Teams West Virginia 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 West Virginia roster 129 players: 9 freshmen, 120 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from West Virginia (26) and Florida (23). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 19 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 27 Specialists 9
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 4 RB 5′11″ Wilmington, DE 1,519 rushing yards, 9 TD 4 Rushel Shell RB 5★ 5-star recruit 5′10″ Hopewell, PA 708 rushing yards, 8 TD 8 Donte Thomas-Williams RB 6′1″ Durham, NC 43 rushing yards 23 Jacky Marcellus RB 5′8″ Immokalee, FL 18 rushing yards 29 Deonte Glover RB 5′11″ 200 Musselman, WV 31 Prentice Tillman Jr. RB 5′9″ 174 Houston, TX 33 Kenyatta Greene RB 5′9″ 175 Columbus, NJ 35 Brady Watson RB RS 5′6″ 213 Ridgeley, WV
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 6 Daikiel Shorts WR 6′1″ Clayton, NJ 45 catches, 528 yards, 5 TD 1 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Cleveland Heights, OH 37 catches, 887 yards, 9 TD 12 Gary Jennings Jr. WR Fr. 6′2″ 215 Stafford, VA 18 returns, 186 yards 10 Jordan Thompson WR 5′7″ Katy, TX 32 catches, 509 yards 7 Jovon Durante WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 165 Miami, FL 24 catches, 378 yards, 5 TD 2 Ka’Raun White WR 6′1″ 199 Macungie, PA 15 catches, 275 yards 16 William Crest Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 214 Baltimore, MD 107 rushing yards, 1 TD 13 David Sills V WR Fr. 6′4″ 204 Wilmington, DE 7 catches, 131 yards, 2 TD 82 Devonte Mathis WR 6′1″ Miami, FL 6 catches, 47 yards 85 Ricky Rogers WR 6′1″ 205 Monroeville, PA 2 catches, 51 yards 19 Kj Myers WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 196 Jacksonville, FL 1 catch, 7 yards 20 D.L. Knock WR 5′8″ 180 Springboro, OH 21 Reggie Roberson Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Desoto, TX 27 Chris Parry WR 5′9″ 182 Niles, OH 81 Vernon Davis WR 5′10″ 175 Miami, FL 82 Dominique Maiden WR Fr. 6′5″ 207 Temecula, CA 83 Densel Barnes WR 6′0″ 180 Ft. Drum, NY 83 Koi Turner WR 6′0″ 175 Hurricane, WV 84 Lamar Parker WR 5′8″ 167 Miami, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 28 Elijah Wellman TE 6′2″ 241 Huntington, WV 5 catches, 16 yards, 2 TD 88 Cody Clay TE 6′4″ Alum Creek, WV 2 catches, 8 yards, 2 TD 41 Alex Brooks TE 5′11″ 235 Cleveland, OH 45 Matt Vucelik TE 5′11″ 221 McMechen, WV 47 Michael Ferns TE 6′2″ 245 St. Clairsville, OH 88 Trevon Wesco TE Fr. 6′4″ 274 Martinsburg, WV 89 Darren Arndt TE 6′3″ 248 Martinsburg, WV
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 59 Stone Underwood OL 6′4″ Brookhaven, MS 1 catch, −4 yards 53 Colton McKivitz OL RS 6′7″ 312 Jacobsburg, OH 54 Ja’HShaun Seider OL 6′3″ 264 Belle Glade, FL 55 Yodny Cajuste OL Fr. 6′5″ 321 Hollywood, FL 56 Grant Lingafelter OL 6′6″ 305 Chagrin Falls, OH 57 OL 6′5″ 316 Hamilton, OH 58 Amanii Brown OL 6′5″ 290 Morgantown, WV 60 Bradley Knotts OL 6′2″ 280 Ripley, WV 62 Kyle Bosch OL 6′5″ 298 St. Charles, IL 65 Tyler Orlosky OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Cleveland, OH 66 Jonathan Haynes OL 6′5″ 312 Annapolis, MD 67 Alec Shriner OL 6′4″ 305 Oviedo, FL 68 Dontae Angus OL 6′6″ 328 Philadelphia, PA 69 Brendan Willis OL 6′3″ 282 Centreville, VA 70 Tony Matteo OL 6′4″ 302 Clinton, OH 72 Josh Sills OL 6′6″ 330 Sarahsville, OH 74 Sylvester Townes OL 6′6″ 310 Memphis, TN 77 Marcell Lazard OL 6′6″ 308 Bloomfield, NJ 78 Marquis Lucas OL 6′4″ 318 Miami, FL 89 Rob Dowdy OL 6′5″ 296 Westerville, OH
