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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSFor more information on the West Virginia Mountaineers, contact Director of Football Communications, Mike Montoro or Associate AD/Communications Michael Fragale.
Office Phone: 304-293-2821Press Box Phone: 304-293-3799Fax: 304-293-4105Official Web Site: WVUsports.com
Associate AD/Communications: Michael FragaleE-Mail: michael.fragale@mail.wvu.eduCell: 304-216-3834
Director of Football Communications (Primary Contact): Mike MontoroE-Mail: mike.montoro@mail.wvu.eduCell Phone: 304-276-2605
Mailing Address: Athletic Communications OfficeWest Virginia UniversityPO Box 877Morgantown, WV 26507-0877Overnight Mailing Address:Athletic Communications OfficeWest Virginia University217 Coliseum3450 Monongahela Blvd.Morgantown, WV 26505
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West Virginia University is on probation until February 17, 2017, for violations involving impermissible telephone and text commu-nications that occurred in a number of our athletics programs. Level II violations occurred in the following sports programs: women’s gymnastics, football, women’s basketball and women’s soccer. On a smaller scale, ten other sport programs, including baseball, men’s basketball, women’s diving, women’s rowing, men’s soccer, men’s swimming, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, women’s volleyball, and men’s wrestling and programs, also engaged in impermissible text and telephone-related activity. The penalties prescribed in this case, which included recruiting communication restrictions, off-campus recruiting restrictions and the loss of a scholarship in the sport of football, were served in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years. Additional informa-tion can be found at the following link: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/West%20Virginia%20Public%20Inf%20Decision.pdf
CONTENTS2015 Outlook ........................... 2Spring Depth Chart ................... 6Alphabetical Roster ................... 72015 Newcomers .................... 8Coach Dana Holgorsen .......... 12Assistant Coaches ................. 14Player Profiles ......................... 152014 Statistics ....................... 44
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GENERALName of School: West Virginia UniversityCity: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867Enrollment: 31,976Nickname: MountaineersSchool Colors: Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295)Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980)Capacity: 60,000Surface: FieldTurfAffiliation: Football Bowl SubdivisionConference: Big 12President: Dr. E. Gordon Gee (Utah, ’68)Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons (West Virginia, ’87)Official Web Site: WVUsports.com
HISTORYFirst Year of Football: 1891Seasons Played: 122 yearsAll-Time Record: 719-477-45 (.598)All-Time Bowl Record: 14-19 (.424)Last Postseason Appearance: 2014 AutoZone Liberty BowlResult: Lost 45-37 vs. Texas A&M
COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan, ’93)Record at School: 28-23 (4 years)Career Record: 28-23 (4 years)Football Office Phone: (304) 293-4194Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact Director of Football Communications
Assistant Coaches Lonnie Galloway (Western Carolina, ’94) – Assistant Head Coach/ReceiversTony Gibson (Glenville State, ’94) – Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersDamon Cogdell (West Virginia, ’99) – Assistant Defensive LineJoe DeForest (Louisiana, ’87) – Safeties/Special TeamsRon Crook (West Liberty State, ’91) – Offensive LineBrian Mitchell (BYU, ’95) – CornerbacksMark Scott (Hillsdale, ’07) – Defense/Special TeamsJa’Juan Seider (West Virginia, ’00) – Running BacksBruce Tall (Ohio Wesleyan, ’82) – Defensive Line
Graduate Assistant Coaches Michael Burchett (Centre, ’12) – Offensive Graduate Assistant – QuarterbacksDan Gerberry (Ball State, ’09) - Offensive Graduate Assistant – Tight EndsZac Hueter (Michigan State, ’13) – Offensive Graduate Assistant – Offensive LineAnthony Leonard (West Virginia, ’10) – Defensive Graduate Assistant - Linebackers
Administrative StaffAlex Hammond (Texas, ’04) - Director of Football OperationsRyan Dorchester (West Virginia, ’08) – Director of Player PersonnelCasey Smithson (West Virginia, ’11) – Coordinator of RecruitingQuincy Wilson (West Virginia, ’03) – Assistant Director of Football OperationsDan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’85) – Equipment ManagerAaron Malik (West Virginia, ’07) – Assistant Equipment Manager
Academic StaffBrady Rourke (Penn State,’03) – Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete DevelopmentKelli Hinton (Cincinnati, ’03) – Associate Director of Student-Athlete Academic ServicesJill Weston (Virginia Wesleyan, ‘09) – Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services
Strength and Conditioning StaffMike Joseph (Fairmont State, ’99) – Director of Strength and ConditioningKevin McCadam (Virginia Tech, ’07) – Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning/Speed DevelopmentDarl Bauer (Hillsdale, ’08) – Assistant Director of Strength and ConditioningAndre Wadley (Auburn, ’12) - Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sports Medicine StaffMatt Lively (West Virginia, ’88) – Medical DirectorJohn Spiker (West Virginia, ’69) – Coordinator of Athletic Medical ServicesDave Kerns (Penn State, ’83) – Head Football Athletic TrainerVince Blankenship (Georgia, ’09) – Assistant Athletic Trainer and Physical TherapistChris Schultheiss (James Madison, ’98) – Assistant Athletic Trainer
TEAM INFORMATION2014 Record: 7-6Conference Record/Finish: 5-4/T-4Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: Odd FrontLettermen Returning: 44 (16O/25D/3ST)Lettermen Lost: 17 (10O/6D/1ST)Starters Returning: 22 (9O/10D/3ST)Starters Lost: 4 (2O/1D/1ST)
Lettermen Returning (44)Offense (16)Cody Clay (FB/TE), Vernon Davis (WR), Shelton Gibson (WR), Russell Haughton-James (OT), Garrett Hope (FB/TE), Skyler Howard (QB), Marquis Lucas (OG), Tony Matteo (OG), KJ Myers (WR), Tyler Orlosky (OC), Adam Pankey (OT), Rushel Shell (RB), Daikiel Shorts (WR), Wendell Smallwood (RB), Jordan Thompson (WR), Elijah Wellman (TE/FB).
Defense (25)Justin Arndt (LB), Jared Barber (LB), Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Christian Brown (DL), Isaiah Bruce (LB), Terrell Chestnut (CB), KJ Dillon (LB), Marvin Gross (LB), Jarrod Harper (S), Dravon Henry (S), Darrien Howard (DL), Karl Joseph (S), Eric Kinsey (DL), Nick Kwiatkoski (LB), Edward Muldrow (LB), Jaylon Myers (CB), Noble Nwachukwu (DL), Shaq Petteway (LB), Xavier Preston (LB), Kyle Rose (DL), Ricky Rumph (S), Jeremy Tyler (S), Sean Walters (LB), Dayron Wilson (LB), Daryl Worley (CB).
Specialists (3)John DePalma (LS), Josh Lambert (K), Nick O’Toole (P).
Lettermen Lost (17)Offense (10)Mario Alford (WR), Andrew Buie (RB), Michael Calicchio (OL), Dustin Garrison (RB), Mark Glowinski (OL), Logan Moore (WR/QB), Dreamius Smith (RB), Quinton Spain (OL), Clint Trickett (QB), Kevin White (WR).
Defense (6)Ishmael Banks (CB), Brandon Golson (LB), Dontrill Hyman (DL), Shaq Riddick (DL), Jewone Snow (LB), Wes Tonkery (LB).
Specialists (1)Michael Molinari (K/H/P).
Returning Starting Experience Offense (117)Cody Clay (TE/FB-22), Skyler Howard (QB-2), Marquis Lucas (OL-17), Tony Matteo (OL-1), KJ Myers (WR-2), Tyler Orlosky (OL-16), Adam Pankey (OL-13), Rushel Shell (RB-8), Daikiel Shorts (WR-13), Wendell Smallwood (RB-10), Jordan Thompson (WR-13)
Defense (204)Jared Barber (LB-13), Christian Brown (DL-1), Isaiah Bruce (LB-20), Terrell Chestnut (CB-15), KJ Dillon (S-16), Dravon Henry (S-13), Karl Joseph (S-38), Eric Kinsey (DL-4), Nick Kwiatkoski (LB-24), Nana Kyeremeh (CB-1), Edward Muldrow (LB-8), Noble Nwachukwu (DL-13), Shaq Petteway (LB-1), Kyle Rose (DL-20), Jeremy Tyler (S-1), Daryl Worley (CB-16)
Specialists (87)John DePalma (LS-38); Josh Lambert (K-24), Nick O’Toole (P-25)
Lost Starting ExperienceOffense (148)Mario Alford (WR-18), Andrew Buie (RB-12), Dustin Garrison (RB-8), Mark Glowinski (OL-25), Paul Millard (QB-3), Dreamius Smith (RB-4), Quinton Spain (OL-38), Clint Trickett (QB-18), Kevin White (WR-22)
Defense (70)Ishmael Banks (CB/19), Cullen Christian (S-1), Brandon Golson (LB-16), Dontrill Hyman (DL-6), Shaq Riddick (DL-8), Jewone Snow (LB-7), Wes Tonkery (LB/13)
Specialists (51)Michael Molinari (K/H/P – 51)
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2015 SPRING OUTLOOK Playing the toughest schedule in school history during the 2014 sea-son did not stop West Virginia from making improvement. The Mountaineers finished with a 7-6 record, had a 5-4 mark in its third year in the Big 12 Conference, their highest conference finish, and made an appearance in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Fifth-year head coach Dana Holgorsen feels the program is in a strong position, and everyone associated with the Mountaineers is excited and ready for the 2015 spring season to begin. The Mountaineers return 44 letterwinners, including 20 starters and 27 players with at least one game of starting experience. “I think we have 68 scholarship guys on campus right now,” Holgors-en said. “Our numbers are good, and our roster is healthy. We have a lot of returning guys who are pretty fired up and ready to get on with 2015.” As with each spring, every spot on the depth chart is open, and there is plenty of depth for position battles. “The current state of the team is great,” Holgorsen said. “The mental-ity is awesome. There’s a lot of familiar faces. There are a lot of guys who have been here for four or five years and are in a really good place.”
OFFENSE Sixteen lettermen return on offense, including nine starters and 11 players with starting experience from 2014. Three of five starters on the offensive line return, both starting inside receivers and starters at halfback and running back are back. However, the offense has to find replacement in key positions: quarterback, wide receivers and both guard positions.Quarterback Redshirt junior Skyler Howard and redshirt freshman William Crest return from last year with game experience, and freshmen Chris Chuganov and David Sills enrolled at WVU in January, while Austin Hensley redshirt-ed last season. “Right now, Skyler Howard is running with the ones at the quarterback position,” Holgorsen said. “He’s the one who understands what to do. We’ve got three freshman behind him. They all are great looking guys who have loads of potential, but we just have to start coaching them.” Howard replaced an injured Clint Trickett in the Kansas State game and finished the remainder of the season. He completed 56-of-110 passes for 829 yards and eight touchdowns and ran for 140 yards. Crest earned the backup role at the beginning of last season and saw action against Towson but a shoulder injury forced him to medically redshirt. Running Back Redshirt junior Rushel Shell and junior Wendell Smallwood, the team’s top two rushers from last year, return, providing the running attack two solid veterans. Redshirt freshman Donte Thomas-Williams, a much-heralded high school runner from Durham, North Carolina, looks to make his first impres-sion and Elijah Wellman, a redshirt sophomore fullback from last year, is being converted to running back this spring. “We have tons of depth at running back even though we lost some people,” Holgorsen said. “(Rushel) Shell and (Wendell) Smallwood were extremely productive as sophomores. They’re going to keep getting better and better.” “Donte Thomas-Williams looks great. He was a young guy who is talented, and I can’t wait to see what he can do. Elijah Wellman is going to play running back. We feel like we have four guys who can all do a lot.” Shell finished with 788 yards on 176 carries and a team-high seven rushing touchdowns. He ran for a career-high 146 yards and a touchdown at Iowa State and finished with 100 or more yards in three games. He also had 21 catches for 140 yards. Smallwood was just behind Shell with 722 yards on 148 carries and two touchdowns. He had a career-high 132 yards at Oklahoma State and registered 100 or more yards in two games. Smallwood was the WVU’s fourth-leading receiver with 31 catches for 325 yards. At fullback/tight end, Cody Clay returns for his senior season. Darren Arndt was moved from the defensive line, and Michael Ferns, a transfer linebacker from Michigan, is being converted as well. Clay finished with seven catches for 65 yards and is a solid blocker in either the backfield or on the line. Redshirt senior Arndt moved during the offseason and will look to learn the position and add depth. “Tight end-wise, Cody Clay is coming back as a fifth-year senior,” Holgorsen said. “He’s played a lot of ball. We did move Darren Arndt, who’s a fifth-year senior and a really smart guy. He hasn’t played much, but he will give us a body there. We also moved Michael Ferns. He will have to sit be-cause he’s transferring, but he will be able to get a lot of reps in the spring.” Offensive Line Quinton Spain and Mark Glowinski, All-Big 12 performers, are gone from last year. Those spots need to be replaced and depth will have to be built along the entire line. “Offensive line-wise, we have 19 bodies, with 15 here in the spring,” Holgorsen said. “Four more who will be joining us in June. We have three returning starters. We have moved Adam Pankey from left tackle to guard, much like we did Quinton Spain when Spain moved his junior year. Adam looks great there with Tyler Orlosky, both having a lot of experience under RushelSHELL
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their belts. Marquis Lucas is a fifth-year returning starter so we have three guys coming back, and we just need guys to step up.” Redshirt junior Orlosky returns at center and redshirt senior Lucas at right tackle. Redshirt junior Pankey, who started last year at left tackle, is being moved to left guard. The three have played in 67 career games and have 46 starts to their credit. Pankey and Orlosky logged in more than 1,100 plays, and Lucas had more than 1,000 plays. Redshirt junior Tony Matteo will battle for the starting spot at right guard with redshirt sophomore Grant Lingafelter. Matteo played in five games last year and started at Iowa State, filling in for an injured Spain, and Lingafelter saw action, playing in five games in a backup role. Redshirt juniors Russell Haughton-James and Sylvester Townes and redshirt freshman Yodny Cajuste will compete at left tackle. Haughton-James has seen action in 24 games and has added solid depth during his career. Redshirt senior Stone Underwood played in four games last season and will compete for time at center, while redshirt sophomore Tyler Tezeno looks to fill the backup role behind Pankey at left guard.Receiver All-American receiver Kevin White and the speedy Mario Alford are gone from last year’s team, having accounted for more than 50 percent of the catches, 58 percent of the yards and 81 percent of the touchdown receptions. “We have big shoes to fill,” Holgorsen said. “If you look at where we were two years ago, when we lost Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin, they were 98 percent of our production. Jordan Thompson, Daikiel Shorts, Ver-non Davis Jr., Shelton Gibson, KJ Myers are guys who have played ball. Devonte Mathis is another guy who has experience. We need two guys on the outside who can stretch the field.” Redshirt sophomore Shelton Gibson, redshirt junior Devonte Mathis and redshirt freshman Lamar Parker will compete at one outside receiver, and redshirt junior Vernon Davis, Mathis and redshirt freshman Ricky Rogers will compete at the other. Gibson played in 12 games last year and finished with four catches for 60 yards, while Davis finished with two catches for 38 yards. Thompson and Shorts started at inside receiver last year. Thompson had his best season at WVU so far, finishing with 49 catches for 598 yards and two touchdowns. Shorts finished with 24 catches for 346 yards and two touchdowns.
Also looking to compete for playing time will be redshirt senior Myers and redshirt freshman Jacky Marcellus. Myers finished with four catches for 15 yards and Marcellus was forced to redshirt after suffering a knee injury during the preseason.
DEFENSE Last season in his first year as the defensive coordinator Tony Gibson saw the group make improvement and become a better overall unit. Two areas where the unit really stood out were in third-down defense and opponent three-and-outs, where it finished No. 9 and No. 15 nationally. There are 25 letterwinners returning, including nine starters and 16 play-ers with starting with experience. In the offseason, the defensive coaching staff added one new member, former Mountaineer defensive assistant Bruce Tall, who will coach the defen-sive line.Defensive Line Kyle Rose and Noble Nwachukwu return as starters, and Christian Brown, Darrien Howard and Eric Kinsey are back with experience. Larry Jefferson enrolled in January after transferring from Itawamba Community College in Mississippi, and Jon Lewis adds to the mix. “Defensive line was the biggest area that we felt we needed to address,” Holgorsen said. “Taking that into consideration, we made tons of improve-ment on defense. The defensive line has to get better this year. The numbers speak for themselves. We have a lot of guys coming back. We also brought back Bruce Tall. He’s coached defensive line at several different stops.” Rose returns as the starter at nose tackle after starting all 13 games last season. He finished with 35 tackles, including 19 solo stops, one tackle for loss and a blocked field goal. Howard played in eight games last season and adds depth. Nwachukwu started all 13 games last year at one end. He finished with 34 tackles, including 21 solo tackles, two sacks, 10 tackles for loss and four pass breakups. Kinsey saw action in eight games and finished with five tackles, including one for loss. Brown moves to the other end after playing in 12 games, including one start in 2014. He finished with 21 tackles, including 13 solo tackles. Jefferson comes to WVU after registering 35 tackles as a sophomore, including 20 un-assisted and three tackles for loss. Lewis played in eight games last season.
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Linebacker This is the deepest position for the Mountaineer defense with 10 letterwinners returning, including five with starting experience. “Defensively, I think when you look at the roster with everyone coming back the one thing that stands out is the depth at linebacker,” Holgorsen said. “(Nick) Kwiatkowski has started games, Isaiah Bruce, and Shaq Pet-taway have started games for us. Then you bring back Jared Barber, who comes in and fills the role that (Wes) Tonkery played with as many games as he started, I think we’re at a great spot with the linebackers. It’s going to be fun to see how many of the young guys will step up.” Redshirt senior Kwiatkoski is being moved to Sam after starting at Mike last year. He led the defense with 103 tackles in 2014, including a team-high 71 solo stops, a team-high 11.5 tackles for loss, a sack assist and four pass breakups. He had double figure tackles in four games and had at least one tackle for loss in eight games. Sophomore Xavier Preston, redshirt senior Bruce and redshirt soph-omore Hodari Christian also will compete at Sam. Bruce has played in 37 career games and started 20 and finished with 15 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup last year. Preston played in eight games as a true freshman, and Christian saw limited action. Redshirt senior Petteway returns at Will after playing in all 13 games last season. He was the seventh leading tackler with 39 stops, including 32 unassisted, a sack, four tackles for loss and two pass breakups. Senior Muldrow played in all 13 games in 2014 and started eight and registered 30 tackles, including 23 solo, 1.5 sacks, four tackles for loss and two pass breakups. Redshirt junior Sean Walters and redshirt sophomore Marvin Gross, who redshirted in 2014, give solid support. Redshirt senior Barber returns after sitting out last year after suffering a knee injury against Texas late in 2013. He played in 10 games and started seven in 2012, finishing as the team’s third-leading tackler with 71 tackles, including five tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups. Redshirt sophomore Al-Rasheed Benton and red-shirt junior Justin Arndt saw action in all 13 contests last year and along with redshirt freshman Hunter Brown.
Secondary The secondary should also be a strong area for the Mountaineers as 10 letterwinners, including all five starters return. “Secondary-wise, we have all five guys coming back, and that puts us in a good spot,” Holgorsen said. “Injury-wise, the only things that I have are Daryl Worley and Jarrod Harper, who had shoulder surgery and will miss all spring and be back in June. Those are the only two guys that are out. I think we’re pretty healthy, and I think we’re at a good place with that. Even with Daryl not being there in the spring, with Karl. KJ (Dillon), Dravon (Henry), and (Terrell) Chestnut, those guys have played a lot of football for us and now it’s just about the young guys stepping up and getting them a bunch of reps and seeing who develops as much as they can.” Senior All-Big 12 Conference performer Joseph, redshirt senior Harper and redshirt sophomore Mailk Greaves will compete at bandit safety. Joseph has started all 38 games of his career and was the team’s second-leading tackler last year with 92 tackles, including 62 unassisted stops, 4.5 tackles for loss, a team-leading three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups. He finished with 10 or more tackles in three games and holds the school record for career forced fumbles (8). Harper had offseason shoulder surgery and will be out for the spring. He played in all 13 games last year and finished with 13 tackles, a sack and blocked a punt at Maryland. Greaves saw limited action. Sophomore Henry and junior Jeremy Tyler return at free safety. Henry, who earned freshman All-American honors last year, finished with 45 tack-les, including 36 unassisted, a tackles for loss, two pass breakups and two interceptions, one in which he returned for a touchdown at Oklahoma State. Tyler played in all 13 games last year and finished with nine tackles. Junior Worley is out for the spring after having offseason shoulder sur-gery. Senior Ricky Rumph and redshirt junior Khairi Shariff will hold down one cornerback position during the spring. Worley was the team’s fifth-leading tackler last season with 52 tackles, including 44 solo tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and was tied for the team lead with three interceptions. Rumph contributed 22 tackles and an
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interception and Shariff was redshirted. Redshirt seniors Chestnut and Jaylon Myers and redshirt junior Nana Kyeremeh will compete at the other corner position. Chestnut started all 12 games in which he played last season and finished with 35 tackles, in-cluding 25 solo tackles, forced, recovered and returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown against TCU, had an interception and tied for a team high in pass breakups (7). Myers played in 11 games and finished with seven tackles, and Kyeremeh saw limited action, appearing in four games.
SPECIAL TEAMS Redshirt junior kicker Josh Lambert, senior punter Nick O’Toole and senior snapper John DePalma return, giving the Mountaineers a solid special teams unit. Even with guys returning in this area, improvement is the concern for the special teams this spring. “With the specialists, we have all the guys coming back,” Holgorsen said. “Josh Lambert has made a lot of plays for us. Nick O’Toole has been back there a bunch. The most underrated guy of the bunch is John DePalma. No one knows who he is because he never screws up. You find out who the long snapper is when he’s launching the ball over the punter’s head. He’s as consistent of a deep snapper as I have seen. We have a couple young guys in Billy Kinney and Mike Molina who are pushing for a role. I can’t wait to see how that plays out.” Lambert returns after putting up outstanding numbers last year, earning All-Big 12 Conference and All-American honors and was named a national finalist for the Lou Groza Award, signifying the top kicker in the nation. He connected on 30-of-39 field goal attempts last season and hit all 45 extra point attempts. He set the school kick scoring record for points in a season (135) and tied All-American Paul Woodside for most field goals made in a season (30). Lambert also set a mark on the national level setting the NCAA season record for most field goals made of 40 yards or more (16) and tied the season record for most games with multiple field goals made (10). O’Toole returns for his third year as the team’s punter. He finished with 57 punts for 2,383 yards, an average of 41.8 yards per punt with a long of 59 yards. He hit 11 punts of 50 yards or more, placed 24 kicks inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and had 21 punts result in a fair catch. Competing for the kickoff position will be redshirt sophomore kicker Molina and redshirt freshman Kinney. Davis, Thompson, Dillon and Worley could compete to be the team’s punt returner, while Gibson and Smallwood, who held down the kickoff positions during the last half of the 2014 season, will look to solidify their spots. “With the returners, we have a void with Mario (Alford) leaving, he was an All-American guy,” Holgorsen said. “We expect Shelton to take that over. Wendell Smallwood can be a kickoff return guy as well, he’s done that in the past. “With punt return, it might be Vernon Davis, Jordan Thompson or Daryl Worley back there, it might be KJ Dillon back there, it may be one of the young guys who we recruited. We have all spring, and we will see who steps up and can be that other guy.” 2015 Schedule As it is every year, the schedule will be tough. The Mountaineers open the season with non-conference home games against Georgia Southern who finished with nine wins last season, 2014 FCS playoff participant Liberty and bowl participant and border rival, Maryland. This marks the fourth year of the competition in the Big 12 Confer-ence with Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech all coming to Morgantown this year, and the Mountaineers travelling to Oklahoma, Baylor, Kansas State, Kansas and TCU.
