Teams West Virginia 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 West Virginia roster 99 players: 24 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 7 juniors, 6 seniors, 53 with no class listed. From 20 states and 4 other countries; the most from West Virginia (20) and Pennsylvania (10). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 13 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 208 Lubbock, TX 3,048 passing yards, 19 TD 6 Garrett Greene QB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 201 Tallahassee, FL 297 rushing yards, 4 TD 9 Will Crowder QB 6′2″ 214 Gardendale, AL 28 passing yards 14 Matt Cavallaro QB So. 5′11″ 210 Matamoras, PA
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 4 Leddie Brown RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 210 Philadelphia, PA 1,065 rushing yards, 13 TD 24 Tony Mathis RB 6′1″ 225 Orlando, FL 312 rushing yards 26 Justin Johnson RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 203 Saint Louis, MO 90 rushing yards 19 Avarius Sparrow RB 5′10″ 190 Orlando, FL 4 rushing yards, 1 TD 36 Markquan Rucker RB 5′11″ 210 Sistersville, WV 6 rushing yards 37 Owen Chafin RB Jr. 5′8″ 202 Huntington, WV
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 Winston Wright WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 188 Pooler, GA 63 catches, 688 yards, 5 TD 13 Sam James WR 6′0″ 176 Richmond Hill, GA 42 catches, 505 yards, 5 TD Bryce Wheaton WR 6′3″ 224 Fuquay-Varina, NC 42 catches, 575 yards, 3 TD 6 Isaiah Esdale WR Jr. 6′0″ 201 Elkton, MD 29 catches, 362 yards, 1 TD 5 Sean Ryan WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Brooklyn, NY 25 catches, 399 yards, 3 TD 19 Graeson Malashevich WR 5′9″ 183 Huntington, WV 8 returns, 61 yards 1 Kaden Prather WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Montgomery Village, MD 12 catches, 175 yards 6 Reese Smith WR 5′10″ 205 Danville, KY 12 catches, 124 yards, 1 TD 27 Davis Mallinger WR 6′1″ 192 Melbourne, FL 2 tackles 11 Samuel Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Savannah, GA 2 catches, 16 yards 29 Preston Fox WR 5′10″ 188 Morgantown, WV 1 catch, 8 yards 80 Devell Washington WR RS 6′4″ 210 Saginaw, MI 83 C.J. Cole WR RS 6′4″ 206 Washington, PA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 50 Brandon Yates OL 6′4″ 310 Middletown, DE 52 Parker Moorer OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 314 Charlotte, NC 53 Jordan White OL RS 6′2″ 300 Largo, MD 54 Zach Frazier OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Fairmont, WV 55 Tomas Rimac OL RS 6′6″ 317 Brunswick, OH 58 Nick Malone OL Fr. 6′5″ 298 Morgantown, WV 59 Jackson Oxley OL RS 6′2″ 290 Huntington, WV 60 Noah Drummond OL So. 6′0″ 290 Bridgeport, WV 62 Tyler Connolly OL Fr. 6′5″ 340 Marysville, OH 63 Bryce Biggs OL RS 6′4″ 310 Ashland, KY 65 Donavan Beaver OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 315 Fredericksburg, VA 66 Ja’Quay Hubbard OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 322 Sharpsville, PA 70 Shawn See OL Fr. 6′10″ 362 Keyser, WV 72 Doug Nester OL Transfer from Virginia Tech 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′7″ 319 Huntington, WV 74 James Gmiter OL 6′3″ 310 Bethel Park, PA 74 OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 317 Kenova, WV 76 Chris Mayo OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 213 Deptford, NJ 77 John Hughes OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Carrollton, TX
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 55 Dante Stills DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Fairmont, WV 36 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT 3 DL 6′3″ 280 Ottawa, ON 38 tackles, 4.5 sacks 49 Taijh Alston DE 6′4″ 255 Vass, NC 36 tackles, 5 sacks 99 Jordan Jefferson DT 6′4″ 317 Navarre, FL 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Sean Martin DT 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 295 Bluefield, WV 15 tackles 96 Edward Vesterinen DL 6′3″ 282 Helsinki, Finland 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Taurus Simmons DL 6′2″ 250 Savannah, GA 6 tackles 97 Darel Middleton DL Transfer from Tennessee Sr. 6′7″ 305 Knoxville, TN 2 tackles, 1 sack 41 Lanell Carr DL 6′2″ 238 Saint Louis, MO 4 tackles 97 Jalen Thornton DL 6′2″ 278 Cincinnati, OH 3 tackles 88 Tavis Lee DL So. 6′2″ 255 Martinsburg, WV 1 tackle Eddie Watkins Jr. DE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Evergreen, AL 1 tackle 91 Hammond Russell IV DL 6′4″ 314 Columbus, OH 92 Rhett Heston DL Fr. 6′3″ 228 Fairmont, WV
