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(97) Noble Nwachukwu

(57) Adam Pankey

(95) Christian Brown

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(6) Daikiel Shorts Jr.

(65) Tyler Orlosky

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GENERALName of School: West Virginia UniversityCity: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867Enrollment: 31,514Nickname: 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: 123 yearsAll-Time Record: 727-482-45 (.598)All-Time Bowl Record: 15-19 (.424)Last Postseason Appearance: 2016 Motel 6 Cactus BowlResult: Won 43-42 vs. Arizona State

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan, ’93)Record at School: 36-28 (5 years)Career Record: 36-28 (5 years)Football Office Phone: (304) 293-4194Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact Director of

Football CommunicationsBig 12 Conference Call: Mondays, 10:50-12:30 p.m. (ET)

ASSISTANT COACHES Tony Gibson (Glenville State, ’94) – Defensive Coordinator/

LinebackersJoe Wickline (Florida, ’83) – Offensive Coordinator/Tight

Ends/FullbacksBlue Adams (Cincinnati, ’93) – CornerbacksMatt Caponi (Mount Union, ’05) - SafetiesTyron Carrier (Houston, ‘11) - ReceiversRon Crook (West Liberty State, ’91) – Offensive LineMark Scott (Hillsdale, ’07) – Defense/Special TeamsJa’Juan Seider (West Virginia, ’00) – Running BacksBruce Tall (Ohio Wesleyan, ’82) – Defensive Line

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFAlex Hammond (Texas, ’04) – Associate Athletic Director/

Football OperationsRyan Dorchester (West Virginia, ’08) – Director of Player

PersonnelRobert Glowacky (West Virginia, ’13) – Assistant Director of

Football OperationsCasey Smithson (West Virginia, ’11) – Coordinator of

RecruitingDan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’85) – Equipment ManagerAaron Malik (West Virginia, ’07) – Assistant Equipment

Manager

STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT STAFFBrady Rourke (Penn State,’03) – Associate Athletic Director

for Student-Athlete DevelopmentBrittney O’Dell (Florida State, ’08) – Assistant Director of

Student-Athlete DevelopmentKenyatta Walker (Georgia Southwestern, ‘08) – Academic

Coordinator

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING STAFFMike Joseph (Fairmont State, ’99) – Director of Strength

and ConditioningKevin McCadam (Virginia Tech, ’01) – Assistant Director of

Strength and Conditioning/Speed DevelopmentDarl Bauer (Hillsdale, ’08) – Assistant Director of Strength

and ConditioningAlex Mitchell (Ohio, ’12) – Strength and Conditioning CoachChad Snodgrass (West Virginia, ’11) – Strength and

Conditioning Coach

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFFMatt Lively (West Virginia, ’88) – Medical DirectorDave 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 INFORMATION2015 Record: 8-5Conference Record/Finish: 4-5/T-5Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: Odd FrontLettermen Returning: 33 (18O/14D/1ST)Lettermen Lost: 21 (7O/12D/2ST)Starters Returning: 14 (8O/4D/2ST)Starters Lost: 12 (3O/7D/2ST)

LETTERMEN RETURNING (33)Offense (18)

Kyle Bosch (OL), Yodny Cajuste (OL), William Crest (QB/WR), Jovon Durante (WR), Shelton Gibson (WR), Skyler Howard (QB), Gary Jennings (WR), Marcel Lazard (OL), Grant Lingafelter (OL), Devonte Mathis (WR), Tony Matteo (OG), Tyler Orlosky (OC), Adam Pankey (OT), Rushel Shell (RB), Daikiel Shorts (WR), David Sills (WR), Elijah Wellman (TE/FB), Ka’Raun White (WR).

Defense (14) Justin Arndt (LB), Dravon Askew-Henry (S), Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Christian Brown (DL), Rasul Douglas (CB), Marvin Gross (LB), Jarrod Harper (S), Darrien Howard (DL), Nana Kyeremeh (CB), Noble Nwachukwu (DL), Xavier Preston (LB), Khairi Shariff (S), Jeremy Tyler (S), Sean Walters (LB).

Specialists (1) Josh Lambert (K).

LETTERMEN LOST (21)Offense (7)

Darren Arndt (TE/FB), Cody Clay (TE/FB), Marquis Lucas (OL), KJ Myers (WR), Wendell Smallwood (RB), Jordan Thompson (WR), Stone Underwood (OL).

Defense (12) Jared Barber (LB), Isaiah Bruce (DL), Terrell Chestnut (CB), KJ Dillon (S), Karl Joseph (S), Eric Kinsey (DL), Nick Kwiatkoski (LB), Edward Muldrow III (LB), Shaq Petteway (LB), Kyle Rose (DL), Rick Rumph (CB), Daryl Worley (CB)

Specialists (2) John DePalma (LS), Nick O’Toole (P/KO).

RETURNING STARTING EXPERIENCE Offense (162)

Kyle Bosch (OL-13), Yodny Cajuste (OL-6), Jovon Durante (WR-9), Shelton Gibson (WR-13), Tony Matteo (OL-2), Skyler Howard (QB-15), Marcell Lazard (OL-6), Tyler Orlosky (OL-29), Devonte Mathis (WR-2), Adam Pankey (OL-25), Rushel Shell (RB-11), Daikiel Shorts (WR-23), David Sills (WR-1), Elijah Wellman (TE/FB-5), Ka’Raun White (WR-2)

Defense (78) Dravon Askew-Henry (S-26), Al Rasheed-Benton (LB-1), Christian Brown (DL-14), Jarrod Harper (S-9), Nana Kyeremeh (CB-1), Noble Nwachuwku (DL-26), Jeremy Tyler (S-1)

Specialists (37) Josh Lambert (K-37)

LOST STARTING EXPERIENCEOffense (98)

Cody Clay (TE/FB – 24), Marquis Lucas (OL-30), KJ Myers (WR-2), Jordan Thompson (WR-19), Wendell Smallwood (RB-22), Stone Underwood (OL-1)

Defense (261) Jared Barber (LB-25), Isaiah Bruce (LB-12), Terrell Chestnut (CB-27), KJ Dillon (S-29), Karl Joseph (S-42), Eric Kinsey (DL-4), Nick Kwiatkoski (LB-37), Edward Muldrow (LB-10), Shaq Petteway (LB-12), Kyle Rose (DL-33), Rick Rumph (CB-3), Daryl Worley (CB-27)

Specialists (88) John DePalma (LS – 50), Nick O’Toole (P/H/KO – 38)

© 2016 by West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate AthleticsThe indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.

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 26507-0877

Overnight Mailing Address:Athletic Communications OfficeWest Virginia University217 Coliseum3450 Monongahela Blvd.Morgantown, WV 26505

Alternative Information Site: www.collegepressbox.com

West Virginia University is on probation until February 17, 2017, for violations involving impermissible telephone and text communications 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 information can be found at the following link: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/West%20Virginia%20Public%20Inf%20Decision.pdf

CONTENTS2016 Spring Outlook ........................... 22016 Spring Depth Chart ................... 7Alphabetical Roster ............................ 82016 Early Enrollees and Signees ........ 9Coach Dana Holgorsen .................... 12Coaching Staff .................................. 15Player Profiles ................................... 162015 Statistics ................................... 37

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West Virginia finished with an 8-5 record in 2015, capped by an exciting 43-42 victory over Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl. The eight victories were the most by a Mountaineer team since becoming a Big 12 Conference member in 2012. The Mountaineers had a strong finish, winning five of their last six games and look to carry that momentum throughout the spring and into the 2016 season. Heading into spring practice, West Virginia returns 33 lettermen, including 13 starters, and 22 players with at least one game of starting experience. As with each spring, there will be open competition at each position as starters have to be identified and depth has to be developed. “We have a lot of bodies out there, and we have a lot of guys who have been in the program for some time,” coach Dana Holgorsen said. “I have 22 seniors. Last year, we had a big senior class, and I think it paid dividends when things got tough. We finished the year really well. Next year, we are looking for it to be the same way. We have a lot of seniors and a lot of juniors who have been in the program. That’s just the start of what this 2016 team is going to be like.”

OFFENSE Eighteen lettermen return on offense, including eight starters and 15 players with starting experience from 2015. Four of the five starters on the offensive line are back, and the quarterback, fullback and three of the four starting receivers return. Starters must be replaced at left tackle, running back and tight end, and depth must be developed at running back.

Quarterback Senior Skyler Howard started all 13 games last season and is back for his final season. Redshirt sophomore William Crest Jr, sophomore David Sills and redshirt freshman Chris Chugunov will battle Howard for snaps this spring and freshman Cody Saunders will be in the mix. “Skyler has played a lot of football,” Holgorsen said. “We know what he can do as far as that is concerned. His numbers are great. Let’s not forget that this kid had the second-most passing yards in a game in the history of this program. With that said, we know (redshirt freshman quarterback Chris Chugunov) Chugs can throw the ball. He will get plenty of opportunities to be able to prove that he can be the starter. Howard completed 221-of-403 passes for 3,145 yards and 26 touchdowns as the starter in 2015. He saved his best game against Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl, throwing for 532 yards and five touchdowns, second-best performance in school history.

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Crest saw limited action behind center, Sills played wide receiver and Chugunov redshirted. Crest will see time at quarterback and receiver, and Sills is competing at quarterback this spring. “He’s (Sills) in the quarterback room. He wants to be a quarterback,” Holgorsen said. “(Redshirt sophomore quarterback William) Will (Crest Jr.) bounces around a lot. He has been in the quarterback room for two years now. David moves back and forth a little bit. We will let it play out and see how it looks.”

Running Back The WVU rushing attack was one of the offensive strengths in 2015, registering 2,967 yards and 25 touchdowns. It averaged 4.8 yards per carry and 228.2 yards per game, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 16 nationally. This year, the position is the biggest area of concern on offense after losing major production from Big 12 Conference rushing champion Wendell Smallwood to the NFL. He posted career-best numbers, finishing with 1,519 yards rushing and nine touchdowns, along with 26 catches for 160 yards. “This is one of our areas of concern,” Holgorsen said. “It will be interesting to see how this spring goes with the returning players, who steps up and earns playing time. Then we have signed several more backs. It’s important to have numbers at this position.” As has been proven since joining the Big 12, a stable of running backs is a must to be successful so a starter and depth have to be developed this spring. Redshirt senior Rushel Shell and redshirt junior Jacky Marcellus return. Freshman Kennedy McKoy enrolled in January and will battle for time. Shell was the Mountaineers’ second-leading ball carrier last season, finishing with 708 yards and eight touchdowns and added 16 catches for 101 yards. Howard finished with 502 yards and six touchdowns, and Crest had 107 yards and a touchdown. At fullback, Elijah Wellman returns for his junior season. He is a good blocker, who can run the ball or catch it out of the backfield. He finished with 73 yards rushing and two touchdowns and had five catches for 16 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Ferns, a redshirt sophomore transfer from Michigan and redshirt junior converted linebacker Alex Brooks will add depth.

Offensive Line The offensive line powered the Mountaineer running attack last year and looks to have a solid foundation returning. Senior Marquis Lucas was the lone departure, so the search is on for his replacement, and depth is always needed on the line. “O-line has a lot of guys back,” Holgorsen said. “I feel good about it. Right now, it’s about health.” Seven lettermen, including five players with multiple starts, return. Three returnees (Kyle Bosch, Tyler Orlosky and Adam Pankey) logged more than 750 snaps each last year and three others (Yodny Cajuste, Marcell Lazard and Tony Matteo) were used on more than 450 snaps apiece. The leader once again will be redshirt senior All-American candidate Orlosky, who returns for his third year as the starting center. He has played in 37 career games and started 29. The All-Big 12 Conference performer graded out 90 percent or better in every game and was one of two lineman who started every game at his original position. Pankey returns at left guard for the second year and third year as a starter. He has played in 33 career games and started 25. Redshirt sophomore Bosch started all 13 games at right guard in his first season at WVU.

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Redshirt sophomore Cajuste started the first half of the season at right tackle before a knee injury at Baylor forced him to miss the final five games of the regular season. He returned for the bowl game and this spring is the starter at left tackle. Redshirt junior Lazard replaced Cajuste after he went down and finished the last half of the season as the starter at right tackle and is listed as No. 1 at that position. Matteo and Grant Lingafelter saw action in 2015 and will add depth at the guard positions. Matteo played in 12 games and started one and Lingafelter was used in nine games. Redshirt junior Brendan Willis and redshirt freshman Matt Jones look to add to the mix. Adding depth at center will be redshirt sophomore Amanii Brown, who played in five games last year, and redshirt freshman Jah’Shaun Seider, who redshirted. Redshirt senior Sylvester Townes, who saw limited action, and redshirt freshman Rob Dowdy look to add depth at left tackle, and redshirt freshman Colton McKivitz and redshirt sophomore Dontae Angus will battle for playing time at right tackle.

Wide Receiver Last year, the Mountaineer receiving corps was young and inexperienced, but by the time the season ended a solid front line group was established. The coaching staff will count on them for improvement and consistency, while looking for others to build depth. Senior Daikiel Shorts Jr. and redshirt junior Shelton Gibson have played multiple years in the offense, while sophomore Gary Jennings and redshirt junior Ka’Raun White showed flashes of outstanding ability in their first years in the program.

“I would be surprised if these receivers don’t turn some heads this spring,” Holgorsen said. “Shelton (Gibson) looks great, Ka’Raun (White) looks great, Gary Jennings looks great. Devonte Mathis looks like he has decided he wants to contribute. Daikiel (Shorts Jr.) has made a bunch of plays. William Crest has done a whole bunch of things for us, so don’t be surprised to see him lined up in a bunch of different spots like he has. Ricky Rogers is doing some things.” Shorts played in 13 games and started 10 on the inside and led the 2015 squad with 45 catches for 528 yards and five touchdowns. Gibson started all 13 games on the outside and led with 887 yards and nine touchdowns on 37 catches. White played in nine games and started the final two on the outside, finishing with 15 catches for 275 yards. Jennings played in 13 games as a backup on the inside and had seven catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. Crest and Sills also will see action as a receiver. Crest finished with four catches for 29 yards, and Sills had seven catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner score in the Cactus Bowl. Redshirt senior Mathis and redshirt sophomore Rogers have been in the program for a few years and look for time on the field, along with freshman Marcus Simms.

Tight End Cody Clay, who was an outstanding blocker in the backfield and on the line for the past several years has graduated so there will be a position battle this spring. Redshirt junior Jon Lewis, who moved from defensive line, along with redshirt freshmen Stone Wolfley and Matt Vucelik will compete for time at the vacated position. Ferns and Wellman, also used at fullback, will be in the mix and will be used at both positions.

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DEFENSE Graduation hit the defensive unit hard as 12 lettermen, including seven starters, are gone from last year’s team. That senior group established the foundation for coordinator Tony Gibson’s defensive scheme and ranked among the nation’s best in several categories. A majority of that group are taking their talents to the next level and looking to play in the NFL. In order for that unit to have been good, it had to have excellent depth. That depth from 2015 is now on stage and ready to show its talent. Fourteen lettermen, including four starters and seven players with starting experience, return in 2016. The defensive line returns two of three starters and two of the three starting safeties are back. However, the linebacker unit lost all three starters and both starting cornerbacks are gone. In addition to new faces on the field, two coaches were added in the offseason with Matt Caponi hired to oversee the safeties and Blue Adams the cornerbacks.

