, 174) … Ryan was the fifth-leading receiver with 19 catches for 219 yards, Jennings had 19 catches 192 yards and a touchdowns and Wheaton had 12 catches for 201 yards and two touchdowns … top performance for Ryan came against Texas when he finished with five catches for 70 yards before having to leave the game after sustaining a shoulder blade injury … Jennings had two catches for 50 yards against Oklahoma State, and Wheaton scored the winning catch at Kansas State

• Along with Simmons, others at inside receiver are Wright and Esdale. ... Wright had 19 catches for 97 yards, and Esdale finished with 15 receptions for 171 yards and a touchdown … Wright had a season-high six catches against Texas Tech and Esdale had five caches against Kansas State … Esdale scored a 35-yard touchdown with 2:10 left to win the TCU game … redshirt freshman Malashevich, graduate transfer Wakefield, from Louisville, and true freshman Smith, from Danville, Kentucky, look to earn time on the field during the spring.

Offensive Line

Lettermen Returning (5): Chase Behrndt (G/r-Sr.), Michael Brown (G/r-Sr.), James Gmiter (C/r-So.), John Hughes (T/Jr.), Briason Mays (C/r-So.) Non-Lettermen Returning (9): Zach Davis (G/r-Sr.), Blaine Scott (G/r-So.), Noah Drummond (C/r-So.), Junior Uzebu (T/r-So.), Donavan Beaver (G/r-Fr.), Tyler Connolly (G/r-Fr.), Nick Malone (T/r-Fr.), Parker Moorer (G/r-Fr.), Brandon Yates (T/r-Fr.) Additions (0): Lettermen Lost (3): Colton McKivitz (T/r-Sr.), Kelby Wickline (T/r-Sr.), Josh Sills (G/r-Jr.) Starts Returning (37): Behrndt (13), Gmiter (10), Mays (7), Brown (6), Hughes (1) Starts Lost (86): McKivitz (47), Sills (24), Wickline (15)

JAMES GMITER

MICHAEL BROWN

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• The Mountaineers have to replace starters McKivitz (LT), Sills (C/RG) and Wickline (RT) … McKivitz was a Walter Camp Football Foundation Second Team All-American, Associated Press Third Team All-American and the Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year … he started 37 games over the past four years … Wickline started 15 games over the past two years at right tackle … Sills was a two-year starter and All-Big 12 Conference performer at guard before having shoulder surgery after the Missouri game … he sat out the rest of the 2019 season and transferred at the end of the season … he started 24 games during the 2017-19 seasons. • Gmiter (6-3, 301) is back for his second year after playing both guard positions last year … will be moved to center this spring … has played in 12 games and started 10 … saw action on 580 offensive plays last year, fourth on the team … finished with 15 knockdown blocks, including a season-high four against Texas and Oklahoma State. • Behrndt (6-4, 315) is back for his fourth year … moved from center to right guard … had offseason shoulder surgery and will be limited during the spring … has played all three line positions during his career … has played in 24 games and started 13 … used on 605 offensive plays in 2019 and 351 in 2018 … led the Mountaineers in 2018 with 26 knockdowns • Brown (6-3, 345) is back for his final season … played in 11 games at left guard and started six … used on 529 offensive plays in 2019 … finished with 12 knockdowns, including a season-high three at Kansas State and did not allow a sack in 10 games. • Mays (6-3, 308) is back for his second year and will battle for time at center … started seven games in 2019 and played 494 offensive plays. • Battling for spots will be Uzebu (6-6, 298), who adds experience at tackle, and Scott (6-3, 318) who has experience at guard, along with redshirts Yates (6-4, 306) at tackle and Moorer (6-4, 303) at right guard.

DARIUS STILLS

Linebackers

Lettermen Returning (5): Jake Abbott (r-Jr.), Dylan Tonkery (r-Sr.), Exree Loe (r-Jr.), Josh Chandler (Jr.), Jared Bartlett (r-Fr.) Non-lettermen Returning (4): Charlie Benton (r-Sr.), VanDarius Cowan (r-So.), Luke Williams (r-So.), Drew Joseph (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (3): Shea Campbell (r-Sr.), Adam Hensley (Sr.), Zach Sandwisch (r-Jr.), Additions (0): Starts Returning (15): Tonkery (14), Benton (1) Starts Lost (8): Campbell (7), Sandwisch (1)

DEFENSE Defensive Line

Lettermen Returning (4): Jeffery Pooler Jr. (r-Sr.), Darius Stills (Sr.), Dante Stills (Jr.), Jordan Jefferson (So.) Non-Lettermen Returning (6): Tajh Alston (r-Jr.), Tavis Lee (r-So.), Josh Ritchie (r-So.), Rhett Heston (r-Fr.), Caydan Keeler (r-Fr.), Jalen Thornton (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (4): Reese Donahue (Sr.), Reuben Jones (r-Sr.), Quondarius Qualls (r-Sr.), Brenon Thrift (r-Sr.) Additions (1): Quay Mays (r-Jr.) Starts Returning (22): Darius Stills (11), Pooler Jr. (7), Dante Stills (3), Jefferson (1) Starts Lost (48): Donahue (33), Jones (8), Qualls (7)

• Donahue and Jones must be replaced from last year … Donahue finished with the second-most starts on the squad last year with 33 and had 32 tackles, three sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and two hurries … Jones had 34 tackles, including three sacks, five tackles for loss and two hurries. • Darius Stills earned All-Big 12 First Team honors as a junior in 2019 … he led the Mountaineer defense in sacks (7) and tackles for loss (14) and had 47 tackles, including 28 solo stops, two pass breakups one forced fumble and five hurries … was tied No. 2 in the Big 12 in sacks and No. 5 in tackles for loss … had a season-high three sacks at Baylor and season-high three tackles for loss at Baylor and against Texas … also finished with multiple sacks in two games and multiple tackles for loss in four games … five or more tackles in four games. • Dante Stills earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors as a sophomore in 2019 … was tied for No. 2 in the Big

12 in sacks and No. 10 in tackles for loss … finished with 24 tackles, seven sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and two hurries … had a sack in five games and multiple sacks in two games … finished with a tackle for loss in eight games and had multiple tackles for loss in four games … three solo tackles, including two sacks against NC State … Had three tackles, including two sacks at Baylor. • Pooler Jr. played in 12 games and started seven at defensive end … he is moving to bandit this spring … registered 26 tackles, including 13 solo stops, 2.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, three breakups and two hurries … finished with two solo tackles at Kansas State, including a sack and two tackles for loss and had six tackles, including a sack against Oklahoma State. • Alston was used at defensive end until he sustained a season-ending knee injury at Missouri in game two … gives the line speed off the edge and will be in the mix at defensive end … had a sack against James Madison in game one. • Jefferson adds depth at nose tackle … Thornton looks to add to the mix at tackle and Lee at end … Jefferson played in 11 games in 2019 as a true freshman and started one at the nose … finished with five tackles, including three solo tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup.

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• Coaching the inside linebackers will be Jeff Koonz … he comes to West Virginia after coaching the inside linebackers at Ole Miss in 2019 … two of his linebackers, Lakia Henry (81 tackles) and Jacquez Jones (62 tackles), were two of the three top tacklers for the Rebels and Jones tied for second on the team in tackles for loss (6.5) … the defense finished with 30 sacks for the season, ranking No. 2 in the SEC and No. 25 nationally … also coached at North Texas, Cincinnati, Louisiana Tech, Texas, Iowa State and Auburn, working with the linebackers at the majority of his stops • Dontae Wright will coach the outside linebackers … he comes to West Virginia after directing the safeties at Western Michigan for the past two years … his safeties helped WMU turn around its scoring defense in 2019, yielding 25.9 points per game, the best for the program since surrendering just 19.8 in 2016, and nearly nine points per game better than the 34.5 points a contest allowed in 2018 … The group held three of its final five opponents to less than 150 passing yards … also coached at Tennessee Tech, Morehead State, Centre College, North Alabama and Kentucky • Chandler (5-11, 228) returns for his third year at WLB … played in 10 games and started nine, earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … missed two games due to knee injury … started the first six games of the 2019 season and game nine at WLB and then started games 10 and 11 at MLB … finished with 72 tackles, including 40 solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery … ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 in tackles … had a season-high 14 tackles against James Madison and finished with seven or more tackles in six games … registered eight tackles, including four solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss at Kansas State • Loe (6-0, 212) will compete for time at WLB … played in 12 games and started three (Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas Tech) at WLB … tied for eighth on the team in tackles (40), had 25 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups … season-high seven tackles at Baylor and finished with five more tackles in five games … registered tackles for loss against Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and an assisted one against Baylor • Tonkery (6-0, 228) returns for his final season at MLB … played in 12 games in 2019 and started 11 … started the first six games and game eight at MLB and then the final four games at bandit … Mountaineers’ 10th-leading tackler with 36 stops, including 23 unassisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, three tackles for loss and a fumble recovery … finished with four or more tackles in six games, including season-best five tackles against James Madison, Missouri and Kansas State … had a sack against Kansas and a tackle for loss against Kansas, Baylor and Kansas State • Bartlett (6-2, 233) will compete for time at MLB after playing bandit for four games last year before redshirting … finished with nine tackles, including five solo stops … season-high three solo tackles against Oklahoma State and had at least two tackles in all four games in which he played

• Cowan (6-4, 241) will be used at MLB during a limited spring … he played in two games before sustaining a season-ending knee injury against Iowa State … had season-high four tackles, including two solo stops and a sack against Texas • Adding depth at WLB will be Abbott (6-0, 224) and Joseph (5-8, 202) and Benton (6-1, 228) at MLB

Cornerbacks

Lettermen Returning (1): Nicktroy Fortune (So.) Non-lettermen Returning (3): Dreshun Miller (r-Jr.), Tae Mayo (r-Fr.), Malachai Ruffin (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (2): Hakeem Bailey (r-Sr.), Keith Washington Jr. (r-Sr.) Additions (2): Jackie Matthews (Jr.), Jairo Faverus (Fr.) Starts Returning (2): Fortune (2) Starts Lost (38): Bailey (21), Washington II (17)

• Fortune (6-0, 196) is the only letterwinner returning from the 2019 season as Washington II, an All-Big 12 Second Team performer, and Bailey will have to be replaced after having outstanding senior seasons … Washington II started all 10 games in which he played and finished with 23 tackles, a team-leading three interceptions, tied for the team lead with nine pass breakups and had a fumble recovery … Bailey was the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 58, including a team-leading 43 solo stops, one tackle for loss, one interception and one forced fumble and tied Washington II for a team-high nine pass breakups • Fortune played in 11 games and started two as a true freshman in 2019 … he finished with 17 tackles, including 13 solo stops, one tackle for loss and two pass breakups … season-high eight tackles, including seven unassisted tackles and a pass breakup against Iowa State … had three tackles, including two solo stops at Oklahoma • Miller (6-1, 190) will compete for a starting corner spot … he redshirted last year after sustaining a seasonending knee injury during preseason camp … was an all-league and all-region performer at Eastern Arizona College as a sophomore • Others competing for playing time will be Mayo (5-10, 181), Matthews (5-10, 189) and Faverus (6-0, 198) … Mayo played in one game for WVU last year and redshirted … registered two tackles against Iowa State … Matthews (5-10, 189), a junior college All-American from Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, signed in December and enrolled in January … … Faverus also signed in December and enrolled in January … he hails from Amsterdam, The Netherlands and played high school football in England

Safeties

Lettermen Returning (6): Dante Bonamico (r-Sr.), Sean Mahone (r-Sr.), Osman Kamara (r-Sr.), Noah Guzman (Jr.), Kerry Martin Jr. (So.), Tykee Smith (So.) Non-lettermen Returning (4): Alonzo Addae (r-Sr.), Naim Muhammad (r-Fr.), Jayvon Thrift (r-Fr.), Tacorey Turner (r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (3): Josh Norwood (r-Sr.), JoVanni Stewart (Jr.), Kwantel Raines (r-Fr.) Additions (0) Starts Returning (25): Mahone (12), Smith (8), Martin (4), Guzman (1) Starts Lost (20): Norwood (20)

• Norwood is the only safety who has to replaced from last year’s team … Martin Jr. filled in for Norwood for the final two games after he sustained a shoulder injury making an interception at Kansas State … Norwood

was an All-Big 12 Conference Second Team selection after finishing with 64 tackles, including 37 unassisted tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception and six pass breakups • Mahone (5-11, 204) returns at CAT Safety after leading the Mountaineer defense with 80 tackles, including 42 solo tackles, two sacks, five tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and one pass breakup … had a season-high 15 tackles, including three solo stops and a tackle for loss against Texas Tech … had five or more tackles in nine games, including the final five straight … had four straight games with a tackle for loss, including a season-high two at Kansas State • After earning FWAA Freshman All-America honors, Smith (5-10, 202) returns at SPEAR safety … as a true freshmen, he finished with 53 tackles, including 36 unassisted tackles, one sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble … returned an interception 19 yards for a touchdown against Iowa State and had a 39-yard interception return at TCU … had five or more tackles in seven games • Martin Jr. made four starts at free safety … earned recognition from ProFootballFocus as one of the nation’s top freshmen … finished as the team’s sixth-leading tackler with 50 stops, including 35 unassisted tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and five pass breakups … had a seasonhigh nine tackles, including five solo stops against Oklahoma State … also had seven tackles, including four unassisted tackles and a tackle for loss at Baylor • Guzman (5-11, 202) played in nine games after transferring from Cerritos College last summer and added depth at CAT Safety … finished with 24 tackles, including 14 solo stops, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and assisted on a tackle for loss … had a season-high 12 tackles, including eight unassisted tackles and a fumble recovery at Baylor • Bonamico (5-8, 178) added depth at SPEAR and is a valuable performer on special teams … played in 12 games and finished with 11 tackles … Addae sat out in 2019 after transferring from New Hampshire and will add depth at cat safety