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Josh Chandler LB 5′10″ 225 Canton, OH 110 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT 7 Jared Bartlett LB 6′2″ 235 Suwanee, GA 31 tackles, 3.5 sacks 6 Exree Loe LB 6′0″ 214 Johnstown, PA 38 tackles, 1 sack 28 Lance Dixon LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 233 West Bloomfield, MI 36 tackles 8 VanDarius Cowan LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 15 tackles 56 Deshawn Stevens LB 6′2″ 230 Toronto, ON 12 tackles 7 Brayden Dudley LB 6′2″ 255 Buford, GA 2 tackles 23 Ja’Corey Hammett LB Fr. 6′0″ 196 Miami, FL 2 tackles 45 Derek Ambrosino LB Fr. 6′2″ 206 Exeter, PA 1 tackle 32 James Thomas LB Fr. 6′1″ 228 Baconton, GA 33 Jairo Faverus LB 6′0″ 224 Amsterdam, Netherlands 41 Jax McCauley LB Fr. 5′10″ 225 Austin, TX
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 29 Sean Mahone S Sr. 5′11″ 203 Liberty Township, OH 81 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 4 Alonzo Addae S Sr. 5′11″ 189 Pickering, ON 73 tackles, 1 sack 8 Jackie Matthews S Jr. 6′0″ 190 Birmingham, AL 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 2 Daryl Porter Jr. DB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 46 tackles, 1 INT 3 Charles Woods CB 5′11″ 191 Dallas, TX 29 tackles, 2 INT 19 Scottie Young Jr. S Sr. 5′11″ 204 San Diego, CA 33 tackles 4 Nicktroy Fortune CB 6′0″ 190 Roswell, GA 25 tackles 25 Saint McLeod S Fr. 5′11″ 205 Philadelphia, PA 22 tackles 14 Malachi Ruffin CB So. 5′10″ 194 Nashville, NC 10 tackles 19 Kerry Martin Jr. S 6′2″ 195 Charleston, WV 3 tackles 2 Aubrey Burks S Fr. 5′11″ 209 Orlando, FL 2 tackles 13 Andrew Wilson-Lamp CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 186 Massillon, OH 1 tackle 18 Caleb Coleman S 6′2″ 191 Phenix City, AL 1 tackle 23 Naim Muhammad CB 5′11″ 201 Bowie, MD 31 Quamaezius Mosby S Jr. 5′9″ 173 Wheeling, WV 34 Avery Wilcox S RS 6′0″ 207 Fort Mill, SC 37 L’Trell Bradley S Jr. 5′10″ 188 West Orange, NJ
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 48 Casey Legg PK 6′4″ 216 Charleston, WV 19 of 23 field goals 35 Tyler Sumpter PK Sr. 5′10″ 220 Hoover, AL 52 punts, 43.5 average 30 Evan Staley PK Sr. 6′1″ 200 Romney, WV 2 of 2 extra points 47 J.P. Hadley LS So. 6′3″ 234 Lacey Township, NJ 1 tackle 11 Evan Matthes P So. 6′3″ 215 Reston, VA 39 Danny King PK 5′10″ 182 Cumberland, MD 40 Kolton McGhee P So. 6′0″ 188 Altoona, PA 43 Austin Brinkman LS Fr. 6′4″ 241 Bel Air, MD 98 Leighton Bechdel P Fr. 6′0″ 214 Towson, MD 99 Kaulin Parris PK Fr. 6′2″ 189 Bluefield, WV
Graeson Malashevich, Owen Chafin, Jackson Oxley, Doug Nester Aubrey Burks, Avarius Sparrow, Tony Mathis Zach Frazier, Dante Stills, Rhett Heston Leddie Brown, Saint McLeod Sean Martin, Kaulin Parris T.J. Banks, James Gmiter Brayden Dudley, Jared Bartlett Samuel Brown, Taurus Simmons Kerry Martin Jr., Casey Legg Justin Johnson, Lanell Carr Preston Fox, Nick Malone Kaden Prather Winston Wright Daryl Porter Jr. Charles Woods Nicktroy Fortune Sean Ryan Exree Loe Garrett Greene Isaiah Esdale Reese Smith Jackie Matthews Josh Chandler VanDarius Cowan Jarret Doege Will Crowder Evan Matthes Andrew Wilson-Lamp Sam James Malachi Ruffin Matt Cavallaro Mike O’Laughlin Caleb Coleman Scottie Young Jr. Ja’Corey Hammett Naim Muhammad Davis Mallinger Lance Dixon Sean Mahone Evan Staley Quamaezius Mosby James Thomas Avery Wilcox Tyler Sumpter Markquan Rucker L’Trell Bradley Danny King Kolton McGhee Jax McCauley Austin Brinkman Derek Ambrosino J.P. Hadley Taijh Alston Brandon Yates Parker Moorer Jordan White Tomas Rimac Noah Drummond Tyler Connolly Bryce Biggs Donavan Beaver Ja’Quay Hubbard Shawn See Chris Mayo John Hughes Devell Washington Treylan Davis C.J. Cole Tavis Lee Hammond Russell IV Darel Middleton Jalen Thornton Leighton Bechdel Jordan Jefferson Bryce Wheaton Eddie Watkins Jr. WV 20 PA 10 FL 9 GA 8 OH 8 Hometowns of the 2021 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 20 Pennsylvania 10 Florida 9 Georgia 8 Ohio 8 Maryland 7 Alabama 5 Texas 4 Top counties Cabell County, West Virginia pop. 92,739 4 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 3 Chatham County, Georgia pop. 301,000 3 Marion County, West Virginia pop. 55,909 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’ 2021 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
Wyatt Milum OL4-star recruit
Akheem Mesidor DL