Teams West Virginia 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 West Virginia roster 114 players: 8 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 17 juniors, 18 seniors, 58 with no class listed. From 21 states and 3 other countries; the most from West Virginia (29) and Ohio (14). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 Austin Kendall QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Waxhaw, NC 1,989 passing yards, 12 TD 9 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 208 Lubbock, TX 818 passing yards, 7 TD 11 Jack Allison QB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 210 Parrish, FL 144 passing yards, 1 TD 8 Trey Lowe III QB 6′2″ 215 Collierville, TN 2 passing yards 3 Trent Jackson QB Fr. 6′3″ 208 Stevensville, MD
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 4 Leddie Brown RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 210 Philadelphia, PA 367 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 Kennedy McKoy RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 204 Lexington, NC 323 rushing yards, 3 TD 26 Alec Sinkfield RB 5′9″ 193 Delray Beach, FL 16 returns, 179 yards 32 Martell Pettaway RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 196 Detroit, MI 72 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Tony Mathis RB 6′1″ 225 Orlando, FL 14 rushing yards 34 Lorenzo Dorr RB So. 5′9″ 198 Fredericksburg, VA 9 rushing yards 33 T.J. Kpan RB So. 5′8″ 180 Mcmurray, PA 43 Jackson Knipper FB So. 6′2″ 238 Beavercreek, OH
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 13 Sam James WR 6′0″ 176 Richmond Hill, GA 69 catches, 677 yards, 2 TD 1 T.J. Simmons WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 198 Pinson, AL 35 catches, 455 yards, 4 TD 0 Ali Jennings WR 6′2″ 205 Richmond, VA 19 catches, 192 yards, 1 TD 1 Winston Wright WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 188 Pooler, GA 19 catches, 97 yards 5 Sean Ryan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Brooklyn, NY 19 catches, 219 yards 15 George Campbell WR 5★ 5-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 183 Clearwater, FL 19 catches, 469 yards, 7 TD 6 Isaiah Esdale WR Fr. 6′0″ 201 Elkton, MD 15 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD Bryce Wheaton WR 6′3″ 224 Fuquay-Varina, NC 12 catches, 201 yards, 2 TD 14 Tevin Bush WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′6″ 166 New Orleans, LA 6 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD 2 Randy Fields Jr. WR 6′3″ 197 Newark, DE 1 catch, 6 yards 19 Graeson Malashevich WR 5′9″ 183 Huntington, WV 36 Ricky Johns WR So. 6′3″ 194 North Wales, PA 84 Freddie Brown WR RS 5′8″ 180 Mesquite, TX
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 17 Mike O’Laughlin TE 6′5″ 250 Glen Ellyn, IL 6 catches, 24 yards 13 Jovani Haskins TE So. 6′5″ 251 Bergenfield, NJ 4 catches, 18 yards 42 Logan Thimons TE Jr. 6′0″ 231 Sarver, PA 1 return, 16 yards 5 T.J. Banks TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 245 Duquesne, PA 41 Elijah Drummond TE Jr. 6′0″ 235 Bridgeport, WV 47 Joseph Turner TE So. 6′0″ 226 Morgantown, WV 80 Jesse Beal TE Fr. 6′6″ 248 Washington, DC