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Position No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown WR (X) 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11 188 r-So. 12 0 Cleveland, Ohio or 82 Devonte Mathis 6-1 212 r-Jr. 15 0 Miami, Fla. or 84 Lamar Parker 5-8 167 r-Fr. 0 0 Miami, Fla.
IR (H) 6 Daikiel Shorts 6-1 200 Jr. 25 13 Clayton, N.J 19 KJ Myers 6-2 196 r-Sr. 33 2 Jacksonville, Fla.
LT 73 Russell 6-6 290 r-Sr. 24 0 Plantation, Fla. Haughton-James or 74 Sylvester Townes 6-6 298 r-Jr. 0 0 Memphis, Tenn. or 50 Yodny Cajuste 6-5 293 r-Fr. 0 0 Miami, Fla.
LG 57 Adam Pankey 6-5 312 r-Jr. 20 13 Hamilton, Ohio 71 Tyler Tezeno 6-4 317 r-So. 0 0 Houston, Texas
C 65 Tyler Orlosky 6-4 297 r-Jr. 24 16 Cleveland, Ohio 59 Stone Underwood 6-4 300 r-Sr. 4 0 Brookhaven, Miss.
RG 69 Tony Matteo 6-5 296 r-Jr. 5 1 Clinton, Ohio 79 Grant Lingafelter 6-5 304 r-So. 5 0 Chagrin Falls, Ohio
RT 78 Marquis Lucas 6-4 318 r-Sr. 23 17 Miami, Fla. 77 MarcellLazard 6-6 310 r-So. 2 0 Bloomfield,N.J.
IR (Y) 10 Jordan Thompson 5-7 176 Sr. 36 13 Katy, Texas 23 Jacky Marcellus 5-8 174 r-So. 0 0 Immokalee, Fla.
WR (Z) 81 Vernon Davis Jr. 5-10 175 r-Jr. 16 0 Miami, Fla. or 82 Devonte Mathis 6-1 212 r-Jr. 15 0 Miami, Fla. or 85 Ricky Rogers 6-1 201 r-Fr. 0 0 Monroeville, Pa.
QB 3 Skyler Howard 6-0 206 Jr. 4 2 Fort Worth, Texas or 16 William Crest Jr. 6-2 218 r-Fr. 1 0 Baltimore, Md. or 15 David Sills 6-3 198 Fr. 0 0 Wilmington, Del. or 11 Chris Chuganov 6-1 192 Fr. 0 0 Skillman, N.J. or 18 Austin Hensley 6-1 200 r-Fr. 0 0 Hurricane, W.Va.
HB (B) 88 Cody Clay 6-4 265 r-Sr. 38 22 Alum Creek, W.Va. 89 Darren Arndt 6-3 248 r-Sr. 2 0 Martinsburg, W.Va. 47 Michael Ferns 6-3 242 r-So. 0 0 St. Clairsville, Ohio
RB (A) 7 Rushel Shell 5-10 221 r-Jr. 12 8 Hopewell, Pa. 4 Wendell Smallwood 5-11 201 Jr. 25 10 Wilmington, Del. 8 Dontae 6-1 224 r-Fr. 0 0 Durham, N.C. Thomas-Williams 28 Elijah Wellman 6-2 232 So. 12 0 Huntington, W.Va.
OFFENSEPosition No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown DE 95 Christian Brown 6-2 294 r-Jr. 27 1 Fort Myers, Fla. 90 LarryJefferson 6-5 225 Jr. 0 0 CollegePark,Ga. 92 Jon Lewis 6-3 261 r-So. 8 0 Morgantown, W.Va.
NT 93 Kyle Rose 6-4 294 r-Sr. 38 20 Centerville, Ohio 49 Darrien Howard 6-1 295 Jr. 12 0 Dayton, Ohio
DE 97 Noble Nwachukwu 6-2 271 r-Jr. 22 13 Wylie, Texas 45 Eric Kinsey 6-3 278 Sr. 32 4 Miami, Fla.
SPUR 9 KJ Dillon 6-1 203 Sr. 35 16 Apopka, Fla. 25 Dayron Wilson 5-10 204 r-Sr. 13 0 Woodbridge, Va. 26 Daejuan Funderburk 6-1 192 r-Fr. 0 0 Washington, D.C.
SAM 35 Nick Kwiatkoski 6-2 235 r-Sr. 35 24 Bethel Park, Pa. 53 Xavier Preston 6-2 236 So. 9 0 Jensen Beach, Fla. 31 Isaiah Bruce 6-1 234 r-Sr. 37 20 Jacksonville, Fla. 44 Hodari Christian 6-0 225 r-So. 2 0 McKeesport, Pa.
MIKE 33 Jared Barber 6-0 232 r-Sr. 32 13 Mocksville, N.C. 17 Al-Rasheed Benton 6-1 235 r-So. 13 0 Newark, N.J. 30 Justin Arndt 5-11 200 r-Jr. 22 0 Martinsburg, W.Va. 33 Hunter Brown 6-0 223 r-Fr. 0 0 Pembroke Pines, Fla.
WILL 36 Shaq Petteway 6-0 230 r-Sr. 38 1 Steubenville, Ohio 20 Edward Muldrow 6-3 215 Sr. 13 8 Snellville, Ga. 43 Sean Walters 6-2 228 r-Jr. 18 0 Hollywood, Fla. 18 Marvin Gross 6-2 215 r-So. 10 0 Baltimore, Md.
CB 14 Ricky Rumph 5-11 188 Sr. 31 10 Daytona Beach, Fla. 12 KhairiShariff 5-8 180 r-Jr. 0 0 Houston,Texas 7 Daryl Worley (injured) 6-2 198 Jr. 22 16 Philadelphia, Pa.
FS 6 Dravon Henry 5-11 198 So. 13 13 Aliquippa, Pa. 24 Jeremy Tyler 5-11 205 Jr. 21 1 Lithonia, Ga.
BS 8 Karl Joseph 5-11 197 Sr. 38 38 Orlando, Fla. 39 Malik Greaves 6-2 212 r-So. 1 0 Jacksonville, Fla. 22 Jarrod Harper (injured) 6-1 208 r-Jr. 25 0 Frostburg, Md.
CB 16 Terrell Chestnut 5-11 188 r-Sr. 28 15 Pottstown, Pa. 27 Jaylon Myers 6-0 194 r-Sr. 11 0 North Augusta, S.C. 38 Nana Kyeremeh 5-11 190 r-Jr. 17 1 Worthington, Ohio
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Position No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown K 86 Josh Lambert 5-11 215 r-Jr. 24 0 Garland, Texas 21 Mike Molina 5-8 175 r-So. 1 0 Hurricane, W.Va.
P 91 Nick O’Toole 6-3 228 Sr. 25 0 Corona, Calif. 36 Billy Kinney 6-4 208 r-Fr. 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va.
LS 87 John DePalma 6-6 252 Sr. 38 0 Cumming, Ga. 46 Nick Meadows 5-11 234 r-So. 1 0 Princeton, W.Va.
H 91 Nick O’Toole 6-3 228 Sr. 25 0 Corona, Calif.
KO 21 Mike Molina 5-8 175 r-So. 1 0 Hurricane, W.Va. 36 Billy Kinney 6-4 208 r-Fr. 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va.
PR 81 Vernon Davis Jr. 5-10 175 r-Jr. 16 0 Miami, Fla. 10 Jordan Thompson 5-7 176 Sr. 36 13 Katy, Texas
KR 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11 188 r-So. 12 0 Cleveland, Ohio 4 Wendell Smallwood 5-11 201 Jr. 25 10 Wilmington, Del.
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 68 Dontae Angus DL 6-5 318 r-Fr. SQ Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King96 Darren Arndt TE/FB 6-3 248 r-Sr. SQ Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg30 Justin Arndt LB 5-11 210 r-Jr. 2vl Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg33 Jared Barber LB 6-0 232 r-Sr. 3vl Mocksville, N.C./Davie17 Al-Rasheed Benton LB 6-1 235 r-So. 1vl Newark, N.J./Shabazz65 Kyle Bosch OL 6-5 318 Jr. TR St. Charles, Ill./Michigan41 Alex Brooks LB 5-11 225 r-So. SQ Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield58 Amanii Brown OL 6-5 290 r-Fr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown95 Christian Brown DL 6-2 294 r-Jr. 2vl Fort Myers, Fla./Bridgeton33 Hunter Brown LB 6-0 223 r-Fr. SQ Pembroke Pines, Fla./Cypress Bay31 Isaiah Bruce LB 6-1 234 r-Sr. 3vl Jacksonville, Fla./Providence50 Yodny Cajuste OL 6-5 293 r-Fr. SQ Hollywood, Fla./Miramar91 D.J. Carozza DL 5-11 295 r-So. SQ Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg16 Terrell Chestnut CB 5-11 188 r-Sr. 3vl Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove44 Hodari Christian LB 6-0 225 r-So. SQ McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport12 Chris Chugunov QB 6-1 192 Fr. HS Skillman, N.J./Montgomery88 Cody Clay TE/FB 6-4 265 r-Sr. 3vl Alum Creek, W.Va./George Washington38 Shane Commodore S 6-0 210 r-So. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown16 William Crest Jr. QB 6-2 218 r-Fr. SQ Baltimore, Md./Dunbar81 Vernon Davis Jr. WR 5-10 175 r-Jr. 1vl Miami, Fla./Coral Reef/Miami87 John DePalma LS 6-6 252 Sr. 3vl Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy 9 KJ Dillon S 6-1 203 Sr. 3vl Apopka, Fla./Apopka21 Mark Ellis CB 5-10 175 r-Fr. SQ Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown52 Michael Ferns TE/FB 6-3 242 r-So. TR St. Clairsville, Ohio/Michigan94 Austin Fields DL 6-0 271 r-Fr. SQ Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon96 Jaleel Fields DL 6-1 284 r-Fr. SQ Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa27 Daejuan Funderburk S 6-1 192 r-Fr. SQ Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate 1 Shelton Gibson WR 5-11 188 r-So. 1vl Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights39 Malik Greaves S 6-2 212 r-So. SQ Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood18 Marvin Gross LB 6-2 215 r-So. 1vl Baltimore, Md./Dunbar22 Jarrod Harper S 6-1 208 r-Jr. 2vl Frostburg, Md./Mountain Ridge73 Russell OL 6-5 292 r-Sr. 2vl Plantation, Fla./American Heritage Haughton-James 66 Jonathan Haynes OL 6-5 312 r-Fr. SQ Bowie, Md./Annapolis Area Christian 6 Dravon Henry S 5-11 198 So. 1vl Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa18 Austin Hensley QB 6-1 200 r-Fr. SQ Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane49 Darrien Howard DL 6-1 295 Jr. 2vl Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne 3 Skyler Howard QB 6-0 202 Jr. 1vl Fort Worth, Texas/Brewer/Riverside City College90 Larry Jefferson DL 6-5 225 Jr. TR College Park, Ga./Itawamba CC8 Karl Joseph S 5-11 197 Sr. 3vl Orlando, Fla./Edgewater47 Billy Kinney K/P 6-4 208 r-Fr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./University45 Eric Kinsey DL 6-3 278 Sr. 3vl Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern35 Nick Kwiatkoski LB 6-2 235 r-Sr. 3vl Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park38 Nana Kyeremeh CB 5-11 190 r-Jr. 1vl Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington86 Josh Lambert K 5-11 215 r-Jr. 2vl Garland, Texas/Garland77 Marcell Lazard OL 6-6 310 r-So. SQ Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 26 Scott Levine K 5-11 197 r-So. SQ Clarksburg, W.Va./Robert C. Byrd92 Jon Lewis DL 6-3 261 r-So. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./University79 Grant Lingafelter OL 6-5 304 r-So. SQ Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls78 Marquis Lucas OL 6-4 318 r-Sr. 2vl Miami, Fla./Miami Central90 C.J. Maduewesi DL 6-9 238 r-Jr. SQ Bronx, N.Y./Chrisland23 Jacky Marcellus WR 5-8 174 r-So. SQ Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee82 Devonte Mathis WR 6-1 212 r-Jr. 1vl Miami, Fla./Miramar69 Tony Matteo OL 6-4 296 r-Jr. 1vl Clinton, Ohio/Manchester17 Storm McPherson QB 6-1 211 r-So. SQ Princeton, W.Va./Princeton46 Nick Meadows LS 5-11 234 r-So. SQ Williamstown, W.Va./Williamstown22 Mike Molina K 5-8 175 r-So. SQ Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane20 Edward Muldrow LB 6-3 215 r-Sr. 1vl Snellville, Ga./South Gwinnett/ Copiah-Lincoln CC27 Jaylon Myers CB 6-0 194 r-Sr. 1vl North Augusta, S.C./Hutchinson CC19 KJ Myers WR 6-2 196 r-Sr. 2vl Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast97 Noble Nwachukwu DL 6-2 271 r-Jr. 2vl Wylie, Texas/Wylie65 Tyler Orlosky OL 6-4 297 r-Jr. 2vl Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward91 Nick O’Toole P 6-3 228 Sr. 2vl Corona, Calif./Mater Dei/Fullerton College98 Tyree Owens DL 6-4 265 r-Fr. SQ Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo57 Adam Pankey OL 6-5 312 r-Jr. 2vl Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton84 Lamar Parker WR 5-8 167 r-Fr. SQ Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington38 Chris Parry WR 5-9 175 r-Fr. SQ Niles, Ohio/Niles36 Shaq Petteway LB 6-0 230 r-Sr. 3vl Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville53 Xavier Preston LB 6-2 236 So. 1vl Jensen Beach, Fla./Jensen Beach18 Brandan Rivers S 6-0 187 r-Fr. SQ Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard85 Ricky Rogers WR 6-1 201 r-Fr. SQ Monroeville, Pa./Gateway93 Kyle Rose DL 6-4 294 r-Sr. 3vl Centerville, Ohio/Centerville14 Ricky Rumph CB 5-11 188 Sr. 3vl Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland12 Khairi Sharif CB 5-8 180 r-Jr. SQ Houston, Texas/Bellaire/Cisco JC 7 Rushel Shell RB 5-10 221 r-Jr. 1vl Hopewell, Pa./Aliquippa/Pitt 6 Daikiel Shorts WR 6-1 200 Jr. 2vl Clayton, N.J./Eastern Christian 2 David Sills QB 6-3 198 Fr. HS Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian 4 Wendell Smallwood RB 5-11 201 Jr. 2vl Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian71 Tyler Tezeno OL 6-4 317 r-So. SQ Houston, Texas/Klein Collins8 Donte Thomas-Williams RB 6-1 224 r-Fr. SQ Durham, N.C./Hillside10 Jordan Thompson WR 5-7 176 Sr. 3vl Katy, Texas/Katy31 Prentice Tillman RB 5-9 174 r-Fr. SQ Houston, Texas/North Shore74 Sylvester Townes OL 6-6 298 r-Jr. SQ Memphis, Tenn./Germantown/Coahoma CC24 Jeremy Tyler S 5-11 205 Jr. 2vl Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King59 Stone Underwood OL 6-4 300 r-Sr. SQ Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven/ Copiah-Lincoln CC43 Sean Walters LB 6-2 228 r-Jr. 1vl Hollywood, Fla./Hallandale28 Elijah Wellman RB 6-2 232 r-So. 1vl Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley72 Brendan Willis OL 6-2 280 r-So. SQ Centreville, Va./Centreville25 Dayron Wilson S 5-10 204 r-Sr. 1vl Woodbridge, Va./Garfield/Lackawanna College 7 Daryl Worley CB 6-2 198 Jr. 2vl Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter
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Early EnrolleesKyle Bosch OL, 6-5, 303St. Charles, Ill./MichiganTransfer from Michigan … saw action in one game as a sophomore … appeared in five games at left guard, making three starts during freshman season … made first career appearance against Indiana (10/19) and made first career start against Michigan State (11/2) … attended St. Francis High, coached by Greg Purnell … earned all-state first-team honors in his junior and senior seasons … played in the 2013 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl … No. 104 on the 2013 Rivals250 … No. 7 ranked offensive tackle and No. 4 player in Illinois according to Rivals in 2013 … No. 157 on the 2013 ESPN300 … No. 7 ranked offensive tackle and No. 6 player in Illinois according to ESPN in 2013 … four-star prospect accord-ing to ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.
Chris ChugunovQB, 6-1, 200 Skillman, N.J./Montgomery Played for coach Zoran Milich at Montgom-ery High … four-year letterwinner, whose team had an 8-2 record in 2014, qualifying for the New Jersey state championship … finished high school career with 6,308 pass-ing yards, 47 touchdowns and 16 intercep-tions … completed 196-of-358 passes for 2,855 yards and 27 touchdowns and only three interceptions in 10 games as a senior … threw for 300 or more yards in five games … completed 22-of-35 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns against Ridge … threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns on 21-of-43 passing against Immaculata … threw for four touchdowns on 20-of-29 passing for 359 yards against Scotch Plains-Fanwood … 2014 New Jersey All-State Second Team … 2014 New Jersey All-Group 5 First Team … 2014 All-Mid-State 38 Conference First Team … 2014 Courier News Offensive Player of the Year … 2014 Courier News All-Area First Team … 2014 Princeton Packet Player of the Year … 2014 Princeton Packet First Team Offense … 2014 Trenton Times All-Area Offense … finished 2013 season complet-ing 145-of-298 passes for 1,957 yards, 12 touchdowns and eight interceptions … 2013 All-Somerset County Second Team … 2013 All-Mid-State 38 Conference First Team … 2013 Courier News All-Area Third Team … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports … No. 3
quarterback in the state, No. 5 in the region, No. 23 rated player overall in the state and No. 67 quarterback nationally by Scout.com … No. 25 on the 2015 Rivals New Jersey Postseason Top 35 … No. 27 ranked player in New Jersey by ESPN.
Michael FernsTE/FB, 6-3, 239St. Clairsville, Ohio/MichiganTransfer from Michigan … redshirted fresh-man season at Michigan … previously at-tended St. Clairsville High ... as a linebacker in high school, totaled 144 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior in 2014 ... registered 133 tackles as a junior and 136 tackles as a sophomore ... attend-ed but did not participate due to injury in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game ... All-Eastern District First Team and All-OVAC First Team selection in 2014 … garnered Ohio Special Honorable Mention All-State accolades as a senior … No. 211 on the Ri-vals250 … No. 14 ranked inside linebacker and No. 7 player in Ohio according to Rivals in 2014 … No. 129 on the ESPN300 … four-star prospect according to Rivals, ESPN, Scout.com and 247Sports.
Larry JeffersoDE, 6-5, 230College Park, Georgia/Itawamba Community CollegePlayed for coach Sean Cannon at Itawamba Community College … registered 35 tackles as a sophomore, including 20 unassisted and three tackles for loss … finished with five or more tackles in three games … col-lected 10 stops, including six solo and one tackle for loss against Holmes CC … as a freshman, he compiled 32 tackles, including 21 unassisted tackles, 5.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles … three-star defensive end prospect by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports … No. 28 on the Rivals Junior College Postseason Top 100 … No. 8 Junior College defen-sive end according to ESPN … previously played for Edward Gosa at Banneker High ... selected first team all-state in 2011 ... recorded more than 400 receiving yards and 13 sacks as a senior ... caught 15 passes for 300 yards and a pair two touchdowns as a junior, while adding 64 tackles with six sacks and two safeties on defense ... standout on the basketball court ... ran the 200-meter and 400-meter events in track … also offered by California, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami, Missouri and USF.
David Sills VQB, 6-3, 180Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian AcademyCoached by Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy … played three games in 2014 before breaking his ankle and missing the remainder of the season … completed 38-of-74 passes for 594 yards and seven touchdowns … ran for 203 yards on 34 carries and six touchdowns … 2013 Maryland Consensus All-State … 2013 Maryland Private School All-State First Team … completed 202-of-318 passes for 2,688 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2013 … also rushed for 672 yards and 15 touchdowns … 2011 MaxPreps U.S. Air Force Second Team Freshman All-American … four-star recruit according to Rivals … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Scout.com and 247Sports … No. 14 on the 2015 Rivals Pro-Style Quarterbacks … No. 10 on the 2015 Rivals Maryland Postseason Top 35 … on the 2015 Rivals250 to Watch … No. 14 ranked player in Maryland and No. 25 ranked quarterback by ESPN … ranked No. 11 player in Maryland and No. 19 ranked pro-style quarterback by 247Sports … also offered by Boston College, Clemson, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi State, USC and Virginia Tech.
SigneesJacquez AdamsATH, 6-0, 170Reisterstown, Md./FranklinPlayed for coach Anthony Burgos at Frank-lin High … two-time Maryland Class 3A/4A First-Team All-State performer … led Frank-lin High to a 13-1 record and a 7-0 mark in the region as a senior … team captured the Maryland Class 3A state championship with a 35-21 victory over Damascus … complet-ed 108-of-175 passes for 1,539 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior … 2014 rushing totals were at 916 yards and 12 touch-downs … led Franklin to the 2013 Class 3A state championship … as a junior, passed for 2,836 yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing for 885 yards and 14 scores … four-year career totals were 4,810 yards passing and 51 touchdowns, 1,932 yards rushing and 27 scores … totaled 6,740 total yards for his career … also played free safety and had 22 career tackles … offensive player of the game for Franklin in the Oct. 2, 2014 win over Woodlawn … three-star ranking by ESPN, Scout.com, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar … ranked as the No. 18 best prospect in the state by ESPN, No. 22 by
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Scout.com, No. 25 by Rivals and No. 26 by 247Sports … No. 2 athlete in the state of Maryland, No. 5 in region and No. 74 overall by Scout.com … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … twin brother, Jordan, will join him at WVU … also offered by Wisconsin.