TYKEE SMITH

SPECIAL TEAMS • Lettermen Returning (2): Evan Staley (K-KO/r-Jr.), Casey Legg (K-KO/r-So.) Non-lettermen Returning (5): Kyle Poland (LS/r-So.), JP Hadley (LS/r-So.), Evan Matthes (P/r-So.); Leighton Bechdel (P/r-Fr.), Kolton McGhee (P/r-Fr.) Lettermen Lost (2): Josh Growden (P-H/r-Sr.), Rex Sunahara (LS/r-Sr.) Additions (0)

• Staley (6-1, 196) and Legg (6-4, 210) will compete to handle placekicking and kickoffs • Staley handled the kicking duties in the first five games before sustaining an upper leg injury that sidelined him for three games … he kicked in the final two games … connected on 11-of-17 field goal attempts and 21-of-21 extra points attempts to lead WVU in scoring with 54 points … hit three field goals of 40 yards or more, including season-long of 44 yards … season-best three field goals against Kansas, including 44-yarder … also hit multiple field goals against James Madison, Oklahoma State and TCU … handled 32 kickoffs for

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1,915 yards, averaging 59.8 yards per kick and had 17 touchbacks • Legg handled the kicking duties in Staley’s absence and continued the kickoff duties the last two games once Staley returned … hit 2-of-4 field goals, including a WVU season-long 51-yarder at Kansas State … finished with 21 kickoffs for 1,180 yards, an average of 56.2 yards and had four touchbacks • Growden will have to be replaced at punter … after transferring from LSU, he had an excellent year, finishing with 68 punts for 2,864 yards, an average of 42.1 with a long of 62 yards … had 32 which resulted in fair catches, 18 placed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line, seven punts of more than 50 yards and three that went into the end zone for a touchback … also threw a pass on a fake punt to Bonamico for a first down at Oklahoma • Competing for the punting duties will be Bechdel (6-0, 207), Matthes (6-1, 214) and McGhee (6-0, 188) and Hadley (6-2, 239) and Poland (6-2, 234) will battle to be the long snapper … the holder will be determined during the spring

FOOTBALL

ROSTER

No. Name

Pos. Ht.

Wt. Class

Hometown/High School/Previous School

Jake Abbott

WLB 6-0

224 r-Jr.

Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

Alonzo Addae

5-11 192 r-Sr.

Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary’s/New Hampshire

Taijh Alston

6-4

Lumberton, N.C./Union Pines/East Carolina/ Copiah-Lincoln CC

250 r-Jr.

No. Name

Pos. Ht.

Tony Mathis Jr.

RB 5-11 203 r-Fr.

Orlando, Fla./Cedartown

Evan Matthes

Reston, Va./South Lakes

Jackie Matthews

CB 5-10 189

Tae Mayo

CB 5-10 181 r-Fr.

Leesburg, Ga./Lee County

Briason Mays

6-3

308 r-So.

Bolivar, Tenn./Bolivar Central

Quay Mays

6-1

302 r-Jr.

Bradenton, Fla./Manatee/Northwest Mississippi CC

Kolton McGhee

K/P

6-0

188 r-Fr.

Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle

Dreshun Miller

6-1

190 r-Jr.

Kennesaw, Ga./Eastern Arizona College

Quamaezius Mosby CB

5-9

172 r-Jr.

Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park/West Liberty

Parker Moorer

6-4

303 r-Fr.

Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek

Naim Muhammad

SP 5-10 209 r-Fr.

Bowie, Md./DeMatha Catholic/Fork Union

87 Mike O’Laughlin

TE 6-5 255 r-So.

Glen Ellyn, Ill./Fenwick

Kyle Poland

Jeffery Pooler Jr.

Mike Powers

Josh Ritchie

DL 5-11 278 r-So.

Morgantown, W.Va./University

Malachai Ruffin

183 r-Fr.

Nashville, N.C./Nash Central

Sean Ryan

WR 6-3

204

Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus Hall/Temple

Blaine Scott

6-3

318 r-So.

West Portsmouth, Ohio/Sciotoville Community

T.J. Simmons

WR 6-2

201 r-Sr.

Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville/Alabama

Alec Sinkfield

184 r-Jr.

Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage

Reese Smith

WR 5-10 186 Fr.

Tykee Smith

5-10 202 So.

Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter

6-1

Wt. Class 214 r-So. Jr.

Hometown/High School/Previous School

Birmingham, Ala./Pinson Valley/ Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

T.J. Banks

6-5

248 r-So.

Duquesne, Pa./East Allegheny

Jared Bartlett

MLB 6-2

233 r-Fr.

Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill

Donavan Beaver

6-6

308 r-Fr.

Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax

Leighton Bechdel

6-0

207 r-Fr.

Towson, Md./Towson

Chase Behrndt

6-4

315 r-Sr.

Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette

Charlie Benton

MLB 6-1

228 r-Sr.

Opelika, Ala./Opelika/Butler CC

Dante Bonamico

5-8

188 r-Sr.

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport

Freddie Brown

WR 5-8

178 r-Fr.

Mesquite, Texas/Dallas Christian

Leddie Brown

RB 5-11 214

Melvin Brown

LB 5-10 210 r-Fr.

Clarksville, Md./Atholton

Michael Brown

6-3

345 r-Sr.

Compton, Calif./Paramount/Eastern Arizona CC

Matt Cavallaro

6-0

196 So.

Matamoras, Pa./Delaware Valley/Lackawanna College

Owen Chafin

5-9

198 r-Fr.

Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley

Josh Chandler

WLB 5-11 228

Tyler Connolly

6-5

344 r-Fr.

Marysville, Ohio/Marysville

VanDarius Cowan

MLB 6-4

241 r-Jr.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens/ Alabama

Evan Staley

6-1

196 r-Sr.

Romney, W.Va./Hampshire

Dante Stills

6-3

275

Jr.

Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

Zach Davis

6-2

308 r-Sr.

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

Darius Stills

6-1

282 Sr.

Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

Jordan Dempsey

5-10 175 r-Fr.

Fayetteville, W.Va./Fayetteville

Russell Tanson

6-2

260 r-Jr.

Alexandria, Va./Hayfield/Shepherd

Jarret Doege

6-2

208 r-Jr.

Lubbock, Texas/Cooper/Bowling Green

Jalen Thornton

6-2

265 r-Fr.

Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill

Lorenzo Dorr

5-9

201 r-Sr.

Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend

Jayvon Thrift

5-9

182 r-Fr.

Irwin, Pa./Norwin

Noah Drummond

6-0

285 r-So.

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport

Dylan Tonkery

MLB 6-0

228 r-Sr.

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport

Jason Edwards

RB 5-10 212 r-So.

Bluefield, W.Va./Bluefield/Pitt

Tacorey Turner

6-2

204 r-Fr.

Montgomery, Ala./Park Crossing HS

Isaiah Esdale

WR 6-0

203 r-Jr.

Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian/Eastern Arizona CC

Junior Uzebu

6-6

298 r-So.

Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta

Jairo Faverus

198 Fr.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands/ Bristol Academy of Sports

Keion Wakefield

WR 5-9

182 r-Sr.

Louisville, Ky./Male/Louisville

Bryce Wheaton

WR 6-3

218 r-So.

Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Holly Springs

232 r-Sr.

Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South

6-0

Jr.

Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann Goretti

Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley

6-2

234 r-Sr.

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

BAN 6-2

258 r-Sr.

Dayton, Ohio/Dunbar

224 r-Fr.

Marysville, Ohio/Marysville

6-0 5-9

5-9

Jr.

Danville, Ky./Boyle County

Randy Fields Jr.

WR 6-1

198 r-So.

Newark, Del./St. Frances Academy

Luke Williams

MLB 6-0

Nicktroy Fortune

6-0

196 So.

Roswell, Ga./Central Gwinnett

Winston Wright Jr.

WR 5-10 174 So.

Pooler, Ga./Memorial Day School

James Gmiter

6-3

301 r-So.

Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park

Brandon Yates

6-4

Middleton, Del./Liberty Baptist Academy

Garrett Greene

QB 5-11 191 Fr.

Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles

Nick Yoho

5-11 210 r-Fr.

Noah Guzman

5-11 202

La Puente, Calif./Bishop Amat/Cerritos College

JP Hadley

6-2

239 r-So.

Lacey, N.J./Donovan Catholic

Rhett Heston

6-3

238 r-Fr.

Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior

John Hughes

6-5

298

Carrollton, Texas/Creekview/Navarro College

Jr.

Trent Jackson

6-3

211 r-So.

Stevensville, Md./Kent Island

Sam James

WR 6-0

184 r-So.

Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill

Jordan Jefferson

6-2

301 So.

Navarre, Fla./Navarre

Ali Jennings

WR 6-1

195 So.

Richmond, Va./Highland Springs

Drew Joseph

WLB 5-8

202 r-Fr.

Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston

Osman Kamara

Caydan Keeler

DL 5-11 265 r-Fr.

Ripley, W.Va./Ripley

Austin Kendall

6-2

214 r-Sr.

Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson/Oklahoma

Jackson Knipper

6-2

244 r-Jr.

Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek/Western Michigan

T.J. Kpan

5-8

180 r-Jr.

McMurray, Pa./Peters Township/Seton Hill

Tavis Lee

6-2

258 r-So.

Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg

Casey Legg

6-4

210 r-So.

Charleston, W.Va./Cross Lanes Christian

Exree Loe

6-0

212 r-Jr.

Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown Area

Jake Long

5-11 196 r-Sr.

Sean Mahone

5-11 204 r-Sr.

Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota West

Graeson Malashevich WR

5-9

177 r-Fr.

Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley

Nick Malone

6-6

282 r-Fr.

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

Kerry Martin Jr.

6-1

198 So.

Charleston, W.Va./Capital

5-10 203 r-Sr.

306 r-Fr.

Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South

DYLAN TONKERY

Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt

Columbus, Ohio/Hamilton Township

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Neal Brown is in his second year as the head coach at West Virginia University. Since arriving in Morgantown in January 2019, he has covered much territory representing Mountaineer Football as its chief ambassador, ensuring the great story about his program is told to everyone. Brown did not leave a stone unturned, preaching his “All-In” Football, Family, Fun philosophy and encouraged every group, from players, recruits, coaches, staff, alumni, boosters and Mountaineer Nation, to get on board. Even though the Mountaineers finished 5-7 in what was called a transitional year, Brown has laid a solid foundation with the Mountaineers showing improvement throughout the season and proving they’re ready to continue the climb in 2020. The message during this offseason has been to continue to “Trust the Climb” by coming to work ready to compete every day and continue to get better with the goal of being the most improved team in the country this year. In 2019, the Mountaineers finished the regular season with wins in two of the final three games and had a 3-3 mark on the road, including 3-2 in the Big 12 Conference. Five of Brown’s players were named to All-Big 12 teams, and Colton McKivitz was named the Big 12’s Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year, the second straight Mountaineer to earn the honor. McKivitz was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Second Team and the Associated Press All-America Third Team, and Tykee Smith was a freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. McKivitz played in the Reese’s Senior Bowl, Keith Washington II played in the East-West Shrine Game and Rex Sunahara played in the NFLPA Collegiate All-Star Game. McKivitz also participated in the NFL Player Combine. Twenty-two players were named to the Academic All-Big 12 teams and all but two of the seniors from the 2019 season graduated in December. Brown, one of six FBS coaches to win 10 or more games in 2016, 2017 and 2018, was named West Virginia University’s 35th head football coach on Jan. 5, 2019. He spent the previous four years as the head coach at Troy (2015-18), compiling a 35-16 record, including 3-0 in bowl games. The Trojans posted a 31-8 record (.795), tying for the highest winning percentage nationally among non-Power 5 schools. Before Brown left after the 2018 season, Troy had won 17 of its last 20 games and 22 of its last 26 games. After directing the Trojans to the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship, Brown was honored as the league’s coach of the year. 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 non-conference 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. The 2017 campaign featured an 11-win season for Troy, including a win 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.

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NEAL BROWN

QUICK FACTS Birthday: March 11, 1980 Age: 40 Hometown: Danville, Kentucky Education: Massachusetts, ’02 (bachelor’s degree – business management)

Massachusetts, ’05 (master’s degree – business administration)

Wife: Brooke Children: Adalyn (12) Anslee (9) Dax (5)

BROWN

YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School

Position

Record

2019 West Virginia Head Coach

5-7

The Wildcats posted more than 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. 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.