Defensive Line With two of the three starters, along with quality experience returning, the defensive line is the deepest area on the defense heading into spring. Senior Darrien Howard will start the spring as the leading replacement at nose tackle and then depth along the line will have to be developed. “We have 10 bodies on the d-line that we can practice right now,” Holgorsen said. “(Assistant coach/defensive line) Coach Tall has done a great job. That’s where it starts. We are in a pretty good spot at the position, and that is a good start defensively.” Redshirt seniors Noble Nwachukwu and Christian Brown return as starters, and Howard and redshirt sophomore Jaleel Fields are back with experience. Redshirt junior Xavier Pegues, redshirt freshmen Alec Shriner and Adam Shuler, along with freshman mid-year enrollees Reese Donahue and Jeffery Pooler, will battle for playing time this spring. Brown and Nwachukwu started all 13 games at the ends in 2015. Nwachukwu led the WVU defense in sacks (8.5) and tackles for loss (13.0) and finished with 47 tackles, including 37 unassisted tackles. Nwachukwu was No. 5 in the Big 12 in sacks and No. 12 in tackles for loss. Brown had 33 tackles, including 24 solo stops, two sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss. Howard played in 13 games and finished with 16 tackles, including 13 unassisted stops, a sack and three tackles for loss. Fields played in four games and finished with eight tackles.

Linebackers This is one of the positions with a great amount of concern on the defense. All three starting linebackers, Jared Barber, Nick Kwiatkoski and Shaq Petteway, the team’s top three tacklers from a year ago are gone, and their production has to be replaced for the 2016 season. “Linebacker is a little bit of a concern, just because we lost five seniors,” Holgorsen said. “You have to pinpoint that, but we brought in a lot of guys. We are going to have some young guys come in and be able to contribute. “We have (junior linebacker) Xavier Preston, (redshirt junior linebacker Al-Rasheed) Benton and (redshirt senior linebacker) Sean Walters. Those guys have played, but the seniors took a lot of reps. That’s a concern.” Redshirt senior Justin Arndt and junior Preston at the sam linebacker, redshirt junior Benton at the mike and redshirt senior Walters at the will leads the returning group.

Also battling to get time on the field will be redshirt junior Hodari Christian (mike), redshirt freshman David Long (will) and mid-year enrollee freshman Logan Thimons (mike). Long was the scout team defensive player of the year. Arndt, Benton, Preston and Walters were also productive on special teams. Benton played in 13 games, finishing with 21 tackles, including 14 solo stops and four tackles for loss. Preston saw action in all 13 games and finished with 18 tackles, including three tackles for loss and Arndt played in all 13 games and saw extensive time on special teams, registering 10 tackles and a fumble recovery. Walters played in 12 games and had 18 tackles, including 15 unassisted tackles and a sack.

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SECONDARY Last year’s secondary also was productive, but this year it is also is an area of concern. Two of the three safeties return, but both cornerbacks are gone. “We lost some pretty good ones at safety,” Holgorsen said. “Karl (Joseph) is going to be the No. 1 safety taken in the draft, and we didn’t have him for a whole year. We have (Redshirt senior safety) Jarrod Harper and (junior safety) Jeremy Tyler. (Junior safety) Dravon (Askew-Henry) is going to step in and do things. You say ‘how are you going to replace those two guys?’ but we are replacing them with guys who are seniors now as opposed to last time we replaced the positions with guys who were freshmen. It is nice not to replace them with freshmen. Corner is going to be interesting to watch. (Redshirt senior cornerback) Rasul (Douglas) and (redshirt senior cornerback) Antonio Crawford are seniors who have a lot of experience.” Junior Askew-Henry returns at free safety after starting all 13 games in 2015. He was WVU’s fourth-leading tackler with 59 stops, including 47 unassisted tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception and four pass breakups. Adding depth will be redshirt senior Khairi Shariff, also a productive special teams member last season, who had six tackles, including five solo stops last year. Jarrod Harper had to replace Joseph five games in the season when Joseph sustained a year-ending knee injury. Harper did an admirable job, finishing with 46 tackles, including 29 unassisted tackles, three tackles for loss, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery. However, he will have sit out for the spring after having offseason shoulder surgery. Tyler, redshirt junior Shane Commodore and redshirt freshman Kevin Williams will compete for playing time this spring. Tyler played in 12 games in 2015 and finished with 20 tackles, including two pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Commodore saw limited action and Williams redshirted. Marvin Gross played behind KJ Dillon at spur safety last year and is making his case for the starting job this spring. He played in all 13 games and finished with 15 tackles, including 10 unassisted tackles. Redshirt freshman Deomonte Lindsay and mid-year enrollee freshman Dylan Tonkery will compete for playing time. Redshirt senior Nana Kyeremeh and redshirt senior transfer Antonio Crawford will compete at the field cornerback spot and redshirt senior Rasul Douglas is the leader for the boundary corner spot this spring. Kyeremeh played in all 13 games last season and added valuable depth. He finished with 20 tackles, including 15 unassisted tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and a forced fumble. Crawford transferred from Miami last season and sat out to complete transfer requirements. Douglas got a late start last season and came into his own as the season progressed. He played in 11 games and contributed eight tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and a forced fumble. Mid-year enrollee freshman Jacquez Adams will add depth at the field corner and his twin brother, Jordan, redshirted last year and will add depth at the boundary corner.

Special Teams Punter Nick O’Toole and long snapper John DePalma graduated and will have to be replaced. Jennings returns as a punt and kickoff returner, and Gibson is back returning kickoffs. Redshirt sophomore punter Billy Kinney added depth behind O’Toole and will see his first action this spring. Redshirt junior Nick Meadows and redshirt sophomore RC Brunstetter, who transferred last fall from NC State, will compete for the long snapping duties.

Redshirt junior Mike Molina saw limited action last year and is the kicker this spring. He also will compete with Kinney for kickoff duties. Jennings will be the leading candidate for punt return duties. He finished last season with 13 returns for 69 yards with a long of 21 yards. Gibson handled kickoff returning duties last year. He finished with 11 returns for 361 yards, averaging 32.8 yards per return. He returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown at Baylor.

2016 Schedule The Mountaineers face another tough schedule in 2016. WVU has seven home dates, one neutral site game in Landover, Maryland, and five road contests. West Virginia opens its season at home against SEC foe Missouri, before facing FCS opponent Youngstown State and then BYU at FedExField, home of the Washington Redskins. In Big 12 competition, West Virginia plays host to Kansas State, TCU, Kansas, Oklahoma and Baylor and travel to Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Texas and Iowa State.

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OffensePosition No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown WR (X) 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11 195 r-Jr. 25 13 Cleveland, Ohio 12 GaryJennings 6-2 207 So. 13 0 Stafford,Va. 81 Marcus Sims 6-0 175 Fr. 0 0 Sandy Spring, Md.LT 55 Yodny Cajuste 6-5 300 r-So. 7 6 Miami, Fla. 71 Rob Dowdy 6-4 290 r-Fr. 0 0 Westerville, Ohio 74 Sylvester Townes 6-6 312 r-Sr. 3 0 Memphis, Tenn.LG 57 Adam Pankey 6-5 316 r-Sr. 33 25 Hamilton, Ohio 70 Tony Matteo 6-4 294 r-Jr. 17 2 Clinton, Ohio 72 BrendanWillis 6-3 282 r-Jr. 0 0 Centreville,Va.C 65 Tyler Orlosky 6-4 296 r-Sr. 37 29 Cleveland, Ohio 58 AmaniiBrown 6-5 303 r-So. 5 0 Morgantown,W.Va. 54 Jah’Shaun Seider 6-3 287 r-Fr. 0 0 Belle Glade, Fla.RG *62 Kyle Bosch 6-5 310 r-So. 19 16 St. Charles, Ill. 56 Grant Lingafelter 6-6 306 r-Jr. 14 0 Chagrin Falls, Ohio 79 Matt Jones 6-3 317 r-Fr. 0 0 Hubbard, OhioRT 77 MarcellLazard 6-5 306 r-So. 15 6 Bloomfield,N.J. 53 Colton McKivitz 6-7 295 r-Fr. 0 0 Jacobsburg, Ohio 68 Dontae Angus 6-6 328 r-So. 0 0 Philadelphia, Pa.IR(Y) 6 DaikielShortsJr. 6-1 204 Sr. 38 23 Clayton,N.J 82 Devonte Mathis 6-1 220 r-Sr. 26 2 Miami, Fla. 16 William Crest Jr. 6-2 210 r-So. 12 0 Baltimore, Md. 20 DL Knock 5-8 193 r-Fr. 0 0 Springboro, Ohio 15 David Sills 6-4 204 So. 8 1 Wilmington, Del.WR (Z) 2 Ka’Raun White 6-1 198 r-Jr. 9 2 Macungie, Pa. 85 Ricky Rogers 6-1 203 r-So. 1 0 Monroeville, Pa. 34 ChrisParry 5-9 181 r-So. 0 0 Niles,OhioQB 3 Skyler Howard 6-0 207 Sr. 17 15 Fort Worth, Texas 11 ChrisChugunov 6-1 203 r-Fr. 0 0 Skillman,N.J. 16 William Crest Jr. 6-2 210 r-So. 12 0 Baltimore, Md. 18 AustinHensley 6-1 203 r-So. 0 0 Hurricane,W.Va. 15 David Sills 6-4 204 So. 8 1 Wilmington, Del. 10 Cody Saunders 6-1 202 Fr. 0 0 Panama City Beach, Fla. 9 JamesWhitaker 5-11 205 r-Fr. 0 0 Huntington,W.Va.TE 92 JonLewis 6-3 265 r-Jr. 14 0 Morgantown,W.Va. 87 StoneWolfley 6-4 247 r-Fr. 0 0 Morgantown,W.Va. 86 MattVucelik 5-11 222 r-Fr. 0 0 McMechen,W.Va.FB 28 ElijahWellman 6-1 235 r-Jr. 25 5 Huntington,W.Va. 47 Michael Ferns 6-2 245 r-So. 0 0 St. Clairsville, Ohio 41 Alex Brooks 5-11 235 r-Jr. 1 0 Cleveland, OhioRB 7 Rushel Shell 5-10 220 r-Sr. 25 11 Hopewell, Pa. 4 KennedyMcKoy 6-0 201 Fr. 0 0 Lexington,N.C. 23 Jacky Marcellus 5-8 181 r-Jr. 4 0 Immokalee, Fla. 29 DeonteGlover 5-9 211 r-Fr. 0 0 Inwood,W.Va. 22 BradyWatson 5-7 203 r-Fr. 0 0 Ridgeley,W.Va.

DefensePosition No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown DE 97 NobleNwachukwu 6-2 275 r-Jr. 35 26 Wylie,Texas 88 Adam Shuler II 6-4 270 r-Fr. 0 0 Longwood, Fla. 93 ReeseDonahue 6-4 250 Fr. 0 0 Ona,W.Va.NT 49 DarrienHoward 6-1 297 Sr. 25 0 Dayton,Ohio 96 Jaleel Fields 6-1 290 r-So. 4 0 Aliquippa, Pa. 67 Alec Shriner 6-4 286 r-Fr. 0 0 Oviedo, Fla. 89 DJCarozza 5-11 310 r-Jr. 0 0 Parkersburg,W.Va.DE 95 Christian Brown 6-2 298 r-Sr. 40 14 Fort Myers, Fla. 99 Xavier Pegues 6-2 282 r-Jr. 0 0 Oxford, Miss. 89 JefferyPooler 6-2 292 Fr. 0 0 Dayton,OhioSAM 30 JustinArndt 5-11 215 r-Sr. 35 0 Martinsburg,W.Va. 5 Xavier Preston 6-2 236 Jr. 22 0 Stuart, Fla. 47 SheaCampbell 6-0 222 r-Fr. 0 0 Morgantown,W.Va. 50 TroyLilly 6-0 220 r-Fr. 0 0 Beckley,W.Va.MIKE 17 Al-RasheedBenton 6-1 235 r-Jr. 26 1 Newark,N.J. 44 Hodari Christian 6-0 225 r-Jr. 9 0 McKeesport, Pa. 42 Logan Thimons 6-1 222 Fr. 0 0 Sarver, Pa.WILL 27 Sean Walters 6-2 228 r-Sr. 30 0 Hollywood, Fla. 28 David Long 5-11 225 r-Fr. 0 0 Cincinnati, Ohio 46 RossHarvey 5-9 222 r-Fr. 0 0 Weston,W.Va. 52 MaxChefren 6-1 214 r-Fr. 0 0 Parkersburg,W.Va.FCB 14 NanaKyeremeh 5-11 192 r-Jr. 30 1 Worthington,Ohio 4 Antonio Crawford 5-10 185 r-Sr. 0 0 Miami, Fla. 9 Jacquez Adams 5-10 160 Fr. 0 0 Reisterstown, Md.SPUR 18 Marvin Gross Jr. 6-3 208 r-Jr. 24 0 Baltimore, Md. 33 DeamonteLindsay 6-2 196 r-Fr. 0 0 Martinsburg,W.Va. 26 DylanTonkery 6-0 202 Fr. 0 0 Bridgeport,W.Va. 25 MarkShaver 5-9 190 r-Jr. 0 0 Huntington,W.Va.FS 6 Dravon Askew-Henry 5-11 198 Jr. 26 26 Aliquippa, Pa. 10 Khairi Sharif 5-8 181 r-Sr. 13 0 Houston, Texas 19 Brandan Rivers 6-0 185 r-So. 0 0 Hubbard, OhioBS 24 Jeremy Tyler 5-11 210 Sr. 33 1 Lithonia, Ga. 38 ShaneCommodore 6-0 205 r-Jr. 6 0 Morgantown,W.Va. 37 Kevin Williams 5-11 196 r-Fr. 0 0 Pompano Beach, Fla. (Inj.) 22 Jarrod Harper 6-0 210 r-Sr. 38 9 Frostburg, Md.BCB 13 RasulDouglas 6-2 208 r-Sr. 11 0 EastOrange,N.J. 23 Jordan Adams 5-11 175 r-Fr. 0 0 Reisterstown, Md. 83 DenselBarnes 5-10 175 r-Fr. 0 0 Ft.Drum,N.Y.