Jordan AdamsCB, 6-1, 175Reisterstown, Md./Franklin Three-year starter for coach Anthony Burgos at Franklin High … two-time 2013 Maryland Class 3A/4A All-State Second Team … helped team to a 13-1 record and a 7-0 mark in the region as a senior … team captured the Maryland Class 3 A state championship with a 35-21 victory over Damascus … 31 catches for 454 yards and three touchdowns as a senior … long catch went for 51 yards, and he averaged 14.6 yards per catch … named player of the game in Franklin’s 48-13 win at Catons-ville on Nov. 7 … collected 42 tackles for the season … … led Franklin to the 2013 Class 3A state championship … in 2013, he caught 50 passes for 763 yards and five touchdowns … long catch went for 89 yards and he averaged 15.3 yards per catch … added 32 tackles from the defensive backfield … nine catches as a sophomore for 111 yards … three-year totals stand at 1,365 total yards, 12 touchdowns, 72 points and 95 tackles …three-star ranking from ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports … No. 15 best receiver in Maryland per 247Sports … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … will join twin brother, Jacquez, as a WVU signee ... also offered by Mary-land, NC State, Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.
Tyrek ColeCB, 5-10, 160Hallandale, Florida/Miramar Coached by A.J. Scott at Miramar High … posted 26 tackles, 22 breakups, an inter-ception and a fumble recovery as a senior … also returned kickoffs and punts … had 114 career tackles and six picks … part of Miramar’s defense that allowed less than 13 points per game … named All-County First-Team selection by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel … No. 7 on Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel’s Broward Top 50 recruits … No. 99 on Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 … member of Florida Times-Union Super 75 Florida recruiting list … Miami Herald 8A All-Broward County Second Team … five-star prospect by PrepStar … rated No. 52 overall by PrepStar … named to PrepStar’s Top 150 “Dream Team” … four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports … named to the National High School All-
Star Team … nominated for 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … Miami Herald’s No. 6 prospect on its Broward Class of Top 25 football recruits … No. 7 recruit from south Florida according to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel … No. 3 ranked cornerback from the state of Florida by Scout.com, No. 6 cornerback in the South, No. 19 in the na-tion and No. 156 overall … No. 198 overall recruit according to ESPN … No. 21 cor-nerback in class by 247Sports … recorded 48 tackles, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups in 2013 … posted 26 tackles, two interceptions and 20 pass breakups in 2012 … No. 18 ranked cornerback by Rivals … also offered by Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami, Nebraska, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Ten-nessee and Wisconsin.
Rasul DouglasDB, 6-2, 197East Orange, N.J./Nassau Community CollegePlayed for coach Joseph Osovet at Nassau Community College … NJCAA All-American First Team … PrepStar JUCO All-American … helped team to a 10-0 record, No. 6 national ranking and a victory in the Valley of the Sun Bowl in 2014 … registered 43 tackles in 2014 as a sophomore, including 33 unassisted and 7.5 tackles for loss … also had two intercep-tions, 15 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … ranked fifth na-tionally in pass breakups … made five or more tackles in five games … collected 11 stops, including 10 solo and 1.5 tackles for loss against Lackawanna … 2014 All-Northeast Football Conference (NFC) Defensive MVP … 2014 All-NFC First Team Offense … as a freshman in 2013, he compiled 40 tackles, including 27 unassisted tackles, three inter-ceptions and three pass breakups … four-star defensive back prospect by ESPN, Rivals. Scout.com and 247Sports … three-star rating by PrepStar … No. 1 JUCO cornerback in New York, No. 3 JUCO cornerback nationally and No. 27 JUCO prospect in the nation by 247Sports … No. 29 overall junior college prospect by Scout.com … No. 19 on the Ri-vals junior college preseason Top 100 … No. 3 junior college defensive back according to ESPN … No. 20 on the ESPN Junior College Top 50 … previously played for Marion Bell at East Orange High … also offered by Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louis-ville, Rutgers and Tennessee.
Rob DowdyOL, 6-6, 270Westerville, Ohio/Westerville SouthPlayed for coach Rocky Pentello at Wester-ville High … Associated Press All-State Division I First Team … selected to play
in the U.S. Marines Corps Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl … 2014 All-Central District First Team … 2014 Ohio Capital Conference – Cardinal All-Conference First Team selection … helped lead Westerville South to a 6-4 record … three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports … PrepStar All-Midwest Region … No. 11 Ohio recruit in VarsityPreps Top 50 … No. 23 in the state of Ohio, No. 47 offensive guard nationally and No. 57 overall in the region by ESPN … No. 12 nationally offensive guard list, No. 26 on the Ohio Top 60 list and No. 58 nationally on the offensive tackles list by Rivals … No. 27 in the state of Ohio and No. 38 overall offensive guards nationally by 247Sports … No. 69 offensive line and defensive line nationally by Scout.com … also offered by Arizona State, Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Michigan State, Minnesota and Pitt.
Jovon Durante, WR, 6-1, 180Hollywood, Florida/Miramar Coached by A.J. Scott at Miramar High … finished with 11 catches for 221 yards, an average of 20.4 yards per catch and four touchdowns as a senior … had three catch-es for 134 yards and three touchdowns against Western … No. 8 on the Miami Her-ald’s Broward Class of 2015 Top 25 recruits … No. 20 recruit from south Florida accord-ing to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel … No. 38 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 list … member of Florida Times-Union Super 75 Florida recruiting list … named Florida All-Class 8A Honorable Mention by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel … All-Bro-ward County Honorable-Mention by the Miami Herald … four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar … No. 161 ranked player in the nation on PrepStar’s Top 300 All-American list … No. 7 wide receiver in Florida, No. 16 in the South, No. 30 overall in Florida, No. 37 wide receiver nationally and No. 254 on Top 300 by Scout.com … No. 18 receiver in Florida, No. 23 overall in Florida and No. 157 overall nationally by 247Sports … No. 20 rated wide receiver nationally by Rivals and No. 163 overall … No. 13 ranked wide receiver by ESPN and No. 126 overall … No. 23 ranked player from the state of Florida by Rivals and the No. 7 receiver in Florida by Scout.com … recorded 15 total touchdowns as a sophomore … nominated for the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … competed in track and field at Miramar, participating in the 100 meters, 200 meters and high jump … also offered by Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Flor-ida State, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Tennessee and USC.
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Gary JenningsWR, 6-2, 195Stafford, Virginia/Colonial Forge Coached by Bill Brown at Colonial Forge High … played quarterback, wide receiver and safety and returned kicks … saw limited action as a senior due to injury … named to the 2014 Virginia All-6A First-Team Defense … also earned All-State second-team honors as an all-purpose offensive player … helped Colonial Forge to a 10-4 season in 2014 and the state quarterfinals … guided Colonial Forge to a No. 17 ranking in the state of Virginia … had two rushing touch-downs, two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown in a 31-0 win over North Stafford … named All-Conference 4 first team offensive all-purpose player and first team on defense as a defensive back … No. 4 ranked player in the area by the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star … an all-ar-ea first-team selection at defensive back … helped lead Colonial Forge to a 10-4 record in 2013, advanced to the Virginia 6A State semifinals and finished as the No. 9 ranked team in the state … earned All-Group 6A South Region as utility player on defense … named All-Conference 4 All-Purpose on de-fense … also played basketball at Colonial Forge High … three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports … No. 2 ranked wide receiver from state of Virginia and No. 7 wide receiver in region by Scout.com … No. 19 recruit from Virginia by ESPN and No. 25 by Rivals … also offered by Bos-ton College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wisconsin
Matt Jones OL, 6-3, 325Hubbard, Ohio/HubbardPlayed offensive and defensive lines for coach Brian Hoffman at Hubbard High … two-time Associated Press Division III All-Ohio Football team … two-time all-North-east Ohio District First-Team selection … two-time Hubbard High offensive lineman of the year … helped lead Hubbard to a 12-1 record, the All-American National confer-ence title and the regional finals … paved the way for the offense to average 42.8 points per game, 358.8 rushing yards per game and 63 rushing touchdowns … fin-ished career with 168 tackles, including 108 solo stops, 12.5 sacks and 51 tackles for loss … forced nine fumbles and recovered two ... blocked five field goals … as a junior, helped lead Hubbard to a 12-1 record, the conference title and advance to the regional finals … the offense ran for almost 4,000 yards and 54 touchdowns … four-star rating by Scout.com … three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports … No. 18 recruit in
Ohio and No. 26 offensive guard nationally by Rivals … Rivals250 to watch … No. 1 offensive guard in Ohio, No. 3 guard in the region, No. 24 overall in the state and No. 20 offensive guard nationally by Scout.com … No. 19 recruit in Ohio, No. 41 offensive guard nationally and No. 48 regionally by ESPN … No. 25 recruit in Ohio, No. 54 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports … also offered by Indiana and Kentucky.
Deamonte Lindsay S, 6-2, 190Martinsburg, W.Va./MartinsburgPlayed for coach David Walker at Mar-tinsburg High … as a senior, he helped Martinsburg to an 11-2 overall record, a 5-0 conference mark and the 3A state semifinals … started 11 games as a senior, finishing with 111 carries for 711 yards, 6.4 yards per carry and 12 touchdowns … also had five catches for 76 yards and two touchdowns … on defense, he had 39 tackles, including 25 solo stops, nine tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions … two years all-area and two time All-Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference … honorable mention all-state in 2014 … team captain … as a junior, he rushed for 1,117 yards and 15 touchdowns in leading Martinsburg to its fourth straight Class 3A state championship and a 13-1 record … 2013 West Virginia All-State Second-Team running back … averaged 8.4 yards per carry as a junior … three star rating by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and PrepStar … two-star rating by Scout.com …PrepStar All-East Region … No. 1 rated player in West Virginia by ESPN, No. 47 rated running back and No. 54 in the region … rated the No. 3 best running back in the state by 247, Rivals and MaxPreps … Scout.com ranks him as the No. 3 recruit in the state … PrepStar All-East Region performer … also offered by Toledo.
David Long LB, 6-0, 205 Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton WoodsPlayed for coach Andre Parker at Winton Woods … starting linebacker who tallied 110 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and three sacks as a senior … Associated Press All-Ohio Di-vision II Honorable Mention … AP Southwest All-District First Team Division II linebacker … Winton Woods Player of the Year as a senior … finished with 283 career tackles, six sacks and six interceptions … helped Winton Woods combine for a 22-11 record as a three-year starter … as a junior, totaled 88 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery in helping team to a 9-3 mark … registered 81 tackles, a sack, two fumble re-
coveries and an interception as a sophomore … three-star ranking by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar … rated the No. 36 linebacker in Ohio by 247Sports, No. 23 by ESPN, No. 22 by Rivals and No. 9 by Scout.com … No. 23 in the state by Rivals … ranked as the No. 81-best linebacker in the nation by Scout.com … ranked as No. 27 in the state and No. 62 in the region by ESPN … Scout.com rankings of No. 19 in the region at his position and No. 57 overall best recruit in the state … PrepStar All-Mid-west Region performer … also offered by Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky, NC State and Missouri.
Colton McKivitzOL, 6-7, 275Jacobsburg, Ohio/Union Local Three-year starter and two-year captain for coach Bruce Stiles at Union Local High … selected to play in the 2014 Ohio North-South All-Star Game … 2014 Associated Press Division V All-Ohio First Team … 2014 JJHuddle.com All-Ohio Top 15 Offensive Lineman … 2014 The Times Leader All-Star Football Team Captain .. 2014 WTOV9 Block of Granite Offensive Line Award … 2014 Wheeling Intelligencer All-Valley Team … named three-time Associated Press Division V All-Eastern District First Team (2012-14) … selected three-time All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference First Team (2012-14) … was a three-time All-Buckeye 8 Conference First Team (2012-14) … named three-time The Times Leader All-Star Foot-ball Team (2012-14), earning captain honors in 2014 … 2013 Associated Press Division V All-Ohio Special Mention … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Scout.com and PrepStar … two-star recruit according to Ri-vals and 247Sports … PrepStar All-Midwest Region … ranked No. 50 player in Ohio, No. 7 offensive lineman in Ohio, No. 15 in region and No. 74 in the country according to Scout.com … ranked No. 47 player in Ohio according to ESPN … also a four-year basketball player, earning all-state honors in 2014 … also offered by Virginia.
Xavier PeguesDE, 6-3, 285Oxford, Miss./Itawamba CCPlayed two seasons for coach Sean Cannon at Itawamba CC … made 30 tackles, in-cluding 20 unassisted, with nine tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three forced fumbles in 2014 … finished with eight solo tackles, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one blocked kick against Holmes Community College … also had four tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss against Northeast Mississippi CC … had 31 tackles, includ-
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ing 21 unassisted, as well as six tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in 2013 … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar … ranked No. 96 on the Rivals Junior College Postseason Top 100 … ranked No. 11 junior college defensive end according to ESPN … ranked No. 89 junior college player and No. 5 junior college defensive end according to 247Sports … PrepStar JUCO All-American … previously attended Oxford High (Miss.) … Mississippi Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year … helped lead Oxford to an 11-2 overall record, advance to the second round of the state 5A playoffs and finished No. 22 in the state … made 117 tackles, including 24 solo, nine tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in 2012 … registered 206 career tackles, including 10.5 sacks and 18 tackles for loss … also offered by Cal and Iowa State.
Jah’Shaun SeiderOL, 6-3, 264Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central Coached by Rick Casko at Glades Central High … younger brother of Mountaineer running backs coach JaJuan Seider … Flori-da 4A All-State Second Team … an All-Area First Team selection … Palm Beach Post “Super 11” … No. 11 on Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel’s Palm Beach’s Top 25 recruits … helped Glades Central to a 9-3 record, No. 1 in the district and the second round of the state 4A playoffs … three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … No. 7 offensive guard recruit in the state of Florida, No. 26 offensive guard in the region and No. 75 offensive guard overall by Scout.com … No. 43 offensive guard nationally by ESPN … also offered by Cin-cinnati, Illinois, Louisville, LSU, Minnesota and Mississippi.
Alec ShrinerDL, 6-3, 280Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo Three-year starter for coach Wes Allen at Oviedo High … 2014 Associated Press Florida 8A All-State First Team Defensive Tackle … made 47 tackles, including 35 solo, with five tackles for loss and one sack in 2014 … as a senior, helped lead Oviedo to a 7-4 record and made an appearance in the first round of the Florida state playoffs … fin-ished career with 104 total tackles, 76 solo tackles, 18 tackles for loss and five sacks … played in the Florida Offense-Defense All-American Game in Orlando … selected to play for the USA Football Under-19 team … No. 32 on the Orlando Sentinel 2015 Central Florida Super60 … 2014 Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida First Team … three-star
recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar… ranked No. 6 center in Florida, No. 11 in region and No. 21 in the country according to Scout.com … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … ranked No. 18 guard nationally according to 247Sports … also offered by USF.
Adam Shuler IIDL, 6-5, 250Longwood, Fla./LymanPlayed for coach Jeff Gierke at Lyman High … missed a lot of his senior year due to injuries … finished with 45 tackles, including six sacks and 15 tackles for loss … named All-Seminole County Second Team … transferred as a junior from Orlando Cypress Creek … three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports … No. 38 defensive end and No. 71 in Florida by 247Sports … No. 80 defensive end national-ly, No. 9 defensive end in Florida and No. 42 defensive end in the South by Scout.com … No. 112 defensive end nationally by ESPN … 2014 state runnerup in the discus at the state track & field championships and fin-ished third as a sophomore … also offered by Cincinnati, Indiana, Memphis, Purdue and UMass.
Ka’Raun WhiteWR, 6-2, 190Macungie, Pa./Lackawanna CollegePlayed for coach Mark Duda at Lackawa-nna College … younger brother of WVU All-American Kevin White … All-Northeast Football Conference Second Team honoree … played in 10 games, finishing with 42 catches for 522 yards, averaging 12.4 yards per catch and three touchdowns … ranked No. 3 in conference statistics in receptions per game and receiving yards per game … finished with nine catches for 128 yards and a touchdown against Army Prep … had four receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown at Nassau CC … also had five catches for 59 yards at Georgia Military … redshirted as a freshman … played for coach Joe Bottiglieri at Emmaus High … missed his senior year with a preseason injury.
Kevin WilliamsS, 6-0, 185Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche ElyPlayed for coach Nahia Jenkins at Blanche Ely High … 2014 Florida Class 7A All-State Defensive Back Second Team … finished with 72 tackles and five interceptions as a senior … Miami Herald 2014 All-Broward County second-team defense back … No. 40 on Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel’s
Broward Top 50 recruits … as a junior, he finished with 76 tackles and three intercep-tions … three-star rating by ESPN, rivals, 247Sports, Scout.com and PrepStar… No. 56 player in Broward County by Ft. Lauder-dale Sun-Sentinel … rated No. 59 safety nationally and No. 134 in the state of Florida by ESPN … rated No. 99 cornerback na-tionally and No. 153 in Florida by 247Sports … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … rated No. 101 safety nationally, No. 16 safety in Florida and No. 46 in the South by Scout.com … also offered by Cincinnati, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Rutgers and Syracuse.
Stone WolfleyTE/FB, 6-4, 240Morgantown, W.Va./MorgantownThree-year starter for coach John Bowers at Morgantown High … three-time All-State selection, second-team defensive line as a senior, first team offensive line as a junior and honorable mention as a tight end as a sophomore … as a senior, finished with 43 tackles, five tackles for loss, a sack, three fumble recoveries and three pass breakups, despite missing three games with an injury … registered 20 catches for 235 yards and four touchdowns … three-time all-area … 2014 Morgantown High Defensive MVP … two-time All-OVAC First 12 … finalist for 2015 U.S. Army All-American Game … as a junior, helped lead Morgantown High to an 8-3 record and the first round of the state high school playoffs … led Morgantown with 26 catches for 386 yards, a 14.9 yard per catch average, three touchdowns and two two-point conversions … had 47 tackles, including seven sacks, 15 tackles for loss and three pass breakups … four-star rating by Scout.com … three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar … No. 1 rating in the state by Scout.com, No. 11 tight end in the nation, No. 2 in the region and Top 300 overall … No. 1 rating in the state of West Virginia by Rivals … No. 1 rating in the state by 247Sports and No. 25 tight end nationally … No. 3 rating in the state, No. 16 tight end and No. 90 in the region by ESPN … PrepStar All-East Region selection … father, Dale, was standout performer on the offensive line for West Virginia on the 1988 team that played for the national cham-pionship … uncle Ron was also a former Mountaineer standout at fullback and uncle Craig played at Syracuse … grandfather, Ray Mansfield, starred at the University of Washington and played 14 years in the NFL, including 13 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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HOLGORSENHead Coach2014• Fourth year as the head coach at West Virginia
University, guiding the program in its third year of Big 12 Conference affiliation
• Finished with a 7-6 overall record and a 5-4 record in Big 12 play, tying for fourth place, WVU’s highest league finish in the Big 12
• Led the Mountaineers to a Liberty Bowl berth, his third bowl in four seasons at WVU
• Four Mountaineers earned 28 All-America honors.• WVU had four players named to the coaches’ All-Big
12 teams and five players selected to the Associated Press team
• Kevin White was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award.
• White was the third Mountaineer to finish with more than 100 receptions in a season and the eighth to have 1,000 or more receiving yards.
• White’s 109 receptions were third most in the nation and his 1,447 yards were sixth most
• Josh Lambert was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award.• Lambert set the NCAA record for most field goals made
of 40 yards or more in a season (16) and tied the mark for games with the most multiple field goals (10).
• Lambert’s 30 field goals made in the season tied the school record for most made in a season and was the most made in the nation.
• Clint Trickett was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award
• Trickett was the third Mountaineer to finish with more than 3,000 yards passing in a season.
• Shaq Riddick was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year
• Defeated No. 4 Baylor for his sixth win over a Top 25 and first over a Top 10 team
• WVU was ranked in the Top 25 for three weeks, including as high as No. 20
• Three receivers have had seven straight 100-yard receiving performances since 2000, Michael Crabtree, Justin Blackmon and Kevin White, all three coached by Holgorsen.
• Receiver Kevin White was No. 6 nationally in receptions per game, receiving yards, No. 8 in receiving yards per game and No. 19 in receiving touchdowns.
• Quarterback Clint Trickett was No. 6 in the nation in completions per game, No. 10 in passing yards per game, No. 11 in completion percentage, No. 21 in total offense, No. 22 in passing yards, No. 33 in passing efficiency and No. 54 in passing touchdowns.
• Kicker Josh Lambert finished No. 1 nationally in field goals per game and No. 8 in scoring.
• Kickoff returner Mario Alford was No. 8 nationally in kickoff return yards per game.
2013• Defeated No. 11 Oklahoma State for his fifth win over a
Top 25 team at WVU• Had six players earn All-Big 12 Conference honors,
including Charles Sims who was a first-team selection• Sims also was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer
of the Year• Sims and Will Clarke were drafted in the third round of
the NFL Draft, giving him six players drafted in the Top three rounds
2012• Served as West Virginia’s Campaign Chair for United
Way, raising more than $330,000, exceeding the goal• Led football program into its first year of competition in
the Big 12 Conference• Guided West Virginia to a 7-6 overall record in 2012 and
an appearance in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl• Earned national rankings in 10-of-16 weeks during the
2012 season in both the AP and USA Today Coaches’ Polls, reaching as high as No. 4 in USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No. 5 in the AP Poll
• Five Mountaineer players earned 25 All-America honors• Three Mountaineer players were drafted in the Top 3
rounds of the NFL Draft, including the No. 8 selection Tavon Austin
• Holgorsen has had a first-round NFL draft choice for two straight years, the only WVU coach to accomplish that
• Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey were one of four sets of 1,000-yard receivers nationally
• WVU was one of only two schools nationally to have a 4,000-yard passer and a pair of 1,000-yard receivers
• WVU was ranked No. 9 nationally in scoring offense and No. 10 in passing offense and total offense.
