Teams West Virginia 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 West Virginia roster 118 players: 20 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 7 juniors, 13 seniors, 67 with no class listed. From 20 states and 2 other countries; the most from West Virginia (28) and Pennsylvania (12). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 10 Receivers 17 Tight ends 3 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 9 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 208 Lubbock, TX 2,542 passing yards, 14 TD Austin Kendall QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Waxhaw, NC 164 passing yards, 2 TD 6 Garrett Greene QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 201 Tallahassee, FL 24 passing yards 3 Trent Jackson QB So. 6′3″ 208 Stevensville, MD 14 Matt Cavallaro QB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Matamoras, PA
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Leddie Brown RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 210 Philadelphia, PA 1,009 rushing yards, 9 TD 26 Alec Sinkfield RB 5′9″ 193 Delray Beach, FL 327 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Tony Mathis RB 6′1″ 225 Orlando, FL 55 rushing yards, 1 TD 43 Jackson Knipper FB Jr. 6′2″ 238 Beavercreek, OH 1 tackle 19 Avarius Sparrow RB 5′10″ 190 Orlando, FL 10 rushing yards 34 Lorenzo Dorr RB Jr. 5′9″ 198 Fredericksburg, VA −1 rushing yards 33 T.J. Kpan RB Jr. 5′8″ 180 Mcmurray, PA 36 Markquan Rucker RB 5′11″ 210 Sistersville, WV 37 Owen Chafin RB So. 5′8″ 202 Huntington, WV 45 Jason Edwards RB So. 5′10″ 212 Bluefield, WV
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 Winston Wright WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 188 Pooler, GA 46 catches, 543 yards, 2 TD 13 Sam James WR 6′0″ 176 Richmond Hill, GA 31 catches, 300 yards, 2 TD Bryce Wheaton WR 6′3″ 224 Fuquay-Varina, NC 27 catches, 416 yards, 3 TD 5 Sean Ryan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Brooklyn, NY 25 catches, 264 yards 1 T.J. Simmons WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 198 Pinson, AL 22 catches, 380 yards, 4 TD 6 Isaiah Esdale WR So. 6′0″ 201 Elkton, MD 12 catches, 115 yards 6 Reese Smith WR 5′10″ 205 Danville, KY 10 catches, 123 yards 11 Samuel Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Savannah, GA 8 catches, 92 yards 0 Ali Jennings WR 6′2″ 205 Richmond, VA 7 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD 29 Preston Fox WR 5′10″ 188 Morgantown, WV 1 tackle 19 Graeson Malashevich WR 5′9″ 183 Huntington, WV 1 catch, 30 yards 2 Randy Fields Jr. WR 6′3″ 197 Newark, DE 24 Zack Dobson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 165 Knoxville, TN 80 Devell Washington WR 6′4″ 210 Saginaw, MI 83 C.J. Cole WR 6′4″ 206 Washington, PA 84 Freddie Brown WR Fr. 5′8″ 180 Mesquite, TX Keon Wakefield WR Sr. 5′9″ 182 Louisville, KY
Tight ends 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 17 Mike O’Laughlin TE 6′5″ 250 Glen Ellyn, IL 14 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD 5 T.J. Banks TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 245 Duquesne, PA 4 catches, 41 yards, 1 TD 80 Charles Finley TE 6′4″ 206 Wayne, NJ 1 catch, 2 yards