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 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: 5-7 (1 year) Overall Record: 40-23 (5 Years)

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

MATT

VIC

Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line @CoachMooreWVU

Defensive Coordinator @CoachVic_WVU

MOORE Hometown: Canton, Ga. Alma Mater: Valdosta State (’96) Family: Wife – Kelly; Children – Tanner, Reece, Sutton Year at WVU: 2 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 15 Bowl Games Coached: 9

KOENNING Hometown: Owasso, Okla. Alma Mater: Kansas State (’83) Family: Wife – Tracey; Children - Kimberly, Brady, Camden, Jackson Year at WVU: 2 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 35 Bowl Games Coached: 10

MOUNTAINEER

COACHING STAFF

GERAD

CHAD

JEFF

Offensive Coordinator/ Wide Receivers @GeradParker1

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs @CoachChadScott

Special Teams Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers @CoachKoonz

PARKER Hometown: Louisa, Ky. Alma Mater: Kentucky (’03) Family: Wife – Kandi; Children – Kolbi, Gwyneth, Rosalyn Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 5

SCOTT Hometown: Plant City, Fla. Alma Mater: North Carolina, ‘04 Family: Wife – Shambrica; Children - Kori, Jakobe Year at WVU: 2 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 15 Bowl Games Coached: 5

KOONZ Hometown: Wallkill, N.Y. Alma Mater: Auburn (’04) Family: Wife – Maura; Children – Mary and Jameson Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 17 Bowl Games Coached: 9

JAHMILE

JORDAN

SEAN

Defensive Secondary @Coach_Addae

Defensive Line @CoachLesley_WVU

Quarterbacks @CoachSeanReagan

ADDAE

LESLEY

REAGAN Hometown: Conyers, Ga. Alma Mater: North Georgia, ‘08 Family: Wife – Elizabeth; Children – Heidi, Chloe, Maggie Year at WVU: 2 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 13 Bowl Games Coached: 6

Hometown: Valrico, Fla. Alma Mater: West Virginia ‘06 Family: Wife - Maryann; Children - Agyeman, Ayden, Amaree Year at WVU: 3 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 7

Hometown: Fulton, Miss. Alma Mater: Troy, ‘06 Family: Wife - Ann-Katherine; Children - MaryKate, Mae-Blake Year at WVU: 2 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 15 Bowl Games Coached: 4

TRAVIS

DONTAE

MIKE

Tight Ends/Inside Receivers @CoachTTrickett

Outside Linebackers @CoachWright37

Assistant Athletics Director/ Head Coach for Football Strength and Conditioning @WVU_FB_Strength

TRICKETT Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss. Alma Mater: West Virginia, ‘07 Family: Wife – Tiffany; Children – Maverick, Camilla and Holden Year at WVU: 2 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 5

WRIGHT Hometown: Louisa, Ky. Alma Mater: Miami, Ohio (’07) Year at WVU: 1 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 14 Bowl Games Coached: 5

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JOSEPH

Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va. Alma Mater: Fairmont State, ‘99 Family: Wife – Andre; Children – Quincy, Brolin Year at WVU: 14 Year in Coaching: 22

JAKE

TAIJH

51 ABBOTT

12 ALSTON

LB, 6-0, 224, r-Jr. Fairmont Senior Fairmont, W.Va.

DL, 6-4, 250, r-Jr. Copiah-Lincoln CC Carthage, N.C.

2019 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams • WVU Juice Award: Kansas • 2019 Tommy Nickolich Award, signifying the program’s top walk-on

• Played in two games before sustaining a season-ending knee injury at Missouri • Finished with a sack against James Madison • Enrolled at West Virginia in January

2018 (r-Fr.) – Copiah-Lincoln CC

2018 (r-Fr.)

• Played for coach Glen Davis at Copiah Lincoln Community College • First team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC)

• Saw action in the final four games, primarily on special teams • WVU Defensive Champion: Youngstown State • WVU Special Teams Champion: Tennessee

2017 (Fr.) – East Carolina

• Redshirted • Enrolled at East Carolina in January but transferred to Copiah-Lincoln in the summer

2017 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School

• Played for father, JL Abbott at Fairmont Senior • Helped lead Fairmont Senior to a 10-3 record and Class AA State Championship appearance and four straight state playoff appearances • USA Today State Defensive Player of the Year • Chuck Howley Award as best linebacker in West Virginia • USA Today All-West Virginia State Team (LB) • Two-time All-State First Team performer • Three-time All-Conference First Team honoree • Big Ten Player of the Year • Two-time state place winner in wrestling, state runner-up as a junior

• Three-year varsity starter as a defensive end for coach Ryan Riggan at Union Pines • Earned All-Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference First-Team honors • Charlotte Observer ranked him as a top-25 recruit in North Carolina • Three-star rating per 247Sports and Scout • Also a standout in basketball

Personal

• Son of Donald Fairley and Chrystal Dowd • One of eight children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Personal

• Son of JL and Melissa Abbott • One of two children • Majoring in marketing • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

T.J.

85 BANKS TE, 6-5, 248, r-So. East Allegheny Duquesne, Pa.

TAIJH ALSTON

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Played in the final four games of the season

2018 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School

• Played tight end, wide receiver and defensive end for coach Dominic Pecora at East Allegheny High • 2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers 2A First-Team All-State (TE) • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22 • Pittsburgh Tribune Review 2017 Trib 25 All-Star team • 2016 All-WPIAL Three Rivers Conference • Three-star ranking by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports

Personal

• Son of Terrance and Denise Banks • One of four children • Majoring in athletic coaching education

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JARED

CHASE

50 BARTLETT

76 BEHRNDT

LB, 6-2, 233, r-Fr. Collins Hill Suwanee, Ga.

OL, 6-4, 315, r-Sr. Lafayette Wildwood, Mo.

2019 (Fr.)

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Redshirted • Played in four games (Baylor, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, TCU), playing 30 or more plays in all four games, including 46 at TCU • Finished with nine tackles, including five solo stops • Season-high three tackles, all solos, against Oklahoma State • Registered two tackles each against Baylor, Texas Tech and TCU

• Played in 11 games, including 10 starts • Started six games at right guard and four at center • Saw action on 605 offensive plays, including a season-high 85 at Missouri • Used on 50 or more plays in eight games • Registered 12 knockdowns for the season, including a season-high four at Kansas State • WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Kansas • Finished with nine great blocks, including season-high six at Kansas • Had 176 positive points for the season, averaging 16 per game • Did not give up a sack in 10 games and did not miss an assignment in four games

High School

• Played for coach Lenny Gregory at Collins Hill High • Two-year totals of 156 tackles (117 solo), 10 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, 13 quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries • Also spent time at running back, accounting for eight touchdowns in two years and 10.5 yards per carry • Also a standout track performer • Two-time All-Regional 6-7A Defensive performer • All-County first team honors as a senior • All-Gwinnett County Honorable Mention as a junior • Rated a three-star prospect from ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports • ESPN listed him as the No. 106 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 124 best prospect in Georgia • 247Sports ranked him No. 125 nationally at outside linebacker • Rivals ranked him the No. 104 best overall prospect in Georgia • MaxPreps ranked him No. 120 in the state of Georgia

2018 (r-So.)

• Added depth at tackle and guard, playing 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.)

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

Personal

• Son of Tamara Tuitt • One of two children • Majoring in criminology

2016 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School

CHASE BEHRNDT

• 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

Personal

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

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MICHAEL

DANTE

57 BROWN

39 BONAMICO

OL, 6-3, 345, r-Sr. Eastern Arizona College Compton, Calif.

Spear, 5-8, 188, r-Sr. Bridgeport Bridgeport, W.Va.

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Played in 11 games at left guard and started six • Saw action on 529 plays, including 487 on offense • WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Kansas State • Registered 12 knockdowns, including a season-high three at Kansas State • Had four great blocks, including season-high three against Oklahoma State • Did not allow a sack in 10 games and did not have a missed assignment in four games

• Played in 12 games, adding depth at Spear • Used primarily on special teams • Finished with 11 tackles, including seven solo stops • WVU Special Teams Champion: NC State

2018 (r-So.)

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at safety; used extensively on special teams • Finished with 10 tackles, including eight unassisted and a fumble recovery

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 • Season-high 12 plays against Oklahoma

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Played in six games • Added depth safety; used primarily on special teams

2016 (Fr.)

2017 (So.) – Eastern Arizona College

• Redshirted

• 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)

High School

• Played for coach Josh Nicewarner at Bridgeport High • Had 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.) – Eastern Arizona College

• Part of an offense that led the nation in rushing yards (4,022), yards per game (335.2) and rushing touchdowns (42), second in yards per rush (6.4), No. 16 in total offense (4,440), No. 24 in total offense yards per game (370.0)

High School

• Attended Paramount High • Completed a mission trip to Philippines after high school before enrolling at Eastern Arizona

Personal

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

Personal

• Son of Maat’va and Salamsina Brown • One of eight children • Wife’s name is Anna • Brother, Joe, was an offensive lineman for WVU in 2018 • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Bonamico’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 11 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 12 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 6 1 1 2 1/13 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 16 7 23 1/13 0 0 0 1 1

MICHAEL BROWN

DANTE BONAMICO

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Personal

LEDDIE

4 BROWN

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

RB, 5-11, 214, Jr. Neumann Goretti Philadelphia, Pa.

Brown’s Rushing Statistics Year Games Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 9 92 320 3.5 1 30 2018 11 91 446 4.9 4 47 Totals 20 183 766 4.2 5 47

• Has played in 21 career games with three starts • Has registered two career 100-yard rushing games

Brown’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 9 11 104 9.5 0 21 2018 11 2 40 20.0 0 25 Totals 20 13 144 11.1 0 25

2019 (So.)

• Played in 10 games and started three • Led the Mountaineer ground game with 367 yards, a touchdown and a long run of 30 yards; also had 17 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown • Career highs in catches (6) and receiving yards (41) at TCU; also caught a touchdown to go along with 15 carries for 51 yards on the ground • 30 receiving yards and 31 rushing yards against Oklahoma State • Led the team with 13 carries for 62 yards at Kansas State, also caught one pass for 12 yards • 27 yards on nine carries at Baylor; also tied a career high with three catches for 24 yards • Earned his first career start at Oklahoma, carrying the ball a season-high 16 times for 28 yards • Team-high 10 carries against Iowa State for 26 yards • 51 all-purpose yards against Texas, including 26 through the air and 25 on the ground • Collected a then-career-high three catches vs. the Longhorns • Season-high 70 yards on 12 attempts at Kansas; long of the day went for 30 yards • Made his season debut against NC State, rushing seven times for 35 yards and a touchdown

LEDDIE BROWN

2018 (Fr.)

• Played in 11 games • Team’s third-leading rusher with 446 yards and four touchdowns • 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) • Four carries for 13 yards against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Five rushes for 30 yards vs. Oklahoma • 20 yards on seven carries at Oklahoma State • 13 rushes for 53 yards vs. TCU • Four carries for 18 yards at Texas • Seven carries for 16 yards and a touchdown vs. Baylor • Missed the Iowa State game due to injury • WVU Offensive Champion: Kansas • 11 rushes for 107 yards and a touchdown vs. Kansas; his long of the day went for 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 on nine carries for 18 yards • Eight carries for 23 yards against Kansas State • Scored his first WVU TD against Youngstown State on 15 carries for a career-high 115 yards and a touchdown • Made his collegiate debut against Tennessee, rushing eight times for 33 yards

High School

• Played for coach Albie Crosby at Neumann-Goretti High • 2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 2A All-State (RB) • 899 yards rushing, 178 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns as a senior • All-state first team at Smyrna High in Delaware as a junior • 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

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JOSH

VANDARIUS

35 CHANDLER

32 COWAN

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

LB, 6-4, 241, r-Jr. Alabama Palm Beach Gardens, Fla

2019 (r-So.)

• Has played in 22 career games with nine starts

• Played in two games at bandit before sustaining season-ending knee injury against Iowa State • Two tackles against Iowa State • Season-high 30 defensive plays and nine special teams plays against Texas • Four tackles, including two unassisted tackles and a sack against Texas

2019 (So.)

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in 10 games and started nine, seven at WLB and two at MLB • Missed majority of Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas games with knee injury • Second-leading tackler on the team (72), including 40 solo stops and 3.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups • Ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 in tackles per game (7.2) • Six tackles at TCU • Nine tackles, including seven solos, against Oklahoma State • Eight tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Kansas State • Four tackles at Oklahoma • Five tackles against Iowa State - all solos - including a tackle for loss • Eight tackles against Texas • Eight tackles, including four solos, at Kansas, as well as his first career fumble recovery • Special Teams Player of the Week - Kansas • Assisted on a tackle for loss against NC State; finished the day with three tackles • Led the team with seven tackles at Missouri • Led WVU in tackles with 14, a career best, against James Madison • Also tallied his first career pass breakup vs. the Dukes • Iron Mountaineer Award Winner

2018 (So.)

• Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer eligibility requirements after transferring from Alabama in August

2017 (Fr.) – Alabama

• Spent the first half of his freshman year establishing himself off the edge • Played in seven games • Earned his first career action against Tennessee and also 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

High School

• Coached by Rob Freeman at Palm Beach Gardens High • One of the top linebacker candidates from Florida coming out of high school • Florida Class 8A Third Team All-State selection by the Associated Press in his senior season • Selected to the Palm Beach Post “Super 11” as a junior and senior • Scout.com rated him as a five-star prospect and the No. 35 player in the Scout300 • No. 2 outside linebacker nationally by Scout.com and the top outside linebacker from Florida • No. 4 outside linebacker nationally and No. 15 player from Florida by 247Sports while also ranking No. 93 in the Top247 • No. 83 in the 247Composite and the No. 5 outside linebacker • Rivals ranked him at No. 67 in the Rivals100, the No. 7 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 13 player in the Sunshine State • No. 13 outside linebacker nationally and rated 216th in the ESPN300 • PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as the No. 3 outside linebacker and No. 87 on their Dream Team • Participated in Nike’s “The Opening” • Took part in the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge

2018 (Fr.)