• Geno Smith led the nation in passing touchdowns (42)• Smith was one of only two quarterbacks to throw for
more than 4,000 yards for two straight years• Smith was one of five quarterbacks nationally to throw
for 30 or more touchdowns in two straight years• Bailey led the nation in receiving touchdowns (25) and
finished with the second highest amount ever in a single season
• Austin was the only player nationally to finish with 100 or more receptions for two straight years
• Austin was the only player nationally to finish with more than 2,000 all-purpose yards for two straight years
• Austin was the only player in NCAA history to finish his career with more than 3,000 receiving yards and more than 1,000 yards rushing
• Austin was the recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, the nation’s most versatile player
• Austin was the recipient of the Jet Award, the nation’s top returner
• Austin was named the Big 12 Conference co-Special Teams Player of the Year
• Bailey was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award• Smith was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm
and Manning Awards
2011• Named FWAA First-Year Head Coach of the Year• Posted a 10-3 mark in his first season as head coach,
only WVU coach to win 10 games in his first year• Led West Virginia to Big East Championship and BCS
win, first WVU coach to accomplish that feat• Earned national rankings in 13-of-16 weeks of 2011
season in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, reaching as high as No. 11 in the AP Poll and tied for No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll
• Tied for fourth in wins among first-year head coaches nationally
• One of seven coaches to take his program to a BCS Bowl in his first year as a head coach, and only one of three (Larry Coker, 2001; Chris Peterson, 2007) to win the bowl game.
• Fourth WVU coach to make a bowl appearance and win in his first season (Bill Stewart, Dudley DeGroot, Marshall Glenn)
• Three Mountaineer players earned seven All-America honors
• Three Mountaineer players drafted in the NFL Draft, including the No. 15 pick, Bruce Irvin
• WVU led the BIG EAST with 10 all-conference honorees and the Special Teams Player of the Year, Austin
• WVU finished No. 6 nationally in passing offense, No. 13 in scoring offense and No. 15 in total offense.
• The Mountaineer offense ranked No. 67 in total offense in 2010, the year before Holgorsen arrived, and he took it to No. 15 in 2011.
• · In 2011, Austin and Bailey were the fourth pair of 1,000-yard receivers nationally (Houston, USC, SMU).
• · WVU was one of two schools nationally to have a 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard receivers (Houston).
• · Quarterback Geno Smith finished No. 5 nationally in passing yards per game, No. 8 in completions per game and total offense and No. 17 in passing efficiency.
• · Austin finished No. 1 nationally in all-purpose yardage (198.0), No. 6 in punt returns, No. 8 in receptions per game, No. 20 in kickoff returns and No. 23 in receiving yards per game.
• · Bailey finished No. 13 nationally in receiving yards per game.
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Year School Status Record2014 West Virginia Head Coach 7-6 Liberty Bowl 2013 West Virginia Head Coach 4-82012 West Virginia Head Coach 7-6 Pinstripe Bowl 2011 West Virginia Head Coach 10-3 Big East Champions/Orange Bowl Champions2010 Oklahoma State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 11-2 Alamo Bowl Champions2009 Houston Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 10-4 Armed Forces Bowl2008 Houston Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 8-5 Armed Forces Bowl Champions2007 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 9-4 Gator Bowl Champions2006 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 8-5 Insight.com Bowl Champions2005 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 9-3 Cotton Bowl2004 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-4 Holiday Bowl Champions
Year School Status Record2003 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-5 Houston Bowl Champions2002 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 9-5 Tangerine Bowl Champions2001 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-5 Alamo Bowl2000 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-6 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl1999 Wingate Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers 3-81998 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 4-61997 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 8-2 American Southwest Conference Champions1996 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 4-81995 Valdosta State Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 6-51994 Valdosta State Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 11-2 NCAA II National Quarterfinalist1993 Valdosta State Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 8-3Holgorsen Totals - at West Virginia - 28-23 Overall - 28-23 (Four Seasons)
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COACHING
LonnieGALLOWAY
Assistant Head Coach/Receivers
@CoachGalloway7Hometown: Eden, N.C.Alma Mater: Western Carolina, ‘94Bowl Games Coached: 5All-Conference Players Coached: 11All-Americans Coached: 4Professional Players Coached: 7
TonyGIBSON
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
@TonyGibsonWVUHometown: Van, W.Va.Alma Mater: Glenville State, ‘94Bowl Games Coached: 10All-Conference Players Coached: 19All-Americans Coached: 1Professional Players Coached: 11
DamonCOGDELL
Assistant Defensive Line
@DamonCogdellHometown: Miami, Fla.Alma Mater: West Virginia, ‘99Bowl Games Coached: 1
RonCROOK
Offensive Line
@CrookWVUHometown: Parkersburg, W.Va.Alma Mater: West Liberty State, ‘91Bowl Games Coached: 3All-Conference Players Coached: 33All-Americans Coached: 8Professional Players Coached: 7
BrianMITCHELL
Cornerbacks
@MitchellWVUHometown: Waco, TexasAlma Mater: BYU, ‘95Bowl Games Coached: 12All-Conference Players Coached: 16Professional Players Coaches: 9
MarkSCOTT
Defense/Special Teams
@CoachMcScottHometown: Defiance, OhioAlma Mater: Hillsdale, ‘07Bowl Games Coached: 2
Ja’JuanSEIDER
Running Backs
@CoachSeiderHometown: Miami, Fla.Alma Mater: West Virginia, ‘00Bowl Games Coached: 4All-Conference Players Coached: 5All-Americans Coached: 1Professional Players Coached: 4
BruceTALL
Defensive Line
@CoachTallHometown: Shaker Heights, OhioAlma Mater: Ohio Wesleyan, ‘82Bowl Games Coached: 6All-Conference Players Coached: 44All-Americans Coached: 5Professional Players Coached: 8
MikeJOSEPH
Director of Strength and Conditioning
Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va.Alma Mater: Fairmont State, ‘99
JoeDEFOREST
Safeties/Special Teams
@JoeDeforestWVUHometown: Titusville, Fla.Alma Mater: Louisiana, ‘87Bowl Games Coached: 12All-Conference Players Coached: 27All-Americans Coached: 9Professional Players Coached: 10
Staff
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Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Martinsburg
Hometown: Martinsburg, W.Va.
JustinARNDT• Has played in 22 career games
2014 (r-So.)• Added depth at Will linebacker and was also used on special teams • Played in all 13 games • WVU Special Teams Champion (Oklahoma State)• 12 total tackles, including nine solo stops with season-high four against
Texas A&M• Finished with two tackles against Oklahoma State and against Kansas
State; total matched career high • Finished with two solo tackles at Oklahoma State and against Kansas State • First career forced fumble against Kansas State
2013 (r-Fr.)• Played in nine games, primarily on special teams• Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team• WVU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year• WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: William & Mary• Finishedwithfivetackles
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted• WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: Oklahoma State
HIGH SCHOOL• Played for Coach David Walker at Martinsburg High• Helped lead Martinsburg to a 28-0 record and two Class 3A state
championships as a junior and senior• Two-time state championship MVP• Namedall-statefirstteamasasenior
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 25• SonofJeffandBrendaArndt• One of two children• Majoring in exercise physiology• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
ARNDT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 1 02013 9 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 22 12 5 17 0 0 0 0 1 0
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LB Height: 6-0Weight: 232
Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Davie
Hometown: Mocksville, N.C.
JaredBARBER• Has played in 32 career games and started 13• Recipient of the Curtis Jones Jr., Achievement Award for demonstrating
excellence in all areas of his college career
2014 (r-Jr.)• Redshirted
2013 (Jr.)• Played in 10 games at Will linebacker, including seven starts• Third on the team with 71 tackles• No. 11 in the Big 12 in tackles per game• Fourthontheteamwithfivetacklesforloss• Sustained season-ending knee injury vs. Texas• Led WVU with a career-high eight solo tackles, six assisted tackles and 14
total tackles vs. Texas• Tiedacareerhighinassistedtackles(5)andhadfirstfumblerecoveryof
the season at TCU• Led WVU with a team-high nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss, vs. Texas Tech• Led the team in unassisted tackles (8) and total tackles (11) at Baylor• Led WVU with nine tackles vs. Oklahoma State
2012 (So.)• Played in 12 games in 2012 at Will linebacker, including four starts• Finished with 34 tackles for the season, including 18 solo tackles, one
sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery• FinishedwithfivetacklesagainstSyracuseinthePinstripeBowl• Against Oklahoma, tied or set season bests in solo stops (3), assisted
tackles (4), total tackles (7) and pass breakups (1)• HadfirstcareerfumblerecoveryandfourtotaltacklesagainstTCU• AgainstKansasState,recordedfirstcareersack,twotacklesfor• loss and two solo tackles
2011 (Fr.)• Saw action at middle linebacker as a true freshman• Played in 12 games and started two• Finished with 23 total tackles, including two for loss and had three pass
breakups• WVU Special Teams Champion: Maryland• Season-high six tackles against Clemson in the Orange Bowl, including
one for loss and two pass breakups
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Doug Illing at Davie High• Four-year starter who helped lead Davie to a record of 27-24, including
a 9-7 mark in 2010 and an appearance in the North Carolina 4A state championship game
PERSONAL• Birthday is October 20• Son of Lee and Dreama Barber• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies• One of four children• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
BARBER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2013 10 43 28 71 5/14 0 0 2 1 12012 12 18 16 34 2.5/13 1/10 0 1 0 12011 12 13 10 23 2/6 0 0 3 0 0Totals 32 74 54 128 9.5/33 1/10 0 6 1 2
JaredBARBER
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Class: Redshirt SophomoreLast School: Shabazz
Hometown: Newark, N.J.
Al-RasheedBENTON2014 (r-Fr.)• Added depth at linebacker• Used on special teams • Played all 13 games, seeing action on 242 total plays, including 202 on
special teams• Has six tackles for the season, including three solo stops• Made two solo stops against Texas Tech• Collected two tackles against Towson• Added a tackle against Oklahoma State• Recorded a solo stop against Kansas
2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year letterwinner for coach Darnell Grant at Shabazz High• Two-time New Jersey All-State Third Team Defense• Finished 2012 with 110 tackles, 73 tackles for loss and two interceptions• Rushedfor710yardswith14touchdownsonoffense• Recorded 105 tackles with seven sacks in 2011• Played in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl• 2012 All-Group 2 First Team Defense• 2011 New Jersey All-Group 1 First Team Defense• Two-time All-Essex County First Team Defense• Earned All-Essex County Second Team Defense in 2010• Two-time Super Essex Conference Defensive Player of the Year• No. 15 on The Ledger Top 50
PERSONAL• Birthday is December 10• Son of Rasheed Benton and Kim Phillips-Benton• One of eight children• Majoring in media • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
BENTON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Height: 6-2Weight: 294
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Bridgeton (N.J.)Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
ChristianBROWN• Has played in 27 career games with one start
2014 (r-So.)• Played in 12 games and started one • Had 21 tackles, including 13 solo stops and a pass breakup• Season-highseventacklesagainstTexasA&M,includingseason-highfive
unassisted tackles• Registered two tackles against Iowa State• Had two tackles at Texas• EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstBaylor• Finished with season-high four tackles against Kansas• Had a season-high two solo stops against Kansas
2013 (So.)• Received medical redshirt• Played in four games before sustaining a season-ending foot injury• Finished with three tackles with a season-high two tackles at Oklahoma
2012 (Fr.)• Saw action in 11 games• Finished with 11 tackles, including eight solo tackles, two tackles for loss
and a forced fumble
HIGH SCHOOL• Played for coach Dave Ellen at Bridgeton High• Finished the season with 35 tackles (14 solo, 21 assisted) and two sacks• Asajunior,finishedwith40tacklesandthreesacks• Completed 2009 with 22 tackles (12 solo, 10 assisted), one sack and one
forced fumble
PERSONAL• Birthday is August 31• Son of Ronnie Brown and Ansanette Holland• Oneoffivechildren• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
BROWN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 12 13 8 21 0 0 0 1 0 02013 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 02012 11 8 3 11 2/2 0 0 0 1 0Totals 27 22 13 35 2/2 0 0 1 1 0
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Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Providence
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
IsaiahBRUCE• Has played in 37 career games and started 20
2014 (r-Jr.)• Played in 13 games and started one• Had 15 tackles, including 11 solo tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss and a
pass breakup• Finished with two tackles at Oklahoma State, including assisting on a
tackle for loss• Season-highfivesolotacklesatMaryland• Tied his career high with two tackles for loss at Maryland• Had four tackles against Towson, including three solo tackles and a tackle
for loss
2013 (r-So.)• Iron Mountaineer honoree (2013) for excellence in the weight room• Played in 11 games and started seven at Spur linebacker• Finishedwith43tackles,including26solotackles,fivetacklesforloss,
three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries• Tied a career high in tackles for loss (2) at Kansas• Set season highs in solo tackles (4) and total tackles (6) at Kansas State
2012 (r-Fr.)• Played in all 13 games at Sam linebacker, starting 12• Named Freshman All-American (collegefootballnews.com, FoxSports.
com, Phil Steele)• Named All-Big 12 Conference Second Team• (San Antonio Express-News) and Honorable Mention (AP)• Led WVU in assisted tackles (43) and tied for the lead in fumbles
recovered (2) and interceptions (2); also was second in total tackles (94), third in solo tackles (51) and fourth in tackles for loss (6.5)
• Registered game highs in tackles (16), assisted tackles (9) and fumble recoveries (1); also had seven solo tackles and one tackle for loss versus Marshall;alsoscoredthefirsttouchdown,returningafumble43yards
• Was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after his performance versus Marshall
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Paul Peterson at Providence High• Four-year starter who helped lead Providence to a record of 33-11 over
his career• 2010 Jacksonville Times-Union Super 24• Three-timefirstteamall-city
PERSONAL• Birthday is September 11• Son of Robert Spenser and Virginia Bruce• One of three children• Majoring in business management
BRUCE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 11 4 15 3.5/11 0 0 1 0 02013 11 26 17 43 5/18 0 0 0 3 22012 13 51 43 94 6.5/17 0.5/1 2/12 3 0 2Totals 37 88 64 152 15.5/46 0.5/1 2/12 4 3 4
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Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Pottsgrove
Hometown: Pottstown, Pa.
TerrellCHESTNUT• Has played in 28 career games and started 15
2014 (r-Jr.)• Started all 12 games in which he played • Had 35 tackles, including 25 solo stops, an interception, seven pass
breakups, forced a fumble and returned a fumble recovery 35 yards for a touchdown
• Three solo tackles against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl, along with tying career-high two pass breakups
• FinishedwiththreesolotacklesandhadhisfirstcareerinterceptionatIowa State
• Registered three tackles against Kansas State• HadfivetacklesatTexas;includingfourunassistedtacklesandacareer-
high two pass breakups• Finished with two solo tackles against TCU; also forced and returned
fumble 35 yards for a touchdown• Missed the Oklahoma State game with injury• Finished with three tackles against Kansas• Tied his season high six tackles against Oklahoma• Career-highfiveunassistedtacklesagainstOklahoma• Season-high six tackles at Maryland• Season-high three unassisted tackles at Maryland• Finished with four tackles against Alabama
2013 (r-So.)• Played in 10 games• Added depth at cornerback and used on special teams• Finished with 10 tackles, including seven unassisted tackles and a forced
fumble• Set a career high in unassisted tackles (2) vs. Texas• Set a career high in solo tackles (3) and total tackles (3) at TCU• Recorded two tackles vs. Texas Tech• First career forced fumble vs. Texas Tech
2012 (r-Fr.)• Saw action at boundary cornerback• Played in six games and started three• Assisted on a tackle against Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl before leaving
the game with a knee injury• Tied season high with two tackles against Kansas, including a tackle for loss• Season-high two tackles and a pass breakup at Iowa State• EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstOklahoma,finishingwithasolotackle
and a pass breakup• SawfirstcareeractionagainstTCU
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by former Mountaineer Rick Pennypacker at Pottsgrove High• As a four-year starter, helped lead Pottsgrove to a four-year record of
46-9, including a 10-3 mark in 2010• Four-timefirstteamall-state• Played in the 2011 Big 33 Game between Ohio and Pennsylvania• Two time PAC-10 MVP of the Year• Two-time Pottstown Mercury Area Player of the Year• Two time All-Southeastern Pennsylvania• Four-timefirstteamAll-PioneerAthleticConference• 2010 Maxwell Football Club Mini Maxwell Award• 2010 PAC-10 Defensive Player of the Year
TerrellCHESTNUT
PERSONAL• Birthday is December 10• Son of Charlotte Barnes• One of seven children• Majoring in sociology and anthropology• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
CHESTNUT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 12 25 10 35 0 0 1 7 0 12013 10 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 1 02012 6 3 3 6 1/4 0 0 2 0 0Totals 28 35 16 51 1/4 0 1 9 1 1
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Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: George WashingtonHometown: Alum Creek, W.Va.
CodyCLAY
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• Has played in 38 career games and started 21
2014 (r-Jr.)• Iron Mountaineer honoree for excellence in the weight room• Played in 13 games and started seven • Finished with seven catches for 65 yards and one rush for four yards• Career-long 21-yard reception at Iowa State • One catch for nine yards against Kansas State• One catch for six yards at Texas• EarnedfirstcareercarryatTexasTechandgainedfouryards• TalliedfirstreceptionofseasonagainstTowson
2013 (r-So.)• Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team• All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)• Played in 12 games at tight end and fullback, starting nine• Finished with nine catches for 73 yards and a touchdown• RecordedfirstcareertouchdownatTCU,turningan11-yardcatchintoa
score to jump-start WVU’s fourth-quarter comeback• Career day vs. Oklahoma State, pulling in three catches for 27 yards• Hauled in a seven-yard catch vs. Georgia State• Finished with a two-yard catch at Oklahoma
2012 (r-Fr.)• Played in 13 games and started six• Grabbed second catch of season vs. Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl; also
earned starting nod• Hauledinfirstcareercatchvs.Oklahoma,a19-yardgain• Earned second career start at Texas• EarnedfirstcareerplayingtimeandstartagainstMarshall
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted• OffensiveScoutTeamChampion:Marshall
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Steve Edwards at George Washington High• Helped lead George Washington to a combined record of 32-6 as a three-
year starter, including an 11-1 record as a senior• Finalist for Hunt Award, given to the top lineman in West Virginia• Selected to play in the Chesapeake Bowl, a regional all-star game in
Baltimore• Invited to play in the West Virginia North-South All-Star Game• Participated in the US Army National Combine
PERSONAL• Birthday is January 10• Son of Chuck and Roxanne Clay• Majoring in computer science• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
CLAY’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 13 7 65 9.3 0 212013 12 9 73 8.1 1 122012 13 2 29 14.5 0 19Totals 38 18 167 9.3 1 21
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Class: Redshirt FreshmanLast School: Dunbar
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
WilliamCRESTJr.2014 (Fr.)• Received a medical redshirt• Played in one game before shoulder injury sidelined him the remainder of
the season• Completed 3-of-4 for seven yards with a long of nine yards against Towson• Alsoranfivetimesfor27yards,atouchdownwithalongof13yards
HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year starter for coach Lawrence Smith at Dunbar High• 2013 Maryland All-State First Team quarterback• Completed 122-of-216 passes for 2,232 yards and 17 touchdowns• Ran for 672 yards and eight touchdowns• Helped lead the Poets to two state championships (2012, 2011) and three stateplayoffappearances(2013,2012,2011)
• As a senior, he led Dunbar to a 9-4 record and a second-round appearanceinthestateplayoffs
• SelectedtoplayintheOffense-DefenseAll-AmericanBowl• Elite 11 regional quarterback• 2012 Maryland All-State Third Team quarterback as a junior • As a junior, he helped lead the Poets to a 13-1 record, the state
championship and a No. 12 ranking in the Maryland
PERSONAL• Born March 21• Son of William Sr., and Beverly R. Crest• One of three children• Enrolled in general studies
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WR Height: 5-10Weight: 175
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Miami
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
VernonDAVISJr.
2014 (r-So.)• Played in 10 games as a receiver and punt returner• Totaledtwocatchesfor38yardsandfinishedwith56all-purposeyards• One catch at Oklahoma State for 26 yards• One catch vs. Towson for 12 yards• Finished with season-high 26 all-purpose yards against Kansas• Three punt returns at Texas for 21 yards with a long of 16
2013 (r-Fr.)• Moved from cornerback to wide receiver in the spring• Playedinsixgamesandfinishedwithfivecatchesfor33yards• Also had four carries for 35 yards• Had a season-high three catches for 20 yards at Kansas
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Played for Coach Chevas Clementes at Coral Reef High• Florida 8A All-State First Team defensive back• Earned Miami-Dade First Team honors• Finished with two interceptions and no catches allowed
PERSONAL• Birthday is November 21• Son of Vernon, Sr., and Theodosia Davis• Majoring in communication studies
DAVIS’ RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 10 2 38 19.0 0 262013 6 5 33 6.6 0 11Totals 16 7 71 10.1 0 26
DAVIS’ PUNT RETURN STATISTICSYear Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 10 7 18 2.6 0 16
VernonDAVISJr.
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LS Height: 6-6Weight: 252
Class: SeniorLast School: Pinecrest
Hometown: Cumming, Ga.
JohnDEPALMA• Has snapped in 39 career games
2014 (Jr.)• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team• Team’s starting long snapper • Handledallfieldgoal,puntingandextrapointsnappingduties• Played in all 13 games • WVU Special Teams Champion (Iowa State)• Logged time in a season-high 13 plays against Texas A&M
2013 (So.)• Academic All-Big 12 First Team• Played in all 12 games• Handledthefieldgoal,puntingandextrapointsnappingduties• WVU Special Teams Most Valuable Player
2012 (Fr.)• Played in all 13 games• Handledthefieldgoal,puntingandextrapointsnappingduties
HIGH SCHOOL• Started at tight end, defensive end and long snapper for coach Charles
Wiggins at Pinecrest• An all-county tight end as a senior• At the Rubio Long Snapping Nationals in 2012, his 15-yard snap time was .69• Ranked No. 6 nationally by Chris Rubio Long Snapping in 2012• Helped lead team to an 11-2 record and the region championship as a
sophomore• Four-year starter in basketball• Was an all-region and two time all-county performer• Scored more than 1,000 points in his career• Member of the national honor society• Named for the school’s Top Athlete Award• Earned a spot on the high honor roll
PERSONAL• Birthday is September 16• Son of Paul and Cheryl DePalma• One of two children• Majoringinfinance• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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S Height: 6-1Weight: 203
Class: SeniorLast School: Apopka
Hometown: Apopka, Fla.