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 50 Brandon Yates OL 6′4″ 310 Middletown, DE 1 tackle 51 Briason Mays OL Fr. 6′4″ 317 Bolivar, TN 52 Parker Moorer OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 314 Charlotte, NC 53 Jordan White OL 6′2″ 300 Largo, MD 54 Zach Frazier OL RS 6′3″ 310 Fairmont, WV 57 Michael Brown OL Sr. 6′3″ 348 Compton, CA 58 Nick Malone OL RS 6′5″ 298 Morgantown, WV 60 Noah Drummond OL Fr. 6′0″ 290 Bridgeport, WV 62 Tyler Connolly OL RS 6′5″ 340 Marysville, OH 62 Zach Davis OL Sr. 6′2″ 310 Saint Marys, WV 65 Donavan Beaver OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 315 Fredericksburg, VA 66 Ja’Quay Hubbard OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 322 Sharpsville, PA 69 Blaine Scott OL So. 6′3″ 315 West Portsmouth, OH 74 James Gmiter OL 6′3″ 310 Bethel Park, PA 76 Chase Behrndt OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Wildwood, MO 76 Chris Mayo OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 213 Deptford, NJ 77 John Hughes OL So. 6′5″ 305 Carrollton, TX 77 Junior Uzebu OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 330 Atlanta, GA 78 Tairiq Stewart OL Jr. 6′4″ 344 Cleveland, OH
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 3 DL 6′3″ 280 Ottawa, ON 30 tackles, 5 sacks 56 Darius Stills DL Sr. 6′1″ 285 Fairmont, WV 24 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 55 Dante Stills DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Fairmont, WV 32 tackles, 1 sack 5 Jeffery Pooler Jr. DL 6′2″ 250 Dayton, OH 22 tackles, 3 sacks 45 Taurus Simmons DL 6′2″ 250 Savannah, GA 2 tackles, 1 sack 97 Jalen Thornton DL 6′2″ 278 Cincinnati, OH 4 tackles 99 Quay Mays DL So. 6′1″ 300 Bradenton, FL 4 tackles 41 Lanell Carr DL 6′2″ 238 Saint Louis, MO 1 tackle 49 Taijh Alston DE 6′4″ 255 Vass, NC 1 tackle 88 Tavis Lee DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Martinsburg, WV 1 tackle 92 Rhett Heston DL 6′3″ 228 Fairmont, WV 1 tackle 99 Jordan Jefferson DT 6′4″ 317 Navarre, FL 1 tackle 5 Sean Martin DT 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 295 Bluefield, WV 67 Josh Ritchie DL So. 5′11″ 273 Morgantown, WV 93 Caydan Keeler DL Fr. 5′11″ 275 Ripley, WV Eddie Watkins Jr. DE RS 6′4″ 220 Evergreen, AL Russell Tanson DL Jr. 6′2″ 260 Alexandria, VA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 220 Las Vegas, NV 88 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Josh Chandler LB 5′10″ 225 Canton, OH 61 tackles, 1 INT 6 Exree Loe LB 6′0″ 214 Johnstown, PA 42 tackles 7 Jared Bartlett LB 6′2″ 235 Suwanee, GA 18 tackles, 3.5 sacks 10 Dylan Tonkery LB Sr. 6′0″ 228 Bridgeport, WV 19 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 VanDarius Cowan LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 17 tackles, 2 sacks 36 Jake Abbott LB Jr. 6′0″ 224 Fairmont, WV 3 tackles 33 Jairo Faverus LB 6′0″ 224 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 tackles 6 Bryce Brand LB 6′0″ 250 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 5 Charlie Benton LB Jr. 6′1″ 228 Opelika, AL 32 James Thomas LB RS 6′3″ 215 Baconton, GA 43 Drew Joseph LB Fr. 5′8″ 198 South Charleston, WV 48 Mike Powers LB Fr. 6′0″ 224 Marysville, OH 59 Luke Williams LB Sr. 6′0″ 232 Parkersburg, WV Melvin Brown LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 210 Clarksville, MD
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Alonzo Addae S 5′11″ 189 Pickering, ON 66 tackles, 2 INT 23 Tykee Smith DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Philadelphia, PA 61 tackles, 2 INT 29 Sean Mahone S 5′11″ 203 Liberty Township, OH 53 tackles, 1 INT 4 Nicktroy Fortune CB 6′0″ 190 Roswell, GA 32 tackles, 1 INT 14 Dreshun Miller DB So. 6′2″ 186 Kennesaw, GA 31 tackles, 1 INT 39 Dante Bonamico S Sr. 5′8″ 185 Bridgeport, WV 15 tackles 6 Noah Guzman DB 5′11″ 210 La Puente, CA 7 tackles 14 Malachi Ruffin CB Fr. 5′10″ 194 Nashville, NC 4 