Special TeamsPosition No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown K 48 MikeMolina 5-8 180 r-Jr. 5 0 Hurricane,W.Va.P 15 BillyKinney 6-4 207 r-So. 0 0 Morgantown,W.Va.LS 46 NickMeadows 5-11 238 r-Jr. 3 0 Williamstown,W.Va. 48 RCBrunstetter 6-3 230 r-So. 0 0 Mocksville,N.C.H 15 BillyKinney 6-4 207 r-So. 0 0 Morgantown,W.Va.KO 48 MikeMolina 5-8 180 r-Jr. 5 0 Hurricane,W.Va. 15 BillyKinney 6-4 207 r-So. 0 0 Morgantown,W.Va.PR 12 GaryJennings 6-2 207 So. 13 0 Stafford,Va.KR 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11 195 r-Jr. 25 13 Cleveland, Ohio 12 GaryJennings 6-2 207 So. 13 0 Stafford,Va.* - Bosch’s Games Played/Started include Michigan numbers (6/3)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 9 Jacquez Adams CB 5-10 160 Fr. HS Reisterstown, Md./Milford Academy23 Jordan Adams CB 5-11 175 r-Fr. RS Reisterstown, Md./Franklin68 Dontae Angus OL 6-6 328 r-So. SQ Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King30 Justin Arndt LB 5-11 215 r-Sr. 3vl Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg 6 Dravon Askew-Henry S 5-11 198 Jr. 2vl Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa83 Densel Barnes CB 5-10 175 r-Fr. RS Ft. Drum, N.Y./Indian River17 Al-Rasheed Benton LB 6-1 235 r-Jr. 2vl Newark, N.J./Shabazz62 Kyle Bosch OL 6-5 308 r-Jr. 1vl St. Charles, Ill./St. Francis/Michigan41 Alex Brooks FB 5-11 234 r-Jr. SQ Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield58 Amanii Brown OL 6-5 303 r-So. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown95 Christian Brown DL 6-2 298 r-Sr. 3vl Fort Myers, Fla./Bridgeton48 R.C. Brunstetter LS 6-3 230 r-So. RS Mocksville, N.C./Davie 61 Jacob Buccigossi OL 6-3 286 Fr. HS Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills55 Yodny Cajuste OL 6-5 300 r-So. 1vl Miami, Fla./Miramar47 Shae Campbell LB 6-0 222 r-Fr. RS Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown89 D.J. Carozza DL 5-11 310 r-Jr. SQ Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg52 Max Chefren LB 6-1 214 r-Fr. RS Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg44 Hodari Christian LB 6-0 225 r-Jr. SQ McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport11 Chris Chugunov QB 6-1 203 r-Fr. RS Skillman, N.J./Montgomery38 Shane Commodore S 6-0 205 r-Jr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown 4 Antonio Crawford CB 5-10 185 r-Sr. RS Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant/Miami16 William Crest Jr. QB 6-2 210 r-So. 1vl Baltimore, Md./Dunbar93 Reese Donahue DL 6-4 250 Fr. HS Ona, W.Va./Cabell Midland13 Rasul Douglas CB 6-2 208 r-Sr. 1vl East Orange, N.J./ East Orange/Nassau CC71 Rob Dowdy OL 6-4 290 r-Fr. RS Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South 5 Jovon Durante WR 6-0 165 So. 1vl Hollywood, Fla./Miramar47 Michael Ferns FB 6-2 245 r-So. RS St. Clairsville, Ohio/Michigan96 Jaleel Fields DL 6-1 290 r-So. SQ Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa 1 Shelton Gibson WR 5-11 195 r-Jr. 2vl Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights29 Deonte Glover RB 5-9 211 r-Fr. RS Inwood, W.Va./Musselman98 John Groh DL 6-2 228 r-Fr. RS Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon Catholic18 Marvin Gross Jr. S 6-3 208 r-Jr. 2vl Baltimore, Md./Dunbar22 Jarrod Harper S 6-0 210 r-Sr. 3vl Frostburg, Md./Mountain Ridge46 Ross Harvey LB 5-9 222 r-Fr. RS Weston, W.Va./Lewis County18 Austin Hensley QB 6-1 203 r-So. SQ Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane49 Darrien Howard DL 6-1 297 Sr. 3vl Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne 3 Skyler Howard QB 6-0 207 Sr. 2vl Fort Worth, Texas/Brewer/Riverside City College90 Larry Jefferson DL 6-4 216 r-Sr. SQ College Park, Ga./Banneker/Itawamba CC12 Gary Jennings WR 6-2 207 So. 1vl Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge79 Matt Jones OL 6-3 317 r-Fr. RS Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard15 Billy Kinney K/P 6-4 207 r-So. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./University20 D.L. Knock WR 5-8 193 r-Fr. RS Springboro, Ohio/Springboro14 Nana Kyeremeh CB 5-10 186 r-Sr. 2vl Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington86 Josh Lambert K 6-0 203 r-Sr. 3vl Garland, Texas/Garland77 Marcell Lazard OL 6-6 310 r-Jr. 1vl Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 92 Jon Lewis TE 6-3 265 r-Jr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./University50 Troy Lilly LB 6-0 220 r-Fr. RS Beckley, W.Va./Woodrow Wilson33 Deamonte Lindsay S 6-2 196 r-Fr. RS Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg56 Grant Lingafelter OL 6-6 306 r-Jr. 1vl Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls28 David Long LB 5-11 225 r-Fr. RS Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods 23 Jacky Marcellus RB 5-8 181 r-Jr. SQ Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee82 Devonte Mathis WR 6-1 220 r-Sr. 2vl Miami, Fla./Miramar70 Tony Matteo OL 6-4 300 r-Sr. 2vl Clinton, Ohio/Manchester53 Colton McKivitz OL 6-7 295 r-Fr. RS Jacobsburg, Ohio/Union Local 4 Kennedy McKoy RB 6-0 201 Fr. HS Lexington, N.C./North Davidson46 Nick Meadows LS 5-11 238 r-Jr. SQ Williamstown, W.Va./Williamstown48 Mike Molina K 5-8 180 r-Jr. SQ Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane97 Noble Nwachukwu DL 6-2 275 r-Sr. 3vl Wylie, Texas/Wylie65 Tyler Orlosky OL 6-4 295 r-Sr. 3vl Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward57 Adam Pankey OL 6-5 316 r-Sr. 3vl Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton34 Chris Parry WR 5-9 181 r-So. SQ Niles, Ohio/Niles99 Xavier Pegues DL 6-2 282 r-Jr. RS Oxford, Miss./ Oxford/Itawamba CC89 Jeffery Pooler DL 6-2 292 Fr. HS Dayton, Ohio/Dunbar 5 Xavier Preston LB 6-2 236 Jr. 2vl Stuart, Fla./Jensen Beach19 Brandan Rivers S 6-0 185 r-So. SQ Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard85 Ricky Rogers WR 6-1 203 r-So. SQ Monroeville, Pa./Gateway10 Cody Saunders QB 6-1 202 Fr. HS Panama City Beach, Fla./Arnold54 Jah’Shaun Seider OL 6-3 287 r-Fr. RS Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central10 Khairi Sharif S 5-8 181 r-Sr. 1vl Houston, Texas/Bellaire/Cisco JC25 Mark Shaver S 5-9 190 r-Jr. RS Huntington, W.Va./Huntington/Marshall 7 Rushel Shell RB 5-10 220 r-Sr. 2vl Hopewell, Pa./Hopewell/Pitt 6 Daikiel Shorts Jr. WR 6-1 204 Sr. 3vl Clayton, N.J./Eastern Christian67 Alec Shriner DL 6-4 286 r-Fr. RS Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo88 Adam Shuler II DL 6-4 270 r-Fr. RS Longwood, Fla./Lyman15 David Sills QB 6-4 204 So. 1vl Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian81 Marcus Simms WR 6-0 175 Fr. HS Sandy Spring, Md./Sherwood42 Logan Thimons LB 6-1 222 Fr. HS Sarver, Pa./Freeport Area 8 Donte Thomas-Williams RB 6-1 214 r-So. SQ Durham, N.C./Hillside26 Dylan Tonkery S 6-0 202 Fr. HS Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport74 Sylvester Townes OL 6-6 312 r-Sr. SQ Memphis, Tenn./Germantown/Coahoma CC24 Jeremy Tyler S 5-11 210 Sr. 3vl Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King86 Matt Vucelik TE 5-11 222 r-Fr. RS McMechen, W.Va./Bishop Donahue27 Sean Walters LB 6-2 228 r-Sr. 2vl Hollywood, Fla./Hallandale22 Brady Watson RB 5-7 203 r-Fr. RS Ridgeley, W.Va./Frankfort28 Elijah Wellman FB 6-1 235 r-Jr. 2vl Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley 2 Ka’Raun White WR 6-1 198 r-Jr. 1vl Macungie, Pa./Lackawanna College/Emmaus37 Kevin Williams S 5-11 196 r-Fr. RS Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely72 Brendan Willis OL 6-3 282 r-Jr. SQ Centreville, Va./Centreville87 Stone Wolfley TE 6-4 247 r-Fr. RS Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

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Enrolled in January 2016Jacquez AdamsCB, 5-11, 160Reisterstown, Md./Milford AcademyEnrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 … originally signed with West Virginia out of high school in 2015 … played one season for Coach Bill Chaplick at Milford Academy (New Berlin, N.Y.) … finished 2015 with six receptions for 189 yards and three touchdowns in four games … added 51 rushing yards and one touchdown pass … previously played for Coach Anthony Burgos at Franklin High … two-time Maryland Class 3A/4A First-Team All-State performer … led Franklin 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 … 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 … completed 108-of-175 passes for 1,539 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior … 2014 rushing totals were 916 yards and 12 touchdowns … led Franklin to the 2013 Class 3A state championship, passing for 2,836 yards and 30 touchdowns, while rushing for 885 yards and 14 scores … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region Ranking … No. 6 player in prep school according to Rivals … twin brother, Jordan, redshirted at WVU in 2015.

Jacob Buccigrossi,OL, 6-4, 295Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills HSEnrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 … three-year starter for Coach Pat Carey at North Hills High … played one game in 2015 before suffering a season-ending injury … Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Preseason Fabulous 22 (2015) … WPIAL All-Northern Eight Conference First Team (2014) … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-East Region Ranking … No. 3 guard in Pennsylvania, No. 8 guard regionally and No. 56 guard nationally according to Scout … No. 36 player in Pennsylvania according to 247sports … No. 25 player in Pennsylvania and No. 77 OT nationally according to ESPN … also offered by Arizona, Northwestern and Virginia.

Reese DonahueDL, 6-5, 245Milton, W.Va./Cabell Midland HSEnrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 … two-year starter for Coach Luke Salmons at Cabell Midland High … first player in West Virginia history to win the 2015 Stydahar Award (state’s top lineman) and the 2015 Huff Award (state’s best defensive player) … West Virginia All-State Class AAA Defensive Captain (2015) … two-time West Virginia All-State Class AAA First Team (2014-15) … USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia First Team (2015) … The Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … two-time The Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State First Team (2014-15) … helped team to a 22-3 record and an appearance in the semifinals of the 2015 state playoffs … had 167 career tackles, including 99 solo stops, 46 TFLs, 27 sacks and 31 quarterback hurries … made 97 tackles, including 53 solo tackles, in 2015 with 25 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks and three forced fumbles … made eight or more tackles in eight games; had at least one TFL in 11 games … had 74 tackles with 25 tackles for loss and 16 sacks in 2014 … two-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference First Team (2014-15) … played in the Blue-Gray All-American Bowl (2015) … MVP of Football University Camp and Top Gun Camp (2014) … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals,

Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region Ranking … No. 1 player in West Virginia according to Rivals and Scout … No. 2 player in West Virginia according to ESPN … No. 3 player in West Virginia according to 247Sports … No. 6 defensive end in the East Region according to Scout … No. 69 defensive lineman national ranking according to Scout … also offered by Cornell and Purdue.

Kennedy McKoyRB, 6-2, 195Clemmons, N.C./North Davidson HSEnrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 … three-year starter for Coach Mark Holcomb at North Davidson High … three-time Winston-Salem Journal All-Northwest Team (2013-15) … Davidson County Offensive Player of the Year (2014) … helped team to a 33-7 record from 2013-15 and the state quarterfinals in 2015 … rushed for 1,871 yards and 24 touchdowns on 310 attempts in 2015 … also had 43 receptions for 683 yards and seven touchdowns … ran for 2,061 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2014 … established school records for single-season rushing yards (2,061), career rushing yards (5,331 yards), single-season touchdowns (27) and career touchdowns … three-time All-Davidson County First Team (2013-15) … Central Piedmont Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year (2015) … three-time All-Central Piedmont Class 4A Team (2013-15) … played in the 2015 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region Ranking … No. 31 player in North Carolina according to Rivals … No. 10 running back in North Carolina and No. 42 running back regionally according to Scout … No. 21 player in North Carolina and No. 26 running back nationally according to 247Sports … No. 33 player in North Carolina and No. 57 running back nationally according to ESPN … also offered by Boston College, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest.

Jeffery PoolerDL, 6-4, 290Dayton, Ohio/Dunbar HSEnrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 ... played for Coach Darren Powell at Dunbar High … AP All-Ohio Division IV Honorable Mention (2015) … first Team Division III-IV All-Area Team (2015) … Southwest Ohio - American Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … second Team All-Greater Catholic League (2014) … Scout Southwest Ohio Super 25 Team … as a senior, he finished with 82 tackles, including eight sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries … as a junior, he registered 67 tackles, including two sacks and two forced fumbles … three-star recruit according to ESPN and PrepStar … two-star recruit according to Rivals and Scout … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … No. 77 player in Ohio according to 247sports … No. 67 player in Ohio and No. 96 defensive tackle nationally according to ESPN … also offered by Louisville, Maryland and Tennessee.

Cody SaundersQB, 6-2, 205Panama City Beach, Fla./Arnold HS

Enrolled at West Virginia in January 2015 … three-year starter for Coach Josh Wright at Arnold High … Florida All-State Class 5A Honorable Mention (2015) … finished high school career with 4,753 passing yards, completing 345-of-601 passes with 37 touchdowns … also rushed for 2,230 yards on 345 carries with 24 touchdowns … completed 165-of-259 passes for 2,005 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2015 … only quarterback in Florida with 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a season … rushed for 1,003 yards on 165 carries with 13 touchdowns … had one game with more than

300 yards passing, four games with more than 200 yards passing and six games with more than 100 yards rushing … rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opener against Florida State University HS … went 20-of-25 for 301 passing yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 182 yards and four touchdowns against Fort Walton Beach HS … threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns on 18-of-28 passing against Milton HS … starting quarterback in the 2015 FACA North/South Florida All-Star Game … FloridaHSFootball.com All-Panhandle Honorable Mention (2014) … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … four-star recruit according to ESPN and PrepStar … three-star recruit according to Scout and 247Sports … No. 16 quarterback nationally according to ESPN … No. 6 quarterback in Florida, No. 17 quarterback in the South Region and No. 54 quarterback nationally by Scout … also offered by South Florida

Marcus SimmsWR, 6-1, 175Olney, Md./Sherwood HS

Enrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 … two-year starter and team captain for Coach Chris Grier at Sherwood High … Maryland Consensus All-State First Team (2015) … Maryland Big School All-State First Team (2015) … Maryland Big School All-State Honorable Mention (2014) … USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA Maryland Second Team (2015) … helped team to a 10-2 record in 2015, falling in the state quarterfinals … recorded 43 receptions for 1,020 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2015 … hauled in 36 receptions for 712 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014 … The Washington Post All-Met First Team (2015) … Montgomery County Class 4A Player of the Year (2015) … all-Montgomery County First Team (2015) … four-star recruit according to ESPN and PrepStar … three-star recruit according to Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region Ranking … No. 23 player in Maryland according to Rivals … No. 4 wide receiver in Maryland; No. 11 wide receiver regionally and No. 88 nationally according to Scout … No. 15 player in Maryland; No. 77 wide receiver nationally according to 247Sports … No. 12 player in Maryland; No. 45 player regionally; No. 77 wide receiver nationally according to ESPN … also offered by Boston College, Maryland, Pitt, Rutgers and Wake Forest.

Logan ThimonsLB, 6-2, 220Sarver, Pa./Freeport Area Senior HSEnrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 … three-year starter for Coach John Gaillot at Freeport Area Senior High … Pennsylvania Class 2A All-State First Team (2015) … Pennsylvania Football News Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year … Pennsylvania Football News Class 2A All-State First Team (2015) … USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA Pennsylvania First Team (2015) … helped team to a 10-2 record in 2015 and the WPIAL quarterfinals … had 401 career tackles, including 204 solo stops, 77 TFLs, 23 sacks and 13 forced fumbles … set the single-season record for tackles (161), TFLs (33) and sacks (15.5) in 2015 … made 10 or more tackles in 10 games, including 24 tackles and five TFLs vs. West Shamokin (9/25) … had 122 tackles with 24 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2014 … registered 97 tackles with 20 tackles for loss and one sack in 2013 … Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25 (2015) … Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 (2015) … Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Preseason Fabulous 22 (2015) … three-time WPIAL All-Allegheny Conference First Team (2013-15) … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-East Region Ranking … No. 28 player in Pennsylvania according to Rivals … No. 1 inside linebacker in Pennsylvania, No. 4 inside linebacker regionally and No. 24 inside linebacker nationally according to Scout … No. 34 player in Pennsylvania according to 247Sports … No. 40 player in Pennsylvania according to ESPN.