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 74 James Gmiter OL 6′3″ 310 Bethel Park, PA 1 tackle 50 Brandon Yates OL 6′4″ 310 Middletown, DE 51 Briason Mays OL RS 6′4″ 317 Bolivar, TN 52 Parker Moorer OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 314 Charlotte, NC 53 Colton McKivitz OL Sr. 6′7″ 312 Jacobsburg, OH 54 Eric Sjostedt OL So. 6′3″ 270 Ystad, Sweden 57 Michael Brown OL Jr. 6′3″ 348 Compton, CA 58 Nick Malone OL 6′5″ 298 Morgantown, WV 60 Noah Drummond OL RS 6′0″ 290 Bridgeport, WV 62 Tyler Connolly OL 6′5″ 340 Marysville, OH 62 Zach Davis OL Jr. 6′2″ 310 Saint Marys, WV 65 Donavan Beaver OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 315 Fredericksburg, VA 66 Adam Stilley OL So. 6′0″ 291 Martinsburg, WV 69 Blaine Scott OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 West Portsmouth, OH 70 Tyler Thurmond OL So. 6′4″ 298 Buford, GA 72 Josh Sills OL 6′6″ 330 Sarahsville, OH 72 Kelby Wickline OL Sr. 6′4″ 308 Stillwater, OK 76 Chase Behrndt OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Wildwood, MO 77 John Hughes OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Carrollton, TX 77 Junior Uzebu OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 330 Atlanta, GA 78 Daniel Buchanan OL So. 6′4″ 310 Gilbert, WV 78 Jacob Buccigrossi OL Jr. 6′3″ 307 Pittsburgh, PA
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 56 Darius Stills DL Jr. 6′1″ 285 Fairmont, WV 46 tackles, 7 sacks 55 Dante Stills DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Fairmont, WV 23 tackles, 7 sacks 91 Reuben Jones DL Sr. 6′4″ 250 Lakeland, FL 28 tackles, 3 sacks 46 Reese Donahue DL Sr. 6′4″ 285 Milton, WV 27 tackles, 3 sacks 5 Jeffery Pooler Jr. DL 6′2″ 250 Dayton, OH 23 tackles, 2 sacks 33 Quondarius Qualls DL Sr. 6′1″ 240 Farmerville, LA 22 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Jordan Jefferson DT 6′4″ 317 Navarre, FL 5 tackles 49 Taijh Alston DE 6′4″ 255 Vass, NC 1 tackle, 1 sack 90 Brenon Thrift DL Sr. 6′1″ 290 Monroeville, PA 3 tackles 57 Nate Green DL Jr. 6′4″ 275 Wellsburg, WV 67 Josh Ritchie DL Fr. 5′11″ 273 Morgantown, WV 88 Tavis Lee DL RS 6′2″ 255 Martinsburg, WV 92 Rhett Heston DL 6′3″ 228 Fairmont, WV 97 Jalen Thornton DL 6′2″ 278 Cincinnati, OH 97 Stone Wolfley DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 255 Morgantown, WV 99 Sam Cookman DL So. 6′2″ 248 Romney, WV
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 8 Josh Chandler LB 5′10″ 225 Canton, OH 69 tackles 34 Shea Campbell LB Sr. 6′0″ 232 Morgantown, WV 39 tackles, 2 sacks 10 Dylan Tonkery LB Jr. 6′0″ 228 Bridgeport, WV 36 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Exree Loe LB 6′0″ 214 Johnstown, PA 39 tackles 9 Jovanni Stewart LB 5′9″ 194 Katy, TX 17 tackles 7 Jared Bartlett LB 6′2″ 235 Suwanee, GA 10 tackles 8 VanDarius Cowan LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 6 tackles, 1 sack 18 Kwantel Raines LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Aliquippa, PA 9 tackles 31 Zach Sandwisch LB Jr. 6′2″ 231 Woodville, OH 1 tackle 5 Charlie Benton LB So. 6′1″ 228 Opelika, AL 36 Jake Abbott LB So. 6′0″ 224 Fairmont, WV 43 Drew Joseph LB RS 5′8″ 198 South Charleston, WV 45 Adam Hensley LB Sr. 6′2″ 232 Centerville, OH 59 Luke Williams LB Jr. 6′0″ 232 Parkersburg, WV