tackles 19 Scottie Young Jr. S 5′11″ 204 San Diego, CA 4 tackles 22 Jake Long S Sr. 5′11″ 198 Columbus, OH 4 tackles 8 Jackie Matthews S So. 6′0″ 190 Birmingham, AL 3 tackles 20 Tae Mayo CB Fr. 5′10″ 181 Leesburg, GA 1 tackle 25 Osman Kamara S Sr. 5′10″ 198 Harrisburg, PA 1 tackle 31 Quamaezius Mosby S So. 5′9″ 173 Wheeling, WV 1 tackle 2 Daryl Porter Jr. DB RS 5′10″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 19 Kerry Martin Jr. S 6′2″ 195 Charleston, WV 23 Naim Muhammad CB 5′11″ 201 Bowie, MD 25 Jayvon Thrift DB RS 5′10″ 185 Irwin, PA 27 Tacorey Turner CB Fr. 6′2″ 204 Montgomery, AL 28 David Vincent-Okoli CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 178 Gaithersburg, MD 30 Jordan Dempsey S Fr. 5′10″ 175 Fayetteville, WV 36 Nick Yoho S Fr. 5′11″ 210 Parkersburg, WV
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 30 Evan Staley PK 6′1″ 200 Romney, WV 6 of 9 field goals 48 Casey Legg PK 6′4″ 216 Charleston, WV 5 of 7 field goals 35 Tyler Sumpter PK 5′10″ 220 Hoover, AL 3 of 4 field goals 40 Kolton McGhee P Fr. 6′0″ 188 Altoona, PA 9 punts, 39.7 average 51 Kyle Poland LS Sr. 6′2″ 240 Morgantown, WV 1 tackle 11 Evan Matthes P Fr. 6′3″ 215 Reston, VA 39 Danny King PK 5′10″ 182 Cumberland, MD 43 Austin Brinkman LS RS 6′4″ 241 Bel Air, MD 47 J.P. Hadley LS Fr. 6′3″ 234 Lacey Township, NJ 98 Leighton Bechdel P RS 6′0″ 214 Towson, MD
Jake Abbott, Zach Frazier, Dante Stills, Darius Stills, Rhett Heston Preston Fox, Kyle Poland, Nick Malone, Josh Ritchie Dylan Tonkery, Dante Bonamico, Noah Drummond Leddie Brown, Tykee Smith Sean Martin, Jason Edwards T.J. Banks, James Gmiter Samuel Brown, Taurus Simmons Avarius Sparrow, Tony Mathis Graeson Malashevich, Owen Chafin Kerry Martin Jr., Casey Legg T.J. Kpan, C.J. Cole Lorenzo Dorr, Donavan Beaver Nick Yoho, Luke Williams Mike Powers, Tyler Connolly Ali Jennings T.J. Simmons Tony Fields II Winston Wright Daryl Porter Jr. Randy Fields Jr. Trent Jackson Nicktroy Fortune Charlie Benton Jeffery Pooler Jr. Sean Ryan Bryce Brand Exree Loe Garrett Greene Isaiah Esdale Noah Guzman Reese Smith Jared Bartlett Jackie Matthews Josh Chandler VanDarius Cowan Jarret Doege Evan Matthes Sam James Dreshun Miller Malachi Ruffin Matt Cavallaro Mike O’Laughlin Scottie Young Jr. Tae Mayo Jake Long Naim Muhammad Zack Dobson Jayvon Thrift Osman Kamara Alec Sinkfield Tacorey Turner David Vincent-Okoli Sean Mahone Evan Staley Jordan Dempsey Quamaezius Mosby James Thomas Tyler Sumpter Markquan Rucker Danny King Kolton McGhee Lanell Carr Austin Brinkman Drew Joseph Jackson Knipper J.P. Hadley Taijh Alston Brandon Yates Briason Mays Parker Moorer Jordan White Michael Brown Zach Davis Ja’Quay Hubbard Blaine Scott Chase Behrndt Chris Mayo John Hughes Junior Uzebu Tairiq Stewart Devell Washington Freddie Brown Tavis Lee Caydan Keeler Jalen Thornton Leighton Bechdel Jordan Jefferson Quay Mays Austin Kendall Bryce Wheaton Eddie Watkins Jr. Keon Wakefield Melvin Brown Russell Tanson WV 28 PA 12 GA 10 OH 10 MD 9 Hometowns of the 2020 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 28 Pennsylvania 12 Georgia 10 Ohio 10 Maryland 9 Florida 8 Alabama 6 Virginia 5 Top counties Marion County, West Virginia pop. 55,909 5 Monongalia County, West Virginia pop. 107,000 4 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 3 Chatham County, Georgia pop. 301,000 3 Kanawha County, West Virginia pop. 177,000 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’ 2020 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
Akheem Mesidor DL
Tony Fields II LB3-star recruit