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Dylan TonkeryS, 6-0, 195Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport HSEnrolled at West Virginia in January 2016 … three-year starter for Coach Josh Nicewarmer at Bridgeport High … two-time West Virginia All-State Class AA First Team (2014-15) … USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia First Team (2015) … helped team to three state championships and a 39-2-1 record … started three years at safety and recorded 72 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and two interceptions … had 34 tackles with five tackles for loss and three forced fumbles in 2015 … started at running back for two seasons, recording 3,401 yards on 378 carries with 40 touchdowns … ran for 1,534 yards on 152 carries, averaging 10.1 yards per carry, with 19 touchdowns in 2015 … ran for 200 or more yards in two games and 100 or more yards in eight games … two-time All-Harrison County First Team (2014-15) … all-Harrison County Second Team (2013) … all-Big Ten First Team (2015) … all-Big Ten Second Team (2014) … three-star recruit according to Scout … two-star rating by PrepStar … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region Ranking … No. 2 player in West Virginia according to Rivals … No. 4 player in West Virginia according to 247Sports and ESPN … No. 1 safety in West Virginia, No. 8 safety in the East Region and No. 46 safety nationally according to Scout … brother of former Mountaineer defensive standout, Wes Tonkery (2011-14).

SigneesToyous AveryS, 5-11, 194Covington, Ga./Coffeyville CCPlayed one year for Coach Aaron Flores at Coffeyville CC (Coffeyville, Kan.) … redshirted first year at Coffeyville … helped team to an 8-3 record in 2015 and No. 14 national ranking … played in 11 games and finished with 69 tackles, including 39 solo stops, 5.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, five pass breakups and a team-high five interceptions … named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Second Team … No. 6 in the Jayhawk CC Conference in interceptions and fumble recoveries … season-high 10 tackles at Highland CC and Dodge City CC … had season highs of two interceptions at Iowa Western CC and two tackles for loss at Highland CC … played for Coach Terrance Banks at Newton High in Covington, Ga. … finished with 34 tackles, including 21 solo stops, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery and a pass breakup as a senior … No. 12-rated safety nationally according to 247Sports, No. 45 in Georgia … three-star recruit according to 247Sports … two-star recruit according to Rivals and Scout … also offered by Colorado, Colorado State, Missouri and Kansas.

Elijah BattleCB, 6-0, 185Linden, N.J./Dodge City Community CollegePlayed two seasons for Coach Gary Thomas at Dodge City CC (Dodge City, Kan.) … helped team to a 9-3 record in 2015 and an appearance in the Salt City Bowl … played in all 12 games, finishing the 2015 season with 50 tackles, including 38 solo tackles … also had 11 pass breakups, two tackles for loss, one interception and one fumble recovery … made 44 tackles with 29 solo stops in 2014, adding eight pass breakups and one interception … 2015 All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Honorable Mention … previously attended Barringer High (Newark, N.J.), where he finished the 2013 season with 72 tackles and eight sacks … three-star recruit according to Scout and 247Sports … also offered by Arizona, Arizona State, Houston, Minnesota and Nebraska.

Chase BehrndtOL, 6-4, 295 Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette

Pronounced Parent with a B … played for Coach Boyd Mannes at Lafayette High … played guard, tackle, defensive tackle and long snapper … two-time All-State Class 6A

First-Team by Missouri Media … two-time All-State Class 6A First-Team by Missouri Football Coaches’ Association … an All-State Honorable-Mention selection as a sophomore … as a senior, helped lead Lafayette to a 7-4 record and the third round of the state playoffs … as a junior, helped lead Lafayette to a 6-6 record and the third round of the state playoffs … ranked No. 45 offensive guard nationally, No. 2 offensive guard in Missouri by Scout … ranked No. 55 offensive guard nationally, No. 11 overall in Missouri by 247Sports … ranked No. 58 offensive guard nationally, No. 10 overall in Missouri and No. 163 regionally by ESPN.com … three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler, including advancing to the state championship round as a junior … also offered by Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Pitt, San Diego State and Syracuse.

Justin CrawfordRB, 6-1, 190Columbus, Ga./Northwest Mississippi CCPlayed for Coach Jack Wright at Northwest Mississippi Community College … led Northwest to its first junior college national championship since 1992 … 2015 Spalding NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year … two-time NJCAA All-American, all-region and All-MACJC First-Team selection … two-year career totals at Northwest CC show 3,161 yards rushing, an average of 6.7 yards per rush and 30 touchdowns … had 41 receptions for 700 yards and six scores … averaged more than 20 carries per game for his career and is the school’s all-time leading rusher … averaged more than 220 all-purpose yards per game in two-year career … as a sophomore, rushed for 1,610 yards, averaging 6.5 yards per carry and 16 touchdowns, to go along with 29 receptions for 394 yards and six TD’s … rushed for a school record 338 yards and four touchdowns against Coahoma … totaled more than 200 yards rushing in three other games … MACJC Player of the Week on multiple occasions … as a freshman, totaled 1,551 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns … his 1,551 yards led the state of Mississippi and was fourth overall in JC … finished with 12 receptions for 306 yards … three-star recruit by 247 Sports, Rivals, Scout and ESPN … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 34 best prospect in junior college, No. 3 running back and No. 6 JC prospect in Mississippi … member of the Rivals Top 100 as their No. 34 top junior college prospect … participated in the 2014 Nike Football Training Camp … played his junior and senior seasons of high school football for Coach Jeff Battles at Hardaway High in Columbus, Ga. … took snaps as a quarterback, running back, receiver, safety and was the team’s starting punter during his career at Hardaway … team’s offensive player of the year as a senior, having 825 yards rushing, averaging 8.6 yards per carry and seven touchdowns … participated in track and was the Georgia High School State 5A long jump champion (22’ 19”) … basketball standout at Hardaway, averaging more than 12.0 points per game as a senior … Scout ranked him as the nation’s No. 42 best running back coming out of high school … played freshman and sophomore seasons at Gainesville High in Florida … also offered by Arkansas, Georgia, Louisville, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Florida.

Mike DanielsCB, 5-11, 205Miami, Fla./Globe Tech CCPlayed cornerback for Coach Cameron Chadwick at Globe Tech CC (NY) … named NJCAA All-American Second Team … helped lead Globe Tech to an 8-3 record as a sophomore, a No. 19 final regular season ranking and an appearance in the Graphic Edge Bowl in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … played in 11 games as a sophomore, finishing with seven interceptions, returning them for 162 yards and two touchdowns … had 37 tackles, including 21 solo stops and one blocked kick … finished with a season-high 11 tackles against Lackawanna and Navy Prep … had two interceptions at Dean College, returning one for a touchdown … had two interceptions against ASA College, returning one for a touchdown … was a wide receiver as a freshman, playing in four games and finishing with eight catches for 156 yards, averaging 19.5 yards per catch and a touchdown … played for Coach Nate Hudson at South Dade High in Miami … three-star rating by Rivals … also offered by Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Purdue.

Brendan FernsLB, 6-3, 220St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. ClairsvillePlayed for Coach Brett McLean at St. Clairsville High … as a senior, led team to a 9-3 record, 4-1 conference mark and the second round of the state playoffs … strong athlete who also excelled at running back … senior stats showed 118 tackles, 10 TFLs, two sacks, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two interceptions in leading the St. Clairsville defense … offensive stats as a senior showed 1,066 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns, averaging 6.9 yards per carry … also recorded 27 receptions for 600 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 22.2 yards per catch … U.S. Army All-American Bowl (2016) … USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Ohio First Team (2015) … Big 22 Player of the Year (2015) … AP All-Ohio Division IV Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … AP All-Ohio Division IV First Team (2015) … AP All-Ohio Division V First Team (2014) … AP All-Eastern Division IV District Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … AP All-Eastern Division IV District First Team (2015) … AP All-Eastern Division V District Defensive Player of the Year (2014) … AP All-Eastern Division V District First Team (2014) … captain of the Times Leader All-District Defensive unit … two-time All-Buckeye 8 Athletic League South All-Star First Team (2014-15) … ranked No. 232 on the Rivals250 … ranked No. 145 on the ESPN300 … ranked No. 106 on the Scout300 … four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and MaxPreps … 247Sports rates him as the No. 7 best linebacker prospect in the nation and No. 6 overall prospect in Ohio … Scout rates him at No. 7 best linebacker nationally, No. 12 best prospect in the region and No. 6 best recruit in Ohio … Rivals’ recruit of No. 11 overall in the state, No. 16 nationally at linebacker and a member of the Rivals 250 club … PrepStar Top 150 … helped team to a 11-2 overall record and a 5-0 conference mark as a junior … received more than 31 collegiate scholarship offers, including Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Stanford and Wisconsin.

Adam HensleyLB, 6-3, 220Centerville, Ohio/CentervilleTwo-year starter for Coach Rodney Roberts at Centerville Senior High … finished 2015 with 77 totals, including 32 solo stops, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception … made 10 or more tackles in three games, including a season-high 14 against Beavercreek … registered 57 tackles with 29 solo tackles and three sacks in 2014 … two-time AP All-Ohio Division I Honorable Mention (2014-15) … two-time AP All-Southwest Division I District First Team (2014-15) … two-time All-Greater Western Ohio Conference Central Division First Team (2014-15) … TriStateFootball.com All-TSF Second Team (2015) … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … No. 34 player in Ohio and No. 47 outside linebacker nationally according to Rivals … No. 3 inside linebacker in Ohio, No. 8 inside linebacker regionally and No. 41 inside linebacker nationally according to Scout … No. 60 player in Ohio and No. 55 inside linebacker nationally according to 247Sports … No. 49 player in Ohio and No. 41 inside linebacker nationally according to ESPN … also offered by Connecticut, Illinois and Northwestern.

Jake LongCB, 6-0, 180Columbus, Ohio/Hamilton TownshipPlayed one season for Coach Nathan Hillerich at Hamilton Township High … helped team to an 8-3 record and a berth in the state playoffs … made 28 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2015 … played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game … AP All-Ohio Division III First Team (2015) … AP All-Central Division III District Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … AP All-Central Division III District First Team (2015) … All-Mid-State League First Team (2015) … previously played at Paul Blazer High (Ashland, Ky.) … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … No. 46 player in Ohio and No. 65 cornerback nationally according to Rivals … No. 6 cornerback in Ohio and No. 18 cornerback regionally according to Scout … No. 74 player in Ohio according to 247Sports … No. 55 player in Ohio and No. 88 cornerback nationally according to ESPN … also offered by Purdue and Virginia.

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Sean MahoneCB, 5-10, 200Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota West

Two-year starter for Coach Larry Cox at Lakota West High … made 43 tackles with two interceptions and two pass breakups in 2015 … finished the 2014 season with 51 tackles and three interceptions … played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game … AP All-Ohio Division I Honorable Mention (2015) … AP All-Southwest Division I District First Team (2015) … AP All-Southwest Division I District Honorable Mention (2014) … two-time All-Greater Miami Conference First Team (2014-15) … All-Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association Division I First Team (2015) … Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Fall All-Star (2015) … Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Fall All-Star Honorable Mention (2014) … Journal-News All-Area First Team (2015) … Journal-News All-Area Second Team (2015) … TriStateFootball.com All-TSF Second Team (2015) … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … No. 39 player in Ohio and No. 61 cornerback nationally according to Rivals … No. 3 cornerback in Ohio, No. 7 cornerback regionally and No. 61 cornerback nationally according to Scout … No. 43 player in Ohio and No. 91 cornerback nationally according to 247Sports … No. 66 player in Ohio according to ESPN … also offered by Cincinnati, Kentucky, Marshall, Northwestern, Purdue and Virginia.

Martell PettawayRB, 5-9, 202Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King Played his senior season for Coach Dale Harvell at Martin Luther King High in Detroit … played in the 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Game … led team to a 14-0 record and the state championship … team captured a 40-38 championship victory over Lowell on a last second Hail Mary pass … rushed for 1,629 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior … career saw him average more than 150 yards rushing per game … before transferring to MLK, played sophomore and junior seasons at St. Clair Shores South Lake High … rushed for more than 1,300 yards as a junior with 15 touchdowns, averaging 8.6 yards per carry with a long run of 80 yards … as a sophomore, rushed for more than 1,400 yards with 14 scores and a long run of 96 yards … three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports … ranked No. 8 best prospect in the state, No. 30 in the region and No. 19 overall at his position by ESPN … 247Sports ranks him No. 26 overall at running back and No. 14 best prospect in Michigan … Rivals rank is No. 17 nationally at position and No. 12 overall best prospect in the state … No. 1 running back in Michigan, No. 11 running back in the Midwest Region and No. 46 running back nationally according to Scout … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … also offered by Cincinnati, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota.

Zach SandwischLB, 6-2, 210Woodville, Ohio/Central CatholicTwo-year starter for Coach Greg Dempsey at Central Catholic High … helped team to a 12-3 record in 2015 and a trip to the state championship … USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA Ohio Second Team (2015) … AP All-Ohio Division III Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … AP All-Ohio Division III First Team (2015) … AP All-Northwest District Division III Defensive Player of the Year (2015) … AP All-Northwest District Division III First Team (2015) … all-Three Rivers Athletic Conference First Team (2015) … all-Three Rivers Athletic Conference Honorable Mention (2014) … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … No. 28 player in Ohio and No. 25 inside linebacker nationally according to Rivals … No. 2 inside linebacker in Ohio, No. 6 inside linebacker regionally and No. 29 inside linebacker nationally according to Scout … No. 30 player in Ohio and No. 48 inside linebacker nationally according to 247Sports … No. 54 player in Ohio and No. 79 inside linebacker nationally according to ESPN … also offered by Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.

Josh SillsOL, 6-6, 315Byesville, Ohio/Meadowbrook Two-year starter for Coach Jeff Twiddy at Meadowbrook High … helped team to a 9-2 record in 2015 and a berth in the state playoffs … paved the way for the offense to average 36.3 points per game, 222.3 passing yards per game, 160.9 rushing yards per game and 27 rushing touchdowns in 2015 … also handled kicking and punting duties, averaging 41.9 yards per punt ... connected on two-of-two field goal attempts with a long of 43 yards and had 18 touchbacks on kickoffs ... set the season extra point record with 27 and also the career mark with 69 made ... AP All-Ohio Division IV First Team (2015) … AP All-Ohio Division IV Honorable Mention (2014) … selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game (2016) … two-time AP All-East Division IV District First Team (2014-15) … East Central Ohio League Gray Division Offensive Lineman of the Year (2015) … two-time All-East Central Ohio League Gray Division First Team (2014-15) … East Central Ohio League Gray Division Defensive Lineman of the Year (2014) … three-star according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar All-Midwest Region Ranking … No. 32 player in Ohio and No. 35 guard nationally according to Rivals … No. 4 guard in Ohio, No. 18 guard regionally and No. 72 guard nationally according to Scout … No. 54 player in Ohio and No. 59 guard nationally according to 247Sports … No. 34 player in Ohio, No. 69 guard nationally and No. 97 player regionally according to ESPN … also offered by Cincinnati and Michigan.

Craig SmithOL, 6-6, 310Palm Royal, Fla./Tyler Junior College

Played for Coach Danny Palmer at Tyler JC (Tyler, Texas) … named NJCAA All-American First Team … helped lead Tyler to a 7-3 record, the semifinals of the conference tournament and a final ranking of No. 16 … member of the offensive line that blocked for Tyler to average 47.8 points per game, No. 5 nationally and 534.5 yards per game, No. 3 … selected All-Southwest Junior College Football All-Conference First Team … earned All-Region XIV honors as a sophomore … played for Coach Rob Baumgarn at Ridgewater College (Minn.) as a freshman … all-Minnesota College Athletic Conference All-Division First Team … played for Coach Willie Bueno at Royal Palm Beach High … earned all-county second-team honors as a senior … played in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game … selected to play in the Palm Beach County Treasure Coast All-Star Game … ESPN’s top recruits West Palm Beach … played in Palm Beach All-Stars vs. Atlanta All-Stars … No. 14 rated offensive tackle by 247Sports … three-star rating by 247Sports … two-star rating by Rivals … also offered by Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, UAB, UCF and USF.