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at Will linebacker and used primarily on special teams • 14 tackles, including two forced fumbles and an assisted tackle for loss • Team leader with 7.5 special teams’ tackles • First career fumble recovery at Oklahoma State • Multiple tackles in four games • Played more than 50 snaps on defense and more than 100 snaps on special teams

High School

• Played for coach Dan Reardon at Canton McKinley High • 2017 All-USA Today Second Team • Named League Defensive MVP • 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

Personal

• Son of Gwen Cowan • One of six children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Cowan’s Defensive Statistics

Personal

Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 2 3 3 6 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0

• Son of Meka Chandler • Majoring in communication studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Chandler’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 10 40 32 72 3.5/10 0 0 2 0 1 2018 12 9 5 14 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 21 49 37 86 4/11 0 0 2 0 2

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ISAIAH

RANDY

88 ESDALE

86 FIELDS JR.

WR, 6-0, 203, r-Jr. Eastern Arizona College Elkton, Md.

WR, 6-1, 198, r-So. St. Frances Academy Newark, Del.

2019 (r-So.)

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Played in 10 games at slot receiver • Played 191 offensive plays, including a season-high 38 at Baylor • Used on 20 or more offensive plays in five games • 15 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown with a long of 36 yards • Caught two passes for a career-high 39 yards at TCU, including the game-winning, 35-yard pass with 2:10 to play • Career-high five catches for 34 yards at Kansas State • Two receptions for 21 yards against Texas Tech and threw a 24-yard touchdown pass against the Red Raiders • Three catches for 26 yards at Baylor • Lone catch at Oklahoma went for 36 yards, a career long • WVU Special Teams Scout Team Champion: NC State

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at slot receiver; used primarily on special teams • Saw action on 100 plays, including 78 on special teams • Season-high nine special teams plays at Missouri and Oklahoma

2018 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Henry Russell at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore • As a senior in 2017, named All-Metro second team • Helped lead St. Frances to a 12-0 record, the Class A MIAA championship, No. 1 ranking in Maryland and No. 11 in the nation • As a junior, he earned Maryland Private School All-Metro and All-State honors, helping lead St. Frances to a Class A MIAA Championship • Three-star rating by ESPN.com, rivals, 247Sports • No. 21 overall in Maryland by rivals and No. 23 by ESPN.com and 247Sports

2018 (So.)

• Redshirted • Saw action at receiver against Youngstown State during the 2018 season • Transferred to West Virginia in August

2017 (Fr.) – Eastern Arizona College

Personal

• Played for coach John O’Meara at Eastern Arizona College • Teammate of current Mountaineers Michael Brown and Dreshun Miller • 10 catches for 319 yards and three touchdowns • Also saw time on defense, finishing with two interceptions (both returned for touchdowns) and a pass breakup • 73-yard interception return for a touchdown against Las Cruces and an 8-yard interception returned for a score against Phoenix

• Son of Randy Fields Sr. and Sherry Martin • One of three children • Majoring in communications studies

High School

• Played for coach Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy • Earned Maryland All-State Second Team honors as a senior • HS teammate of former Mountaineer All-American receiver David Sills V • 1,000 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns as a senior

Personal

• Son of Danielle Esdale • One of four children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Esdale’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 10 15 171 11.4 1 36 2018 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 15 171 11.4 1 36

ISAIAH ESDALE

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Personal

JARRET

2 DOEGE

• Son of Randy and Melinda Doege • Neal Brown coached his older brother, Seth, at Texas Tech • Majoring in marketing • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

QB, 6-2, 208, r-Jr. Bowling Green Lubbock, Texas

Doege’s Passing Statistics Year Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2019 4 79/120 .658 818 7 3 50

2019 (Jr.)

• Redshirted • Played in four games and started three • Completed 79-of-120 passes for 818 yards and seven touchdowns with a long of 50 yards • 20-of-35 for 158 yards and two touchdowns at TCU, including a long of 35 • Also completed the game-winning touchdown pass with 2:10 left to play vs. the Horned Frogs • Posted the first 300-yard passing performance of his WVU career against Oklahoma State, completing 28 passes for 307 yards • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for his performance against Kansas State • 20-of-30 for 234 yards and three touchdown, including a 50-yard scoring toss, at Kansas State, his first start • Made his Mountaineer debut against Texas Tech, completing 11 passes for 119 yards and one score • WVU Juice Award: NC State • Enrolled at WVU in summer after transferring from Bowling Green

JARRET DOEGE

2018 (So.) – Bowling Green

• Started all 12 games • First quarterback to start every game for the Falcons since Matt Johnson in 2015 • 242-of-389 passing (62.2 percent) for 2660 yards, 27 touchdowns and 12 interceptions • Led the Mid-American Conference in passing touchdowns and passing yards • Among the top 50 nationally in completion percentage, completions per game, passing touchdowns, passing yards and points responsible for • Scored two rushing touchdowns • Was 3-for-3 passing on two-point conversion attempts • Also punted three times, downing all three inside the 20 • Career-high 379 yards against Western Michigan, throwing three touchdowns • 305 yards passing at Georgia Tech • 28-of-39 with four touchdown passes against Eastern Kentucky; also rushed for a touchdown • Threw at least three touchdown passes in five different contests

2017 (Fr.) – Bowling Green

• Completed one of the two greatest statistical seasons by a true freshman quarterback in program history • Against Akron, became the first true freshman quarterback to start a game for BG since Brian McClure in 1982 • Started five games and threw for 250+ yards four times • Season-high 294 yards passing at Buffalo, going 28-of-43 • Season-high four touchdowns against Toledo • Over the final four games of the season, threw 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions • Two rushing touchdowns • Completed 63.8 percent of his passes, the eighth-best single season in school history

High School

• Played for coach Max Kattwinkel at Cooper High • 3,363 yards passing and 33 touchdowns as a senior • First team all-district

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NICKTROY

JAMES

11 FORTUNE

74 GMITER

CB, 6-0, 196, So. Central Gwinnett Roswell, Ga.

OL, 6-3, 301, r-So. Bethel Park Bethel Park, Pa.

2019 (Fr.)

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Played in 11 games and started two • Added depth at cornerback and used on special teams • Played 419 plays, including 327 on defense • Played 40 or more defensive plays in four games, including a season-high 80 defensive plays against Iowa State • 17 tackles, including 13 solo stops, one tackle for loss and two pass breakups • Three tackles at Oklahoma • Made his first career start against Iowa State, finishing with a career-best eight tackles (seven solos) and first career pass breakup • Had first career tackle for loss at Missouri

• Played in 12 games at guard with 10 starts - six at left guard, four at right guard • Played 631 plays, including 580 offensive snaps • Did not give up a sack in eight games, registered six games without missing an assignment and finished with 15 knockdown blocks, including season-high four against Texas and Oklahoma State • Had five great blocks, including season-high two against Kansas and Texas • Posted 187 positive points for the season, averaging 15.6 per game • Moved to offensive line during the spring

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • WVU Scout Team Defensive Champion: Kansas

High School

• Played for coach Todd Wofford at Central Gwinnett High • All-region in 2018 • Recipient of the 2018 Black Knight Award, which went to top overall player on the team • Helped the Black Knights to the Georgia 7A playoffs in 2018 • Team captain • Selected to play in the Gwinnett County All-Star Game • 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

High School

• Played offensive and defensive tackle for coach Jeff Metheny at Bethel Park High • 2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers 6A All-State Team (DL) • Four-year starter • Two-time WPIAL Class 6A All-Southeastern Conference • Pittsburgh Tribune Review’s Trib 25 All-Star Team • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22 • Invited to play in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game • Honorable mention Class 6A all-state selection as junior • Nominated for Mr. Pennsylvania Lineman of the Year • Participated in the U.S. Army Combine • Three-star rating by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports

Personal

• Son of Odinel and Iliana Fortune • One of two children • Majoring in sport management

Personal

• Son of Jim and Kim Gmiter • Wife’s name is Quin • Majoring in criminology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Fortune’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR NICKTROY 2019 11 FORTUNE 13 4 17 1/9 0 0 2 0 0

JAMES GMITER

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NOAH

JOHN

19 GUZMAN

79 HUGHES

S, 5-11, 202, Jr. Cerritos College La Puente, Calif.

OL, 6-5, 298, Jr. Navarro College Carrollton, Texas

2019 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in nine games at Cat safety and started one • Finished with 24 tackles, including 14 solo stops, assisted on a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and fumble recoverey • Recorded six tackles (four solos) against Texas Tech • Earned the first start of his career at Baylor and finished with career bests in tackles (12), solo stops (8) and assists (4) andhad first career fumble recovery • Made his Mountaineer debut against Missouri • Enrolled at WVU in the summer after one season at Cerritos College

• Played in 11 games and started one • Added depth at right guard and right tackle • Played 150 plays, including 113 on offense • Season-high 46 plays at Baylor • Registered two knockdown blocks against NC State

2018 (Fr.) – Navarro College

• Played in 11 games for coach Jim Gush at Navarro College • Helped pave the way for Navarro to average 307.0 passing yards (No. 1 in the nation), 464.4 yards per game (No. 4) 33.6 points per game (No. 12) and 157.4 yards rushing (No. 33) • Part of offense that finished with 28 passing touchdowns (No. 4 in the nation), 19 rushing touchdowns (No. 25), 235 first downs (No. 4), 95 rushing first downs (No. 13) and 128 passing first downs (No. 1) • Also offered by Florida State and Houston

2018 (Fr.) – Cerritos College

• Played for coach Dean Grosfeld • Played in 11 games and finished with 74 tackles, including 35 solo stops, 4.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, six pass breakups and forced a fumble

High School

• Played for coach Steve Hagerty at Bishop Amat High • All-San Gabriel Valley Area at defensive back and wide receiver as a senior, while also earning first Team All-Mission League at wide receiver • An all-area selection at defensive back his junior year and finished with 74 tackles and two interceptions • Also played basketball

• Played tackle and guard for coach Jay Cline at Creekview High • Two-time All-District 14-5A First-Team honors

Personal

• Son of Bill and Sandy Hughes • Father played football at Maryland and earned invitation to the Detroit Lions training camp • One of three children • Brother, Larry, played football at Kansas and SMU • Majoring in business • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Personal

• Son of George and Yvette Guzman • One of three children • Brother, Nathan, played football at UNLV • Father played at Eastern Michigan • Majoring in exercise physiology

Guzman’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 9 14 10 24 0.5/1 0 0 1 0 1

JOHN HUGHES

NOAH GUZMAN

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JORDAN

13 JAMES

95 JEFFERSON

WR, 6-0, 184, r-So. Richmond Hill Richmond Hill, Ga.

DL, 6-2, 201, So. Navarre Navarre, Fla.

2019 (r-Fr.)

2019 (Fr.)

• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention • Started all 12 games at wide receiver • Played 650 offensive plays, leading all receivers • Led WVU in receptions (69) and receiving yards (677), with two touchdowns and had a long catch of 51 yards • Ranked No. 33 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (5.8) and No. 10 in the conference in receiving yards per game (56.4) • Caught seven passes for 36 yards against Oklahoma State • Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for his performance against Texas Tech • Caught a career-high 14 passes for 223 yards against Texas Tech, with a careerhigh-tying long of 51 • His 14 catches vs. the Red Raiders tied for No. 2 in single-game program history and his 223 yards sit No. 4 all-time; both WVU freshman records • Both single-game figures tied for No. 4 in the NCAA • Tied for the team lead with five catches against Iowa State, totaling 30 yards • Six catches for 66 yards and a touchdown against Texas; long reception of the day went for a 44-yard score • Team-high six catches for 41 yards at Kansas • Then-career-best nine catches for 155 yards against NC State and his first career touchdown • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week - NC State • Offensive Player of the Week - NC State • Earned his first career start against James Madison and had six catches

• Played in 11 games at nose tackle with one start • Finished with five tackles, including three solo stops, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup

High School

• Played for coach Jay Walls at Navarre High • 2018 Pensacola News Journal All-Area First Team Defensive Line • Selected to the North roster of the 2018 Florida Athletic Coaches Association AllStar 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 • State champion wrestler

Personal

• Son of AJ and Shelanda Jefferson • Father played football at Alcorn State • One of two children • Majoring in sports medicine

Jefferson’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 11 3 2 5 1/1 0 0 1 0 1

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • Played in four games and finished with two catches • Season-high 24 plays against Oklahoma

SAM JAMES

High School

• Played at Richmond Hill High for coach Matthew LeZotte • 2017 honorable mention Georgia Class 6A All-State selection, by the Georgia Sports Writers Association • 2017 Region 2-6A All-Region First Team • Member of the 2017 WJCL Big 22 Squad • Caught 53 passes for 905 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior, good for an average of 17.1 yards per catch • 2016 The Opening Orlando Regional participant • Played basketball and also ran track, winning the Georgia 6A state championship in the 400 meters as a junior • Three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports

Personal

• Son of Shirleyann James • One of two children • Majoring in sport management

James’ Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 12 69 677 9.8 2 51 2018 4 2 2 1.0 0 4 Totals 16 71 679 9.6 2 51

James’ Kickoff Return Statistics Year Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 12 15 273 18.2 0 30 2018 4 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 16 15 273 18.2 0 30

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ALI

OSMAN

19 JENNINGS

25 KAMARA

WR, 6-1, 195, So. Highland Springs Richmond, Va.