KJDILLON• Has played in 35 career games and started 16
2014 (Jr.)• Played in 13 games and started 12• Fourth-leadingtackler,finishingwith62tackles,including43unassisted
tackles, 0.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, • Tied for the team lead with three interceptions and seven pass breakups• Earned WVU’s Defensive MVP honors against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl,finishingwithfivesolotackles,apassbreakupandreturninganinterception 35 yards for a touchdown
• Registeredacareer-high11tacklesatIowaState,includingfivesolotackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup
• Also had a career-high six assisted tackles at ISU• Finished with a career-high eight tackles against Kansas State, including
career-high seven solo stops and one pass breakup• HadfivetacklesatTexas;includingfoursolostops• RegisteredfivetacklesagainstTCU,includingthreesolostopsandhad
an interception and a pass breakup• Finished with four tackles, including one for loss at Oklahoma State• Three solo tackles and two pass breakups vs. Baylor• RegisteredfirstcareerinterceptionatTexasTech• Also had four tackles against the Red Raiders, including three solo
tackles and a pass breakup• Finished with four tackles against Kansas; including three solo stops• Finished with three tackles, including one for loss at Maryland• Registered six tackles (four solo) and a tackle for loss vs. Alabama
2013 (So.)• Played in nine games and started four at safety• Finished the season with 28 tackles, including 23 solo stops, three
tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and six pass breakups• Led the team with six pass breakups• Career high in pass breakups (2) vs. Texas and at Oklahoma• Set career highs in unassisted tackles (6) and total tackles (6) at Baylor• Recoveredfirstcareerfumblevs.Maryland
2012 (Fr.)• Added depth at boundary safety and was used on special teams• Played in all 13 games and had 20 tackles, 14 solo, and a forced fumble
HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year starter for coach Rick Darlington at Apopka High• 2011 Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Second Team Defense• Played in the 2011 Central Florida All-Star Game for the East Side
PERSONAL• Birthday is May 11• Son of Kimberly Dillon• One of three children• Majoring in communication studies
DILLON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 43 19 62 7.5/18 0.5/4 3 7 0 02013 9 23 5 28 3/8 0 0 6 0 12012 13 14 6 20 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals 35 80 30 110 10.5/26 0.5/4 3 13 1 1KJDILLON
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Height: 5-11Weight: 188
Class: Redshirt SophomoreLast School: Cleveland Heights
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
SheltonGIBSON2014 (r-Fr.)• Played in 12 games • Finished with a season-best 47-yard reception against Texas A&M in the
Liberty Bowl• Season-high two catches against Towson• SawfirstcollegiateactionagainstAlabamaandhadonecatch• Emergedmidseasonasakickoffreturnthreat• Provedtobeproductiveonkickoffreturnsasteamstriedtokickaway
from Mario Alford• Hadtwokickoffreturnsfor30yards,includinga19-yarderagainstTexasA&M• BestdaycameagainstKansasStatewithsixkickoffreturnsfor130
yards; long return went for 42 yards• Astrongeffortvs.Baylorwithfourkickoffreturnsfor81yards;longreturn
went for 28 yards
2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedthreeseasonsforcoachJeffRotskyatClevelandHeightsHigh• Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl• Finished with more than 700 receiving yards as a senior and scored 11
total touchdowns• Scoredtouchdownsasareceiver,rusher,kickoffreturner,puntreturner
and passed for a touchdown• Grabbed 27 passes for 518 yards and four touchdowns in 2011• Recorded 45 receptions for 532 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore• No. 6 on the 2012 Cleveland Plain Dealer Top 50 Northeast Ohio football
players• Named to the 2012 Cleveland Plain Dealer Special Mention team• EarnedNortheastLakesAll-DistrictThirdTeamOffensein2011• ESPN No. 11 Ohio recruit• Rivals No. 4 Ohio Postseason Top 75• Sporting News Top 125• Lettered in track, participating in sprints and relays
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 20• Son of Shelton Gibson and Shalett Morris• Oneoffivechildren• Enrolled in general studies• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GIBSON’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 4 60 15.0 0 47
GIBSON’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICSYear Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 13 250 19.2 0 42
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LB Height: 6-2Weight: 215
Class: Redshirt SophomoreLast School: Dunbar
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
MarvinGROSS2014 (r-Fr.)• Redshirted
2013 (FR.)• Played in 11 games, adding depth at Buck linebacker• Finished with 14 tackles, including nine solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss• Hadaseason-hightwotacklesfivetimes• Had a tackle for loss at Kansas
HIGH SCHOOL• Played for coach Lawrence Smith at Dunbar High• First-team consensus all-state and small school all-state in Maryland• Two-year sack total of 52• Three-time Baltimore Sun All-Met First Team• Collected 21 sacks, 75 total tackles, 42 tackles for loss and four forced
fumbles as a senior• Invitedtoplayinthe2013MaxEmfingerAll-AmericanBowlGameClassic• Played in the Chesapeake Bowl, featuring senior standouts from the Mid-
Atlantic area
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 19• Son of Marvin and Sydney Gross• One of three children• Majoring in criminology
SheltonGIBSON
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S Height: 6-1Weight: 208
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Mountain Ridge
Hometown: Frostburg, Md.
JarrodHARPER• Has played in 25 career games
2014 (r-Jr.)• Played in 13 games in 2014 and had 13 tackles, including nine unassisted
tackles, a sack and blocked a punt• Two tackles against Alabama, Towson, Kansas and Iowa State• Blocked a punt through the end zone for a safety at Maryland• First career sack against Towson
2013 (r-Fr.)• Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team• Played in all 12 games• Added depth at free safety and was used primarily on special teams• Finished with 10 tackles, including six solo stops and one forced fumble• Season-highfivetacklesatKansas,includingseason-highthreesolo
tackles and a forced fumble
HARPER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 9 4 13 1/9 1/9 0 0 0 02013 12 6 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals 25 15 8 23 1/9 1/9 0 0 1 0
OL Height: 6-5Weight: 292
Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: American Heritage
Hometown: Plantation, Fla.
RussellHAUGHTON-JAMES• Has played in 26 career games
2014 (r-Jr.)• Played in 12 games as a backup tackle; also used as an extra lineman in
power situations and saw action on special teams • Usedonaseason-high81playsatIowaState,including73offensivesnaps
2013 (r-So.)• Played in 11 games• Added depth at guard and was also used in double tight end sets• Saw action on special teams
2012 (r-Fr.)• Saw action in two games• Had right knee injury at the end of September that sidelined him for the
remainder of the season
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted• WVUOffensiveScoutTeamChampion:BowlingGreen
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Byron Walker at American Heritage• NamedBrowardCountyFirst-TeamOffensein3A-1B• Florida Sun Sentinel Top 50 Seniors in Broward County• Played in the 2011 Miami Dolphins Dade vs. Broward All-Star Football
Game presented by Under Armour
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 16• Son of David Haughton-James and Tina McCabe and Kimberly Anderson• One of three children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
JarrodHARPER
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year, two-way starter for coach Roy Devore at Mountain Ridge High• Recorded52tackles,fivetacklesforloss,threeinterceptions,fivefumble
recoveries and three forced fumbles in 2011• 2011Marylandsmallschoolfirstteamdefense• 2010 Maryland small school second team defense• 2011 Cumberland Times-News Co-Defensive Player of the Year• 2010 Cumberland Times-Newsfirstteamdefenseandsecondteamoffense• 2010 Mineral Times Daily News-Tribune Player of the Year
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 28• Son of Boyd and Jane Harper• One of six children• Majoring in criminology• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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Class: SophomoreLast School: Dunbar
Hometown: Aliquippa, Pa.
DravonHENRY2014 (Fr.) • ESPN.com True Freshman All-American• Started all 13 games and posted 45 tackles, including 36 unassisted
tackles, one tackles for loss, two interceptions and two pass breakups• Had eight solo tackles and a pass breakup against Texas A&M in the
Liberty Bowl• Registered four tackles at Iowa State, including two solo stops• FinishedwithfoursolostopsagainstKansasState,includinghisfirst
career tackle for loss• Two interceptions returned for 53 yards, including a 52-yarder for a
touchdown at OSU in the fourth quarter• Tied his season-high with six tackles at Texas Tech, including a season-highfiveunassistedtackles
• SawfirstactionasatruefreshmanagainstAlabamaandhadsixtackles
HIGH SCHOOL• Four-year star defensive back and running back for coach Mike Zmijanac
at Aliquippa High• Two-time Pennsylvania Class 2A All-State First Team, 2013 as athlete and
2012 at defensive back• Earned a spot on the 2013 All-USA Today All-State Football First Team
running back• Selected as the 2014 Pittsburgh Athletic Association Mercury Award
recipient, honoring the top high school football player in Western Pennsylvania
• Helped lead the Quips to four straight WPIAL championship games• Finished his career with 5,454 rushing yards on 588 carries, an average of
9.3 yards per carry• Two-time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 selection• Three-time Pittsburgh Tribune Review’s Terrific25• As a senior, he had 1,242 yards on 99 carries, an average of 12.5 yards percarry,andscoredatouchdownfivedifferentways
• As a junior, he rushed for 1,857 yards and 29 touchdowns• Finished with nine interceptions
PERSONAL• Born October 24• Son of Roland and Shanell Henry• One of four Children• Enrolled in general studies
HENRY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 36 8 45 1/3 0 2 2 0 0
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DL Height: 6-1Weight: 295
Class: JuniorLast School: Chaminade-Julienne
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
DarrienHOWARD6
• Has played in 12 career games
2014 (So.)• Added depth on the defensive line• Used on 46 plays with 43 coming on defense and three on special teams• Posted four total tackles (two solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss against
Oklahoma State• Appeared in seven straight games
HOWARD’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 8 2 2 4 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 02013 4 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 12 6 4 10 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0
DravonHENRY
2013 (Fr.)• Added depth at nose tackle• Made debut at Kansas State and saw action in four games• Finished with six tackles, including four solo stops• Season-high three tackles against Iowa State• Season-high two solo tackles against Iowa State
HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year starter for coach Marcus Colvin at Dayton’s Chaminade-
Julienne High• EarnedDivisionIVAll-Ohiofirst-teamhonorsin2012• Amassed75tacklesandscoredfivetouchdownsonoffenseasasenior• Rushed for 131 yards and totaled 77 yards receiving• Collected154tackles,eighttacklesforloss,fivesacks,three
interceptions and four fumble recoveries as a junior• NamedDivisionIVAll-OhiofirstteamselectionandDistrictPlayerofthe
Year as a junior• Onoffenseasafullbackandtightend,hescored15touchdownsand
rushed for 270 yards• Namedfirstteamall-league,all-district,all-areaandspecialmentionall-
state as a sophomore
PERSONAL• Birthday is February 15• Son of Darrell Howard and Michelle Jackson• Oneoffivechildren• Enrolled in general studies
DarrienHOWARD
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S Height: 5-11Weight: 197
Class: SeniorLast School: Edgewater
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
KarlJOSEPH• Has started all 38 games of his career
2014 (Jr.)• 2014 WVU Team Captain• All-Big 12 Conference First Team selection by coaches and ESPN.com• All-Big 12 Conference Second Team selection by Phil Steele and The
Associated Press• Started all 13 games • WVU’s second-leading tackler with 92 tackles, including 62 solo stops,
4.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles and an interception
• Tied for No. 4 in the Big 12 in forced fumbles• Tied for No. 9 in the Big 12 in solo tackles• Tied for No. 16 in the Big 12 in total tackles• Holds school record for career forced fumbles• No. 13 on the WVU career solo tackles list (194)• Finished with 10 tackles, including seven solo stops and assisted on a
tackle for loss and forced a fumble against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl• Had eight tackles, including four solo stops at Iowa State• Also had an interception and two pass breakups at ISU• Registered four tackles against Kansas State, including three solo stops,
two tackles for loss and a PBU• Finished with four tackles at Texas; including three solo stops• Had six solo tackles and forced a fumble against TCU• Finished with a team-high eight tackles, including four solo stops at
Oklahoma State• Hadfivesolotackles,includingoneforlossagainstBaylor• Registered seven solo stops at Texas Tech• Finished with a game-high 13 tackles against Oklahoma• Season-high 10 solo stops against the Sooners• Had a forced fumble against OU• Registered a career-high 18 total tackles and 11 assisted tackles against
Alabama
2013 (So.)• All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention• Started all 12 games at free safety• Led the team with four fumble recoveries and was No. 1 in the Big 12 and
No. 2 nationally• Third on the team with four pass breakups• Fourth on the team with 68 tackles• Finishedwithfiveormoretacklesinsevengames• Registeredfiveormoresolotacklesinsixgames• Third on the team in tackles (9) and recovered a fumble for a touchdown• against Iowa State• Fourth on the team with six tackles vs. Texas and forced a fumble• Second on the team with nine tackles at TCU• Led the team with 12 tackles at Kansas State• Tied career highs in solo tackles (12), tackles for loss (2), forced fumbles
(1) and fumble recoveries (1) at Kansas State• Three solo tackles at Baylor and recovered a fumble for a touchdown• Made a career-high two pass breakups vs. Oklahoma State• Led the Mountaineers with nine tackles vs. Maryland• Recovered a fumble vs. Georgia State• Had his third career interception at Oklahoma
2012 (Fr.)• WVU Defensive Player of the Year• Freshman All-America (collegefootballnews.com, FoxSports.com, Phil
Steele)• All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention Team (AP)
• Started all 13 games at free safety• First true freshman to start at safety since Robert Sands (2008)• Tied nationally for No. 14 in solo tackles, No. 59 in forced fumbles and
No. 85 in total tackles• TiedforfifthintheBig12intotaltacklesandfifthinforcedfumbles• Led WVU in solo tackles (76) and in total tackles (104) and tied for the
team lead in forced fumbles (3) and interceptions (2); also was second in pass breakups (6) and third in tackles for loss (7)
• Recovered a fumble in the end zone that was forced by Darwin Cook to help seal the victory at Iowa State
• At Iowa State, set or tied career highs in total tackles (13), solo stops (12), tackles for loss (1) and fumbles recovered (1)
• Against Oklahoma, had 10 total tackles and one tackle for loss• Had nine tackles, including eight solo stops vs. TCU, while also recording
one tackle for loss and forcing a fumble• AtTexasTech,hadninesolotackles,firstinterceptionofhiscareerand
one pass breakup• Forcedfirstfumbleofhiscareerandnotchedeighttotaltackles,sixsolo
stops and one pass breakup at Texas• Against Maryland, established a career high with one sack and had 1.5 tacklesforloss;alsocollectedseventotaltacklesandfivesolostops
• Tied a game high with two tackles for loss against Marshall; also collectedseventotaltackles,includingfivesolostops
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Zac Yarbrough at Edgewater High School• Finished 2011 with 126 tackles (97 solo), three sacks, four forced
fumbles, three fumble recoveries, four blocked punts and two blocked fieldgoals
• Two-time Orlando Sentinel Defensive Player of the Year
PERSONAL• Birthday is September 8• Son of Marie Joseph• One of two children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
JOSEPH’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 62 30 92 4.5/11 0 1 3 3 02013 12 56 12 68 3/11 0 1/11 4 2 42012 13 76 28 104 7/25 1/12 2/22 6 3 1Totals 38 194 70 264 14.5/47 1/12 4/33 13 8 5
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DL Height: 6-3Weight: 278
Class: SeniorLast School: Miami Northwestern
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
EricKINSEY• Has played in 33 career games and started four
2014 (Jr.)• Played in nine games • Hadfivetackles,includingtwounassistedtacklesandatackleforloss• Finished with a career-high four tackles, including one tackle for loss for
seven yards against Kansas• Had a season-high two solo tackles against Kansas
2013 (So.)• Played in 10 games and started three at defensive end• Registered 15 tackles, including eight unassisted tackles, one sack, three
tackles for loss and a pass breakup• Had a four-yard sack against Iowa State• Finished with two assisted tackles, including one for loss and a pass
breakup vs. Oklahoma State• Three tackles, including two solo stops and one for loss at Oklahoma• Three tackles, including an assisted tackle for loss against William & Mary
2012 (Fr.)• Played in all 13 games• Finished with four tackles and two pass breakups• Had a tackle and a pass breakup against James Madison• Had a pass breakup at Texas Tech• Had a solo tackle against Marshall and at Iowa State
HIGH SCHOOL• Played for coach Billy Rolle at Miami Northwestern HS• Finished with 87 tackles, including 24 for loss, and 10 sacks as a senior• Alsoforcedfivefumblesandhadthreefumblerecoveries• NamedAll-DadeCounty8A-6AfirstteambytheMiamiHerald
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 6• Son of Lakika Newsome and Eric Kinsey• One of three children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
KINSEY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 9 2 3 5 1/7 0 0 0 0 02013 10 8 7 15 3/8 1 0 1 0 02012 13 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0Totals 32 12 12 24 4/15 1 0 3 0 0
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QB Height: 6-0Weight: 202
Class: JuniorLast School: Riverside City College
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
SkylerHOWARD2014 (So.)• Played in four games and started two• Threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns against Texas A&M in the
Liberty Bowl• Ran for 33 yards with a long of 18 against the Aggies• MadefirstcareerstartatIowaState,completing21passesatIowaState
for 285 yards and three touchdown in the come-from-behind victory • Gained 69 yards on seven rushes at Iowa State, the most rushing yards foraWVUquarterbacksinceJarrettBrownfinishedwith73yardsagainstEast Carolina on Sept. 12, 2009
• Completed 15-of-23 passes for 198 yards against Kansas State, with two touchdowns and a long of 53 yards in relief of an injured Clint Trickett
• MadefirstcareerappearanceagainstKansasandfinishedwith22rushingyards on two carries with a long run of 20
• Enrolled at West Virginia in January 2014
2013 (RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE)• Transferred from Stephen F. Austin after spring 2013• Starting quarterback for coach Tom Craft at Riverside City• Helped lead Riverside to a 10-2 record, the National Division Central
Conference Championship and advance to an appearance in the California State Championship game
• Completed 219-of-325 passes (67.4 percent) for 3,151 yards and 33 touchdowns
• Averaged 262.6 yards per game and 9.7 yards per attempt and only threw six interceptions
• Completed 17-of-19 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns against• Golden West in the Southern California Bowl Game• Threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 39 yards against
Mt. San Antonio in the conference championship game• Completed 27-of-35 passes for a season-high 448 yards and a season-
high seven touchdowns against Los Angeles Harbor• Completed a season-high 28-of-41 passes for 296 yards and four
touchdowns against Desert College• Threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more against
El Camino in a 48-25 victory
HIGH SCHOOL• Played for coach Paul Sharr at Brewer High• Named2012All-District5-4AFirstTeamOffense• Completed 126-of-238 passes for 1,377 yards and 13 touchdowns as a
senior• Also ran for 597 yards on 120 carries, averaging 5.0 yards per rush and
scored eight touchdowns• During his three-year career, threw for 4,171 yards and 32 touchdowns• Also ran for 1,268 yards and 13 touchdowns
PERSONAL• Birthday is November 6• Son of Deidre Kelley• Majoring in communication studies
HOWARD’S PASSING STATISTICSYear Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2014 4 56/110 .509 829 8 0 53
HOWARD’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 4 22 140 6.4 0 24
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LB Height: 6-2Weight: 235
Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Bethel Park
Hometown: Bethel Park, Pa.
NickKWIATKOSKI• Has played in 36 career games and started 25
2014 (r-Jr.)• Started all 13 games • Led the Mountaineers with 103 tackles, including a team-high 71 solo stops,
a team-high 11.5 tackles for loss, assisted on a sack and four pass breakups• No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference in solo tackles• Tied for No. 9 in the Big 12 in total tackles• Tied for No. 12 in the Big 12 Conference in tackles for loss• Registered seven tackles, including assisting on a sack, a tackle for loss
and four solo stops against Texas A&M• Had 11 tackles, including eight unassisted tackles and a tackle for loss
and two pass breakups at Iowa State• Finished with six tackles vs. K-State, assisted on a TFL • Registered his fourth double-digit tackle performance at Texas, including
six solo stops• Tied with a team-leading seven tackles against TCU• Had six solo tackles and a tackle for loss vs. the Frogs• SecondontheteamwithseventacklesatOklahomaState,includingfive
unassisted tackles• Second on the team with seven tackles against Baylor; including four solo
stops and a tackle for loss• Team-high 11 tackles at Texas Tech, including nine solo tackles and two
tackles for loss• Team-high seven tackles and two TFL against Kansas• Finished with a team-high six solo tackles against Kansas• Finished with six tackles against Oklahoma• Hadseason-highfiveassistedtacklesagainstOU• Named WVU Defensive POW for the Maryland game• Season-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops at Maryland • Also had a career-high three tackles for loss and two pass breakups
against the Terps• Registeredhisfourthcareerdouble-figuretackleperformancewith11
stops against Alabama• Tied his career high with seven unassisted tackles against Alabama; four
assisted tackles
2013 (r-So.)• All-Big 12 Conference Second-Team (Phil Steele)• Started all 10 games he played• Moved to Will linebacker in spring• No. 6 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 30 nationally in solo tackles• No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference in total tackles• Led the team with 86 tackles• Second on the team with three interceptions• Led team with a career-high 14 tackles vs. Iowa State• RecoveredhisfirstfumbleatKansasandwassecondontheteamwith
eight tackles• Recorded second career interception and second on the team with nine
tackles vs. Texas• Madefirstcareerinterceptionandwasthirdontheteamwithseven
tackles at TCU• Set career high in solo tackles (9) and tied career high in total tackles (11)
at Kansas State• Second on the team with eight tackles vs. Texas Tech• Led WVU with nine tackles (eight solo) vs. Georgia State• Led WVU with 11 tackles at Oklahoma• Setcareerhighsinassistedtackles(five),totaltackles(11)andonetackle
for loss at Oklahoma• Finished with team-leading seven tackles vs. W&M
2012 (r-Fr.)• Saw action in 12 games at Sam linebacker, including one start against
Kansas• Also used on special teams• Finished with three tackles, including one solo stop and a pass breakup
vs. Kansas• TiedhisseasonhighwithfivetacklesagainstOklahoma,includingthree
unassisted tackles• Season-highfivetackles,allsolo,atTexasTech• Finished with two tackles against Baylor• Assisted on three tackles and had a pass breakup against Marshall
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• CoachedbyJeffMethenyatBethelParkHigh• Played wide receiver and safety• Missedfirsttwomonthsofseniorseasonwithbackinjury• Returned in November to help lead Bethel Park to the second round of theWPIALplayoffsandaTop-10rankinginthestate
• Selected to play in the Chesapeake Bowl• No. 32 on 2011 rivals.com Pennsylvania Postseason top 40• Named to the 2010 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Preseason Fabulous 22 list
PERSONAL• Birthday is May 26• Son of Frank and Pam Kwiatkoski• One of two children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
KWIATKOSKI’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 71 32 103 11.5/25 0.5 0 4 0 02013 10 54 32 86 6.5/20 2 3 0 2 12012 12 17 11 28 0 0 0 3 0 0Totals 35 142 75 227 18/45 2.5 3 7 2 1
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K Height: 5-11Weight: 215
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Garland
Hometown: Garland, Texas
JoshLAMBERT2014 (r-So.)• Two-year starter at kicker• LouGrozaAwardfinalist• Named All-American second team once, third team twice and fourth team
twice• All-Big 12 Conference First Team selection by the AP and second team
by the coaches• HoldsNCAArecordformostfieldgoalsmadeof40yardsormoreina
season (16)• TiedtheNCAAseasonrecordformostcontestswithmultiplefieldgoals
made in a game (10)• No. 2 kicker in the nation in scoring (135)• Madethemostfieldgoalsnationallyin2014(30)• TiedtheWVUseasonrecordformostfieldgoalsmade(30)withPaulWoodside• No.1intheBig12andNo.1nationallyinfieldgoalsmadepergame(2.31)• RankedNo.5intheBig12infieldgoalpercentage(.769)• Ranked No. 8 nationally in scoring (10.4), No. 2 in Big 12 scoring and No.