Steven SmothersWR, 5-11, 150Baltimore, Md./Franklin HSPlayed for Coach Anthony Burgos at Franklin High … two-time Maryland Consensus All-State First Team (2014-15) … two-time Maryland Big School All-State First Team (2014-15) … selected for Under Armour All-Star Game … three-time All-Baltimore Metro First Team … helped team to a 10-2 record as a senior and advance to the regional finals of the state playoffs … triple threat as a receiver, returner and rusher … finished career with more than 2,700 yards receiving, 44 touchdowns receiving, 65 total touchdowns and 20.3 yards per catch … registered 1,164 all-purpose yards as a senior … also rushed for 192 yards and three scores in final season … senior season totaled 556 yards receiving, 15 touchdowns receiving, averaged 17.4 yards per catch and had 19 total touchdowns … MaxPreps named him the Franklin Player of the Year … prior to senior season, had three-year statistical totals of 2,190 yards and 46 touchdowns … junior season totals showed 696 yards receiving, 143 rushing, 437 returns yards and 22 total touchdowns … four-year career all-purpose totals stand at 987 yards as a freshman, 1,816 as a sophomore, 1,440 as a junior and 1,164 yards in his final season … for his career, averaged 23.1 yards on punt returns and 21.5 yards on kickoff returns … four-star recruit by Rivals and member of its 250 group … Scout ranks him as the No. 27 best wide receiver prospect nationally, No. 3 receiver in the East and No. 1 receiver in state of Maryland … MaxPreps ranks him as No. 30 best recruit in Maryland … PrepStar All-American … also excelled in track … also offered by Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State and Tennessee.

Jovanni StewartS, 5-10, 190Katy, Texas/Katy

Three-year starter for Coach Gary Joseph at Katy High … helped lead Katy to a 16-0 record and eighth straight 6A DII state title … team was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps and USA Today computer rankings … part of a defense that allowed 3.9 points per game for the season … as a senior, he finished with 101 tackles, 10 sacks, eight forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, three blocked kicks, 10 pass breakups and scored five touchdowns … two-time All-District 19-6A selection … two-star rating by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … also offered by Air Force, Army, Navy, UTSA and UTEP.

Trevon WescoTE, 6-5, 260Gerrardstown, W.Va./Lackawanna College

Played two seasons for Coach Mark Duda at Lackawanna College … missed the 2015 season due to injury … finished the 2014 season with five receptions for 47 yards … an all-state football and basketball player at Musselman High … three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar … two-star recruit according to Scout … PrepStar Junior College All-American … No. 46 junior college player according to Rivals … No. 3 junior college tight end nationally according to ESPN … No. 7 junior college tight end nationally according to 247Sports … also offered by UCF.

Kyzir WhiteDB, 6-2, 210Macungie, Pa./Lackawanna College

Played two seasons for Coach Mark Duda at Lackawanna College … helped team to an 8-2 record in 2015 … finished the 2015 season with 37 tackles, two tackles for loss, four breakups, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries … made 34 tackles in 2014, adding two pass breakups, 1.5 tackles for loss and one interception … 2015 All-Northeast Football Conference First Team … 2014 All-Northeast Football Conference Third Team … previously played for Randy Cuthbert as a senior at Emmaus High and Coach Joe Bottiglieri his previous three years … four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and PrepStar … PrepStar Junior College All-American … No. 19 junior college player according to Rivals … No. 20 on the ESPN JC50 … No. 27 junior college prospect according to Scout … No. 1 junior college safety nationally according to ESPN … No. 12 junior college player nationally, No. 1 junior college safety nationally and No. 1 junior college Pennsylvania player according to 247Sports … also offered by Arizona, Arizona State, Illinois, Louisville, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pitt and USC … brother of former WVU All-American wide receiver Kevin White and current WVU wide receiver Ka’Raun White.

Jonn YoungK, 6-0, 200Advance, N.C./Davie

Punter/kicker for Coach Holeman DeVore at Davie High … for his career, he hit 10-of-13 field goal attempts and 64-of-73 extra point attempts, scoring 94 points … five-star rating by Kohl’s Kicking Academy as a kicker … 4.5-star rating by Kohl’s Kicking Academy as a punter … five-star rating by Kornblue Kicking … five-star rating by Chris Sailer Kicking Academy … Kornblue Kicking “Fab 50” … Chris Sailer’s “TOP 12” … hit 5-of-5 field goal attempts and 33-of-37 extra point attempts as a junior … 2013 NC Nike Fall Camp Field Goal Champion … 2013 NC Nike Fall Camp Kickoff Champion … 2014 Vegas Spring Event Punt Finalist … 2014 Vegas Spring Event Field Goal Finalist … 2014 Underclassmen Event Field Goal Champion … 2014 FBU Ohio Punt Champion … 2014 FBU Ohio Camp MVP … 2015 Vegas XXVI Punt Finalist … 2016 Vegas XXVII Overall Punt Champion … Prepstar All-Atlantic Region Ranking … No. 1 kicker in North Carolina, No. 4 kicker in South Region and No. 7 kicker nationally according to Scout … No. 13 kicker nationally and No. 63 overall by 247Sports … No. 35 kicker nationally and No. 46 overall in North Carolina by ESPN.com … three-star rating by ESPN, Scout, 247Sports and Prepstar … two-star rating by Rivals.

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HOLGORSENHead Coach2015• Finished the season with an 8-5 overall record

and a 4-5 mark in the Big 12 Conference, tying for No. 5

• WVU won eight games, the most wins in a season since becoming a member of the Big 12 Conference

• Led the Mountaineers to a 43-42 victory in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, Holgorsen’s fourth bowl appearance in five years

• Tied or broke 19 individual or team, school and Cactus Bowl records and produced 11 NCAA Top 10 Bowl Rankings

• Seventeen players had their degrees in hand when the Cactus bowl game was played, ranking among the Top 10 nationally in number of graduates playing in a bowl game

• Seven All-Big 12 Academic Team selections• Twenty-Nine players were named to the Big

12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall semester

• Two All-American selections, Nick Kwiatkoski and Karl Joseph were named to three teams

• WVU had nine players named to the coaches’ All-Big 12 team selections, including three on the first team

• Led Mountaineers to a Top 25 national ranking for the fourth year, reaching as high as No. 21 in the Coaches’ Poll

• Wendell Smallwood became Holgorsen’s sec-ond WVU running back and fourth overall to hit the 1,000-yard rushing plateau (1,519)

• WVU’s offense was No. 17 nationally in rushing offense, No. 18 in first down offense and No. 23 in total offense

• WVU’s defense was ranked No. 2 nationally in interceptions, No. 5 in turnovers gained, tied for No. 8 in number of defensive three-and-outs, No. 11 in opponents third-down defense and No. 15 in turnover margin

• WVU’s special teams were ranked No. 11 in kickoff returns, No. 22 in net punting and punt return defense

2014• 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 Bilet-nikoff 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 sea-son 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 Confer-ence 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 receiv-ing 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 nation-ally 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 com-petition 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

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Year School Status Record2015 West Virginia Head Coach 8-5 Cactus Bowl Champions 2014 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 Bowl

Year School Status Record2004 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-4 Holiday Bowl Champions2003 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 - 36-28 Overall - 36-28 (Five Seasons)

• 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 touch-downs (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 receiv-ing 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 appear-ance 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-confer-ence 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 to-tal 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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TonyGIBSON

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

@TonyGibsonWVUHometown: Van, W.Va.Alma Mater: Glenville State, ‘94Bowl Games Coached: 11All-Conference Players Coached: 20All-Americans Coached: 2Professional Players Coached: 12

RonCROOK

Offensive Line

@CrookWVUHometown: Parkersburg, W.Va.Alma Mater: West Liberty State, ‘91Bowl Games Coached: 4All-Conference Players Coached: 34All-Americans Coached: 9Professional Players Coached: 9

MarkSCOTT

Defense/Special Teams

@CoachMcScottHometown: Defiance, OhioAlma Mater: Hillsdale, ‘07Bowl Games Coached: 3All-Conference Players Coached: 11All-Americans Coached: 1Professional Players Coached: 2

Ja’JuanSEIDER

Running Backs

@CoachSeiderHometown: Belle Glade, Fla.Alma Mater: West Virginia, ‘00Bowl Games Coached: 5All-Conference Players Coached: 6All-Americans Coached: 1Professional Players Coached: 4

BruceTALL

Defensive Line

@CoachTallHometown: Shaker Heights, OhioAlma Mater: Ohio Wesleyan, ‘82Bowl Games Coached: 6All-Conference Players Coached: 47All-Americans Coached: 7Professional Players Coached: 7

MattCAPONI

Safeties

@coach_horsepwrHometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.Alma Mater: Mount Union, ‘05Bowl Games Coached: 4All-Conference Players Coached: 15All-Americans Coached: 3

TyronCARRIER

Receivers

@tyroncarrierHometown: Houston, TexasAlma Mater: Houston, ‘11Bowl Games Coached: 1All-Conference Players Coached: 2All-Americans Coached: 1

JoeWICKLINE

Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends-Fullbacks

@WicklineWVUHometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.Alma Mater: Florida, ‘83Bowl Games Coached: 19All-Conference Players Coached: 28All-Americans Coached: 10Professional Players Coached: 18

BlueADAMS

Cornerbacks

@coachadamsWVUHometown: Miami, FlaAlma Mater: Cincinnati, ‘03All-Conference Players Coached: 2Professional Players Coached: 2

MikeJOSEPH

Director of Strength and Conditioning

@WVU_FB_StrengthHometown: Fairmont, W.Va.Alma Mater: Fairmont State, ‘99

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2016 PLAYER PROFILES

• Hasplayedin35careergames

2015 (r-Jr.)• AddeddepthattheMikelinebackerandusedextensivelyonspecialteams• Playedinall13games• Sawtimeonaseason-high32playsagainstIowaState• Played20+snapsagainstIowaState,Baylor,OklahomaState,Oklahoma,MarylandandGeorgiaSouthern

• Showed10tackles,includingfivesolostops• RecordedtwotacklesagainstGeorgiaSouthernandIowaState• FirstcareerfumblerecoveryagainstTexas

2014 (r-So.)• AddeddepthatWilllinebackerandwasalsousedonspecialteams• Playedinall13games• WVUSpecialTeamsChampion(OklahomaState)• 12totaltackles,includingninesolostopswithseason-highfouragainstTexasA&M

• FinishedwithtwotacklesagainstOklahomaStateandagainstKansasState;totalmatchedcareerhigh

• FinishedwithtwosolotacklesatOklahomaStateandagainstKansasState• FirstcareerforcedfumbleagainstKansasState

2013 (r-Fr.)• Playedinninegames,primarilyonspecialteams• AcademicAll-Big12ConferenceFirstTeam• WVUDefensiveScoutTeamPlayeroftheYear• WVUDefensiveScoutTeamChampion:William&Mary• Finishedwithfivetackles

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted• WVUDefensiveScoutTeamChampion:OklahomaState

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforCoachDavidWalkeratMartinsburgHigh• HelpedleadMartinsburgtoa28-0recordandtwoClass3Astatechampionshipsasajuniorandsenior

• Two-timestatechampionshipMVP• Namedall-statefirstteamasasenior

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMarch25• SonofJeffandBrendaArndt• Oneoftwochildren• Majoringinexercisephysiology• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

ARNDT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2014 13 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 1 02013 9 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 35 17 10 27 0 0 0 0 1 1

LB Height:5-11Weight:215

Class:RedshirtSeniorLast School:Martinsburg

Hometown:Martinsburg,W.Va.

JustinARNDT

S Height:5-11Weight:198

Class:JuniorLast School: Aliquippa

Hometown:Aliquippa,Pa.

DravonASKEW-HENRY• Hasstartedeverygameofhiscareer

2015 (So.) • Startedall13gamesandposted59tackles,including47unassisted,atackleforloss,aninterceptionandfourpassbreakups

• Usedonateam-high1,105snaps,includingateam-high952ondefense• Recordedateam-highseventacklesvs.ArizonaStateintheCactusBowl• PostedfoursolotacklesatKansasState• HadfourtacklesandapassbreakupatKansas• Hadfourtacklesandapassbreakupvs.Texas• Recordedsixtackles,oneforaloss,vs.TexasTech• HadsixtacklesandapassbreakupatTCU• Finishedwithfourtackles,includingthreesolostopsatBaylor• Hadacareer-high-tyingseventacklesvs.OklahomaState• Ledtheteamwithacareer-bestseventacklesvs.Liberty• Hadaninterceptionwithfourtackles,threesolo,andassistedononetackleforlossvs.GeorgiaSouthern

2014 (Fr.) • ESPN.comTrueFreshmanAll-American• Startedall13gamesandposted45tackles,including36unassistedtackles,onetacklesforloss,twointerceptionsandtwopassbreakups

• Twointerceptionsreturnedfor53yards,includinga52-yarderforatouchdownatOSUinthefourthquarter

• SawfirstactionasatruefreshmanagainstAlabamaandhadsixtackles

HIGH SCHOOL• Four-yearstardefensivebackandrunningbackforcoachMikeZmijanacatAliquippaHigh

• Two-timePennsylvaniaClass2AAll-StateFirstTeam,2013asathleteand2012atdefensiveback

• Earnedaspotonthe2013All-USA TodayAll-StateFootballFirstTeamrunningback

• Selectedasthe2014PittsburghAthleticAssociationMercuryAwardrecipient,honoringthetophighschoolfootballplayerinWesternPennsylvania

• Finishedhiscareerwith5,454rushingyardson588carries• Two-timePittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous22selection• Three-timePittsburgh Tribune Review’s Terrific25

PERSONAL• BornOctober24• SonofRolandandShanellHenry• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies

ASKEW-HENRY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 47 12 59 1/2 0 1 4 0 02014 13 36 8 45 1/3 0 2 2 0 0Totals 26 83 21 104 2/6 0 3 6 0 0

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LB Height:6-1Weight:235

Class: RedshirtJuniorLast School:Shabazz

Hometown:Newark,N.J.

Al-RasheedBENTON• Hasplayedin26careergameswithonestart

2015 (r-So.)• AddeddepthatMikelinebacker• HadfivetacklesatBaylor,includingfourunassistedtackles• Recordedthreetackleswithonetackleforlossvs.Maryland• NamedWVUDefensivePlayeroftheGameagainstLibertyafterfinishingwithseventackles,includingfivesoloandtwotacklesforloss

• Hadtwotackles,includingonetackleforlossvs.GeorgiaSouthern

2014 (r-Fr.)• Addeddepthatlinebackerandusedonspecialteams• Playedall13games,seeingactionon242totalplays• Hadsixtacklesfortheseason,includingthreesolostops

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearletterwinnerforcoachDarnellGrantatShabazzHigh• Two-timeNewJerseyAll-StateThirdTeamDefense• Playedinthe2012ChesapeakeBowl• 2012All-Group2FirstTeamDefense• 2011NewJerseyAll-Group1FirstTeamDefense• Two-timeAll-EssexCountyFirstTeamDefense• Two-timeSuperEssexConferenceDefensivePlayeroftheYear• No.15onTheLedgerTop50

PERSONAL• BirthdayisDecember10• SonofRasheedBentonandKimPhillips-Benton• Oneofeightchildren• Majoringinmedia• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

BENTON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 14 7 21 4/8 0 0 0 0 02014 13 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 26 17 10 27 4/8 0 0 0 0 0

OL Height: 6-5Weight:308

Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School:Michigan

Hometown: St.Charles,Ill.