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

2019 (Fr.)

• Has played in 37 career games

• Played in 11 games at wide receiver with three starts • Tied for fourth on the team with 19 catches for 192 yards and a touchdown • Set a new career high in receiving yards (50) against Oklahoma State; also had career-long catch (30) • Matched his career high in receptions (3) while tallying 31 yards at Kansas State • Earned first career start at Oklahoma, hauling in two passes for 22 yards, including a 20 yarder • Caught three balls for 18 yards at Kansas • Made his Mountaineer debut against NC State, finishing with three catches for 28 yards and his first career touchdown

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at safety but used primarily on special teams • One tackle against NC State

2018 (r-So.)

• Played in 12 games • Added depth at safety; • Played 201 plays, all on special teams • Solo tackles against Youngstown State and at Texas

High School

• Played for coach Loren Johnson at Highland Springs High • 2018 VHSL All-State First Team • 2018 All-Rich¬mond 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 • Selected to the North roster of the 2018 Virginia Big River 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 • Three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Played in all 13 games • Logged 235 total snaps, including 19 on defense • Blocked a punt vs. Oklahoma State • Four total tackles, including one tackle for loss

2016 (Fr.) • Redshirted

Personal

High School

• Son of Ronald “Ali” Jennings Jr. and Donna Wilson • One of three children • Majoring in sport management

• 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 (2015) • All-area honorable mention (2015)

Jennings’ Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 11 19 192 10.1 1 30

Personal

• Son of Osman and Barbara Kamara • One of two children • Majoring in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Kamara’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 13 3 1 4 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 6 1 7 1/1 0 0 0 0 0

ALI JENNINGS

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2017 (So.) – Oklahoma

AUSTIN

12 KENDALL

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

2016 (Fr.) – Oklahoma

QB, 6-2, 214, r-Sr. Oklahoma Waxhaw, N.C.

• Played in two games • 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 true freshman • Made debut and played entire second half vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/10), finishing 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

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Started nine games • Completed 187-of-304 passes for 1,989 yards and 12 touchdowns with a long of 83 yards • No. 24 nationally and No. 4 in the Big 12 in completions per game (20.8) and No. 7 in the Big 12 in passing yards per game (221.0) and total offense (231.1) • No. 9 in the Big 12 in passing efficiency, passing touchdowns and yards per pass attempt (6.5), No. 10 in passing yards and passing yards per completion (10.6), No. 12 in points responsible for per game (8.7) • 26-of-43 for 355 yards against Texas Tech, marking the second 300-yard passing game of his career • 20-of-39 for 205 yards at Baylor, including an 83-yard scoring toss - WVU’s longest play of the season • Threw for a pair of touchdowns to go along with 15-of-31 passing at Oklahoma; finished with 182 passing yards • Completed his only attempt against Iowa State before leaving the game due to injury • Career-high 367 yards and three touchdowns against Texas on 31-of-46 passing • Also tallied his first career rushing TD vs. the Longhorns on a 1-yard run • 202 yards on 25-of-37 passing at Kansas • 27-of-40 for 272 yards and three TDs against NC State • 15-of-25 for 137 yards at Missouri, including a 46-yard touchdown pass • Made his Mountaineer debut against James Madison, completing 27-of-42 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns • Enrolled at West Virginia in January

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 • No. 77 high school prospect nationally by Rivals, No. 162 by ESPN and No. 448 by 247Sports • No. 4 pro-style quarterback by Rivals, the No. 7 pocket passer by ESPN, No. 16 prostyle QB by 247Sports and No. 20 overall quarterback by Scout • 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 • Working on master’s degrees in sport management and coaching in sports • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

2018 (r-So.) – Oklahoma

• Played in six games • 3-of-4 for 28 yards and three rushes for 17 yards against Kansas State (10/27) • Completed lone attempt for 6 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

Kendall’s Passing Statistics Year Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2019 9 187/304 .620 1,989 12 10 8

AUSTIN KENDALL

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CASEY

EXREE

48 LEGG

17 LOE

K, 6-4, 210, r-So. Cross Lanes Christian Charleston, W.Va.

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

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Has played in 23 career games with including three starts

• Played in five games, primarily handling the team’s kickoffs • Also saw action in four games as the team’s kicker • Connected on 2-of-4 field goal attempts • Had 21 kickoffs for 1,180 yards, including four touchbacks • Career-long field goal of 51 yards at Kansas State • Made the first field goal of his career, a 30 yarder, against Texas Tech

2019 (r-So.)

• Played in 12 games and started three • Added depth at WLB and used extensively on special teams • Played 500 snaps, including 309 on defense • Six tackles at TCU, including four solos • Career-high two pass breakups at Kansas State • Five tackles against Texas Tech • Career high in tackles (7) and tied his career high in assists (4) at Baylor • Made his first career start at Oklahoma, finishing with five tackles and a TFL • Tackle for loss at Kansas • Three tackles against NC State • Career day at Missouri included six tackles (four solos) and a tackle for loss • Two tackles and a fumble recovery against James Madison, the third of his career • Special Teams Player of the Week - James Madison

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • Saw his first career action against Baylor

High School

• Played soccer at Cross Lanes Christian School for coach Andrae Williamson • Club soccer team, West Virginia Futbol Club, won state championship in 2017 • Captain of high school basketball and soccer teams as a junior and senior

2018 (So.)

Personal

• Played in 11 games • Added depth at Sam linebacker; used primarily on special teams • Played more than 210 plays, including 160 on special teams • 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 • Two solo tackles against Oklahoma • Assisted on tackles for loss against Tennessee and Oklahoma State

• Son of Paul and Leigh Legg • One of two children • Majoring in accounting • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Legg’s Kickoff Statistics Year Games Kickoffs Yards Avg. TB 2019 5 21 1,180 56.2 4 2018 1 1 53 53.0 0 Totals 6 22 1,233 56.0 4

2017 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: Iowa State

Legg’s Field Goal Statistics

High School

Year Games FG/S Pct. 1/29 30/39 40/49 50+ Long 2019 5 2/4 .500 0/0 1/2 0/1 1/1 51 2018 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 2/4 .500 0/1 1/2 0/1 1/1 51

• 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 • 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

EXREE LOE

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 2019 12 25 15 40 3.5/5 1/6 0 2 0 1 2018 11 5 3 8 3/11 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 23 30 18 48 6.5/16 1/6 0 2 1 3

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JAKE

SEAN

22 LONG

29 MAHONE

S, 5-11, 196, r-Sr. Hamilton Township Columbus, Ohio

S, 5-11, 204, r-Sr. Lakota West Liberty Township, Ohio

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Has played in 32 career games, including 12 starts

• Played in seven games, adding depth at free safety • Also used on special teams • Finished with seven tackles for the season, including four unassisted tackles • Season-high three tackles at Baylor, including two solo stops • Two solo tackles against NC State • Moved to safety from cornerback during the spring

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Started all 12 games at Cat safety • Led the WVU defense in tackles (80), including 42 unassisted tackles, two sacks, five tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and an interception • Ranked No. 12 in the Big 12 in tackles per game (6.7) • First career interception at TCU to go along with six tackles • Eight tackles, including five solos and a TFL, against Oklahoma State • WVU Defensive Champion: Kansas State • Nine tackles and two tackles for loss at Kansas State • Career-high 15 tackles, including a TFL, against Texas Tech; became the fifth different Mountaineer to log a 10-plus tackle performance • Nine tackles at Baylor, including his first career sack and forced fumble • Six tackles in his first collegiate start against James Madison • Moved from cornerback to safety during the spring

2018 (r-So.)

• Sustained season-ending wrist injury during the preseason

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Played in 11 games, adding depth at cornerback • Used primarily on special teams

2016 (Fr.) • Redshirted

2018 (r-So.)

High School

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action in 12 games, adding depth at cornerback • Used primarily on special teams • Finished with six tackles, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery

• 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.)

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Saw action in eight games, adding depth at cornerback • Used primarily on special teams • Finished season with three tackles, including two unassisted

Personal

2016 (Fr.)

• 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

• Redshirted

High School

• Two-year starter for coach Larry Cox at Lakota West High • 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)

SEAN MAHONE

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

Mahone’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 12 42 38 80 5/20 2/14 1 2 1 0 2018 12 3 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 2017 8 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 47 42 89 5/20 2/14 1 3 1 1

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TONY

KERRY

24 MATHIS JR.

15 MARTIN JR.

RB, 5-11, 203, r-Fr. Cedartown Orlando, Fla.

S, 6-1, 198, So. Capital Charleston, W.Va.

2019 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • Played in four games, including a season-high 19 plays against Texas Tech • Four carries for 14 yards and three catches for 16 yards and a touchdown against Texas Tech

• Pro Football Focus All-Freshman Team (Third Team) • Played in 12 games at free safety and started four • Played 585 plays, including 512 on defense • Team’s sixth-leading tackler with 50s, including 35 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups • Five tackles and assisted on a TFL at TCU • Career highs in tackles (9) and assists (4) against Oklahoma State • Five tackles and a pass breakup at K-State • Five tackles against Texas Tech • Seven tackles, including four solos and a TFL at Baylor • Made his first career start at Oklahoma, matching his career high with five tackles • Career-high two pass breakups against Iowa State to go along with a pair of tackles • Five tackles, all solos, against NC State • First career tackle for loss at Missouri; totaled three tackles on the day • Made his first college appearance against JMU, securing three tackles • Enrolled at WVU in January

High School

• 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 • Team captain • Select¬ed to play in the Rising Senior Game in 2017 • 2017 Rome News-Tribune All-Area Second Team selection • Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, rivals and ESPN.com • Also ran track • Ranked as the No. 53 running back nationally by rivals

High School

Personal

• 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 • 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 • For his career, passed for 6,845 yards and 85 touchdowns and rushed for 2,383 yards and 37 scores • Also had 23 receptions, 385 receiving yards and four touchdowns • Defensive totals included 55 tackles, one sack, five interceptions, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles, a blocked field goal and two defensive touchdowns (pick-six and a fumble returned for a touchdown) • Set five school records • Three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports • 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

• Son of Sabrina Moore • One of four children • Majoring in sport management

KERRY MARTIN JR.

Personal

• Son of Kerry Martin Sr. and Nicole Mitchell-Berkley • One of six children • Majoring in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Martin’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 12 35 15 50 2.5/4 0 0 5 0 0

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BRIASON

DRESHUN

68 MAYS

5 MILLER

OL, 6-3, 308, r-So. Boliver Central Boliver, Tenn.

CB, 6-1, 190, r-Jr. Eastern Arizona College Kennesaw, Ga.

2019 (r-Fr.)

2019 (Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Started seven games at center • Season-high two great blocks at Kansas • Did not allow a sack against NC State, Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas Tech • Did not have a missed assignment against NC State, Oklahoma and Texas Tech • Finished with knockdown blocks against Baylor, Iowa State and Oklahoma

• Redshirted after sustaining a season-ending knee injury during preseason • Enrolled at WVU in January

2018 (So.) – Eastern Arizona College

• Named All-WSFL All-League and All-Region • Registered 44 tackles, including three tackles for loss and 12 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery • Also had one interception that he returned for a touchdown

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted • Enrolled in January

2017 (Fr.) – Eastern Arizona College

• Played for coach John O’Meara at Eastern Arizona College • Defensive Most Valuable Player honors for the 2017 Salt City Bowl • Rivals ranked him No. 7 overall junior college recruit and the No. 2 cornerback

High School

• Four-year starter and three-time All-Region 7-3A First-Team honoree at Bolivar Central • Two-time all-district selection • Steve Young Co-Award Winner • Invited to play in Toyota East/West All-Star Game • Graded out to 94 percent and finished with 101 pancake blocks • Finished with 47 tackles on the defensive line • BCH leadership council • Three-star ranking by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports

High School

• Played for Coach Billy Shackelford at Sprayberry High • Earned All-Region 7-5A Division B First-Team honors • Also was a member of the track team • Four-star rating by rivals, 247Sports and ESPN

Personal

• Son of Stanley and Felicia Miller • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Personal

• Son of Brian and Katina Mays • One of four children • Majoring in criminology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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JEFFERY

MIKE

13 POOLER JR.

87 O’LAUGHLIN

Bandit, 6-2, 258, r-Sr. Dunbar Dayton, Ohio

TE/FB, 6-5, 255, r-So. Fenwick Glen Ellyn, Ill.

• Has played in 28 career games with seven starts

2019 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in 12 games at tight end and started four • Also used on special teams • Six catches for 24 yards with a long of eight yards for the season • Three catches for 16 yards in his first career start against Iowa State • Had first career reception at Missouri

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in 12 games with seven starts • Two tackles and a pass breakup at TCU • Career-high six tackles against Oklahoma State • Matched his career high with three solo tackles against Texas Tech; finished with five stops and a tackle for loss vs. the Red Raiders • Assisted on four tackles, including a sack, at Baylor • Pair of tackles at Kansas • Two solo tackles and a pass breakup against NC State • Started for the first time in his career against James Madison, finishing with a career-best three tackles, including one for a loss

2018 (Fr.)

• Redshirted after suffering season-ending knee injury during fall camp

High School

• Played for coach Gene Nudo at Fenwick HS • Two-time all-state • Two-time all-conference and two-time Pioneer Press All-Area First Team • Team’s most valuable player • Tony Lawless Award (conference MVP) • Three-star rating by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports

2018 (r-So.)

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

Personal

• Son of J.J. and Kathleen O’Laughlin • One of three children • Majoring in business • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

2017 (r-Fr.)

