Teams West Virginia 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 West Virginia roster 112 players: 20 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 10 juniors, 63 with no class listed. From 20 states; the most from West Virginia (29) and Pennsylvania (16). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 15 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 13 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 8
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 25 Justin Crawford RB 6′0″ 200 Columbus, GA 1,061 rushing yards, 7 TD 6 Kennedy McKoy RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 204 Lexington, NC 596 rushing yards, 7 TD 32 Martell Pettaway RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 196 Detroit, MI 149 rushing yards, 2 TD 34 Lorenzo Dorr RB RS 5′9″ 198 Fredericksburg, VA 35 Brady Watson RB So. 5′6″ 213 Ridgeley, WV 43 Jackson Knipper FB RS 6′2″ 238 Beavercreek, OH
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 12 Gary Jennings Jr. WR Jr. 6′2″ 215 Stafford, VA 97 catches, 1,096 yards, 1 TD 2 Ka’Raun White WR 6′1″ 199 Macungie, PA 61 catches, 1,004 yards, 12 TD 13 David Sills V WR Jr. 6′4″ 204 Wilmington, DE 60 catches, 980 yards, 18 TD 8 Marcus Simms WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′0″ 194 Sandy Spring, MD 35 catches, 663 yards, 5 TD 14 Tevin Bush WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′6″ 166 New Orleans, LA 7 returns, 72 yards 21 Reggie Roberson Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Desoto, TX 6 catches, 30 yards, 1 TD 18 Mitch Chugunov WR 6′0″ 169 Skillman, NJ 1 catch, 7 yards 19 Druw Bowen WR Fr. 6′2″ 209 Charleston, WV 1 catch, 9 yards 82 Dominique Maiden WR Jr. 6′5″ 207 Temecula, CA 1 catch, 7 yards 83 Alejandro Marenco WR 5′9″ 183 Houston, TX 1 catch, 9 yards 85 Ricky Rogers WR 6′1″ 205 Monroeville, PA 1 catch, 26 yards 16 William Crest Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 214 Baltimore, MD 22 Anthony DelPercio WR 5′8″ 208 Middletown, DE Chase Riley WR 6′0″ 182 Shinnston, WV Will Billeter WR 6′2″ 188 St. Mary’s, WV
Offensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 53 Colton McKivitz OL So. 6′7″ 312 Jacobsburg, OH 1 tackle 56 Grant Lingafelter OL 6′6″ 305 Chagrin Falls, OH 1 tackle 72 Josh Sills OL 6′6″ 330 Sarahsville, OH 1 tackle 55 Yodny Cajuste OL Jr. 6′5″ 321 Hollywood, FL 57 Michael Brown OL Fr. 6′3″ 348 Compton, CA 58 Ray Raulerson OL 6′4″ 295 Tampa, FL 62 Kyle Bosch OL 6′5″ 298 St. Charles, IL 62 Zach Davis OL Fr. 6′2″ 310 Saint Marys, WV 65 Isaiah Hardy OL 6′6″ 335 Laurel Springs, NJ 67 Alec Shriner OL 6′4″ 305 Oviedo, FL 72 Kelby Wickline OL So. 6′4″ 308 Stillwater, OK 76 Chase Behrndt OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Wildwood, MO 78 Jacob Buccigrossi OL Fr. 6′3″ 307 Pittsburgh, PA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 88 Adam Shuler II DL So. 6′4″ 275 Longwood, FL 37 tackles, 3 sacks 5 Ezekiel Rose DL Jr. 6′2″ 276 Clarksdale, MS 24 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 46 Reese Donahue DL So. 6′4″ 285 Milton, WV 40 tackles, 1 sack 33 Lamonte McDougle DL 