2 in Big 12 scoring by kickers • Led team in scoring with 135 points, which was a WVU record for kick
scoring in a season • Fourstraightgames(Oklahoma,Kansas,TexasTech,Baylor)withafield
goal of more than 50 yards• Was4-for-5onfieldgoalsof50ormoreyardsin2014• Named Lou Groza Award Star of the Week and Big 12 Conference
Special Teams’ Co-Player of the Week for his performance at Texas Tech• His54-yardfieldgoalvs.Baylorgavehimfourfieldgoalsof50yardsormorefortheseasonandfiveoverall,whichtiedhimwithPaulWoodsidefor the most in school history
• Career-long55-yardfieldgoalatTexasTechwashissecondgame-winnerof the season and third of his career. The kick tied a school record and markedthelongestroadfieldgoalinschoolhistory.
• StrongAutoZoneLibertyBowlgamewithfieldgoalsof32,40and31yards• ThreefieldgoalsatIowaState(46,32,43)• Hitfieldgoalsof47and25yardsvs.KansasState• 3-of-3infieldgoalsvs.TCU(21,44and23yards)• Field goals of 43 and 39 yards at Oklahoma State• Hitforfieldgoalsof42,38and55yardsatTexasTech• Connectedonfourfieldgoalsvs.Kansasinthefirsthalf,includinga
career second-best 53-yarder• Histhencareerlong54-yardfieldgoalagainstNo.4Oklahomawas
second-longest in school history• Hit47-yardgame-winningfieldgoal,astimeexpired,atMaryland,markingthesecondgame-winningfieldgoalofhiscareer
• Good start to the season by connecting on FGs of 20, 42 and 41 yards vs.Alabama,finishing3-of-4forthegame
2013 (r-Fr.)• Team’s leading scorer with 86 points• Connectedon17-of-23fieldgoals,includingalongof50yards• Hit 13 of his last 15 attempts, including 10 straight at one point• Hit 35-of-36 extra point attempts• Named WVU and Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his
performance at TCU• RankedNo.4intheBig12andNo.13nationallyinfieldgoalsmadeper
game• Ranked No. 7 in Big 12 scoring for kickers• Ranked No. 8 overall in Big 12 scoring• No.6inBig12fieldgoalpercentage(73.9)• Field goals of 49, 41 and 26 yards vs. Iowa State• WVU Special Teams Champion: TCU• Kicked34-yardgame-winningfieldgoalinovertimeatTCU• Overall,madefieldgoalsof24,42and34yardsatTCU
• Careerlong50-yardfieldgoalatKansasState• Field goals of 33 and 30 yards vs. Texas Tech• HitthreeoffiveFGattemptsvs.OSUwithalongof45yards• Accounted for 12 of 30 points against OSU• Connectedonfieldgoalsof42and23yardsvs.GeorgiaState• Hitfora22-yardfieldgoalagainstWilliam&Mary
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Two-yearstarterforcoachJeffJordanatGarlandHigh• NamedAll-District10-5Afirstteamkickerasasenior• TexasNikeSpringCampsemifinalist• Chris Sailer National Kicking Event Field Goal Last Man Standing
champion• Finished2011,making9-of-16fieldgoals,includingconversionsfrom47
yards, 48 yards and 51 yards• Made6-of-10fieldgoalsin2010,includingthelongestfieldgoalinschool
history with a 53 yarder against Duncanville• Split time as a punter, averaging 36 yards per punt on 11 punts for 391 yards
PERSONAL• Birthday is December 4• Son of Chris and Rhonda Lambert• Majoring in criminology
LAMBERT’S FIELD GOALS Year FG/A Pct. 1/29 30/39 40/49 50+ Lg 2014 30/39 .769 8/8 6/7 12/19 4/5 552013 17/23 .739 6/6 5/6 5/6 1/5 50Totals 47/62 .585 14/14 11/13 17/25 5/10 55
PLAYER PROFILES
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OL Height: 6-5Weight: 304
Class: Redshirt SophomoreLast School: Chagrin Falls
Hometown: Chagrin Falls, Ohio
GrantLINGAFELTER2014 (r-Fr.)• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team• Playedinfivegames
2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Played three seasons for coach Mark Iammarino at Chagrin Falls High• Associated Press All-Ohio Division III Third Team in 2012• Two-time Northeast Lake All-District honoree• 2012 Cleveland Plain Dealer OffensiveAll-Star
PERSONAL• Birthday is May 19• Son of David and Wendy Lingafelter• Father played football at Kenyon College• MotherplayedfieldhockeyandlacrosseatKenyon• One of four children• Majoring in business• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
OL
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Height: 6-4Weight: 318
Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Miami Central
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
MarquisLUCAS
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CB Height: 5-11Weight: 190
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Thomas Worthington
Hometown: Worthington, Ohio
NanaKYEREMEH2014 (r-So.)• Saw limited action, appearing in four games• Also used on special teams
2013 (So.)• Received a medical hardship after sustaining a season-ending shoulder
injury during preseason camp• Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
2012 (Fr.)• Added depth at boundary cornerback and was used on special teams• Played in all 13 games and started one• EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstKansasState• Finished with a solo tackle and a forced fumble against TCU• Assisted on two tackles and had a pass breakup against James Madison• Season-highthreesolotacklesagainstMarshallinhisfirstcareergame
HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year starter for coach Scott Gordon at Thomas Worthington High• Two-time All-OCC Central Division First-Team honoree• 2011 Columbus Dispatch All-Metro First-Team defense
PERSONAL• Birthday is May 16• Son of Richmond and Mary Kyeremeh• One of four children• Majoring in engineering• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Has played in 23 career games and started 17
2014 (r-Jr.)• Started all 13 games in 2014• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage499.8yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.5pointspergame,182.8rushingyardsand317.0passing yards
• PartoftheoffensethatrankedNo.9inpassingoffense,No.11infirstdownoffense,No.12intotaloffense,No.34inscoringoffense,No.43inrushingoffenseandNo.45inthird-downoffense
2013 (r-So.)• Played in nine games and started four at guard• Also used on special teams
2012 (r-Fr.)• Added depth at both guard positions• Saw action against Kansas
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted• WVUScoutTeamOffensiveChampion:Maryland,Cincinnati
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Telly Lockette at Miami Central High• Miami Herald All-DadeCountyFirstTeamOffense• Played in the 2011 Nike South Florida All-Star Football Game presented
by the Tournament of Championships
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 25• Son of Tommy Lucas• One of four children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
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Height: 6-1Weight: 212
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Miramar
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
DevonteMATHIS• Has played in 15 career games
2014 (r-So.)• Saw action in eight games • Also used on special teams
2013 (r-Fr.)• Played in eight games at wide receiver and also used on special teams• Finished with seven catches for 82 yards• Hauled in a 12-yard grab at Kansas• Had a season-long 19 yard reception against Texas• Season-best four catches for a season-best 44 yards with long of 15
against William & Mary
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted• OffensiveScoutTeamChampion:KansasState
HIGH SCHOOL• Two-year starter for former Mountaineer linebacker and current assistant
coach Damon Cogdell at Miramar High• Finished 2011 with 35 receptions for 552 yards and eight touchdowns• Spent 2010 between quarterback, running back and wide receiver• Represented the South Florida squad in the Nike South Florida All-Star game• Named Miami Herald All-BrowardCountySecond-TeamOffense• Member of the 2011 Sun SentinelClass8A-7A-6ASecond-TeamOffense• No. 12 on Miami Herald Top 25 2012 recruit list• Previously played for Carol City High
PERSONAL• Birthday is January 8• Son of Delone and Maureen Mathis• Majoring in criminology
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OL Height: 6-4Weight: 296
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: ManchesterHometown: Clinton, Ohio
TonyMATTEO2014 (r-So.)• Added depth at left guard• Sawactioninfivegamesandstartedone• EarnedfirststartatIowaState
2013 (r-Fr.)• Did not see game action
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Played three seasons for coach Jim France at Manchester High• Finished career without delivering a bad snap• Gradedoutat97percentinblockingefficiencyonateamthatamassed
more than 4,000 yards• EarnedDivisionIVAll-Ohiofirstteamoffensehonorsin2011,afterbeing
named special mention in 2010• Two-timeNortheasternInlandAll-DistrictfirstteamoffenseandAll-Pac7firstteamoffensemember
• 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer OffensiveAll-Star• 2011 Akron Beacon Journal Football All-Star• No. 20 on the 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer Top 50 Northeast Ohio football
players• Served as a team captain and earned team MVP award in 2011,
while being named the school’s top lineman in 2010
PERSONAL• Birthday is September 8• Son of Kevin and Michelle Todd• One of four children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
DevonteMATHIS
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LB Height: 6-3Weight: 215
Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Copiah-Lincoln CC
Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
EdwardMULDROW2014 (r-Jr.)• Played in 13 games and started eight • Had 30 tackles for the season, including 23 unassisted tackles, 1.5
sacks, four tackles for loss and two pass breakups• Finished with two tackles against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl• Had three solo tackles and two pass breakups at Iowa State• Registered two solo tackles at Texas• Finished with four tackles, including a sack against TCU• Tied his career high with four tackles at Oklahoma State• Also had career highs, assisting on a sack and had two tackles for loss at
Oklahoma State• EarnedhisfirststartagainstKansas• Finished with two solo tackles against the Jayhawks• SawfirstactionforWVUagainstAlabama• Season-high four solo tackles against Oklahoma• Finished with three tackles against the Tide• Enrolled in January 2014
COPIAH-LINCOLN CC | 2013 (r-So.)• Played for coach Glenn Davis at Copiah-Lincoln CC in Wesson, Miss.• Registered 56 tackles as a sophomore, including 38 unassisted, 4.5 sacks,7.5tacklesforloss,fivepassbreakups,aninterceptionandaforced fumble
• Finishedwithfiveormoretacklesinsevengames• Collected nine stops, including seven solo, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss
and a forced fumble against Northeast Mississippi
2011 (r-Fr.)• Had 12 tackles, including nine unassisted stops, two pass breakups and
a tackle for loss against Jones JC• As a freshman, he compiled 19 tackles, including 14 unassisted tackles,
four sacks, six tackles for loss and a pass breakup
SOUTH CAROLINA | 2010 (Fr.)• Redshirted as a true freshman
HIGH SCHOOL• Played linebacker for coach John Small at South Gwinnett High in
Snellville, Ga.• Coming out of high school, he was rated a three-star prospect, the 49th-
best outside linebacker in the country and the 42nd-best player in the state of Georgia by Rivals
• Regarded as a three-star prospect and the 30th-best outside linebacker by Scout
• Three-star prospect, according to 247Sports• PrepStar’s All-Southeast Region class
PERSONAL• Birthday is December 3• Son of Edward Muldrow Jr.• One of two children• Majoring in strategic communications
MULDROW’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 22 6 28 4/10 1.5/6 0 2 0 0
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CB Height: 6-0Weight: 194
Class: SeniorLast School: Hutchinson CC
Hometown: North Augusta, S.C.
JaylonMYERS2014 (Jr.)• Enrolled in August 2014• Played in 11 games• Had seven tackles for the season, including six solo stops• Finished with four tackles against Oklahoma, including three solo tackles• Had solo tackles against Maryland, Baylor and Oklahoma State
JUNIOR COLLEGE• First Team NJCAA All-American• Played for coach Rion Rhoades at Hutchinson Community College• Recorded 16 tackles (10 solo), two TFL, six pass breakups, eight
interceptions totaling 182 return yards with one touchdown and one forced fumble
• His eight interceptions were the most in NJCAA• Helped Hutchinson to an 8-4 record in 2013• Defensive unit allowed only 154 passing yards and 16.9 points per game
in 2013• Also had two kick returns for 54 yards (27.0 avg.) and nine punt returns
for 115 yards and one touchdown• Spent the 2012 season at Georgia Military Academy
HIGH SCHOOL• Played high school football for coach Dan Pippen at North Augusta High
in South Carolina• HelpedleadteamtotheClassAAAADivisionIIstatesemifinalsandfinishedwithseveninterceptionsasasenior
• Also played basketball at North Augusta
PERSONAL• Born August 23• Son of Craig Myers and Shelana Coach• One of eight children• Majoring in sociology and anthropology
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Height: 6-2Weight: 196
Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: First Coast
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
KJMYERS• Has played in 33 career games
2014 (r-Jr.)• Played in all 12 games as a receiver• Totaled four catches for 15 yards• Two catches vs, Kansas for seven yards• Two catches vs. Kansas State for eight yards
MYERS’ RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 4 15 3.8 0 52013 12 11 111 10.1 0 222012 9 2 9 4.5 1 6Totals 33 17 135 7.9 1 22
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DL Height: 6-2Weight: 271
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Wylie
Hometown: Wylie, Texas
NobleNWACHUKWU• Has played in 22 career games and started 13
2014 (r-So.)• Started all 13 games • Had 34 tackles for the season, including 21 unassisted tackles, 2.0 sacks,
8.0 tackles for loss and four pass breakups• Registered three tackles against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl, including
1.5 sacks• Had three solo tackles and a pass breakup at Iowa State• Finished with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Kansas State• TiedhiscareerhighwithfivetacklesatTexas,includingacareer-highfour
unassisted tackles and a team and career high two tackles for loss• Had four tackles against Baylor, including two solo stops and a tackle for loss• Registered a season-high three tackles, including a tackle for loss at Texas Tech• EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstAlabama• Career-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Maryland• Had three tackles at Maryland, including season high two unassisted tackles• Finishedwithacareer-highfivetacklesagainsttheTide
2013 (r-Fr.)• Finishedwithfivetackles,includingfourunassistedtackles,onesackand
a forced fumble• Forcedfirstcareerfumblevs.IowaState• Set a career high in solo (2) and total tackles (2) against Iowa State• CollectedfirstcareersackatTCU• Tied career highs in solo and total tackles at TCU
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Started two seasons for coach Bill Howard at Wylie High• Two-timeunanimousAll-District10-4Afirstteamdefensemember• Five-time Wylie News Player of the Week• Dallas Morning News Player of the Week honor in 2010
PERSONAL• Birthday is November 30• Son of Emmanuel and Isabel Nwachukwu• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
NWACHUKWU’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 21 13 34 8/30 2/16 0 4 0 02013 9 4 1 5 1/8 1/8 0 0 1 0Totals 22 25 14 39 9/38 3/24 0 4 1 0
2013 (r-So.)• Finished with 11 catches for 111 yards with a long reception of 22 yards• Tallied two catches at Baylor for 17 yards• Game-high six catches versus Georgia State for a career-best 64 yards• Earnedfirstcareerstartvs.William&Maryandhadthreecatchesfor30yards
2012 (r-Fr.)• Played in nine games and had two catches for nine yards and a touchdown
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted• OffensiveScoutTeamChampion:Rutgers,USF
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Marty Lee at First Coast High• 2010 Florida Times-Union Super 75 recruit• 2010 Florida Times-Union Super 24• 2010All-FirstCoastSecond-TeamOffense• 2010firstteamall-conference• Scout.com Top 150 wide receiver• Also played baseball
PERSONAL• Birthday is November 19• Son of Kenneth and Andria Myers• One of three children• Majoring in sociology and anthropology• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
KJMYERS
NobleNWACHUKWU
PLAYER PROFILES
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OL Height: 6-4Weight: 297
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: St. Edward
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
TylerORLOSKY• Has played in 24 career games and started 16
2014 (r-So.)• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team• Started all 13 games • NamedWVUOffensivePlayeroftheGame(TexasTech)• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage499.8yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.5pointspergame,182.8rushingyardsand317.0passing yards
• PartoftheoffensethatrankedNo.9inpassingoffense,No.11infirstdownoffense,No.12intotaloffense,No.34inscoringoffense,No.43inrushingoffenseandNo.45inthird-downoffense
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P Height: 6-3Weight: 228
Class: SeniorLast School: Fullerton College
Hometown: Corona, Calif.
NickO’TOOLE2014 (Jr.)• Named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team• Had 11 punts of 50 yards or more and placed 24 punts inside the 20• Ranked No. 6 in Big 12 punting (41.8)• Finished with seven punts for 318 yards and a 45.4 average against TCU.
Day included three punts of 50 or more yards (55, 59, 50)• GreatdayatOklahomaStateplacingacareer-bestfivepuntsinsidethe
Cowboy 20 with another two being fair caught. Day included two punts traveling more than 50 yards (56, and 51)
• Six punts vs. Baylor for 256 yards and a 42.7 average. Day included a long punt of 55 yards and three punts placed inside the 20
• Strong day in the wind at Texas Tech with four punts for 172 yards and a long of 51. Placed two punts inside the 20
• Five punts vs. Oklahoma with a long of 52 yards and three inside the 20• Four punts vs. Alabama for 175 yards and a 43.8 average
2013 (So.)• All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele)• Finished with 73 punts for an average of 44.1 yards• Ranked No. 15 nationally in punting and No. 2 in the Big 12• Had 26 punts on the season of 50 yards or more and placed 22 punts
inside the opponent 20• His 26 punts of 50 yards or more were the most since Todd Sauerbrun
had 33 in 1994• 56.0 punting average against Iowa State was the highest game average
since Ralph Anastasio’s 57.0 against Virginia in 1957• Averaged 44.6 yards on eight punts at Kansas• Averaged 46.7 yards on seven punts vs. Texas• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (9/30)• Eight punts vs. OSU for 357 yards and a 44.6 average• Strong day in the rain vs. Maryland with eight punts for a 46.1 average• Finished with seven punts at Oklahoma and a 45.3 average• Mountaineerdebutresultedinfivepuntsfor253yardsandalongof60yards
FULLERTON COLLEGE• Played one season for coach Tim Byrnes at Fullerton College• Punted 49 times for 2,050 yards with 15 punts inside the 20-yard line• Named to the 2012 Southern California Football Association All-
Conference First Team
HIGH SCHOOL• Two-year starter for national powerhouse Mater Dei High• Recorded 37 punts for 1,427 yards with a long of 64 as a senior, including
19 inside the 20-yard line• Knocked 42 punts for 1,377 yards in 2010• 2011 All-Trinity League First Team Defense
PERSONAL• Birthday is May 17• Son of Sean and Mariella O’Toole• One of three children• Majoring in psychology• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
O’TOOLE’S PUNTING STATISTICSYear Punts Yards Avg. Lg TB FC 50+ I-20 2014 57 2,383 41.8 59 2 21 11 242013 73 3,218 44.1 68 5 23 26 22Totals 130 5,601 43.1 68 7 44 37 46
2013 (r-Fr.)• Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team• Played in 11 games and started three• Moved from guard to center during the spring
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Played two seasons for coach Rick Finotti at St. Edward High• Division I All-Ohio special mention honors in 2011• Two-timeNortheasternLakesAll-DistrictFirst-TeamOffense• Two-time Cleveland Plain DealerOffensiveAll-Star• No. 3 on the 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer Top 50 Northeast Ohio football players• NamedtotheDivisionIAll-Ohiosecondteamoffensein2010
PERSONAL• Birthday is February 15• Son of John and Debbie Orlosky• One of two children• Majoring in sport and exercise psychology• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TylerORLOSKY
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OL
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Height: 6-5Weight: 312
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Hamilton
Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio
AdamPANKEY• Has played in 20 career games and started 13
2014 (r-So.)• Started all 13 games • Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage499.8yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.5pointsper
• game, 182.8 rushing yards and 317.0 passing yards• PartoftheoffensethatrankedNo.9inpassingoffense,No.11infirstdownoffense,No.12intotaloffense,No.34inscoringoffense,No.43inrushingoffenseandNo.45inthird-downoffense
2013 (r-Fr.)• Played in eight games, adding depth at tackle• Missedthefirstfourgamesafterhavingoffseasonkneesurgery• Usedon126offensiveplays• Season-high43offensiveplaysatKansas• Saw action on 25 plays against Texas Tech• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage148.7rushingyardsagame• WVUhada1,000-yardrusherforthefirsttimesince2009
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year starter for coach Bob Jacoby at Hamilton High• EarnedDivisionIAll-OhioThirdTeamOffensehonorsasasenior• SouthwestAll-Districtfirstteamoffensein2011,afterearningsecond-
team honors in 2010• Three-timeAll-GreaterMiamifirstteamoffensemember
PERSONAL• Birthday is February 2• Son of Leslie Campbell• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
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LB Height: 6-0Weight: 230
Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Steubenville
Hometown: Steubenville, Ohio
ShaqPETTEWAY• Has played in 38 career games and has one start
2014 (r-Jr.)• Played in 13 games and started one • Registered two solo tackles against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl• Had 39 tackles for the season, including 32 solo stops, one sack, four
tackles for loss and two pass breakups• Finished with a season-high six tackles at Iowa State• Had four solo tackles against Kansas State, including a tackle for loss• Finished with a solo tackle and a pass breakup at Texas• Anotherfive-tackleperformanceatOklahomaState• Tiedhisseason-highoffivesolotacklesagainstBaylor• Finishedwithaseason-highfivesolotacklesatTexasTech,includinga
tackle for loss• Registered three solo tackles, including a tackle for loss and a pass
breakup against Kansas• Finished with three solo tackles, including a sack against Towson
2013 (r-So.)• Redshirted after sustaining a season-ending knee injury during preseason
2012 (So.)• Saw action in all 13 games, adding depth at Sam linebacker• Moved from safety to the Star linebacker• Finished with 42 total tackles, including 26 solo stops, 1.5 sacks, 4.5
tackles for loss and three pass breakups• Madesevenstops,includingfivesolotacklesagainstKansas• At Iowa State, recorded four total tackles, including three solo stops• Had a career-high two pass breakups, two assisted tackles and an assist
on a tackle for loss against Oklahoma• Set career highs in solo tackles (6), assisted tackles (4), total tackles (10),
tackles for loss (1.5), sacks (1.5) and pass breakups (1) against TCU• Set career highs in solo tackles (3) and total tackles (5) vs. JMU• HadtwosolotacklesandmadefirstcareertackleforlossversusMarshall
2011 (Fr.)• Played in 12 games• Added depth at bandit safety and was used extensively on special teams
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Reno Saccoccia at Steubenville High• All-Valley captain as a senior• Two-time All-Ohio First Team• Two-time Wheeling Intelligencer All-Valley First Team• Earned Dapper Dan Special Achievement Award
PERSONAL• Birthday is February 2• Son of Keisha Petteway• One of three children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
PETTEWAY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 32 7 39 4/10 1/4 0 2 0 02012 13 26 16 42 4.5/17 1.5/14 0 3 0 02011 12 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 38 63 26 89 8.5/27 2.5/18 0 5 0 0
ShaqPETTEWAY
PLAYER PROFILES
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LB Height: 6-2Weight: 236
Class: SophomoreLast School: Jensen Beach
Hometown: Jensen Beach, Fla.