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

2016 (Fr.) • Redshirted

O’Laughlin’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 12 6 24 4.0 0 8

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 • 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

JEFFERY POOLER JR.

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

Pooler Jr.’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 12 13 13 26 5.5/38 2.5/25 0 3 0 0 2018 11 2 0 2 1/9 0 0 0 0 0 2017 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 16 13 29 6.5/47 3.5/34 0 3 0 0

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SEAN

ALEC

18 RYAN

20 SINKFIELD

WR, 6-3, 204, Jr. Temple Brooklyn, N.Y.

RB, 5-9, 184, r-Jr. American Heritage Delray Beach, Fla.

2019 (So.)

2019 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Played in eight games at wide receiver with six starts • Saw action on 326 offensive plays, including a season-high 69 plays at Kansas • Tied for fourth on the team with 19 catches for 219 yards and a long of 39 yards • Sustained shoulder injury against Texas and missed four games • Three catches for 34 yards at TCU • Lone catch against Oklahoma State went for 17 yards • Season bests in catches (5) and yards (70) against Texas • Three catches for 20 yards at Kansas • Four catches for 38 yards and a 24-yard rush against NC State • Earned the start in his West Virginia debut against James Madison, hauling in two passes for 31 yards, including a long of 19 • Enrolled at WVU in the summer

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Played in 12 games and started one • Added depth at running back and used extensively on special teams • Finished the season with 17 carries for 41 yards with a long run of six yards • Season-long 12-yard reception against Texas Tech • Two catches against Texas • Earned the start against NC State and carried four times for 10 yards • Career-best nine carries for 27 yards at Missouri • 2019 Iron Mountaineer Award winner

2018 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Played in five games and started one • Missed four games due to ankle injury sustained early in the season • 19 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown with a long of 9 yards against Youngstown State; four catches for 44 yards, long of 31 yards against Baylor • 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 4 yards

2018 (Fr.) – Temple

• Played in 11 games for coach Geoff Collins at Temple • Finished with 12 catches for 162 yards, a touchdown and a long reception of 27 yards • One of just five true freshmen to see game action for Temple • Three catches for 44 yards with a long of 27 yards against Duke in the Independence Bowl • Scout team Special Teams Player of the Week (Cincinnati) • The Standard Player of the Game (ECU) • Season-high four catches for 57 yards and a touchdown against East Carolina • First career touchdown (24 yards) against East Carolina • First career catch (11 yards) against Boston College • Saw first action against Buffalo • Part of the 2018 recruiting class and was a mid-year enrollee who joined the Owls in January

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 • Three-star ranking by 247Sports, Rivals, Scout and ESPN • Prepstar All-Southeast Team

High School

• Played wide receiver for coach Danny Landberg at Erasmus Hall High • Four-year letterwinner, helping team to a 44-8 record • Wide receiver of the year for his conference • All-city, Brooklyn 44 and all-conference team selection as a sophomore, junior and senior seasons

Personal

• Son of Tameekah Douglas • One of five children • Majoring in communication studies

• Son of Alex and Monica Sinkfield • One of seven children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Ryan’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 8 19 219 11.5 0 39

Sinkfield’s Rushing Statistics Year Games Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 12 17 41 2.4 0 6 2018 5 19 68 3.6 1 9 Totals 17 36 109 3.0 1 9

Sinkfield’s Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 12 5 18 3.6 0 12 2018 5 4 44 11.0 0 31 Totals 17 9 62 6.9 0 31

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• Three catches against Kansas State for 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

T.J.

1 SIMMONS WR, 6-2, 201, r-Sr. Alabama Birmingham, Ala.

2017 (So.)

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

2016 (Fr.) – Alabama

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

• Has played in 22 career games with 15 starts

2019 (r-Jr.)

High School

• Played in 10 games at inside receiver, starting nine • Third-leading receiver for WVU with 35 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns • No. 14 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (3.5) • Three receptions for 37 yards against Oklahoma State • Led team with six catches for 74 yards at Oklahoma, including a career-high two touchdowns • Scored for the second straight game against Iowa State; finished with five catches for 75 yards • Career-high seven catches for 135 yards and a touchdown against Texas; the performance marked his first career 100-yard game • Four catches for 46 yards at Kansas • Three catches against NC State • Five catches for 58 yards in the season opener against James Madison

• Coached by Jerry Hood at Clay-Chalkville High School • Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Super 12 squad • AL.com Super All-State team • Four-star recruit, the No. 5 player in Alabama by Rivals.com • Also listed at the No. 57 overall receiver by Rivals • 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

Personal

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

2018 (r-So.)

• 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 • Three receptions for 29 yards vs. Baylor, including a long of 17 • 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

Simmons’ Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 10 35 455 13.0 4 44 2018 12 28 341 12.2 1 59 Totals 22 63 796 12.6 5 59

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DYLAN

TYKEE

10 TONKERY

23 SMITH

MLB, 6-0, 228, r-Sr. Bridgeport Bridgeport, W.Va.

S, 5-10, 202, So. Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, Pa.

2019 (Fr.)

• Has played in 31 career games, including 25 starts

• FWAA Freshman All-American • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention • Played in 12 games at safety, starting eight • Fifth-leading tackler for the WVU defense with 53 tackles, including 36 unassisted tackles, one sack and a forced fumble • Registered two interceptions on the season, returning one for a touchdown • Saw action on 638 plays, including 547 on defense • Four tackles and an interception at TCU • Six tackles, including four solos, against Oklahoma State • Seven tackles at Kansas State, marking his fifth five-plus tackle performance in six contests • Six tackles against Texas Tech • Had first sack and forced fumble of his career at Baylor; also tied his career high in tackles (5) • Four tackles at Oklahoma, including an assist on a tackle for loss • First career interception, which he returned 19 yards for a touchdown, against Iowa State and career high five tackles vs. the Cyclones • Earned his first career start against Texas, finishing with five tackles and a pass breakup • Three tackles and two pass breakups against NC State • Five tackles at Missouri • Made his collegiate debut against James Madison, finishing with two tackles

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Played in 12 games at MLB and Bandit, including 11 starts • Saw action on 542 plays, including 464 defensive snaps • Finished with 36 tackles, including 23 unassisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery • No. 3 on the team in career tackles for loss with 15.5 • Five tackles, including a TFL, at Kansas State • Four tackles against Texas Tech • Four tackles and assisted on a sack at Baylor • Four tackles, including his first sack of the year, at Kansas • Five tackles, all solos, at Missouri • Started at linebacker against James Madison, finishing with five tackles and a fumble recovery

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 • Seven tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack, against Texas Tech • Fourth on the WVU defense with six tackles for loss • Five solo tackles along with his first career forced fumble against Kansas State • One pass-breakup against Youngstown State, tying a career-high • Eight tackles against Tennessee, including one tackle for loss

High School

• Played for coach Nick Lincoln at Imhotep Charter High • 2017 USA Today Pennsylvania All-American • 2017 All-Philadelphia Public League First Team selection • Two-time team captain • Finished his career with 63 tackles, including 43 solo tackles, two sacks and 16 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery, five interceptions and a pick-six • Offensively, he re¬corded 971 rushing yards for 18 touchdowns and three 100-yard perfor-mances • Caught 11 passes for 261 yards and five touchdowns • Finished with 1,385 all-purpose yards, including 128 interception return yards • Four-star prospect by rivals and three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN • No. 26 safety nationally by rivals, No. 41 by 247Sports and No. 74 by ESPN • No. 7-ranking in Pennsylvania by rivals, No. 8 by 247Sports and No. 15 by ESPN

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Played in all 13 games, starting eight, including the first four at Will linebacker 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 • Three tackles against Texas • 1.5 tackles for loss, including a shared sack, and four total tackles at K-State • Career-high nine tackles vs. Iowa State • Also had first career pass breakup against the Cyclones • WVU Special Teams Champion for his performance at Baylor • First career fumble recovery at Kansas to go along with three tackles • Four solo tackles and first career sack vs. Delaware State • 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

Personal

• Son of Cassandra Williams • One of five children • Enrolled in undergraduate studies • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

2016 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School

Smith’s Defensive Statistics

• 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) • 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)

Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 12 36 17 53 2.5/11 1/7 2 6 1 0

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 • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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30 STALEY K, 6-1, 196, r-Jr. Hampshire Romney, W.Va.

• Has played in 34 career games • Ranks No. 7 in school history in career field goals made with 33

2019 (r-Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action in nine games; missed four games with a leg injury • Finished with a team-leading 54 points (11 field goals and 21 extra points) • Connected on 11-of-17 field goal attempts with a long of 44 yards at Kansas • Registered 32 kickoffs for 1,915 yards, an average of 59.8 yards per kick and had 17 touchbacks • No. 7 in the Big 12 in field goals per game (1.2) • No. 12 in the conference in scoring (6.0) • Made both attempts at TCU from 40 and 24 yards • 2-of-3 field goals against Oklahoma State • Made a 29-yard field goal against Texas • 3-of-4 field goals at Kansas, including a season-long 44 yarder • Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week following the Kansas game • 23-yard field goal against NC State to go along with five PATs • Made 2-of-3 field goal attempts against James Madison, tallying a long of 43 yards

2017 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Played 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 with 27 touchbacks; had multiple touchbacks in eight games, including season-high five at Kansas • Two field goals vs. Utah • 28-yard field goal and four PATs at Oklahoma • First multiple field goal game against Iowa State, hitting from 36 and 28 yards • Scored season-high eight points against the Cyclones • First career field goal against Oklahoma State from 23 yards

2018 (r-So.)

2016 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors • 16-of-20 on field goals, 59-60 in PAT’s and leads the team in scoring with 107 points • Hit final 12 field goals of the season • 74 kickoffs for 4,187 yards, averaging 56.6 yards per kick and had 24 touchbacks

• Redshirted

High School

• Played for coach Darren Grace at Hampshire High • Made seven field goals, including a season-long 54 yarder • Averaged 42.5 yards per punt as a senior • 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

EVAN STALEY

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

Staley’s Kickoff Statistics Year Games Kickoffs Yards Avg. TB 2019 9 32 1,915 59.8 17 2018 12 74 4,187 56.6 24 2017 13 77 4,532 58.9 27 Totals 34 183 10,634 58.1 68

Staley’s Field Goal Statistics Year Games FG/S Pct. 1/29 30/39 40/49 50+ Long 2019 9 11/17 64.7 6/6 2/3 3/8 0/0 44 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 34 33/44 75.0 14/14 7/9 12/19 0/2 49

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DANTE

55 STILLS

• Son of Gary Stills and Janeen Floyd • One of two children • Brother, Darius, is an All-Big 12 defensive lineman for WVU • Father was an All-Big East linebacker at WVU for Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen, before enjoying a successful pro career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams • Majoring in athletic coaching education

DL, 6-3, 275, Jr. Fairmont Senior Fairmont, W.Va.

Dante Stills’ Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 12 14 10 24 11.5/59 7/49 0 1 1 0 2018 12 13 3 16 6.5/35 3/24 0 0 2 0 Totals 24 27 13 40 18/98 10/73 0 1 3 0

• Has played in 24 career games with three starts • Team leader in career sacks (10) • Also tied for the team lead in career tackles for loss (18.0)

2019 (So.)

• All-Big 12 Second-Team honors • Played in 12 games at defensive end, starting three • Saw action in 487 plays, including 447 defensive snaps and a season-high 61 against NC State • Tied for the WVU lead with seven sacks and was second in tackles for loss with 11.5 • Finished with 24 tackles, including 14 solos stops, a forced fumble and a pass breakup • Tied for No. 4 in the Big 12 in sacks per game (0.58) • No. 10 in the league in tackles for loss per game (0.96) • Posted a sack against Oklahoma State • Three tackles and tied his career high in sacks (2) at Baylor • Had three tackles at Kansas, including a sack and forced fumble • Three tackles, including two sacks, against NC State in his first career start • Defensive Player of the Week - NC State • Led WVU with two tackles for loss, including a sack, against James Madison; finished with three tackles

DANTE STILLS

2018 (Fr.)

• The Athletic Freshman All-America • ESPN.com Freshman All-America • Registered 16 tackles, including 13 solo stops, three sacks, six tackles for loss and two forced fumbles • Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (2) • No. 3 on the WVU defense in sacks (3) • Tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl • Two solo stops and two tackles for loss vs. TCU • Three solo tackles against Baylor • Two tackles against Iowa State, including a solo stop and a TFL • Two solo stops against Kansas • Two tackles, including one for loss, a sack and a forced fumble against Youngstown State • Made college debut vs. Tennessee

High School

• Three-time Class AA All-State performer for coaches Nick Bartic and J.L. Abbott at Fairmont Senior High School • 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 • 2017 Under Armour All-American • Led the Polar Bears to consecutive state runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2017 • Collected 156 tackles, 49 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks for career • Four-time member of the Times West Virginian football team • State’s No. 1 prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports • No. 140 overall in the nation by 247Sports • ESPN300 • No. 24 best recruit in the region and No. 21 at his position by ESPN • No. 6 at his position and No. 150 overall nationally by rivals • Rivals250 • Participant in the prestigious Nike Opening Camp

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56 STILLS

• Played in 12 games, adding depth on defensive line • Finished with 12 tackles, 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 • Career-high 2.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee

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

2017 (Fr.)