KyleBOSCH2015 (r-So.)• Startedall13gamesatrightguardin2015aftertransferringfromMichiganinthespring

• Usedon852snaps,including805offensivesnaps• Season-high89playsagainstOklahomaState• Usedon80ormoreoffensiveplaysintwogames• Usedon70ormoreoffensiveplaysinfourgames• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage479.7yardspergameoftotaloffense,34.0pointspergame,228.2yardsrushingpergameand251.5passingyardspergame

• PartofanoffensethatrankedNo.17nationallyinrushingoffense,No.18infirstdownoffense,No.23intotaloffenseandNo.35inscoringoffense

MICHIGAN (2013-14)• Sawactioninonegameasasophomore• Appearedinfivegamesatleftguard,makingthreestartsasafreshman• MadefirstcareerappearanceagainstIndiana(10/19)andmadefirstcareerstartagainstMichiganState(11/2)

HIGH SCHOOL• AttendedSt.FrancisHigh,coachedbyGregPurnell• Earnedall-statefirst-teamhonorsasajuniorandsenior• Playedinthe2013SemperFidelisAll-AmericanBowl• No.104onthe2013Rivals250• No.4playerinIllinoisaccordingtoRivalsin2013• No.157onthe2013ESPN300• No.6playerinIllinoisaccordingtoESPNin2013

PERSONAL• BirthdayisNovember11• SonofGregandTraceyBosch• Oneofthreeboys• Majoringincommunicationstudies• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

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KyleBOSCHAl-RasheedBENTON

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2016 PLAYER PROFILES

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TE/

FB Height: 5-11Weight:234

Class: RedshirtJuniorLast School:Mayfield

Hometown: Cleveland,Ohio

AlexBROOKS• Movedfromlinebackertotightend/fullback

2015 (r-So.)• Sawlimitedaction,makinganappearanceatKansas• Finishedwithasolotackle

2014 (r-Fr.)• Didnotseegameaction

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• TeamcaptainforcoachLarryPintoatMayfieldHigh• Three-yearstarteratlinebacker• News-HeraldAll-StarSecondTeamDefense• APDivisionINortheastLakesAll-DistrictSecondTeam• All-NorthEastOhioConference• Honorrollstudent

PERSONAL• BirthdayisAug.8• SonofRobertandSandraBrooks• Majoringinsportandexercisepsychology

OL Height:6-5Weight:308

Class:RedshirtSophomoreLast School:Morgantown

Hometown:Morgantown,W.Va.

AmaniiBROWN2015 (r-Fr.)• Addeddepthatguard• Sawactioninfivegames• Usedon60plays,including43offensivesnaps• Season-high15playsagainstMaryland

2014 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearletterwinnerasanoffensiveanddefensivelinemanforcoachJohnBowersatMorgantownHigh

• 2013WestVirginiaClass3AAll-StateSecondTeamOffense• 2013MorgantownDominionPostAll-AreaTeam• Earnedaspotonthe2013AmericanFamilyInsuranceAll-USAWestVirginiaFootballFirstTeam

PERSONAL• BirthdayisSeptember8• SonofWillieandJenniferEdwards• Oneoffivechildren• Majoringincommunicationstudies

DL Height:6-2Weight:298

Class:RedshirtSeniorLast School: Bridgeton(N.J.)Hometown:FortMyers,Fla.

ChristianBROWN• Hasplayedin40careergameswith14starts

2015 (r-Jr.)• Had33tackles,including24solostops,twosacksand4.5tacklesforloss

• Usedon638plays,including571ondefense• Hadthreetacklesvs.ArizonaState• Hadatackleforlosswithaseason-highfoursolotacklesatKansasState• Postedhissecondcareersackforalossofsevenyards,assistedonatackleforalossandtotaledaseasonbestfivetacklesvs.IowaState

• RecordedhisfirstcareersackforalossofeightyardswithtwototaltacklesatKansas

• HadthreetacklesatTCU• Finishedwiththreetackles,includingtwosoloatBaylor• Recordedonetackleforlossvs.Liberty• Hadfourtackles,threesolo,vs.GeorgiaSouthern

2014 (r-So.)• Playedin12gamesandstartedone• Had21tackles,including13solostopsandapassbreakup• Season-highseventacklesagainstTexasA&M,includingseason-highfiveunassistedtackles

• RegisteredtwotacklesagainstIowaState• HadtwotacklesatTexas• EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstBaylor• Finishedwithseason-highfourtacklesagainstKansas• Hadaseason-hightwosolostopsagainstKansas

2013 (So.)• Receivedmedicalredshirt• Playedinfourgamesbeforesustainingaseason-endingfootinjury• Finishedwiththreetackleswithaseason-hightwotacklesatOklahoma

2012 (Fr.)• Sawactionin11games• Finishedwith11tackles,includingeightsolotackles,twotacklesforlossandaforcedfumble

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachDaveEllenatBridgetonHigh• Finishedtheseasonwith35tackles(14solo,21assisted)andtwosacks• Asajunior,finishedwith40tacklesandthreesacks• Completed2009with22tackles(12solo,10assisted),onesackandoneforcedfumble

PERSONAL• BirthdayisAugust31• SonofRonnieBrownandAnsanetteHolland• Oneoffivechildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies

BROWN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 24 9 33 4.5/20 2/15 0 0 0 02014 12 13 8 21 0 0 0 1 0 02013 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 02012 10 7 3 10 2/2 0 0 0 1 0Totals 40 46 22 68 6.5/22 2/15 0 1 1 0

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OL Height:6-5Weight:300

Class:RedshirtSophomoreLast School:Miramar

Hometown:Miami,Fla.

YodnyCAJUSTE2015 (r-Fr.)• Playedinsevengamesandstartedsix• StartedfirstsixgamesoftheseasonatlefttackleuntilsustainingakneeinjuryatBaylor

• ReturnedtoactionintheCactusBowl• Usedon474plays,including462onoffense• Usedonaseason-high98playsagainstOklahomaState• Sawactionon70ormoreoffensiveplaysinfourgamesand80ormoreintwogames

• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage479.7yardspergameoftotaloffense,34.0pointspergame,228.2yardsrushingpergameand251.5passingyardspergame

• PartofanoffensethatrankedNo.17nationallyinrushingoffense,No.18infirstdownoffense,No.23intotaloffenseandNo.35inscoringoffense

2014 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedoffensiveanddefensivelineforformermountaineerlinebackerDamonCogdellatMiramarHigh

• NamedAll-BrowardCountyThirdTeam• AlsoplayedbasketballforMiramar

PERSONAL• BirthdayisFebruary21• SonofMarieCajuste• Oneoffourboys• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies

LB Height:6-0Weight:225

Class:RedshirtJuniorLast School:McKeesport

Hometown:McKeesport,Pa.

HodariCHRISTIAN2015 (r-So.)• Playedinsevengamesin2015andnineforhiscareer• Provideddepthatlinebackerandspecialteams• Sawactiononninedefensiveplaysand34specialteamsplays• Participatedinaseason-high12playsagainstLiberty• Recordedthreetacklesfortheseason• OnetackleandaforcedfumbleinwinoverIowaState• TwotacklesagainstLiberty

2014 (r-Fr.)• Sawactionintwogames• Usedonspecialteams

2013 (Fr.)• RedshirtedafterenrollinginJanuary

HIGH SCHOOL• CoachedbyJimWardatMcKeesportHigh• 2012PennsylvaniaSportswritersClass4AAll-Statelinebacker• 2012Coaches/PennsylvaniaFootballNewsClass4AAll-StateSecondTeamlinebacker

• All-Class4AFoothillsConferencelinebackerin2012• No.19onthePittsburghPost-GazetteTop25Pennsylvaniafootballplayers• Namedtothe2012PittsburghTribune-ReviewTerrific25,PittsburghPost-GazetteFabulous22andMcKeesportDailyNewsDynamic33teams

• Playedinthe2012ChesapeakeBowl

PERSONAL• BirthdayisNov.24• SonofHodariandShureekaChristian• Majoringinbusinessandaccounting

CHRISTIAN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 02014 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 9 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

S Height:6-0Weight:205

Class:RedshirtJuniorLast School:Morgantown

Hometown:Morgantown,W.Va

ShaneCOMMODORE

2015 (r-So.)• Addeddepthatsafety• Playedinfivegames• Finishedwiththreetackles• Finishedwithtwotackles,includinghisfirstcareertackleatTCU• PlayedinfirstcareergameagainstGeorgiaSouthern

2014 (r-Fr.)• Didnotseegameaction• WVUScoutTeamChampion:IowaState

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachJohnBowersatMorgantownHigh• NamedAll-State3ASecondTeam• All-OhioValleyAthleticConferenceFirstTeam5A

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJune16• SonofJohnandDonnaCommodore• Oneoftwochildren• Majoringinaccounting• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

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2016 PLAYER PROFILES

QB Height: 6-2Weight: 210

Class: Redshirt SophomoreLast School: Dunbar

Hometown: Baltimore, Md.

WilliamCRESTJr.2015 (r-Fr.)• Played in 11 games in 2015• Saw action at quarterback and receiver• Finished with one catch for nine yards against Arizona State in the Cactus

Bowl• RelievedSkylerHowardatKansasandrushedfor56yardsonfive

carries, averaged 11.2 yards per carry; long of 26 yards• Completed three passes for 71 yards at Kansas, including a career-best

45 yarder• Finished with three carries for 15 yards against Oklahoma State with a

long of six yards• Relieved Skyler Howard against Maryland and rushed for a career-high

28 yards• Went 6-for-6 against Liberty for 50 yards, including a career-long 23

connection with Jacky Marcellus• Rushed four times for 24 yards and a touchdown against Georgia

Southern

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

CREST’S PASSING STATISTICSYear Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2015 11 11/25 .440 124 0 1 452014 1 3/4 .750 7 0 0 9Totals 12 14/29 .483 131 0 1 45

CREST’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 11 20 107 5.4 1 282014 1 5 27 5.4 1 13Totals 12 25 140 5.4 2 28

CB Height: 6-2Weight: 208

Class: Redshirt SeniorLast School: Nassau CC

Hometown: East Orange, N.J.

RasulDOUGLAS2015 (r-Jr.)• Played in 11 games; added depth at cornerback and used on special teams• Finished with eight tackles, including six unassisted tackles, a pass

breakup, an interception and a forced fumble• Saw time on a season-high 60 snaps at Baylor recording a season-best

three tackles at Baylor, including two unassisted tackles, also a career high• TalliedfirstcareerfumblerecoveryatBaylor• EarnedhisfirstpassbreakupatTCU• RegisteredfirstcareerinterceptionatKansas

NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2012-14)• Played for coach Joseph Osovet at Nassau CC• NJCAA All-American First Team• PrepStarJUCOAll-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 interceptions, 15 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one

fumble recovery• Rankedfifthnationallyinpassbreakups• Had 11 stops, including 10 solo and 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Lackawanna• 2014 All-Northeast Football Conference (NFC) Defensive MVP• 2014All-NFCFirstTeamOffense• As a freshman in 2013, he compiled 40 tackles, including 27 unassisted

tackles, three interceptions and three pass breakups

HIGH SCHOOL• Played for Marion Bell at East Orange High• Played in the New Jersey East-West All-Star Classic• Finished with 117 career tackles, including 90 solo stops, four

interceptions and four fumble recoveries

PERSONAL• Birthday is August 29• Son of Carletter Williams• One of seven children• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

DOUGLAS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 11 6 2 8 0 0 1 1 1 0

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WilliamCRESTJr.

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SheltonGIBSON

WR Height:5-11Weight:195

Class: RedshirtJuniorLast School:ClevelandHeights

Hometown:Cleveland,Ohio

SheltonGIBSON2015 (r-So.)• Startedall13gamesatwidereceiver• Two-yearkickoffreturnerforWVU• RankedNo.2intheNCAA,No.1intheBig12,inyardspercatch(23.97)• RankedNo.11intheNCAA,No.3intheBig12,inkickoffreturnsforTDs(1)• RankedNo.28intheNCAA,No.6inBig12,inreceivingTDs(9)• RankedNo.7intheBig12inreceivingyards/game(68.2)• RankedNo.13intheBig12inall-purposeyards/game(96.0)• Has14catchesformorethan20yards;18catchesof15yardsormore;10receptionsof10yardsormore

• Game-high143yardsonfourcatches,includinga59-yardtouchdownreceptionagainstArizonaStateintheCactusBowl

• Caughtacareer-high-tyingsixpassesforacareer-bestandteam-high148yardswitha60-yardtouchdowngrabagainstIowaState

• Alsohada53-yardkickoffreturnfor201all-purposeyardsvs.IowaState• Twocatchesfor36yards,atouchdownandalongreceptionof32yardsatTCU

• Hadacareer-long70-yardtouchdownreceptionatBaylor;scorecameonWVU’sthirdplayofthegameandwasWVU’slongestplayfromscrimmagetodate

• Finishedwithagame-high277all-purposeyardsatBaylor;hada100-yardreturnforatouchdownatBaylor;ninthMountaineertohavea100-yardkickoffreturn

• Secondmostreceptions(5)againstOklahomaStatewith84yardsandhisfifthtouchdownoftheseason

• DoubledhiscareertouchdownnumberswithtwoagainstMaryland;firstMountaineertocatchtwoTDsinonegamesinceMarioAlforddidsoatIowaStateonNov.29,2014

• Secondtouchdownofseasonwasalongbomb,ashecaughta52-yardpassfromSkylerHowardforteam’sfirsttouchdownagainstLiberty;finishedwithagame-best81yardsreceiving

• AlongwithJovonDurante(121),nettedfirstcareer100-yardreceivinggamevs.GeorgiaSouthern

• ConnectedwithSkylerHowardfora26-yardtouchdownagainstGeorgiaSouthernforfirstcareerscore;alsocaughtacareer-long57-yardreception

GIBSON’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 37 887 24.0 9 702014 12 4 60 15.0 0 47Totals 25 41 947 23.1 9 70

GIBSON’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICSYear Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 11 361 32.8 1 1002014 12 13 250 19.2 0 42Totals 25 24 611 25.5 1 100

2014 (r-Fr.)• Playedin12games• Finishedwithaseason-best47-yardreceptionagainstTexasA&MintheLibertyBowl

• Season-hightwocatchesagainstTowson• BestdaycameagainstKansasStatewithsixkickoffreturnsfor130yards;longreturnwentfor42yards

• Astrongeffortvs.Baylorwithfourkickoffreturnsfor81yards;longreturnwentfor28yards

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedthreeseasonsforcoachJeffRotskyatClevelandHeightsHigh• PlayedintheU.S.ArmyAll-AmericanBowl• Finishedwithmorethan700receivingyardsasaseniorandscored11totaltouchdowns

• Scoredtouchdownsasareceiver,rusher,kickoffreturner,puntreturnerandpassedforatouchdown

• Grabbed27passesfor518yardsandfourtouchdownsin2011• Recorded45receptionsfor532yardsand21touchdownsasasophomore• Namedtothe2012Cleveland Plain DealerSpecialMentionteam• EarnedNortheastLakesAll-DistrictThirdTeamOffensein2011• SportingNews Top125

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMarch20• SonofSheltonGibsonandShalettMorris• Oneoffivechildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

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2016 PLAYER PROFILES

S Height:6-3Weight:208

Class:RedshirtJuniorLast School: Dunbar

Hometown:Baltimore,Md.