XavierPRESTON2014 (Fr.)• Played in nine games• Also used on special teams• Finished with two tackles for the season, including a solo tackle against
TCU
HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachesJohnFeyandTimCaffeyatJensenBeachHigh• Accountedfor55tackles,fiveTFL,threesacksandthreeforcedfumbles
as a senior• Haddouble-figuretacklegamesof14,12and11duringhisseniorseason• Also recorded six catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns• Played defensive end, receiver and running back during high school
career• Played in the Miami-Dade vs. Team Florida all-star game• All-Area Honorable Mention as a junior with 50 tackles, 14 TFL, four
sacks, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery• Registered 129 rushing yards and three touchdowns as a junior• Participated in basketball while in high school
PERSONAL• Birthday is January 24• Son of James Preston and Char Harris• One of nine children• Majoring in business and economics
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Height: 5-11Weight: 188
Class: SeniorLast School: Mainland
Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
RickyRUMPH• Has played in 31 career games
2014 (Jr.)• Played in 13 games• Had 22 tackles, including 17 unassisted tackles and an interception• Second on the team in special teams tackles with nine, seven unassisted• Finishedwithfivetackles,includingfoursolostopsagainstTexasA&M• RegisteredhisfirstcareerinterceptionagainstKansasState• Had four tackles at Oklahoma State, including three solo stops• Career-high six solo tackles against Baylor; also set his career high for
total tackles
RUMPH’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 17 5 22 0 0 1 0 0 02013 9 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 02012 9 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 1Totals 31 26 11 37 0 0 1 0 0 1
XavierPRESTON
2013 (So.)• Played in nine games• Added depth at boundary safety• Also used on special teams• Finished with six tackles for the season, including three solo stops• Matched a career high with two unassisted tackles against Georgia State• Set career highs in assisted tackles (3) and total tackles (3) at Oklahoma
2012 (Fr.)• Added depth at boundary cornerback and was used on special teams• Playedinninegames,finishingwithninetackles,includingsixunassisted
tackles and a fumble recovery
HIGH SCHOOL• Starter for coach Scott Wilson as a senior at Mainland High• Named 6A all-state, all-county and Top 10 Grid Iron Performance Player
for Volusia County• Played in the Central Florida All-Star game
PERSONAL• Birthday is August 19• Son of Kenya Wallace• One of four children• Majoring in anthropology and sociology
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Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Centerville
Hometown: Centerville, Ohio
KyleROSE• Has played in 38 career games and started 20
2014 (r-Jr.)• Started all 13 games• Finished with two tackles against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl• Tied his season high with six tackles and two quarterback hurries at Iowa
State• BlockedafieldgoalagainstKansasState• Finished with three solo tackles against TCU• Season-high six tackles, including a season-high four unassisted tackles
at Oklahoma State• Registered three solo tackles, including one for loss at Texas Tech• FinishedwithfivetacklesagainstAlabama
2013 (r-So.)• Played in 12 games and started six at defensive end• Fifth-leading tackler on the team with 49 tackles, including 29 solo stops• Third on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss• Had at least one tackle for loss in six games• Tiedacareerhighwithfiveassistedtacklesvs.IowaState• Madeacareer-highfivesolotacklesatKansas• Tiedacareerhighinsolotackles(3)andrecordedhisfirstfumble
recovery of his career vs. Texas• Set a career high in assisted tackles (5) and total tackles (7) at TCU• Tied season high in assisted tackles (3) vs. Oklahoma State• Tied a career-high three solo tackles vs. Maryland
ROSE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 19 16 35 1/1 0 0 0 0 02013 12 29 20 49 8.5/31 1/7 0 1 0 12012 13 14 11 25 0 0 0 2 0 0Totals 38 62 47 109 9.5/32 1/7 0 3 0 1
• Second on the team with a career-high six tackles vs. Georgia State, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack
• Recorded a career-high two tackles for loss at Oklahoma
2012 (r-Fr.)• Added depth at defensive end• Playedinall13games,makingfirstcareerstartagainstKansasState• Tied a season high in solo tackles (3) and total tackles (4) against TCU• Against Kansas State, set a career high with three solo tackles and tied a
career high with four total tackles• Against James Madison, had career highs in assisted tackles (4) and total tackles(4);alsohadfirstcareerpassbreakup
• SawfirstactionofhiscareerversusMarshall,registeringthreetackles,including two assisted tackles, versus the Herd
2011 (Fr.)• Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Ron Ullery at Centerville High• Finished 2010 season with 86.5 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks,
one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries and one interception• Invited to play in the Pennsylvania-Ohio Big 33 Game• Scout.com Top 75 defensive end• rivals.com Ohio Postseason Top 60
PERSONAL• Birthday is October 2• Son of Todd and Theresa Rose• Majoring in criminology
KyleROSE
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RB Height: 5-10Weight: 221
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Pitt
Hometown: Hopewell, Pa.
RushelSHELL2014 (r-So.)• Played in 12 games and started eight• WVU’s leading rusher with 176 carries for 788 yards and seven
touchdowns; had 21 catches for 140 yards• In the Big 12, ranked No. 5 in rushing yards and No. 6 in rushing yards
per game, No. 7 in rushing TDs and No. 15 in all-purpose yards • Career day at Iowa State, running for a season-best 146 yards, his third
100-yard rushing game of the season • Scored the game’s opening touchdown at ISU on a 54-yard run, the
Mountaineers’ longest scoring run of the season• Paced team with 62 rushing yards against Kansas State • Finishedwithfivecarriesfor22yardsatTexas,averaging4.4yardsper
carry and a long run of 11 yards• ReturnedtothefieldagainstTCUandhadalongrunof14yards• Missed Oklahoma State game with injury• Threecarriesbeforesufferinggame-endinginjuryagainstBaylor• Recorded 100 or more rushing yards for the second straight week at TexasTech,finishingwith110yardsandtwotouchdowns.
• Along with Wendell Smallwood (123 yards) at Texas Tech, became the firsttwoWVUrunningbacktohave100yardsrushingeachinagamesince Pat White (200) and Noel Devine (154) at Louisville in 2008
• ScoredonerushingTDinfivestraightgamesfromTowsonthroughaseason-high two at Texas Tech
• Registeredfirst100-yardrushinggameasaMountaineeragainstKansas,gaining a game-best 113 yards on 21 attempts
• Tallied a one-yard rushing TD against the Jayhawks• ScoredthirdTDoftheseasonwithafive-yardrunvs.Oklahoma;first
rushing score against OU in 2014• Netted team-best 60 yards rushing against the Sooners, the game’s
second-best total • Gained a team- and season-best 98 yards rushing at Maryland; day includeda1-yardscoringrunontheteam’sfirstdrive
• ScoredfirstTDonatwo-yardrushvs.Towson• Ran for a game-best 71 yards against the Tigers• EarnedfirstcareerstartasaMountaineeragainstAlabama• Tallied a team-best 38 rushing yards vs. Alabama and caught two passes
for 19 yards
2013 (r-Fr.)• RedshirtedtofulfillNCAAtransferrequirements• WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: Oklahoma State• Transferred to WVU from Pitt in summer 2013
2012 (Pitt)• As the primary backup to Ray Graham at Pitt in 2012, rushed for 641
yards and four touchdowns as a true freshman• Both of those totals were good for second on the team, and tops among
returning backs
HIGH SCHOOL• Played under Coach Dave Vestal at Hopewell High• USA TODAYfirstteamAll-USA• Sports Illustrated and ESPNHS All-American• FinishedhiscareerasthemostprolificrusherinPennsylvaniahistory• Four-time Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Class AAA selection, includingfirst-teamhonorshisfinalthreeyears
• Pennsylvania Sports Writers and Pennsylvania Football News Class AAA Player of the Year
• Two-time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Player of the Year• Beaver County Times and Tribune-Review Male Athlete of the Year
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette West Male Athlete of the Year• Two-time winner of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association’s “Mercury Award,”
annually presented to the High School Player of the Year• LedHopewelltofourWPIALClassAAAplayoffberths,includingatitle
game appearance his sophomore year• Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl at Chase Field
in Phoenix• Played in the Big 33 Football Classic• In four seasons at Hopewell, rushed for a state-record 9,078 yards on
1,107 carries (8.2 avg.)• Scored 110 career touchdowns, the most in WPIAL history• Set a national record with 39 consecutive 100-yard games, eclipsing
former Oklahoma Sooners great Billy Sims’ mark of 38 set in 1975• Rushed for 200 yards or more in 25 games• In 44 career contests, averaged 206 yards per game• Rushedformorethan2,000yardsineachofhisfinalthreeseasons• As a senior, rushed for 2,312 yards on 311 attempts (7.4 avg.) and scored
28 touchdowns• His junior year he totaled 2,510 yards and 32 TDs• Rushed for 2,740 yards as a sophomore and 1,516 as a freshman
SHELL’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 176 788 4.5 7 54
SHELL’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 21 140 6.7 0 19
SHELL’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICSYear Returns Yards Avg. Long 2014 3 61 20.3 29
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Height: 6-1Weight: 200
Class: JuniorLast School: Eastern Christian
Hometown: Clayton, N.J.
DaikielSHORTS
• Has played in 25 career games and started 13
2014 (So.)• Played in 13 games and started four• Had 24 catches for 346 yards and two touchdowns• Sawactionon572plays,including482onoffense• Season-high 85 plays at Maryland• Hauled in his second TD of the season at Iowa State, catching a 15-yard
pass from Skyler Howard • Finished with a season-high 72 yards on four catches, against Kansas
State, including season-long catch of 29 yards• Grabbed season-long catch of 23 yards at Texas Tech• EarnedfirststartoftheseasonatMaryland• CaughtfirstscoreoftheseasonatMaryland,an11-yardconnectionwith
Clint Trickett• Made season-best catch of 21 yards against Towson
2013 (Fr.)• Played in 12 games and started nine at wide receiver• Also used on special teams• Tied for team lead with 45 receptions• Hadfiveormorecatchesinsixgames• Third on squad with 495 yards and two touchdowns• Ranked No. 14 in the Big 12 in receptions per game and No. 22 in
receiving yards• Ranked No. 19 in the Big 12 Conference in receiving yards per game • Caught a game-high six passes at Kansas• Led WVU with six catches for a career-high 98 yards at TCU• Season-best catch of 38 yards at TCU• Grabbed three catches at Kansas State• Career day against Texas Tech, catching a game-best nine passes for a
team-best 78 yards• First Mountaineer to catch at least nine passes since Stedman Bailey (11
vs. Kansas, 12/1/12)• Caught a career-long 28-yard catch at Baylor• Caughtateam-bestfivecatchesfor32yardsvs.OklahomaState• WVUOffensiveChampion:GeorgiaState• Madefivecatches,includingtwotouchdowns,foragame-best88yards
vs. Georgia State• First Mountaineer to catch at least two TDs in a game since Stedman
Bailey (vs. Syracuse, 12/29/12)• FirstcareerTDreception,a21-yardcatchinthefirstquartervs.GeorgiaState,alsowasfirstcareerTDpassforFordChildress
• Hauled in a team-best seven catches in his WVU debut vs. William & Mary, including a long of 15
• Enrolled at West Virginia in January 2013
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy• Played in three games in 2012, recording 16 catches for 342 yards, an
average of 21.4 yards per reception, and four touchdowns• Previously lettered for three seasons at Red Lion Christian Academy
PERSONAL• Birthday is October 6• Son of Daikiel, Jr., and Kheesha Shorts• One of four children• Majoring in criminology
SHORTS’ RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 13 24 346 14.4 2 292013 12 45 495 11.0 2 38Totals 25 69 841 12.2 4 38
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RB Height: 5-11Weight: 201
Class: JuniorLast School: Eastern Christian
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
WendellSMALLWOOD• Has played in 25 games and started 10
2014 (So.)• Played in 13 games and started nine • Mountaineers’ No. 2 rusher with 148 carries for 722 yards and two
touchdowns; fourth-leading receiver with 31 catches for 326 yards• Ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 in rushing yards, No. 9 in rushing yards per
game and No. 17 in all-purpose yards• Led the Mountaineers with eight carries for 77 yards rushing with a
season-long run of 35 against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl; averaged 9.6 yards per carry
• Gained 33 yards on the ground at Iowa State, including a long run of 11 yards
• Had13carriesfor45yardsandatouchdownatTexas;alsofinishedwithfour catches for 10 yards
• Finished with 72 all-purpose yards against TCU• Career day at Oklahoma State, gaining a game-best 132 yards on 23 carries;finishedwith146all-purposeyards
• Team-leading 66 rushing yards on a career-high 20 attempts against Baylor; also had a 23-yard reception
• Registeredfirstcareer100-yardrushinggameatTexasTechwithateam-best 123 yards on a season-high 15 carries, including a season-long rush of 25 yards
• AlongwithRushelShell(110yards)atTexasTech,becamethefirsttwoWVU runners to have 100 yards rushing each in a game since Pat White (200) and Noel Devine (154) at Louisville in 2008
• Second on the team with 47 rushing yards vs. Kansas • Finished with 82 all-purpose yards against Oklahoma, including a season-
high 38 yards rushing • Second on team with 55 receiving yards against Towson • Caught a career-best six receptions for 73 yards, also a career high,
against Alabama
2013 (Fr.)• Enrolled at West Virginia in January 2013• Played in 12 games and started one at running back• Also used extensively on special teams as a kick returner• RankedNo.9intheBig12Conferenceinkickoffreturns• Finished with 39 carries for 221 yards• Had 11 catches for 132 yards, averaging 12.0 yards per catch• Career-longreceptionof30yardsatKansas;finishedwithacareer-high
42 yards receiving• Rushed for 18 yards on four carries against Texas, while also recording a
career-high 37 yards receiving on two receptions• Finished with 36 all-purpose yards at TCU• Averaged23.0yardsperkickoffreturnatKansasState• Finishedwithsevenkickoffreturnsfor155yardsatBaylor• Long return of 38 yards at Baylor• Tallied a 30-yard run vs. Maryland• Finished second on the team with 62 yards rushing vs. Georgia State• Ranfivetimesandgained25yardsatOklahoma,anaverageof5.0yards
per carry with a long of 16 yards• Alsohadfirsttworeceptionsfor24yardsatOU,withalongof12yards• Scored on a two-yard rush in his Mountaineer debut against William & Mary
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy• Previously lettered for three seasons at Red Lion Christian Academy• Teamco-offensivemostvaluableplayerasasophomoreandjunior• Specialteams’mostvaluableplayerasafreshman,finishingwithsix
touchdowns
PERSONAL• Birthday is January 26• Son of Nichelle Barber• Majoring in criminology
SMALLWOOD’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 13 148 722 4.9 2 352013 12 39 221 5.7 1 38Totals 25 187 943 5.0 3 38
SMALLWOOD’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 13 31 326 10.5 0 502013 12 11 132 12.0 0 30Totals 25 42 458 10.9 0 50
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Height: 5-7Weight: 176
Class: SeniorLast School: Katy
Hometown: Katy, Texas
JordanTHOMPSON• Has played in 36 games and started 13
2014 (Jr.)• Played in 13 games and started nine • Third-leading receiver for WVU with 49 catches for 598 yards and two
touchdowns• Ranked No. 17 in the Big 12 in receptions per game • Finished with three catches for 84 yards against Texas A&M in the Liberty
Bowl with a long of 43 yards• Tallied 65 yards on four catches at Iowa State, including a long of 28 yards• Hauled in two passes for 20 yards against Kansas State before exiting
with an injury • Finishedwithfivecatchesfor43yardsatTexas,includingalonggrabof
15 yards• Paced team with a game-best seven catches against TCU• SecondonteamwithfivecatchesatOklahomaState• Finished with three catches for 18 yards against Baylor• Played critical role in WVU’s win at Texas Tech, catching a career-best six catchesforacareer-high109yards;firstcareer100-yardreceivinggame
• Day against the Red Raiders included a TD of 56 yards, a career-long reception; his score jump-started WVU’s come back late in the third quarter
• Two catches against Kansas, including a long of 19• Two catches against Oklahoma, including a long of 25• First career touchdown against Towson, a 19-yard pass from Clint Trickett• SecondonteamwithfivecatchesagainsttheTigers• CareerdayagainstAlabamawithfivecatchesfor62yards,includinga
long of 32
2013 (So.)• Played in 10 games and started two at wide receiver• Also used on special teams• Missedthefirsttwogamesfromapreseasonshoulderinjury• Three catches at Kansas• Hauledinacareer-bestfivecatchesatTCU• Caught three catches for a career-best 41 yards at Kansas State,
including a career-long catch of 17 yards• Had his third straight multi-catch game against Texas Tech• Tallied two catches at Baylor• MadefirstsignificantappearanceoftheseasonagainstOklahomaState
and caught three passes for 30 yards, including a career long of 17
2012 (Fr.)• Earnedstartingnodatinsidereceiverduringfirstfallcampafterenrolling
in January 2012• Saw time in 13 games and started two• Nabbedan11-yardcatchvs.Oklahomaandfinishedwithonethree-yard
rush• Had a career day at Texas Tech, catching three passes for 27 yards,
including a career-long reception of 15 yards• Two catches at Texas• EarnedfirstcareerstartinBaylorwinandcaughttwopassesfor18yards• Had two catches for 10 yards vs. Maryland, including a 12-yard reception• Caught two passes in Mountaineer debut against Marshall
HIGH SCHOOL• Coached by Gary Joseph at Katy High• RankedninthintheHoustonareainreceivingyardsandfifthinreceiving
touchdowns• Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 recruit• Houston Chronicle All-GreaterHoustonSecondTeamOffensein2011• 19-5AAll-DistrictSpecialTeamsPlayeroftheYearandunanimousfirst-teamwidereceiverandfirst-teamreturnspecialistin2011
PERSONAL• Birthday is June 30• Son of Curtis and Adele Thompson• Oldest of three children• Majoring in criminology• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
THOMPSON’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 13 49 598 12.2 2 562013 10 23 178 37.7 0 172012 13 13 85 6.5 0 15Totals 36 85 861 10.1 2 56
JordanTHOMPSON
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Class: JuniorLast School: Martin Luther King
Hometown: Lithonia, Ga.
JeremyTYLER• Has played in 21 career games and started one
2014 (So.)• Played in 13 games • Season-high three tackles against Oklahoma• Season-high two solo stops against the Sooners
2013 (Fr.)• Played in eight games and started one• Added depth at boundary safety• Also used on special teams• Finished with 17 tackles, including 12 solo stops, three tackles for loss, a
pass breakup and a forced fumble• Season-high 10 tackles, including 10 unassisted tackles, 2.5 tackles for
loss, a pass breakup and a forced fumble against Iowa State• Registered three tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss at Kansas• Posted a solo tackle against Texas• Had two solo tackles at TCU
HIGH SCHOOL• Two-year starter for coaches Michael Carson and Rober Freeman at
Martin Luther King High• Class 5-A all-state and all-region selection, as well as all-area and all-
region as a senior• PlayedintheGeorgiaAll-Stargameandfinishedwiththreetacklesand
an interception
PERSONAL• Birthday is March 23• Son of Al and Renee Tyler• One of four children • Majoring in communication studies
TYLER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 02013 8 12 5 17 3/8 0 0 1 1 0Totals 21 19 7 26 3/8 0 0 1 1 0
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Height: 6-2Weight: 228
Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Hallandale
Hometown: Hollywood, Fla.
SeanWALTERS• Has played in 18 career games
2014 (r-So.)• Saw action in six games
2013 (r-Fr.)• Played in 12 games at Sam linebacker• Also used on special teams• Finished with three tackles• Set a career-high in solo (2) and total tackles (2) against Iowa State• MadehisfirsttackleagainstTexas• SawhisfirstactioninaMountaineeruniformagainstWilliam&Mary
2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted• Defensive Scout Team Champion: Baylor, TCU, Kansas• Enrolled at West Virginia in January
HIGH SCHOOL• Played one season for coach Dameon Jones at Hallandale High• Sun Sentinel Honorable Mention All-Broward County Defense• Ranked as the No. 5 safety on Miami Herald Top Players by Position list• Played for the South Florida All-Stars in the 2011 Nike South Florida
All-Star Game• Invited to the FACA North-South All-Star Game
PERSONAL• Birthday is October 19• Son of Bobby Walters and Octavia Lawson• One of four children• Brother Jermaine played football at Colorado State• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
WALTERS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02013 12 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 18 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Height: 6-2Weight: 232
Class: Redshirt SophomoreLast School: Spring Valley
Hometown: Huntington, W.Va.
ElijahWELLMAN2014 (r-Fr.)• Played in 12 games • Scoredhisfirstcollegiatetouchdownonafour-yardreceptionagainst
Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl • First career rush against Towson• SawfirstcollegiateactionagainstAlabama,finishingwitha10-yardreception
2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted• OffensiveScoutTeamChampion:GeorgiaState
HIGH SCHOOL• Played for coach Brad Dingess at Spring Valley• WontheSamHuffAwardasthetopdefensiveplayeroftheyearbythe
state’s sportswriters’ association• Three-time3Aall-statefirstteamselectionbytheWestVirginia
Sportswriters’ Association, including being named defensive captain as a senior
• Three-time Mountain State Athletic Conference, including Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
• Finished with 1,676 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns• Also had 124 tackles, including two sacks, 11 tackles for loss, three
forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and an interception he returned for a touchdown
• Played for the South team in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl• Three-time Class 3A All-State First Team in baseball
PERSONAL• Birthday is September 20• Son of Brian and Renee Wellman• One of three children• Majoring in criminology• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
WELLMAN’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 2 4 2.0 0 2
WELLMAN’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2014 12 4 11 2.8 1 10
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Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Lackawanna College
Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.