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 29 Sean Mahone S 5′11″ 203 Liberty Township, OH 77 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 4 Joshua Norwood CB Sr. 5′10″ 179 Valdosta, GA 63 tackles, 1 INT 23 Tykee Smith DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Philadelphia, PA 50 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 24 Hakeem Bailey CB Sr. 6′0″ 188 Atlanta, GA 57 tackles, 1 INT 19 Kerry Martin Jr. S 6′2″ 195 Charleston, WV 50 tackles 28 Keith Washington CB Sr. 6′1″ 180 Prattville, AL 23 tackles, 3 INT 6 Noah Guzman DB 5′11″ 210 La Puente, CA 22 tackles 4 Nicktroy Fortune CB 6′0″ 190 Roswell, GA 16 tackles 39 Dante Bonamico S Jr. 5′8″ 185 Bridgeport, WV 9 tackles 26 Deamonte Lindsay S Sr. 6′1″ 208 Martinsburg, WV 7 tackles 22 Jake Long S Jr. 5′11″ 198 Columbus, OH 6 tackles 20 Tae Mayo CB 5′10″ 181 Leesburg, GA 2 tackles 23 Naim Muhammad CB 5′11″ 201 Bowie, MD 2 tackles 38 Devan Wade CB Sr. 5′9″ 178 Westerville, OH 2 returns, 1 yard 25 Osman Kamara S Jr. 5′10″ 198 Harrisburg, PA 1 tackle 4 Alonzo Addae S 5′11″ 189 Pickering, ON 6 Michael Boaitey S Fr. 6′0″ 169 Martinsburg, WV 14 Dreshun Miller DB Fr. 6′2″ 186 Kennesaw, GA 14 Malachi Ruffin CB RS 5′10″ 194 Nashville, NC 27 Tacorey Turner CB RS 6′2″ 204 Montgomery, AL
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 30 Evan Staley PK 6′1″ 200 Romney, WV 11 of 17 field goals 96 Josh Growden P Sr. 6′2″ 199 Sydney, Australia 68 punts, 42.1 average 48 Casey Legg PK 6′4″ 216 Charleston, WV 2 of 4 field goals 64 Rex Sunahara LS Sr. 6′6″ 242 Bay Village, OH 4 tackles 51 Kyle Poland LS Jr. 6′2″ 240 Morgantown, WV 1 tackle 11 Evan Matthes P RS 6′3″ 215 Reston, VA 40 Kolton McGhee P RS 6′0″ 188 Altoona, PA 47 J.P. Hadley LS RS 6′3″ 234 Lacey Township, NJ 98 Leighton Bechdel P 6′0″ 214 Towson, MD
Shea Campbell, Joseph Turner, Kyle Poland, Nick Malone, Josh Ritchie, Stone Wolfley Michael Boaitey, Deamonte Lindsay, Adam Stilley, Tavis Lee Dylan Tonkery, Dante Bonamico, Elijah Drummond, Noah Drummond Jake Abbott, Dante Stills, Darius Stills, Rhett Heston T.J. Banks, James Gmiter, Jacob Buccigrossi Leddie Brown, Tykee Smith Jared Bartlett, Tyler Thurmond Kerry Martin Jr., Casey Legg Hakeem Bailey, Junior Uzebu Evan Staley, Sam Cookman Lorenzo Dorr, Donavan Beaver Ali Jennings T.J. Simmons Winston Wright Randy Fields Jr. Trent Jackson Joshua Norwood Nicktroy Fortune Charlie Benton Jeffery Pooler Jr. Sean Ryan Exree Loe Isaiah Esdale Kennedy McKoy Noah Guzman Josh Chandler Trey Lowe III VanDarius Cowan Jarret Doege Jovanni Stewart Evan Matthes Jack Allison Jovani Haskins Sam James Dreshun Miller Malachi Ruffin Tevin Bush George Campbell Mike O’Laughlin Kwantel Raines Graeson Malashevich Tae Mayo Jake Long Naim Muhammad Tony Mathis Osman Kamara Alec Sinkfield Tacorey Turner Keith Washington Sean Mahone Zach Sandwisch Martell Pettaway Quondarius Qualls T.J. Kpan Ricky Johns Devan Wade Kolton McGhee Logan Thimons Drew Joseph Jackson Knipper Adam Hensley Reese Donahue J.P. Hadley Taijh Alston Brandon Yates Briason Mays Parker Moorer Colton McKivitz Michael Brown Nate Green Luke Williams Tyler Connolly Zach Davis Rex Sunahara Blaine Scott Josh Sills Kelby Wickline Chase Behrndt John Hughes Daniel Buchanan Jesse Beal Freddie Brown Brenon Thrift Reuben Jones Jalen Thornton Leighton Bechdel Jordan Jefferson Austin Kendall Bryce Wheaton WV 29 OH 14 PA 13 GA 10 FL 7 Hometowns of the 2019 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 Ohio 14 Pennsylvania 13 Georgia 10 Florida 7 North Carolina 6 Virginia 4 Alabama 4 Top counties Monongalia County, West Virginia pop. 107,000 6 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 4 Berkeley County, West Virginia pop. 130,000 4 Harrison County, West Virginia pop. 64,984 4 Marion County, West Virginia pop. 55,909 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’ 2019 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.
Jarret Doege QB3-star recruit