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 5 Ezekiel Rose DL Fr. 6′2″ 276 Clarksdale, MS 45 Eric Kinsey DL 6′3″ 278 Miami, FL 49 Darrien Howard DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Dayton, OH 68 John Groh DL 6′2″ 240 Lebanon, PA 70 D.J. Carozza DL 5′10″ 302 Parkersburg, WV 88 Adam Shuler II DL RS 6′4″ 275 Longwood, FL 90 Larry Jefferson DL 6′5″ 225 College Park, GA 92 Jon Lewis DL 6′3″ 275 Morgantown, WV 93 Kyle Rose DL 6′4″ 294 Centerville, OH 94 Brandon Gloshen DL 6′2″ 250 Dunmore, WV 94 C.J. Maduewesi DL 6′9″ 238 Bronx, NY 94 Grant Slezak DL 6′1″ 240 Greensburg, PA 95 Christian Brown DL 6′3″ Fort Myers, FL 96 Jaleel Fields DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 298 Aliquippa, PA 97 Noble Nwachukwu DL 6′2″ Wylie, TX 97 Stone Wolfley DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 255 Morgantown, WV 98 Tyree Owens DL 6′4″ 265 Oviedo, FL 99 Xavier Pegues DL 6′2″ 292 Oxford, MS
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 35 LB 6′2″ Bethel Park, PA 3 INT 2 Matt Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 246 Hubbard, OH 3 Al-Rasheed Benton LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 238 Newark, NJ 5 Xavier Preston LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Jensen Beach, FL 11 David Long Jr. LB RS 5′11″ 223 Cincinnati, OH 13 Sean Walters LB 6′1″ Hollywood, FL 20 Edward Muldrow III LB 6′3″ 215 Snellville, GA 30 Justin Arndt LB 5′11″ Martinsburg, WV 31 Isaiah Bruce LB 6′1″ Jacksonville, FL 36 Shaq Petteway LB 6′0″ 230 Steubenville, OH 42 Jared Barber LB 6′0″ 232 Mocksville, NC 44 Hodari Christian II LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 McKeesport, PA 45 Adam Hensley LB RS 6′2″ 232 Centerville, OH 46 Ross Harvey LB 5′10″ 215 Weston, WV 50 Troy Lilly LB 6′0″ 220 Beckley, WV 52 Max Chefren LB 6′1″ 215 Parkersburg, WV
Defensive backs 27 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 CB 6′2″ Philadelphia, PA 6 INT 8 S 5′11″ Orlando, FL 5 INT 16 Terrell Chestnut CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Pottstown, PA 3 INT 9 K.J. Dillon S 6′1″ Apopka, FL 2 INT 2 Jeremy Tyler S 5′11″ Lithonia, GA 1 INT 6 Dravon Askew-Henry S Fr. 6′0″ 202 Aliquippa, PA 1 INT 13 CB 6′2″ East Orange, NJ 1 INT 14 Nana Kyeremeh CB 5′10″ Worthington, OH 1 INT 1 Tyrek Cole CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 160 Hallandale, FL 3 Rick Rumph III CB 5′11″ 188 Daytona Beach, FL 3 Toyous Avery S Fr. 5′11″ 205 Covington, GA 7 Khairi Sharif S 5′8″ Houston, TX 15 Jordan Adams CB RS 5′11″ 185 Reisterstown, MD 18 Marvin Gross S 6′3″ Baltimore, MD 18 Marvin Gross Jr. S 6′3″ 205 Baltimore, MD 21 Antonio Crawford CB 5′10″ Tampa, FL 22 Jarrod Harper S 6′0″ Frostburg, MD 24 Mykal Manswell CB 5′8″ 170 Ellicott City, MD 26 DaeJuan Funderburk S 6′1″ 192 Washington, DC 28 Adid Charles S 6′1″ 200 Long Branch, NJ 32 Brandan Rivers S 6′0″ 185 Hubbard, OH 32 Mark Ellis CB 5′10″ 175 Williamstown, NJ 37 