• Played in nine games, added depth on defensive line • Made first career tackle vs. Oklahoma State

High School

• Has played in 33 career games, including 11 starts

• 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 • Two-time First-Team All-Big 10 Conference • Two-time selection to the USA Today All-West Virginia team

2019 (Jr.)

• Earned All-Big 12 First-Team honors • Played in 12 games at nose tackle and started 11 • Led WVU in tackles for loss (14.5) and tied for the team lead with seven sacks • Finished with 47 tackles for the season, including 28 unassisted tackles, five quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and two pass breakups • Tied for No. 5 in the Big 12 in tackles for loss per game (1.21) • Tied for No. 4 in the conference in sacks per game (0.58) • Tied for the team lead in sacks with seven • Five tackles, including a TFL and a pass breakup, at TCU • Forced his first career fumble and recorded five tackles at K-State • Had first career pass breakup against Texas Tech • Registered his first 10-plus tackle performance at Baylor, which included career highs in tackles (10), solo tackles (7) and sacks (3) and matched his career highs in assists (3) and tackles for loss (3) • Four tackles, including three tackles for loss and a sack against Texas • WVU Defensive Player of the Week - Kansas • Two tackles for loss against NC State, his second consecutive game with multiple tackles for loss • Two sacks and three tackles at Missouri • WVU Special Teams Champion: James Madison • Career high in tackles with six against James Madison, one of which went for a loss; also blocked a field goal against the Dukes

Personal

• Son of Gary Stills and Janeen Floyd • Brother, Dante, is an All-Big 12 defensive lineman at WVU • 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 • One of three children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Darius Stills’ Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2019 12 28 19 47 14.5/64 7/46 0 2 1 0 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 33 36 24 60 18/71 8/48 0 2 1 0

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WR, 6-3, 218, r-So. Holly Springs Fuquay-Varina, N.C.

WR, 5-10, 174, So. Memorial Day School Pooler, Ga.

2019 (r-Fr.)

2019 (Fr.)

• Added depth at wide receiver • Played in 11 games and started two • 12 catches for 201 yards and two touchdowns with a long reception of 50 yards • Did not see action at TCU due to a foot injury • Had 50-yard game-winning TD catch at Kansas State • Made first career start against Iowa State • Scored for the first time in his career on a 12-yard catch against Texas • Also tallied a career long, 31-yard catch vs. the Longhorns • Made first career reception against James Madison

• Added depth at inside receiver and used on special teams • Played in 10 games and started two • Tied for fourth on the team with 19 catches • Career-high six catches for 25 yards against Texas Tech • Four receptions for 31 yards at Baylor and returned a kickoff 95 yards for the first touchdown of his career against the Bears • Three catches for 27 yards at Kansas; long of the day went for 13 yards • Four receptions in his WVU debut against NC State, totaling 13 yards

High School

2018 (Fr.)

• Played for coach Michael Thompson at Memorial Day School • Three-time all-state and all-region selection • All-city first-team honors • Team’s most valuable player and leadership award recipient • WJCL’s Big 22 squad • All-Savannah News First Team selection on both sides of the ball • Three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports

• Redshirted • Played against Baylor and

High School

• Played for coach Robert Furth at Holly Springs High • All-SWAC as a senior • 2017 Shrine Bowl for Team North Carolina • Team offensive MVP as a senior despite missing six games due to a shoulder injury • Three-year starter for Holly Springs • Three-star ranking by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports • Also played defensive back and ran track

Personal

• Son of Travis and Latrice Wright • Majoring in sport management

Wright’s Receiving Statistics

Personal

Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 10 19 97 5.1 0 16

• Son of Keith Wheaton and Tracie Ford • One of three children • Third generation Mountaineer behind grandfather Garrett Ford Sr. and uncle Garrett Ford Jr., who were standout running backs at West Virginia • Grandfather was also longtime athletics administrator at WVU • Majoring in sport management

Wright’s Kickoff Return Statistics Year Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 10 7 193 27.6 1 95

Wheaton’s Receiving Statistics

WINSTON WRIGHT JR.

Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 11 12 201 16.8 2 50 2018 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 12 12 201 16.8 2 50

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Date Aug. 31, 2019 Sept. 7, 2019 Sept. 14, 2019 * Sept. 21, 2019 * Oct. 5, 2019 * Oct. 12, 2019 * Oct. 19, 2019 * Oct. 31, 2019 * Nov. 09, 2019 * Nov. 16, 2019 * Nov. 23, 2019 * Nov. 29, 2019

Opponent JAMES MADISON at Missouri NC STATE at Kansas #11 TEXAS IOWA STATE at #5 Oklahoma at #12 Baylor TEXAS TECH at #24 Kansas State #22 OKLAHOMA STATE at TCU

Score 20-13/W 7-38/L 44-27/W 29-24/W 31-42/L 14-38/L 14-52/L 14-17/L 17-38/L 24-20/W 13-20/L 20-17/W

TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPP SCORING 247 346 Points Per Game 20.6 28.8 Points Off Turnovers 33 73 FIRST DOWNS 212 271 Rushing 62 122 Passing 129 130 Penalty 21 19 RUSHING YARDAGE 879 1,913 Yards gained rushing 1,195 2,281 Yards lost rushing 316 368 Rushing Attempts 334 502 Average Per Rush 2.6 3.8 Average Per Game 73.2 159.4 TDs Rushing 7 20 PASSING YARDAGE 2,984 2,879 Comp.-Att.-Int. 289-454-15 233-372-8 Average Per Pass 6.6 7.7 Average Per Catch 10.3 12.4 Average Per Game 248.7 239.9 TDs Passing 21 20 TOTAL OFFENSE 3,863 4,792 Total Plays 788 874 Average Per Play 4.9 5.5 Average Per Game 321.9 399.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-656 22-380 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-55 16-100 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-102 15-183 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.5 17.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.6 6.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.8 12.2 FUMBLES-LOST 10-5 12-6 PENALTIES-Yards 71-587 77-717 Average Per Game 48.9 59.8 PUNTS-Yards 69-2,864 59-2,360 Average Per Punt 41.5 40.0 Net punt average 39.2 38.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 53-3,095 69-4,064 Average Per Kick 58.4 58.9 Net kick average 41.3 40.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:22 31:38

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

3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct. 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct. SACKS BY-Yards MISC. YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ONSIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games

Time Attendance 3:08 61,891 3:16 51,215 3:33 57,052 3:10 35,816 3:46 62,069 3:05 51,836 3:10 82,620 3:32 46,379 3:15 56,573 3:30 46,332 3:07 46,022 3:19 40,126

62/179 69/17 35% 40% 10/19 12/2 53% 60% 33-222 21-14 0 0 30 4 13-21 15-19 0-1 1-1 (25-34) 74% (42-47) 89 (16-34) 47% (30-47) 64 (28-28) 100% (43-43) 100 335,443 302,488 6/55,907 6/50,415 0 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total West Virginia 59 61 50 77 247 Opponents 97 104 71 74 346 RUSHING GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G Leddie Brown 10 107 413 46 367 3.4 1 30 36.7 Kennedy McKoy 12 99 381 58 323 3.3 3 36 26.9 Austin Kendall 9 45 169 78 91 2.0 1 25 10.1 Martell Pettaway 4 27 81 9 72 2.7 2 23 18.0 Alec Sinkfield 12 17 49 8 41 2.4 0 6 3.4 Sean Ryan 8 1 24 0 24 24.0 0 24 3.0 Sam James 12 4 19 0 19 4.8 0 8 1.6 Tevin Bush 4 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 9 3.8 Tony Mathis 4 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 8 3.5 Trey Lowe III 5 3 13 1 12 4.0 0 13 2.4 Lorenzo Dorr 4 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 4 2.2 Winston Wright Jr. 10 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 T.J. Simmons 10 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.4 Jack Allison 2 4 2 10 -8 -2.0 0 1 -4.0 Jarret Doege 4 11 4 45 -41 -3.7 0 4 -10.2 Team 12 5 0 57 -57 -11.4 0 0 -4.8 Totals 12 334 1195 316 879 2.6 7 36 73.2 Opponents 12 502 2281 368 1913 3.8 20 64 159.4

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PASSING GP Efficiency C-A-Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long Avg./G Austin Kendall 9 122.9 187-304-10 61.5 1,989 12 83 221.0 Jarret Doege 4 137.34 79-120-3 65.8 818 7 50 204.5 Jack Allison 2 116.91 19-26-2 73.1 144 1 27 72.0 Trey Lowe III 5 108.40 2-2-0 100.0 2 0 7 0.4 Josh Growden 12 158.80 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 0.6 Isaiah Esdale 10 631.60 1-1-0 100.0 24 1 24 2.4\ Totals 12 127.52 289-454-15 63.7 2,984 21 83 248.7 Opponents 12 141.08 233-372-8 62.6 2,879 20 81 239.9 RECEIVING Sam James Kennedy McKoy T.J. Simmons George Campbell Sean Ryan Ali Jennings Winston Wright Jr. Leddie Brown Isaiah Esdale Bryce Wheaton Tevin Bush Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Laughlin Alec Sinkfield Jovani Haskins Tony Mathis Martell Pettaway Dante Bonamico Randy Fields Jr. Totals Opponents

G 12 12 10 12 8 11 10 10 10 11 4 12 12 11 4 4 12 12 12 12

No. Yds. 69 677 37 167 35 455 19 469 19 219 19 192 19 97 17 145 15 171 12 201 6 95 6 24 5 18 4 18 3 16 2 7 1 7 1 6 289 2,984 233 2,879

Avg. 9.8 4.5 13.0 24.7 11.5 10.1 5.1 8.5 11.4 16.8 15.8 4.0 3.6 4.5 5.3 3.5 7.0 6.0 10.3 12.4

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TD Long Avg./G 2 51 56.4 1 24 13.9 4 44 45.5 7 83 39.1 0 39 27.4 1 30 17.5 0 16 9.7 1 21 14.5 1 36 17.1 2 50 18.3 1 41 23.8 0 8 2.0 0 12 1.5 0 6 1.6 1 9 4.0 0 8 1.8 0 7 0.6 0 6 0.5 21 83 248.7 20 81 239.9

SCORING |----------------- PATs ---------------- | TD FGs Kick Rush Rec. Pass DXP Safety Points Evan Staley 0 11-17 21-21 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 George Campbell 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Kennedy McKoy 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 T.J. Simmons 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Casey Legg 0 2-4 7-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 13 Leddie Brown 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Bryce Wheaton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Martell Pettaway 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Sam James 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Isaiah Esdale 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6 Tevin Bush 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Tony Mathis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Winston Wright 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Tykee Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Austin Kendall 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ali Jennings 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0

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PUNT RETURNS Alec Sinkfield Devan Wade Logan Thimons Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. 9 38 4.2 2 1 0.5 1 16 16.0 12 55 4.6 16 100 6.2

INTERCEPTIONS Keith Washington II Tykee Smith Hakeem Bailey Sean Mahone Josh Norwood Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 3 41 13.7 0 34 2 58 29.0 1 39 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 8 102 12.8 1 39 15 183 12.2 1 34

KICK RETURNS Sam James Alec Sinkfield Winston Wright Kennedy McKoy Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. 15 273 18.2 7 141 20.1 7 193 27.6 3 49 16.3 32 656 20.5 22 380 17.3

FUMBLE RETURNS Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 19

TOTAL OFFENSE Austin Kendall Jarret Doege Leddie Brown Kennedy McKoy Jack Allison Martell Pettaway Alec Sinkfield Isaiah Esdale Sean Ryan Sam James Tevin Bush Trey Lowe Tony Mathis Lorenzo Dorr Josh Growden Winston Wright T.J. Simmons Team Totals Opponents

G Plays 9 349 4 131 10 107 12 99 2 30 4 27 12 17 10 1 8 1 12 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 2 12 1 10 1 10 1 12 5 12 788 12 874

Rush Pass 91 1989 -41 818 367 0 323 0 -8 144 72 0 41 0 0 24 24 0 19 0 15 0 12 2 14 0 9 0 0 7 2 0 -4 0 -57 0 879 2,984 1,913 2,879

TD Long 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 16 2 70

ALL-PURPOSE G Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Tot Avg./G Sam James 12 19 677 0 273 0 969 80.8 Kennedy McKoy 12 323 167 0 49 0 539 44.9 Leddie Brown 10 367 145 0 0 0 512 51.2 George Campbell 12 0 469 0 0 0 469 39.1 T.J. Simmons 10 -4 455 0 0 0 451 45.1 Winston Wright 10 2 97 0 193 0 292 29.2 Sean Ryan 8 24 219 0 0 0 243 30.4 Alec Sinkfield 12 41 18 38 141 0 238 19.8 Bryce Wheaton 11 0 201 0 0 0 201 18.3 Ali Jennings 11 0 192 0 0 0 192 17.5 Isaiah Esdale 10 0 171 0 0 0 171 17.1 Tevin Bush 4 15 95 0 0 0 110 27.5 Austin Kendall 9 91 0 0 0 0 91 10.1 Martell Pettaway 4 72 7 0 0 0 79 19.8 Tykee Smith 12 0 0 0 0 58 58 4.8 Keith Washington 10 0 0 0 0 41 41 4.1 Tony Mathis 4 14 16 0 0 0 30 7.5 Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Laughlin 12 0 24 0 0 0 24 2.0 Jovani Haskins 11 0 18 0 0 0 18 1.6 Logan Thimons 12 0 0 16 0 0 16 1.3 Trey Lowe 5 12 0 0 0 0 12 2.4 Lorenzo Dorr 4 9 0 0 0 0 9 2.2 Dante Bonamico 12 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.6 Randy Fields 12 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.5 Sean Mahone 12 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2 Devan Wade 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.1 Jack Allison 2 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -4.0 Jarret Doege 4 -41 0 0 0 0 -41 -10.2 Team 12 -57 0 0 0 0 -57 -4.8 Totals 12 879 2,984 55 656 102 4,676 389.7 Opponents 12 1,913 2,879 100 380 183 5,455 454.6