DayronWILSON2014 (r-Jr.)• Added depth at safety• Key member of special teams units• Played in all 13 games • Recorded eight tackles, including seven solo stops• Registered a season-high two solo stops at Maryland• Recorded a fumble recovery against Kansas State• Solo tackles against Maryland, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas Tech, Baylor
and Texas
WILSON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
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DayronWILSON
2013 (Jr.)• Redshirted
LACKAWANNA COLLEGE | 2012 (So.)• Played linebacker for coach Mark Duda at Lackawanna College• All-Northeast Conference First Team• Two-time All-Northeast Conference Player of the Week• Led team in tackles with 68, including 2.5 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss
as a sophomore• Also had a forced fumble, an interception, a pass breakup and a blocked kick
2011 (Fr.)• Finished with 21 tackles, including a sack and three tackles for loss• Also had a forced fumble
HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedlinebackerforcoachCortezWhitingatGarfieldHigh• Finishedwith63tackles,includingfivesacksasasenior
PERSONAL• Birthday is June 9• Son of Sharon Wilson and Lindon Fraser• One of six children• Majoring in sociology and anthropology
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Class: JuniorLast School: William Penn Charter
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
DarylWORLEY
• Has played in 22 career games and started 16
2014 (So.)• Named Iron Mountaineer honoree (2014) for excellence in the weight room• Started all 11 games in which he played • Fifth-leading tackler on the defense with 52 tackles, including 44 solo
stops, 4.5 tackles for loss and four pass breakups• Team-leading three interceptions• Tied for No. 11 in the Big 12 Conference in interceptions • No. 50 in the Big 12 in tackles• Finished with three tackles against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl and
assisted on a tackle for loss• Had two solo tackles at Iowa State• RegisteredfivesolotacklesagainstKansasState• Finished with eight tackles at Texas, including seven solo tackles, one
pass breakup and an interception• Had four solo tackles and two pass breakups vs. TCU• Finishedwithfivetackles,includingfoursolosandoneforlossat
Oklahoma State• Registeredsixtackles,includingfivesolostops,atackleforlossanda
pass breakup at Texas Tech• Finished with four solo tackles at Maryland and had a tackle for loss• Had his third career interception at Maryland• Registered 11 tackles against Alabama, including a career-high nine solo
stops and a tackle for loss
WORLEY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 11 44 8 52 4.5/12 0 3/13 4 0 02013 11 36 9 45 3/6 0 1/1 5 0 0Totals 22 80 17 97 7.5/18 0 4/14 9 0 0
2013 (Fr.)• Playedin11gamesandstartedfivegames• Used on special teams• Finished with 45 tackles, including 36 solo stops• Also had three tackles for loss and an interception• Secondontheteamwithfivepassbreakups• Registered seven tackles, including four unassisted against Iowa State• Set a career high with three assisted tackles against Iowa State• FourthontheteamintacklesatKansaswithfive• Set a career high in total tackles (8) at TCU• Set a career high in solo tackles (7) vs. Texas Tech• HadthreesolotacklesandfirstinterceptionatBaylor• Three tackles against Oklahoma State, including a tackle for loss and a
pass breakup• Four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Georgia State
HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedsafetyandreceiverforcoachJeffHumbleatWilliamPennCharter• All-Southeastern Pennsylvania First-Team defensive back• Two-time Penn Inter-Ac League First Team• Earnedfirst-teamhonorsasareceiveranddefensivebackasaseniorandfirstteamreceiveraccoladesasajunior
• Rated as Southeastern Pennsylvania’s top cornerback by the Philadelphia Inquirer
PERSONAL• Birthday is February 22• Son of Kenneth and Dirice Worley• One of three children• Majoring in media
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2014 STATISTICS
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend. Aug. 30, 2014 vs. #2 Alabama L/23-33 0-1-0 0-0-0 3:29 70,502Sept. 6, 2014 Towson W/54-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 3:12 56,414Sept. 13, 2014 at Maryland W/40-37 2-1-0 0-0-0 3:40 48,154Sept.20, 2014 #4 Oklahoma * L/33-45L 2-2-0 0-1-0 3:46 61,908Oct. 4, 2014 Kansas * W/33-14 3-2-0 1-1-0 3:35 52,164Oct. 11, 2014 at Texas Tech * W/37-34 4-2-0 2-1-0 3:42 58,502Oct. 18, 2014 #4 Baylor * W/41-27 5-2-0 3-1-0 3:59 60,758Oct. 25, 2014 at Oklahoma State * W/34-10 6-2-0 4-1-0 3:22 59,124Nov. 1, 2014 #10 TCU * L/30-31 6-3-0 4-2-0 3:26 61,190Nov. 8, 2014 at Texas * L/16-33 6-4-0 4-3-0 3:29 95,714Nov. 20, 2014 #12 Kansas State* L/20-26 6-5-0 4-4-0 3:41 47,683Nov. 29, 2014 at Iowa State * W/37-24 7-5-0 5-4-0 3:28 50,059Dec 29, 2014 vs Texas A&M + L/37-45 7-6-0 5-4-0 3:59 51,282
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TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPP SCORING 435 359 Points Per Game 33.5 27.6PointsOffTurnovers 81 183FIRST DOWNS 337 257 Rushing 125 99 Passing 175 135 Penalty 37 23RUSHING YARDAGE 2,376 2,186 Yards gained rushing 2,708 2,501 Yards lost rushing 332 315 Rushing Attempts 563 502 Average Per Rush 4.2 4.4 Average Per Game 182.8 168.2 TDs Rushing 18 20PASSING YARDAGE 4,121 3,006 Comp-Att-Int 340-534-10 241-455-12 Average Per Pass 7.7 6.6 Average Per Catch 12.1 12.5 Average Per Game 317.0 231.2 TDs Passing 26 18TOTAL OFFENSE 6,497 5,192 Total Plays 1,097 957 Average Per Play 5.9 5.4 Average Per Game 499.8 399.4KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 46-1,101 49-1,094PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 26-78 17-232INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-106 10-110KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.9 22.3PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.0 13.6INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.8 11.0FUMBLES-LOST 28-19 13-2PENALTIES-Yards 85-757 108-1,072 Average Per Game 58.2 82.5PUNTS-Yards 57-2,383 91-3,818 Average Per Punt 41.8 42.0 Net punt average 37.0 38.5KICKOFFS-Yards 84-5,158 75-4,588 Average Per Kick 61.4 61.2 Net kick average 39.2 37.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:53 30:073RD-DOWN Conversions 97/229 65/207 3rd-Down Pct 42% 31%
TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPP 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/22 7/23 4th-Down Pct 45% 30%SACKS BY-Yards 20-140 31-228MISC YARDS 0 22TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 49 42FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 30-39 21-25ON-SIDE KICKS 1-4 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (40-50) 80% (35-41) 85%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (26-50) 52% (24-41) 59%PAT-ATTEMPTS (47-47) 100% (42-42) 100%ATTENDANCE 340,117 311,553 Games/Avg Per Game 6/56,686 5/62,311 Neutral Site Games 2/60,892
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total West Virginia 117 130 71 117 435Opponents 82 130 91 56 359
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RUSHING GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G Shell, Rushel 12 176 823 35 788 4.5 7 54 65.7Smallwood, Wendell 13 148 734 12 722 4.9 2 35 55.5Smith, Dreamius 13 80 462 11 451 5.6 5 62 34.7Buie, Andrew 12 55 239 7 232 4.2 2 26 19.3Howard, Skyler 4 22 172 32 140 6.4 0 24 35.0Garrison, D. 12 20 96 4 92 4.6 0 28 7.7Thompson, Jordan 13 6 44 7 37 6.2 0 29 2.8Crest, William 1 5 33 6 27 5.4 1 13 27.0Alford, Mario 13 2 19 5 14 7.0 0 19 1.1Clay, Cody 13 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3Wellman, Elijah 12 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 2 0.3TEAM 13 4 0 29 -29 -7.2 0 0 -2.2Trickett, Clint 11 42 78 184 -106 -2.5 1 14 -9.6Total 13 563 2708 332 2376 4.2 18 62 182.8Opponents 13 502 2501 315 2186 4.4 20 75 168.2
PASSING GP Effic. Cmp./Att./Int. Pct. Yards TD Long Avg./G Trickett, Clint 11 142.32 281-419-10 67.1 3,285 18 79 298.6Howard, Skyler 4 138.21 56-110-0 50.9 829 8 53 207.2Crest, William 1 89.70 3-4-0 75.0 7 0 9 7.0TEAM 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 140.82 340-534-10 63.7 4,121 26 79 317.0Opponents 13 116.24 241-455-12 53.0 3,006 18 77 231.2
RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg./G White, Kevin 13 109 1,447 13.3 10 68 111.3Alford, Mario 13 65 945 14.5 11 79 72.7Thompson, Jordan 13 49 598 12.2 2 56 46.0Smallwood, Wendell 13 31 326 10.5 0 50 25.1Shorts, Daikiel 13 24 346 14.4 2 29 26.6Shell, Rushel 12 21 140 6.7 0 19 11.7Smith, Dreamius 13 11 41 3.7 0 13 3.2Buie, Andrew 12 7 74 10.6 0 42 6.2Clay, Cody 13 7 65 9.3 0 21 5.0Gibson, Shelton 12 4 60 15.0 0 47 5.0Myers, KJ 12 4 15 3.8 0 5 1.2Wellman, Elijah 12 4 11 2.8 1 10 0.9Davis, Vernon 10 2 38 19.0 0 26 3.8Garrison, D. 12 2 15 7.5 0 13 1.2Total 13 340 4,121 12.1 26 79 317.0Opponents 13 241 3,006 12.5 18 77 231.2
PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Thompson, Jordan 12 52 4.3 0 30Davis, Vernon 7 18 2.6 0 16Myers, Jaylon 2 -1 -0.5 0 0Alford, Mario 2 -11 -5.5 0 0Shell, Rushel 1 3 3.0 0 3Harper, Jarrod 1 18 18.0 0 0Worley, Daryl 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Total 26 78 3.0 0 30Opponents 17 232 13.6 3 76
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Dillon, KJ 3 35 11.7 1 35Worley, Daryl 3 13 4.3 0 9Henry, Dravon 2 53 26.5 1 52Rumph, Ricky 1 5 5.0 0 5Tonkery, Wes 1 0 0.0 0 0Chestnut, Terrell 1 0 0.0 0 0Joseph, Karl 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 12 106 8.8 2 52Opponents 10 110 11.0 0 29
KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Alford, Mario 26 743 28.6 2 100Gibson, Shelton 13 250 19.2 0 42Shell, Rushel 3 61 20.3 0 29Myers, KJ 1 8 8.0 0 8Thompson, Jordan 1 13 13.0 0 13Smallwood, Wendell 1 9 9.0 0 9Buie, Andrew 1 17 17.0 0 17Total 46 1101 23.9 2 100Opponents 49 1094 22.3 1 100
FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg. TD Long Chestnut, Terrell 1 35 35.0 1 35Total 1 35 35.0 1 35Opponents 2 13 6.5 0 7
SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Safety PointsLambert, Josh 0 30-39 45-45 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 135Alford, Mario 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78White, Kevin 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60Shell, Rushel 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Smith, Dreamius 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Shorts, Daikiel 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Buie, Andrew 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Smallwood, Wendell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Thompson, Jordan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Crest, William 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Trickett, Clint 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 6Wellman, Elijah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Henry, Dravon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Dillon, KJ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Chestnut, Terrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 4Molina, Mike 0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2Total 49 30-39 47-47 0-0 0 0-2 0 2 435Opponents 42 21-25 42-42 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 359
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TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg./G Trickett, Clint 11 461 -106 3285 3179 289.0Howard, Skyler 4 132 140 829 969 242.2Shell, Rushel 12 176 788 0 788 65.7Smallwood, Wendell 13 148 722 0 722 55.5Smith, Dreamius 13 80 451 0 451 34.7Buie, Andrew 12 55 232 0 232 19.3Garrison, D. 12 20 92 0 92 7.7Thompson, Jordan 13 6 37 0 37 2.8Crest, William 1 9 27 7 34 34.0Alford, Mario 13 2 14 0 14 1.1Wellman, Elijah 12 2 4 0 4 0.3Clay, Cody 13 1 4 0 4 0.3TEAM 13 5 -29 0 -29 -2.2Total 13 1,097 2,376 4,121 6,497 499.8Opponents 13 957 2,186 3,006 5,192 399.4
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd. Lambert, Josh 30-39 76.9 1-1 7-7 6-7 12-19 4-5 55 2
FG SEQUENCE West Virginia OPPONENTSAlabama (20),47,(42),(41) (47),(41),(27),(45)Towson (19),34 -Maryland 43,(47) (46),(41),(30)Oklahoma (54),(31) (42)Kansas (42),(25),(43),47,(53) -Texas Tech (42),(38),47,(55) (21),(25)Baylor (54),(24) (38),(34)Oklahoma State (39),(43) (40),36TCU (21),(44),(23) (37)Texas (22),53,40 46,(39)Kansas State (47),40,(25) (36),34,(44),(19),22,(32)Iowa State 49,(46),(32),(43) (34)Texas A&M (32),(40),(31) (26)Numbersin(parentheses)indicatefieldgoalwasmade.
PUNTING No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I-20 Blkd. O’Toole, Nick 57 2,383 41.8 59 2 21 24 0Total 57 2,383 41.8 59 2 21 24 0Opponents 91 3,818 42.0 71 12 23 29 1
KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg. TB OB Retnd. Net Yd.Ln. Molinari, Michael 84 5,158 61.4 31 2 Total 84 5,158 61.4 31 2 1094 39.2 25Opponents 75 4,588 61.2 28 0 1101 37.2 27
ALL-PURPOSE GP Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Total Avg./G. Alford, Mario 13 14 945 -11 743 0 1691 130.1White, Kevin 13 0 1447 0 0 0 1447 111.3Smallwood, Wendell 13 722 326 0 9 0 1057 81.3Shell, Rushel 12 788 140 3 61 0 992 82.7Thompson, Jordan 13 37 598 52 13 0 700 53.8Smith, Dreamius 13 451 41 0 0 0 492 37.8Shorts, Daikiel 13 0 346 0 0 0 346 26.6Buie, Andrew 12 232 74 0 17 0 323 26.9Gibson, Shelton 12 0 60 0 250 0 310 25.8Howard, Skyler 4 140 0 0 0 0 140 35.0Garrison, D. 12 92 15 0 0 0 107 8.9Clay, Cody 13 4 65 0 0 0 69 5.3Davis, Vernon 10 0 38 18 0 0 56 5.6Henry, Dravon 13 0 0 0 0 53 53 4.1Dillon, KJ 13 0 0 0 0 35 35 2.7Crest, William 1 27 0 0 0 0 27 27.0Myers, KJ 12 0 15 0 8 0 23 1.9Harper, Jarrod 13 0 0 18 0 0 18 1.4Wellman, Elijah 12 4 11 0 0 0 15 1.2Worley, Daryl 11 0 0 -1 0 13 12 1.1Rumph, Ricky 13 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.4Myers, Jaylon 11 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 13 -29 0 0 0 0 -29 -2.2Trickett, Clint 11 -106 0 0 0 0 -106 -9.6Total 13 2,376 4,121 78 1,101 106 7,782 598.6Opponents 13 2,186 3,006 232 1,094 110 6,628 509.8
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|------------Tackles--------------| |-Sacks-| | ---Pass Def---| |----Fumbles----| Blkd. DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yards No./Yards Int./Yards PBU Rcv./Yards FF Kick Safety Kwiatkoski, Nick 13 71 32 103 11.5-24 0.5-3 0 4 0 0 0 0Joseph, Karl 13 62 30 92 4.5-11 0 1-0 3 0 2 0 0Tonkery, Wes 12 45 24 69 10.5-44 2.5-28 1-0 4 0 0 0 0Dillon, KJ 13 43 19 62 7.5-18 0.5-4 3-35 7 0 0 0 0Worley, Daryl 11 44 8 52 4.5-12 0 3-13 4 0 0 0 0Henry, Dravon 13 36 9 45 1.0-3 0 2-53 2 0 0 0 0Petteway, Shaq 13 32 7 39 4.0-10 1.0-4 0 2 1 0 0 0Rose, Kyle 13 19 16 35 1.0-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1Chestnut, Terrell 12 25 10 35 0 0 1-0 7 1-35 1 0 0Golson, Brandon 12 23 11 34 6.0-23 3.5-18 0 0 0 1 0 0Nwachukwu, Noble 13 21 13 34 8.0-30 2.0-16 0 4 3 0 0 0Muldrow, Edward 13 23 7 30 4.0-10 1.5-6 0 2 1 0 0 0Riddick, Shaq 13 24 3 27 11.0-55 7.0-47 0 0 1 0 0 0Rumph, Ricky 13 17 5 22 0 0 1-5 0 0 0 0 0Brown, Christian 12 13 8 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Banks, Ishmael 8 17 2 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Hyman, Dontrill 11 5 11 16 2.5-9 0.5-5 0 0 0 0 0 0Bruce, Isaiah 13 11 4 15 3.5-11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Harper, Jarrod 13 9 4 13 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 0 2 0 0 1Arndt, Justin 13 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Tyler, Jeremy 13 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wilson, Dayron 13 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0Myers, Jaylon 11 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gibson, Shelton 12 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Benton, Al-Rasheed 13 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kinsey, Eric 9 2 3 5 1.0-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Christian, Cullen 12 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bell, Travis 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Howard, Darrien 8 2 2 4 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lewis, Jon 8 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Preston, Xavier 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Snow, Jewone 13 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Buie, Andrew 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Thompson, Jordan 13 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Molinari, Michael 13 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0White, Kevin 13 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Trickett, Clint 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0DePalma, John 13 1 0 1 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0O’Toole, Nick 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Smallwood, Wendell 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Arndt, Darren 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Walters, Sean 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kyeremeh, Nana 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Grose, Tanner 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Total 13 609 244 853 83-278 20-140 12-106 42 2-35 6 2 2Opponents 13 723 338 1,061 89-355 31-228 10-110 45 19-13 18 2 1
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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 27 Shell, Rushel at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Rushing 146 Shell, Rushel at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)TD Rushes 2 Shell, Rushel at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Long Rush 62 Smith, Dreamius at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Pass attempts 49 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014) Trickett, Clint at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Pass completions 37 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Passing 511 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)TD Passes 4 Trickett, Clint at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Long Pass 79 Trickett, Clint at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Receptions 16 White, Kevin at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Yards Receiving 216 White, Kevin at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)TD Receptions 2 Alford, Mario at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014) White, Kevin vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014) Alford, Mario at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Long Reception 79 Alford, Mario at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Field Goals 4 Lambert, Josh vs. Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014)Long Field Goal 55 Lambert, Josh at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Punts 7 O’Toole, Nick at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014) O’Toole, Nick vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punting Average 45.4 O’Toole, Nick vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt 59 O’Toole, Nick vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punts inside 20 5 O’Toole, Nick at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt Return 30 Thompson, Jordan vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)LongKickoffReturn 100 Alford,Mariovs.Alabama(Aug.30,2014)Tackles 18 Joseph, Karl vs. Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Sacks 3.0 Riddick, Shaq vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Tackles For Loss 4.0 Riddick, Shaq vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Interceptions 2 Henry, Dravon at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)
TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 59 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Rushing 285 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Yards Per Rush 7.5 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)TD Rushes 5 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)Pass attempts 49 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Pass completions 38 vs. Towson (Sept. 06, 2014)Yards Passing 511 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Yards Per Pass 10.4 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)TD Passes 4 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Total Plays 108 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)TotalOffense 694 atMaryland(Sept.13,2014)Yards Per Play 7.2 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Points 54 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)Sacks By 4 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014); vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)First Downs 33 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014); at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Penalties 14 vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Penalty Yards 138 vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Turnovers 5 vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Interceptions By 2 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Punts 7 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014); vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punting Average 45.4 vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt 59 vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Punts Inside 20 5 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt Return 30 vs. Towson (Sept. 6, 2014)
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 34 Perine, Samaje, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Yards Rushing 242 Perine, Samaje, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)TD Rushes 4 Perine, Samaje, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Long Rush 75 Brown, C.J. at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Pass attempts 50 Richardson, Sam, at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Pass completions 28 Webb, Davis, at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Yards Passing 400 Waters, Jake, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)TD Passes 4 Allen, Kyle, vs. Texas A&M (Dec. 29, 2014)Long Pass 77 Brown, C.J. at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Receptions 12 Cooper, Amari vs. Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Yards Receiving 196 Lockett, Tyler, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)TD Receptions 2 Lauderdale, Devin, at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014) Kennedy, Malcome vs. Texas A&M (Dec. 29, 2014)Long Reception 77 Diggs, Stefon, at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)FieldGoals 4 Griffith,Adam,vs.Alabama(Aug.30,2014) McCrane, Matthew, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)LongFieldGoal 47 Griffith,Adam,vs.Alabama(Aug.30,2014)Punts 14 Pardula, Trevor, vs. Kansas (Oct. 04, 2014)Punting Average 52.6 Smith, Kip, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt 71 Smith, Kip, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Punts Inside 20 4 Roth, Spencer, vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014) Smith, Kip, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014) Perry, Ethan, vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt Return 76 Harwell, Nick, vs. Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014)LongKickoffReturn 100 Ross,Alex,vs.Oklahoma(Sept.20,2014)Tackles 20 Sterns, Jordan, at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Sacks 3.0 Reed, Cedric, at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Tackles For Loss 4.0 Reed, Cedric, at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014)Interceptions 1 Likely, William, at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014); Hayes, Quentin, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014); Sanchez, Zack, vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014); Johnson, Isaiah, vs. Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014); Howard, Xavien, vs. Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014); Hackett, Chris, vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); Dawson, Paul, vs. TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); Diggs, Quandre, at Texas (Nov. 8, 2014); Evans, Randall, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014); Barnett, Dante, vs. Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 49 vs Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Yards Rushing 301 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Yards Per Rush 6.5 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)TD Rushes 4 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014)Pass attempts 50 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Pass completions 8 at Texas Tech (Oct. 11, 2014)Yards Passing 400 vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)Yards Per Pass 11.8 vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)TD Passes 4 at Texas A&M (Dec. 29, 2014)Total Plays 90 at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)TotalOffense 565 atTexasTech(Oct.11,2014)Yards Per Play 6.9 at Maryland (Sept. 13, 2014)Points 45 by Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014) Texas A&M (Dec. 29, 2014)Sacks By 4 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014) vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)First Downs 30 vs Alabama (Aug. 30, 2014)Penalties 18 vs Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Penalty Yards 215 vs Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014)Turnovers 2 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014) vs TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); vs Kansas State (Nov 20, 2014) at Iowa State (Nov. 29, 2014)Interceptions By 2 vs Oklahoma (Sept. 20, 2014); vs TCU (Nov. 1, 2014); vs Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2014)Punts 14 vs Kansas (Oct. 04, 2014)Punting Average 52.6 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Long Punt 71 at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014)Punts Inside 20 4 vs Baylor (Oct. 18, 2014); at Oklahoma State (Oct. 25, 2014) vs TCU (Nov. 1, 2014)Long Punt Return 76 vs Kansas (Oct. 4, 2014)
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