Kevin Williams CB 6′0″ 198 Pompano Beach, FL 38 Shane Commodore S 6′0″ 210 Morgantown, WV 39 Brent Osborne S 6′0″ 180 Beckley, WV 39 Mark Shaver S 5′9″ 195 Huntington, WV 54 Dayron Wilson S 5′10″ 204 Woodbridge, VA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 86 Josh Lambert PK 5′11″ Garland, TX 21 of 28 field goals 91 Nick O’Toole P 6′3″ Corona, CA 71 punts, 45.4 average 15 Billy Kinney P Fr. 6′4″ 221 Morgantown, WV 26 Scott Levine PK 5′11″ 197 Clarksburg, WV 43 Jonn Young P 6′0″ 201 Advance, NC 43 R.C. Brunstetter LS 6′3″ 235 Mocksville, NC 48 Mike Molina PK 5′8″ 182 Hurricane, WV 52 Nick Meadows LS 5′11″ 225 Williamstown, WV 87 John DePalma LS 6′6″ 252 Cumming, GA
Jovon Durante, Eric Kinsey, Marquis Lucas, Vernon Davis, Devonte Mathis, Lamar Parker Billy Kinney, Shane Commodore, Amanii Brown, Jon Lewis, Stone Wolfley Deonte Glover, Justin Arndt, Trevon Wesco, Darren Arndt Shelton Gibson, Alex Brooks, Tyler Orlosky Tyrek Cole, Sean Walters, Yodny Cajuste Al-Rasheed Benton, Rasul Douglas, Marcell Lazard Wendell Smallwood, David Sills V, David Sills William Crest Jr., Marvin Gross, Marvin Gross Jr. Austin Hensley, Mike Molina, Koi Turner Matt Jones, Brandan Rivers Dravon Askew-Henry, Jaleel Fields Daryl Worley, Dontae Angus Khairi Sharif, Prentice Tillman Jr. Kj Myers, Isaiah Bruce Elijah Wellman, Mark Shaver Nick Kwiatkoski, Hodari Christian II Brent Osborne, Troy Lilly Jared Barber, R.C. Brunstetter Adam Hensley, Kyle Rose Max Chefren, D.J. Carozza Alec Shriner, Tyree Owens Jeremy Tyler Ka’Raun White Rick Rumph III Skyler Howard Toyous Avery Chris Chugunov Rushel Shell Ezekiel Rose Xavier Preston Daikiel Shorts Donte Thomas-Williams Karl Joseph James Whitaker K.J. Dillon Jordan Thompson David Long Jr. Gary Jennings Jr. Nana Kyeremeh Jordan Adams Terrell Chestnut D.L. Knock Edward Muldrow III Antonio Crawford Reggie Roberson Jr. Jarrod Harper Jacky Marcellus Mykal Manswell DaeJuan Funderburk Scott Levine Chris Parry Adid Charles Mark Ellis Kenyatta Greene Brady Watson Shaq Petteway Kevin Williams Jonn Young Matt Vucelik Ross Harvey Michael Ferns Darrien Howard Nick Meadows Colton McKivitz Dayron Wilson Ja’HShaun Seider Grant Lingafelter Adam Pankey Stone Underwood Bradley Knotts Kyle Bosch Jonathan Haynes John Groh Brendan Willis Tony Matteo Josh Sills Sylvester Townes Dominique Maiden Densel Barnes Ricky Rogers Josh Lambert John DePalma Adam Shuler II Cody Clay Rob Dowdy Larry Jefferson Nick O’Toole Brandon Gloshen C.J. Maduewesi Grant Slezak Christian Brown Noble Nwachukwu Xavier Pegues WV 26 FL 23 OH 20 PA 12 NJ 8 Hometowns of the 2015 West Virginia roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state West Virginia 26 Florida 23 Ohio 20 Pennsylvania 12 New Jersey 8 Texas 7 Maryland 7 Georgia 6 Top counties Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 6 Monongalia County, West Virginia pop. 107,000 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 4 Berkeley County, West Virginia pop. 130,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2015 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Skyler Howard QB
Wendell Smallwood RB
Shelton Gibson WR4-star recruit
Adam Pankey OL
Nick Kwiatkoski LB
Daryl Worley CB
Karl Joseph S
Rasul Douglas CB