MarvinGROSSJr.2015 (r-So.)• Playedin13games• Addeddepthatspursafetyandwasusedonspecialteams• Finishedwith15tackles,including10unassistedtackles• Played10-plussnapsagainstArizonaState,Kansas,TCU,OklahomaState,OklahomaandMaryland

• Talliedaseason-bestthreetacklesagainstGeorgiaSouthernandatKansas

2014 (r-Fr.)• Redshirted

2013 (FR.)• Playedin11games,addingdepthatbucklinebacker• Finishedwith14tackles,includingninesolostopsand1.5tacklesforloss• Hadaseason-hightwotacklesfivetimes• HadatackleforlossatKansas

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachLawrenceSmithatDunbarHigh• First-teamconsensusall-stateandsmallschoolall-stateinMaryland• Two-yearsacktotalof52• Three-timeBaltimore Sun All-MetFirstTeam• Collected21sacks,75totaltackles,42tacklesforlossandfourforcedfumblesasasenior

• Invitedtoplayinthe2013MaxEmfingerAll-AmericanBowlGameClassic• PlayedintheChesapeakeBowl,featuringseniorstandoutsfromtheMid-Atlanticarea

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMarch19• SonofMarvinandSydneyGross• Oneofthreechildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies

GROSS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 10 5 15 0 0 0 0 0 02013 11 9 5 14 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 0Totals 24 19 10 29 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 0

DL Height: 6-1Weight:190

Class: RedshirtSophomoreLast School:Aliquippa

Hometown: Aliquippa,Pa

JaleelFIELDS2015 (r-So.)• Playedinfourgames• Addeddepthonthedefensiveline• Finishedwitheighttackles,includingfivesolostops• Fourtackles,includingtwosolostopsagainstIowaState• ThreeassistedtacklesatTCU• SolotackleagainstMaryland

2014 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Four-yearstarterontheoffensiveanddefensivelineforcoachMikeZmijanacatAliquippaHigh

• Two-timePennsylvaniaClass2AAll-StateFirstTeamOffense• Three-timeWPIALClass2AAll-MidwesternConference• Two-timePittsburghPost-GazetteWest“Fabulous22”selection• Two-timePittsburghTribuneReview’s“Terrific25”

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJanuary4• SonofJohnandTinitaFields• Oneofthreechildren• Majoringincommunicationstudies• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

FIELDS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 4 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0

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S Height:6-0Weight:210

Class:RedshirtSeniorLast School:MountainRidge

Hometown:Frostburg,Md.

JarrodHARPER• Hasplayedin38careergameswithninestarts• Willmissthespringafterundergoingshouldersurgeryintheoffseason

2015 (r-Jr.)• Playedin13gamesin2015withninestarts• BecamethestarteratSpursafetyafterKarlJosephsustainedaseason-endingkneeinjuryaftertheOklahomagame

• Finishedwith36tackles,including29solostops,threetacklesforloss,fourpassbreakupsandafumblerecovery

• Recordedthreetackles,allsolo,vs.ArizonaState• Hadacareer-high-tyingfivesolotacklesvs.IowaState• RecoveredhisfirstcareerfumbleandhadtwosolotacklesatKansas• Hadthreetacklesvs.Texas• Postedfivetackles,hissecond-highesttotaloftheseason,withoneforalossofthreeyardsvs.TexasTech

• RecordedthreetacklesandtwopassbreakupsatTCU• Hadthreetackles,oneforalossoffiveyardsatBaylor• Madehisfirstcareerstartandhadacareer-bestsixtackleswithtwopassbreak-upsvs.OklahomaState

• HadthreetacklesagainstGeorgiaSouthern

2014 (r-Jr.)• Playedin13gamesin2014andhad13tackles,includingnineunassistedtackles,asackandblockedapunt

• BlockedapuntthroughtheendzoneforasafetyatMaryland• FirstcareersackagainstTowson

2013 (r-Fr.)• AcademicAll-Big12ConferenceSecondTeam• Playedinall12games• Addeddepthatfreesafetyandwasusedprimarilyonspecialteams• Finishedwith10tackles,includingsixsolostopsandoneforcedfumble• Season-highfivetacklesatKansas,includingseason-highthreesolotacklesandaforcedfumble

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-year,two-waystarterforcoachRoyDevoreatMountainRidgeHigh• 2011Marylandsmallschoolfirstteamdefense• 2010Marylandsmallschoolsecondteamdefense• 2011Cumberland Times-News Co-DefensivePlayeroftheYear• 2010Cumberland Times-Newsfirstteamdefenseandsecondteamoffense• 2010Mineral Times Daily News-TribunePlayeroftheYear

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMarch28• SonofBoydandJaneHarper• Oneofsixchildren• Majoringincriminology• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

HARPER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 29 7 36 3/10 0 0 4 0 1 2014 13 9 4 13 1/9 1/9 0 0 0 02013 12 6 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals 38 34 15 59 4/19 1/9 0 4 1 1

DL Height:6-1Weight:297

Class:SeniorLast School: Chaminade-Julienne

Hometown:Dayton,Ohio

DarrienHOWARD• Hasplayedin25careergames

2015 (Jr.)• Playedin13games,addeddepthatnosetackle• Participatedin335plays,including304defensiveplays• Totaled16tackles,including13solostops,onesack,threetacklesforlossandonepassbreakup

• TwotackleseachagainstGeorgiaSouthern,OklahomaStateandIowaState• Onesackforathree-yardlossagainstMaryland• RecordedapassbreakupagainstLibertyandaquarterbackhurryatKansas

2014 (So.)• Addeddepthonthedefensiveline• Postedfourtackles(twosolo)and0.5tacklesforlossatOklahomaState

2013 (Fr.)• Addeddepthatnosetackle• MadedebutatKansasStateandsawactioninfourgames• Finishedwithsixtackles,includingfoursolostops

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearstarterforcoachMarcusColvinatDayton’sChaminade-JulienneHigh

• EarnedDivisionIVAll-Ohiofirst-teamhonorsin2012• NamedDivisionIVAll-OhiofirstteamselectionandDistrictPlayeroftheYearasajunior

• Namedfirstteamall-league,all-district,all-areaandspecialmentionall-stateasasophomore

PERSONAL• BirthdayisFebruary15• SonofDarrellHowardandMichelleJackson• Oneoffivechildren• Majoringincommunicationstudies

HOWARD’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 13 3 16 3/12 1/3 0 1 0 02014 8 2 2 4 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 02013 4 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 25 19 7 26 3.5/13 1/3 0 1 0 0

DarrienHOWARD

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QB Height:6-0Weight:207

Class:SeniorLast School: RiversideCityCollege

Hometown:FortWorth,Texas

SkylerHOWARD• Hasplayedin17careergamesandstarted15

2015 (Jr.)• Teamcaptain• All-Big12AcademicSecond-Teamselection• RankedNo.9nationally,No.2intheBig12,inpassingyardspercompletion(14.2)

• RankedNo.28intheNCAA,No.5intheBig12,intotaloffense(280.5)• AlsorankedNo.24inNCAA,No.5inBig12,inpassingTDs(26)andNo.37inNCAA,No.5inBig12inpassingyardspergame(241.9)

• RankedNo.38intheNCAA,No.5intheBig12,inyardsperpassattempt(7.8)• RankedNo.54intheNCAA,No.5intheBig12,inpassingefficiency(134.7)• EarnedCactusBowlOffensiveMVPhonorsaftersettingthebowlpassingrecordwiththesecond-highestmarkinschoolhistory(532)andfivetouchdownsinwinoverArizonaState

• Setbowlrecordfortotaloffense(555)andtiedrecordformosttouchdownpasses(5)

• Setseasonandcareerhighsinpasscompletions(28),attempts(51),yards(532)andtouchdowns(5)vs.ASU

• Attemptedathenseason-high42passesatKansasStateandfinishedwith281yardspassingandonetouchdown,a24-yardconnectionwithJovonDurante

• Was12-26for202yardswitha60-yardtouchdownpassagainstIowaState• AgainsttheCylcones,heranforateam-high73yards,includinga32-yardtouchdown

• Ranforacareer-best129yardsandatouchdownatKansas;hadalongrunof42yards;alsohad35-and17-yardruns

• Efficientinwinvs.Texas,completing10of12passesandtossingtwoTDs,includinga53-yardbeautytoJovonDurante;alsoscoredonatwo-yardrunlateinthefourthquarter

• Finishedwith176yardsoftotaloffenseinwinoverTexasTech• Ranfor40yardson10carries,averaging4.0yardspercarryatTCU• FinishedwithfourtouchdownpassesatBaylor,includingacareer-longscoringtossof70yardstoSheltonGibson

• ThrewatouchdownandranforoneagainstOklahomaState• Finishedwith47yardsrushingwithalongof15yardsvs.OklahomaState• Earnedfirstcareerrushingtouchdownwith50-yardrunonfourth-and-twointhirdquarteratOklahoma;itwasacareer-longrunandWVU’slongestrushfromscrimmagethisyear

• Threwacareer-highfourTDsagainstMaryland;alsocompletedacareer-high21passesforsecondstraightweek

• Completedacareer-high21passesagainstLiberty,includingastringof14straightcompletions

• Went16-of-25foracareer-best359passingyardsandtwotouchdownsvs.GeorgiaSoutherninfirstcareerstartatMilanPuskarStadium

• ConnectedwithSheltonGibsonandJovonDuranteon57-yardtossesagainstGeorgiaSouthern

2014 (So.)• Playedinfourgamesandstartedtwo• Threwfor346yardsandthreetouchdownsagainstTexasA&MintheLibertyBowl

• Ranfor33yardswithalongof18againsttheAggies• MadefirstcareerstartatIowaState,completing21passesfor285yardsandthreetouchdownsinthecome-from-behindvictory

• Gained69yardsonsevenrushesatIowaState,themostrushingyardsforaWVUquarterbacksinceJarrettBrownfinishedwith73yardsagainstEastCarolinaonSept.12,2009

• Completed15-of-23passesfor198yardsagainstKansasState,withtwotouchdownsandalongof53yardsinreliefofaninjuredClintTrickett

• MadefirstcareerappearanceagainstKansasandfinishedwith22rushingyardsontwocarrieswithalongrunof20

• EnrolledatWestVirginiainJanuary2014

HOWARD’S PASSING STATISTICSYear Games C/A Pct. Yards TD Int. Long 2015 13 221/403 .548 3,145 26 14 702014 4 56/110 .509 829 8 0 53Totals 17 277/513 .540 3,974 34 14 70

HOWARD’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 157 502 3.2 6 502014 4 22 140 6.4 0 24Totals 17 179 642 3.6 6 50

2013 (RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE)• TransferredfromStephenF.Austinafterspring2013• StartingquarterbackforcoachTomCraftatRiversideCity• HelpedleadRiversidetoa10-2record,theNationalDivisionCentralConferenceChampionshipandadvancetoanappearanceintheCaliforniaStateChampionshipgame

• Completed219-of-325passes(67.4percent)for3,151yardsand33touchdowns

• Averaged262.6yardspergameand9.7yardsperattemptandonlythrewsixinterceptions

• Completed17-of-19passesfor198yardsandthreetouchdownsagainstGoldenWestintheSouthernCaliforniaBowlGame

• Threwfor249yardsandtwotouchdownsandranfor39yardsagainstMt.SanAntoniointheconferencechampionshipgame

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachPaulSharratBrewerHigh• Named2012All-District5-4AFirstTeamOffense• Completed126-of-238passesfor1,377yardsand13touchdownsasasenior

• Alsoranfor597yardson120carries,averaging5.0yardsperrushandscoredeighttouchdowns

• Duringhisthree-yearcareer,threwfor4,171yardsand32touchdowns• Alsoranfor1,268yardsand13touchdowns

PERSONAL• BirthdayisNovember6• SonofDeidreKelley• Workingonhismaster’sdegreeinintegratedmarketingcommunications• GraduatedinAugust2015withhisbachelor’sdegreeincommunicationstudies• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

SkylerHOWARD

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CB Height:5-10Weight:186

Class:RedshirtSeniorLast School: ThomasWorthington

Hometown:Worthington,Ohio

NanaKYEREMEH• Hasplayedin30careergamesandstartedone

2015 (R-JR.)• Playedin13games,addeddepthatcornerbackandusedonspecialteams• Recorded20tackles,including15unassistedstops,assistedonatackleforloss,hadaninterception,apassbreakupandforcedafumble

• Registeredfourtackles,includingthreesolostopsagainstArizonaStateintheCactusBowl

• FourtacklesandfirstcareerinterceptioninvictoryatKansas• ThreetacklesandaforcedfumbleinvictoryoverTexas• BestgamecameatTCUwithfiveunassistedtacklesandonepassbreakup

2014 (r-So.)• Sawlimitedaction,appearinginfourgames• Alsousedonspecialteams

2013 (So.)• Receivedamedicalhardshipaftersustainingaseason-endingshoulderinjuryduringpreseasoncamp

• AcademicAll-Big12ConferenceFirstTeam

2012 (Fr.)• Addeddepthatboundarycornerbackandwasusedonspecialteams• Playedinall13gamesandstartedone• EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstKansasState• FinishedwithasolotackleandaforcedfumbleagainstTCU• Season-highthreesolotacklesagainstMarshallinhisfirstcareergame

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearstarterforcoachScottGordonatThomasWorthingtonHigh• Two-timeAll-OCCCentralDivisionFirst-Teamhonoree• 2011Columbus DispatchAll-MetroFirst-Teamdefense

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMay16• SonofRichmondandMaryKyeremeh• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringinindustrialengineering• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12ConferenceCommissioner’sHonorRoll

KYEREMEH’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 15 5 20 0.5/1 0 1 1 1 02014 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02012 13 11 5 16 0 0 0 2 0 1Totals 30 27 10 37 0.5/1 0 1 3 1 1

WR Height:6-2Weight:207

Class:SophomoreLast School:ColonialForge

Hometown:Stafford,Va.

GaryJENNINGS2015 (FR.)• Playedin13games;addeddepthatwidereceiverandwasapuntreturner• Sevencatchesforaseasontotal116yards,atouchdownwithalongof64• Team-leading13puntreturnsfor69yards,withalongof21yards• Turnedintheteam’slongestpuntreturnoftheseasonintheCatcusBowlagainstArizonaStatewitha21-yardreturn

• Hadaseason-high68receivingyardsontwocatchesagainstArizonaStateintheCactusBowl

• Registeredhisfirstcareertouchdownandseason-longcatch(64)againstASU• WVUSpecialTeamsChampionagainstArizonaState• OnekickoffreturnatKansasStateforhisseason-longof35yards• Hadathenseason-long20-yardreceptionatKansas• ThreekickoffreturnsatBaylor,includingseason-high28yarder• Caughtacareer-highfourreceptionsagainstLiberty

HIGH SCHOOL• CoachedbyBillBrownatColonialForgeHigh• Namedtothe2014VirginiaAll-6AFirst-TeamDefense• AlsoearnedAll-Statesecond-teamhonorsasanall-purposeoffensiveplayer• EarnedAll-Group6ASouthRegionasutilityplayerondefense

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMarch7• SonofGaryandYoulande’Jennings• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringinsportmanagement

JENNINGS’ RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 7 116 16.6 1 64

JENNINGS’ PUNT RETURN STATISTICSYear Games Returns Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 13 69 5.3 0 21

NanaKYEREMEH

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2016 PLAYER PROFILES

OL Height:6-6Weight:310

Class:RedshirtJuniorLast School: Bloomfield

Hometown:Bloomfield,N.J.