5′10″ 285 Pompano Beach, FL 23 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Xavier Pegues DL 6′2″ 292 Oxford, MS 13 tackles 33 Quondarius Qualls DL So. 6′1″ 240 Farmerville, LA 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 92 Jon Lewis DL 6′3″ 275 Morgantown, WV 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 94 Jalen Harvey DL 6′3″ 310 Birmingham, AL 5 tackles 5 Jeffery Pooler Jr. DL 6′2″ 250 Dayton, OH 1 tackle 56 Darius Stills DL Fr. 6′1″ 285 Fairmont, WV 1 tackle 96 Jaleel Fields DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 298 Aliquippa, PA 1 tackle 57 Nate Green DL Fr. 6′4″ 275 Wellsburg, WV 70 D.J. Carozza DL 5′10″ 302 Parkersburg, WV 90 Brenon Thrift DL So. 6′1″ 290 Monroeville, PA 97 Connor Barwis DL 6′0″ 282 Reading, PA 97 Stone Wolfley DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 255 Morgantown, WV
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 3 Al-Rasheed Benton LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 238 Newark, NJ 110 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 11 David Long Jr. LB So. 5′11″ 221 Cincinnati, OH 75 tackles, 3.5 sacks 10 Dylan Tonkery LB Fr. 6′0″ 228 Bridgeport, WV 44 tackles, 2.5 sacks 5 Xavier Preston LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Jensen Beach, FL 27 tackles, 2 sacks 9 Jovanni Stewart LB 5′9″ 194 Katy, TX 11 tackles 7 Brendan Ferns LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 225 St. Clairsville, OH 10 tackles 44 Hodari Christian II LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 228 McKeesport, PA 5 tackles 45 Adam Hensley LB So. 6′2″ 232 Centerville, OH 1 tackle 2 Matt Jones LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 246 Hubbard, OH 5 Charlie Benton LB RS 6′1″ 228 Opelika, AL 31 Zach Sandwisch LB 6′2″ 231 Woodville, OH 34 Shea Campbell LB So. 6′0″ 232 Morgantown, WV 39 Henry Cook LB 6′2″ 232 Westminster, MD 41 Jonah Campbell LB 6′1″ 227 Morgantown, WV 59 Luke Williams LB Fr. 6′0″ 232 Parkersburg, WV Nunu Cunningham LB 5′11″ 208 Dunbar, WV Tyler Lawrentz LB 6′0″ 212 Parkersburg, WV
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 Kyzir White S 6′2″ 216 Macungie, PA 94 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 6 Dravon Askew-Henry S Jr. 6′0″ 202 Aliquippa, PA 57 tackles, 1 INT 2 Kenny Robinson S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 198 Wilkinsburg, PA 46 tackles, 3 INT 19 Elijah Battle CB 6′0″ 193 Linden, NJ 50 tackles 4 Mike Daniels Jr. CB 5′11″ 204 Miami, FL 41 tackles, 1 INT 24 Hakeem Bailey CB So. 6′0″ 188 Atlanta, GA 35 tackles 18 Marvin Gross Jr. S 6′3″ 205 Baltimore, MD 21 tackles 3 Toyous Avery S Jr. 5′11″ 205 Covington, GA 20 tackles 20 Corey Winfield CB 6′1″ 198 St. Louis, MO 9 tackles 24 Derrek Pitts CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 193 Dunbar, WV 9 tackles 38 Shane Commodore S 6′0″ 210 Morgantown, WV 9 tackles 25 Osman Kamara S Fr. 5′10″ 198 Harrisburg, PA 4 tackles 29 Sean Mahone S 5′11″ 203 Liberty Township, OH 3 tackles 39 Dante Bonamico S Fr. 5′8″ 185 Bridgeport, WV 2 tackles 22 Jake Long S Fr. 5′11″ 198 Columbus, OH 1 tackle 7 E.J. Brown S RS 5′11″ 205 Stone Mountain, GA 15 Jordan Adams CB So. 5′11″ 185 Reisterstown, MD 26 Deamonte Lindsay S So. 6′1″ 208 Martinsburg, WV 28 Rashon Lusane S 5′11″ 203 Norristown, PA 32 Jacquez Adams CB 5′11″ 170 Reisterstown, MD 35 Collin Smith S 6′0″ 200 Ligonier, PA 37 Kevin Williams CB 6′0″ 198 Pompano Beach, FL 38 Devan Wade CB So. 5′9″ 178 Westerville, OH 40 Fontez Davis CB 5′11″ 188 Chatham, IL Eli Godfrey CB 5′10″ 180 Philadelphia, PA