TD Long 0 30 0 39 1 95 0 21 1 95 0 30

Total Avg./G 2080 231.1 777 194.2 367 36.7 323 26.9 136 68.0 72 18.0 41 3.4 24 2.4 24 3.0 19 1.6 15 3.8 14 2.8 14 3.5 9 2.2 7 0.6 2 0.2 -4 -0.4 -57 -4.8 3,863 321.9 4,792 399.3

FIELD GOALS Evan Staley Casey Legg

FGM-FGA Pct. 11-17 64.7 2-4 50.0

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Bkd 0-0 6-6 2-3 3-8 0-0 44 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-1 51 1

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FG SEQUENCE West Virginia OPPONENTS James Madison 49, (38), (43) 27, (29), (31) Missouri 45 (43), 37 NC State (23) 51, (41), (37) Kansas 42, (37), (44), (22) (23) Texas 36, 47, (29) 42 Iowa State - (45) Oklahoma - (29) Baylor 48 (36) Texas Tech (30) (24) Kansas State 37, (51) (22), (33) Oklahoma State 47, (22), (29) (44), (22) TCU (40), (24) (30)

Opponent Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr James Madison 29:10 8:02 5:59 7:08 8:01 at Missouri 29:01 6:52 6:35 8:02 7:32 NC State 27:31 4:03 7:51 6:47 8:50 at Kansas 37:41 9:00 8:39 10:23 9:39 Texas 23:56 5:32 6:29 5:21 6:34 Iowa State 23:49 5:38 8:48 6:18 3:05 at Oklahoma 33:24 7:01 9:09 8:41 8:33 at Baylor 23:34 6:03 7:26 6:10 3:55 Texas Tech 29:48 7:23 5:41 9:12 7:32 at Kansas State 25:02 8:28 4:15 5:29 6:50 Oklahoma State 29:12 7:30 8:39 7:14 5:49 at TCU 28:15 5:16 8:13 8:32 6:14 West Virginia 340:23 80:48 87:44 89:17 82:34 Avg. 28:21 6:44 7:18 7:26 6:52 Opponents 379:37 99:12 92:16 90:43 97:26 Avg. 31:38 8:16 7:41 7:33 8:07

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+ Bkd Josh Growden 68 2864 42.1 62 3 32 18 7 1 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 69 2864 41.5 62 3 32 18 7 1 Opponents 59 2360 40.0 61 3 18 16 8 1 KICKOFFS Evan Staley Casey Legg Totals Opponents

No. Yds. Avg. 32 1915 59.8 21 1180 56.2 53 3095 58.4 69 4064 58.9

3rd-Down Conversions Opponent James Madison at Missouri NC State at Kansas Texas Iowa State at Oklahoma at Baylor Texas Tech at Kansas State Oklahoma State at TCU West Virginia Opponents

Overall 6-18 33.3% 7-16 43.8% 3-11 27.3% 9-18 50.0% 4-14 28.6% 6-13 46.2% 5-18 27.8% 3-17 17.6% 6-15 40.0% 4-12 33.3% 5-14 35.7% 4-13 30.8% 62-179 34.6% 69-173 39.9%

1st Qtr. 2-5 40.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 3-5 60.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-3 33.3% 0-4 0.0% 0-5 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-3 33.3% 13-42 31.0% 19-44 43.2%

4th-Down Conversions Opponent James Madison at Missouri NC State at Kansas Texas Iowa State at Oklahoma at Baylor Texas Tech at Kansas State Oklahoma State at TCU West Virginia Opponents

Overall 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 3-3 100.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 10-19 52.6% 12-20 60.0%

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% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 3-3 100.0%

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TB OB Return Net Yd Line 17 2 4 1 21 3 380 41.3 23 25 4 656 40.3 24

2nd Qtr. 0-4 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 3-4 75.0% 4-4 100.0% 2-5 40.0% 2-6 33.3% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 3-4 75.0% 19-45 42.2% 13-36 36.1%

2nd Qtr. 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-5 40.0% 5-6 83.3%

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

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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 29 Sean Mahone 12 42 38 80 5/20 2/14 1/3 1 . . 1 . . 35 Josh Chandler 10 40 32 72 3.5/10 . . 2 1 1/0 . . . 4 Josh Norwood 10 37 27 64 2.5/13 . 1/0 6 . . . . . 24 Hakeem Bailey 12 43 15 58 1/6 . 1/0 9 . . 1 . . 23 Tykee Smith 12 36 17 53 2.5/11 1/7 2/58 4 . . 1 . . 2 Kerry Martin 12 35 15 50 2.5/4 . . 5 . . . . . 56 Darius Stills 12 28 19 47 14.5/64 7/46 . 2 5 . 1 1 . 34 Shea Campbell 11 19 21 40 7/18 2/12 . 2 . . . . . 17 Exree Loe 12 25 15 40 3.5/4 . . 2 . 1/0 . . . 10 Dylan Tonkery 12 23 13 36 3/15 1.5/13 . . 1 1/0 . . . 91 Reuben Jones 12 14 20 34 5/27 3/22 . . 2 . . . . 46 Reese Donahue 12 14 18 32 3.5/16 3/15 . 1 . . . . . 13 Jeff Pooler Jr 12 13 13 26 5.5/38 2.5/25 . 3 2 . . . . 19 Noah Guzman 9 14 10 24 0.5/1 . . 1 . 1/0 . . . 55 Dante Stills 12 14 10 24 11.5/59 7/49 . 1 2 . 1 . . 28 Keith Washington II 10 17 6 23 . . 3/41 9 . 1/0 . . . 33 Quondarius Qualls 7 13 9 22 2.5/9 2/7 . . 1 . . . . 11 Nicktroy Fortune 11 13 4 17 1/9 . . 2 . . . . . 9 JoVanni Stewart 4 10 7 17 1/1 . . 2 . . . . . 39 Dante Bonamico 12 7 4 11 . . . . . . . . . 8 Kwantel Raines 9 6 4 10 . . . . . . 1 . . 50 Jared Bartlett 4 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . . 22 Jake Long 7 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . . 26 Deamonte Lindsay 6 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . . 32 VanDarius Cowan 2 3 3 6 1/5 1/5 . . . . . . . 95 Jordan Jefferson 11 3 2 5 1/1 . . 1 . . . . . 64 Rex Sunahara 12 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 90 Brenon Thrift 10 2 2 4 0.5/1 . . . . . . . . 15 George Campbell 12 2 1 3 . . . . . 1/0 . . . 16 Winston Wright Jr. 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 30 Evan Staley 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 19 Ali Jennings 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 20 Tae Mayo 1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 3 Naim Muhammad 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 1 T.J. Simmons 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 74 James Gmiter 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 83 Bryce Wheaton 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 51 Jake Abbott 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 31 Zach Sandwisch 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 34 Lorenzo Dorr 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 18 Sean Ryan 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 25 Osman Kamara 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 38 Devan Wade 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 12 Taijh Alston 2 1 . 1 1/7 1/7 . . . . . . . 12 Austin Kendall 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 42 Logan Thimons 12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 Totals 12 506 340 846 79/339 33/222 8/102 53 14 6/0 6 2 . Opponents 12 - - - 94/324 21/145 15/183 46 23 5/19 7 2 .

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Opponent Individual Game Highs

Rushes 26 Breece Hall vs. Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) Chuba Hubbard vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 23, 2019) Yards Rushing 132 Breece Hall vs. Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) TD Rushes 3 Breece Hall vs. Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) Long Rush 64 Taye Barber at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019) Pass attempts 48 Matt McKay vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Pass completions 24 Jeff Duffey vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) Skylar Thompson at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Yards Passing 354 Jett Duffey vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Passes 3 Kelly Bryant at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019) Carter Stanley at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) Jalen Hurts at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Long Pass 81 Jett Duffey vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) Receptions 12 Emeka Emezie vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Yards Receiving 132 Andrew Parchment at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) TD Receptions 2 Albert Okwuegbunam at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019) Andrew Parchment at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) Long Reception 81 Dalton Rigdon vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) Field Goals 2 Ethan Ratke vs. James Madison (Aug. 31, 2019) Chris Dunn vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Blake Lynch at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Matt Ammendola vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 23, 2019) Long Field Goal 45 Brayden Narveson vs. Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) Punts 7 Ryan Bujcevski vs. Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Issac Power at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Punting Avg 49.7 Trenton Gill vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Long Punt 61 Trenton Gill vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Punts inside 20 4 Tucker McCann at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019) Long Punt Return 70 Jalen Reagor at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 30 Brandon Polk vs. James Madison (Aug. 31, 2019) Tackles 13 Dimitri Holloway vs. James Madison (Aug. 31, 2019) Sacks 1.0 by 19 players Tackles For Loss 3.5 Amen Ogbongbemiga vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 23, 2019) Interceptions 2 Nick Bolton at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019) Jamison D’Shawn vs. Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Ar’Darius Washington at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019)

Rushes 20 McKoy, Kennedy at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) Yards Rushing 73 McKoy, Kennedy at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) TD Rushes 2 McKoy, Kennedy vs NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Pettaway, Martell at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) Long Rush 36 McKoy, Kennedy at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019) Pass attempts 46 Kendall, Austin vs Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Pass completions 31 Kendall, Austin vs Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Yards Passing 367 Kendall, Austin vs Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) TD Passes 3 Kendall, Austin vs NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Kendall, Austin vs Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Doege, Jarret at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Long Pass 83 Kendall, Austin at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Receptions 14 James, Sam vs Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) Yards Receiving 223 James, Sam vs Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Receptions 2 Simmons, T.J. at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Campbell, George at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Long Reception 83 Campbell, George at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Field Goals 3 Staley, Evan at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) Long Field Goal 51 Legg, Casey at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Punts 9 Growden, Josh at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Growden, Josh at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Punting Avg 46.0 Growden, Josh vs Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) Long Punt 62 Growden, Josh vs Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) Punts inside 20 4 Growden, Josh vs NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Long Punt Return 16 Sinkfield, Alec at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 95 Wright, Winston at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Tackles 15 Mahone, Sean vs Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) Sacks 3.0 Stills, Darius at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Stills, Darius vs Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Stills, Darius at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Interceptions 1 Washington, Keith vs James Madison (Aug. 31, 2019) Washington, Keith at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) Washington, Keith vs Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Smith, Tykee vs Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) Bailey, Hakeem at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Norwood, Josh at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Smith, Tykee at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019) Mahone, Sean at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019)

Opponent Team Game Highs

Rushes 56 at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Yards Rushing 232 at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019) Yards Per Rush 5.2 at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) TD Rushes 4 vs. Texas (Oct. 5, 2019); vs. Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) Pass attempts 49 vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Pass completions 24 vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019); vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 9, 2019) at Kansas State (Nov. 16, 2019) Yards Passing 363 at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Yards Per Pass 17.3 at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) TD Passes 3 at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019); at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Total Plays 86 vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Total Offense 560 at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Yards Per Play 9.5 at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Points 52 at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Sacks By 3 at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019); at Kansas (Sept. 21, 2019) vs. Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019) vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 23, 2019) First Downs 26 at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019); vs. Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) vs. Iowa State (Oct. 12, 2019); at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Penalties 10 at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019); vs. Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019) Penalty Yards 100 at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019) Turnovers 3 vs. James Madison (Aug. 31, 2019) at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Interceptions By 4 vs. Texas (Oct. 5, 2019) Punts 7 vs. Texas (Oct. 5, 2019); at Baylor (Oct. 31, 2019) Punting Avg 49.5 at Oklahoma (Oct. 19, 2019) Long Punt 61 vs. NC State (Sept. 14, 2019) Punts inside 20 4 at Missouri (Sept. 7, 2019) Long Punt Return 70 at TCU (Nov. 29, 2019)

West Virginia Team Game Highs

Rushes 48 at Kansas (Sep 21, 2019) Yards Rushing 192 at Kansas (Sep 21, 2019) Yards Per Rush 6.2 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019) TD Rushes 3 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019); at Kansas (Sep 21, 2019) Pass attempts 61 vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Pass completions 38 vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Yards Passing 498 vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Yards Per Pass 8.2 vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) TD Passes 3 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019); vs. Texas (Oct 05, 2019) at Kansas State (Nov 16, 2019) Total Plays 85 at Kansas (Sep 21, 2019) Total Offense 549 vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Yards Per Play 6.9 vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Points 44 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019) Sacks By 8 at Baylor (Oct 31, 2019) First Downs 25 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019); at Kansas (Sep 21, 2019) vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Penalties 12 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019) Penalty Yards 105 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019) Turnovers 4 vs. Texas (Oct 05, 2019); vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Interceptions By 2 at Kansas State (Nov 16, 2019); at TCU (Nov 29, 2019) Punts 10 at Oklahoma (Oct 19, 2019) Punting Avg 46.0 vs. Texas Tech (Nov 09, 2019) Long Punt 62 vs. Iowa State (Oct 12, 2019) Punts inside 20 4 vs. NC State (Sep 14, 2019) Long Punt Return 16 at Kansas (Sep 21, 2019)

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