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 15 Billy Kinney P Jr. 6′4″ 221 Morgantown, WV 70 punts, 40.9 average 48 Mike Molina PK 5′8″ 182 Hurricane, WV 5 of 8 field goals 30 Evan Staley PK 6′1″ 200 Romney, WV 6 of 7 field goals 43 Jonn Young P 6′0″ 201 Advance, NC 2 punts, 36.0 average 52 Nick Meadows LS 5′11″ 225 Williamstown, WV 1 tackle 46 Luke Hogan PK Fr. 6′1″ 210 Keller, TX 51 Kyle Poland LS Fr. 6′2″ 240 Morgantown, WV 64 Rex Sunahara LS So. 6′6″ 242 Bay Village, OH
Billy Kinney, Shea Campbell, Shane Commodore, Jonah Campbell, Kyle Poland, Jon Lewis, Stone Wolfley Dylan Tonkery, Dante Bonamico, Elijah Drummond Luke Williams, D.J. Carozza, Tyler Lawrentz Ka’Raun White, Kyzir White Chris Chugunov, Mitch Chugunov Dravon Askew-Henry, Jaleel Fields Jordan Adams, Jacquez Adams William Crest Jr., Marvin Gross Jr. Derrek Pitts, Nunu Cunningham Deamonte Lindsay, Trevon Wesco Lamonte McDougle, Kevin Williams Logan Thimons, Mac Christy Hodari Christian II, Jacob Buccigrossi Zach Davis, Will Billeter Ricky Rogers, Brenon Thrift Kenny Robinson Matt Jones Al-Rasheed Benton David Isreal Toyous Avery Mike Daniels Jr. Charlie Benton Ezekiel Rose Jeffery Pooler Jr. Xavier Preston Kennedy McKoy Brendan Ferns E.J. Brown Will Grier Marcus Simms Jovanni Stewart David Long Jr. Jack Allison Gary Jennings Jr. David Sills V Jovani Haskins Tevin Bush Druw Bowen Elijah Battle Corey Winfield Reggie Roberson Jr. Anthony DelPercio Jake Long Hakeem Bailey Justin Crawford Osman Kamara Elijah Wellman Rashon Lusane Sean Mahone Evan Staley Zach Sandwisch Martell Pettaway Quondarius Qualls Lorenzo Dorr Brady Watson Collin Smith Devan Wade Henry Cook Fontez Davis Jackson Knipper Jonn Young Adam Hensley Luke Hogan Reese Donahue Mike Molina Nick Meadows Colton McKivitz Yodny Cajuste Darius Stills Grant Lingafelter Michael Brown Nate Green Ray Raulerson Kyle Bosch Rex Sunahara Isaiah Hardy Alec Shriner Josh Sills Kelby Wickline Chase Behrndt Dominique Maiden Alejandro Marenco Adam Shuler II Matt Bezjak Jalen Harvey Connor Barwis Xavier Pegues Chase Riley Eli Godfrey Jack Bueltel WV 29 PA 16 OH 15 FL 10 MD 6 Hometowns of the 2017 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 29 Pennsylvania 16 Ohio 15 Florida 10 New Jersey 6 Maryland 6 Georgia 4 Texas 4 Top counties Monongalia County, West Virginia pop. 107,000 7 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5 Wood County, West Virginia pop. 83,407 4 Harrison County, West Virginia pop. 64,984 4 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 3 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’ 2017 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.
Will Grier QB4-star recruit