MarcellLAZARD• Hasplayedin15careergamesandstartedsix

2015 (r-So.)• Playedin13gamesandstartedsixatrighttackle• Usedon560plays,including493onoffense• Sawactiononaseason-high86offensiveplaysagainstArizonaState• Usedon84offensiveplaysatKansasStateandagainstTexasTech• Sawactionon60ormoreoffensiveplaysinsixgames• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage479.7yardspergameoftotaloffense,34.0pointspergame,228.2yardsrushingpergameand251.5passingyardspergame

• PartofanoffensethatrankedNo.17nationallyinrushingoffense,No.18infirstdownoffense,No.23intotaloffenseandNo.35inscoringoffense

2014 (r-Fr.)• Sawlimitedaction,makingtwoappearancesattackle

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearstarterandfour-yearletterwinnerforcoachMikeCarteratBloomfieldHigh

• 2012NewJerseyAll-StateSecondTeamOffense• 2012All-Group5FirstTeamOffense• 2011All-Group4SecondTeamOffense• Two-timeAll-EssexCountyFirstTeamOffense• 2010All-EssexCountyThirdTeamOffense• Playedinthe2012ChesapeakeBowl

PERSONAL• BirthdayisSeptember5• SonofJamesandWendyLazard• Oneoftwochildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies

OL Height:6-5Weight:306

Class:RedshirtJuniorLast School: ChagrinFalls

Hometown:ChagrinFalls,Ohio

GrantLINGAFELTER• Hasplayedin14careergames

2015 (r-So.)• AcademicAll-Big12SecondTeam• Sawactioninninegamesin2015• Addeddepthatbothtacklespotsandleftguard• Usedon95plays,including68offensivesnaps

2014 (r-Fr.)• AcademicAll-Big12SecondTeam• Playedinfivegames

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedthreeseasonsforcoachMarkIammarinoatChagrinFallsHigh• AssociatedPressAll-OhioDivisionIIIThirdTeamin2012• Two-timeNortheastLakeAll-Districthonoree• 2012Cleveland Plain Dealer OffensiveAll-Star

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMay19• SonofDavidandWendyLingafelter• FatherplayedfootballatKenyonCollege• MotherplayedfieldhockeyandlacrosseatKenyon• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringinbusiness• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

MarcellLAZARD GrantLINGAFELTER

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FB Height:6-3Weight:265

Class:RedshirtJuniorLast School: University

Hometown:Morgantown,W.Va.

JonLEWIS• Movedtotightend/fullbackfromdefensiveend• Hasplayedin15careergames

2015 (R-SO.)• Playedinsixgames• Addeddepthatdefensiveend• Finishedwithfivetackles• AssistedonatackleatTCUandatBaylor• RecordedhisfirstsolotackleoftheseasonagainstMaryland• Notchedaseason-besttwotacklesagainstGeorgiaSouthern

2014 (R-FR.)• Playedineightgames,primarilyonspecialteams,butalsoonthedefensiveline

• FinishedwiththreetacklesagainstTowson

2013 (FR.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayeddefensivelineforcoachJohnKelleyatUniversityHigh• NamedAll-State3ASecondTeam• OneofWestVirginia’scaptainsfortheOVACAll-StarFootballClassic• HonorableMentionAll-Stateasajunior• Two-timeTwoRiversAthleticConferenceFirstTeam• PlayedintheNorth-SouthAll-StarFootballGame

PERSONAL• BirthdayisApril18• SonofJuniusandRebeccaLewis• FatherplayedbasketballatWVUfrom1976-79andbrotherplayedfootballforWVUin2007

• Oneofthreechildren• Enrolledinsociologyandanthropology

RB Height:5-8Weight:181

Class: RedshirtJuniorLast School:Immokalee

Hometown:Immokalee,Fla.

JackyMARCELLUS2015 (r-So.)• Playedinfourgames• Finishedwitheightcarriesfor18yardsfortheseasonwithalongofeight• WVUOffensiveScoutTeamChampion:TexasTech• Hadonecatchfor23yardsagainstLiberty• ThreecarriesfornineyardsagainstMaryland

2014 (R-FR.)• Sufferedaseason-endingkneeinjuryduringpreseason

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Two-yearstarterandfour-yearletterwinnerforcoachJerrodAckleyatImmokaleeHigh

• Rushedfor374yardsandtwoscoresasaseniorwith25receptionsfor251yardsandtwotouchdownsbeforehavingkneesurgery

• Anhonorablementionall-stateselectionasajunior

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMarch11• SonofJacquesMarcellusandDieudonneNoel• Oneof11children• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies• Big12ConferenceCommissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

JonLEWIS JackyMARCELLUS

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2016 PLAYER PROFILES

WR Height:6-1Weight:220

Class: RedshirtSeniorLast School:Miramar

Hometown:Miami,Fla.

DevonteMATHIS• Hasplayedin26careergamesandstartedtwo

2015 (r-Jr.)• Playedin10games;addeddepthatwidereceiver;usedonspecialteams• Finishedwithsixcatchesfor47yardsfortheseasonwithalongof14yards• GrabbedtwocatchesforthethirdstraightweekatOklahoma• Finishedwith23yardsreceivingatOklahoma,includingseason-longcatchof14yards

• Twocatchesfor20yardsagainstMarylandwithalongof13yards

2014 (r-So.)• Sawactionineightgames;usedonspecialteams

2013 (r-Fr.)• Playedineightgamesatwidereceiverandalsousedonspecialteams• Finishedwithsevencatchesfor82yards• Hadaseason-long19yardreceptionagainstTexas• Fourcatchesforaseason-best44yardswithalongof15vs.William&Mary

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted• OffensiveScoutTeamChampion:KansasState

HIGH SCHOOL• Two-yearstarterforformerWVUlinebackerDamonCogdellatMiramarHigh• Finished2011with35receptionsfor552yardsandeighttouchdowns• RepresentedtheSouthFloridasquadintheNikeSouthFloridaAll-Stargame• NamedMiami Herald All-BrowardCountySecond-TeamOffense• Memberofthe2011Sun SentinelClass8A-7A-6ASecond-TeamOffense

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJanuary8• SonofDeloneandMaureenMathis• Majoringincriminology

MATHIS’ RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 10 6 47 7.8 0 142014 8 0 0 0 0 02013 8 7 82 11.7 0 19Totals 26 13 129 9.9 9 19

K Height:5-8Weight:180

Class: RedshirtJuniorLast School:Hurricane

Hometown:Hurricane,W.Va.

MikeMOLINA• Hasplayedinfivecareergames

2015 (r-So.)• Playedinthreegames• Addeddepthatkicker• ThreekickoffsatOklahomafor188yards,averaging62.7yardsperkickwithonetouchback

• Onekickoffvs.Libertyfor62yards• Threekickoffsintheopenervs.GeorgiaSouthernfor195yardsanda65.0avg.

2014 (r-Fr.)• Sawactionintwogames• ConnectedonbothofhisextrapointattemptsagainstTowson

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearstartingkickerforcoachWillisMayatHurricaneHigh• North-SouthAll-StarGame• Namedteamcaptain• Alsoletteredintrack• 3Astatelongjumpqualifier

PERSONAL• BirthdayisAug.2• SonofManuelandCherylMolina• Oneoftwochildren• Majoringinexercisephysiology• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

DevonteMATHIS

MikeMOLINA

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DL Height:6-2Weight:275

Class: RedshirtSeniorLast School: Wylie

Hometown:Wylie,Texas

NobleNWACHUKWU• Hasplayedin35careergamesandstarted26

2015 (R-JR.)• Startedall13gamesatdefensiveend• Finishedwith47tackles,including37solostops,ateam-leading8.5sacksandateam-leading13tacklesforloss,onepassbreakup,sixquarterbackhurriesandaforcedfumble

• RankedNo.5intheBig12;No.39nationallyinsacks(0.65)• Recordedfivetackles,allsolo,vs.ArizonaState• Ledtheteamwithacareer-high-tyingthreetacklesforlosswithasackandsixsolotacklesatKansasState

• Hadasackforalossofeightyards,assistedonatackleforalossofayardandhadsixtotaltacklesvs.IowaState

• Postedacareer-bestthreesackswithfourtacklesvs.Texas• Recordedasackforalossoffiveyardsandfivetackles,hissecondhighesttotaloftheseason,vs.TexasTech

• Hadasack,twotacklesforlossandseventotaltacklesatTCU• Hadatackleforlossandthreetotaltacklesvs.OklahomaState• AssistedonasackandhadfourtacklesatOklahoma• Hadasackandforcedafumblevs.GeorgiaSouthern

2014 (r-So.)• Startedall13games• Had34tacklesfortheseason,including21unassistedtackles,2.0sacks,8.0tacklesforlossandfourpassbreakups

• HadthreetacklesagainstTexasA&MintheLibertyBowl,including1.5sacks• TiedhiscareerhighwithfivetacklesatTexas,includingacareer-highfourunassistedtacklesandateamandcareerhightwotacklesforloss

• HadfourtacklesagainstBaylor,includingtwosolostopsandatackleforloss• Registeredaseason-highthreetackles,includingatackleforlossatTexasTech• Career-high1.5tacklesforlossatMaryland• HadthreetacklesatMaryland,includingseasonhightwounassistedtackles• Finishedwithathencareer-highfivetacklesagainstAlabama

2013 (r-Fr.)• Finishedwithfivetackles(fourunassisted),onesackandaforcedfumble• Forcedfirstcareerfumblevs.IowaState• Setacareerhighinsolo(2)andtotaltackles(2)againstIowaState• CollectedfirstcareersackatTCU• TiedcareerhighsinsoloandtotaltacklesatTCU

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• StartedtwoseasonsforcoachBillHowardatWylieHigh• Two-timeunanimousAll-District10-4Afirstteamdefensemember• Five-timeWylie NewsPlayeroftheWeek• DallasMorningNewsPlayeroftheWeekhonorin2010

PERSONAL• BirthdayisNovember30• SonofEmmanuelandIsabelNwachukwu• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies

OL Height:6-4Weight:300

Class: RedshirtSeniorLast School: ManchesterHometown:Clinton,Ohio

TonyMATTEO• Hasplayedin18gamesandstartedtwo

2015 (r-Jr.)• Playedin12gamesandstartedone;addeddepthatrightguard• Usedon510plays,including470offensivesnaps• Season-high76snapsatTCU• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage479.7yardspergameoftotaloffense,34.0pointspergame,228.2yardsrushingpergameand251.5passingyardspergame

• PartofanoffensethatrankedNo.17nationallyinrushingoffense,No.18infirstdownoffense,No.23intotaloffenseandNo.35inscoringoffense

2014 (r-So.)• Addeddepthatleftguardandsawactioninfivegames,startingone• EarnedfirststartatIowaState

2013 (r-Fr.)• Didnotseegameaction

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedthreeseasonsforcoachJimFranceatManchesterHigh• Finishedcareerwithoutdeliveringabadsnap• Gradedoutat97percentinblockingefficiencyonateamthatamassedmorethan4,000yards

• EarnedDivisionIVAll-Ohiofirstteamoffensehonorsin2011,afterbeingnamedspecialmentionin2010

• Two-timeNortheasternInlandAll-DistrictfirstteamoffenseandAll-Pac7firstteamoffensemember

• 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer OffensiveAll-Star• 2011Akron Beacon Journal FootballAll-Star• ServedasateamcaptainandearnedteamMVPawardin2011,whilebeingnamedtheschool’stoplinemanin2010

PERSONAL• BirthdayisSeptember8• SonofKevinandMichelleTodd• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

NWACHUKWU’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 37 10 47 13/52 8.5/46 0 1 1 02014 13 21 13 34 8/30 2/16 0 4 0 02013 9 4 1 5 1/8 1/8 0 0 1 0Totals 35 62 24 86 22/90 11.5/70 0 5 2 0NobleNWACHUKWU

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2016 PLAYER PROFILES

OL Height:6-4Weight:295

Class:RedshirtSeniorLast School: St.Edward

Hometown:Cleveland,Ohio

TylerORLOSKY• Hasplayedin37careergamesandstarted29

2015 (r-Jr.)• TeamCaptain• All-Big12FirstTeam(ESPN.com);All-Big12SecondTeam(Coaches)• All-Big12AcademicFirstTeam• Startedall13gamesatcenterin2014and2015• Usedon1,019plays,including965offensiveplays• WVUOffensivePlayeroftheWeek(Liberty)• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage479.7yardspergameoftotaloffense,34.0pointspergame,228.2yardsrushingpergameand251.5passingyardspergame

• PartofanoffensethatrankedNo.17nationallyinrushingoffense,No.18infirstdownoffense,No.23intotaloffenseandNo.35inscoringoffense

2014 (r-So.)• AcademicAll-Big12SecondTeam• Startedall13games• NamedWVUOffensivePlayeroftheGame(TexasTech)• Helpedtheoffensetoaverage499.8yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.5pointspergame,182.8rushingyardsand317.0passingyards

• PartoftheoffensethatrankedNo.9inpassingoffense,No.11infirstdownoffense,No.12intotaloffense,No.34inscoringoffense,No.43inrushingoffenseandNo.45inthird-downoffense

2013 (r-Fr.)• AcademicAll-Big12ConferenceFirstTeam• Playedin11gamesandstartedthree• Movedfromguardtocenterduringthespring

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedtwoseasonsforcoachRickFinottiatSt.EdwardHigh• Two-timeNortheasternLakesAll-DistrictFirst-TeamOffense• Two-time Cleveland Plain DealerOffensiveAll-Star

PERSONAL• BirthdayisFebruary15• SonofJohnandDebbieOrlosky• Oneoftwochildren• Majoringinsportandexercisepsychology• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

OL Height:6-5Weight:316

Class: RedshirtSeniorLast School:Hamilton

Hometown:Hamilton,Ohio

AdamPANKEY• Hasplayedin33careergamesandstarted25

2015 (r-Jr.)• Startedall12gamesatleftguardinwhichheplayed• MissedIowaStateandmajorityofKansasgamewithankleinjury• Sawactionon70ormoreoffensiveplaysinsevengames• Helpedpavethewayfortheoffensetoaverage479.7yardspergameoftotaloffense,34.0pointspergame,228.2yardsrushingpergameand251.5passingyardspergame

• PartofanoffensethatrankedNo.17nationallyinrushingoffense,No.18infirstdownoffense,No.23intotaloffenseandNo.35inscoringoffense

2014 (r-So.)• Startedall13games• Helpedfortheoffensetoaverage499.8yardspergameoftotaloffense,33.5pointspergame,182.8rushingyardsand317.0passingyards

2013 (r-Fr.)• Playedineightgames,addingdepthattackle• Missedthefirstfourgamesafterhavingoffseasonkneesurgery• Usedon126offensiveplays

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearstarterforcoachBobJacobyatHamiltonHigh• EarnedDivisionIAll-OhioThirdTeamOffensehonorsasasenior• SouthwestAll-Districtfirstteamoffensein2011,afterearningsecond-teamhonorsin2010

• Three-timeAll-GreaterMiamifirstteamoffensemember

PERSONAL• BirthdayisFebruary2• SonofLeslieCampbell• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

TylerORLOSKY AdamPANKEY

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LB Height:6-2Weight:236

Class:JuniorLast School: JensenBeach

Hometown:Stuart,Fla.

XavierPRESTON• Hasplayedin22careergames

2015 (So.)• Playedin13games;addeddepthatsamlinebacker;usedonspecialteams• Finishedwith18tacklesfortheseason,including10solotackles,threetacklesforlossandaquarterbackhurry

• RegisteredtwosolotacklesagainstIowaState• RecordedthreetacklesatKansas,includingatackleforloss• Season-highsixtacklesatBaylor,includingtwotacklesforloss

2014 (Fr.)• Playedinninegames• Alsousedonspecialteams• Finishedwithtwotacklesfortheseason,includingasolotacklevs.TCU

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachesJohnFeyandTimCaffeyatJensenBeachHigh• Accountedfor55tackles,fiveTFL,threesacksandthreeforcedfumblesasasenior

• Haddouble-figuretacklegamesof14,12and11duringhisseniorseason• Alsorecordedsixcatchesfor122yardsandtwotouchdowns• Playeddefensiveend,receiverandrunningbackduringhighschoolcareer• PlayedintheMiami-Dadevs.TeamFloridaall-stargame

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJanuary24• SonofJamesPrestonandCharHarris• Oneofninechildren• Enrolledinsociologyandanthropology

PRESTON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 13 10 8 18 3/7 0 0 0 0 02014 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 22 11 9 20 3/7 0 0 0 0 0

WR Height:6-1Weight:203

Class: RedshirtFreshmanLast School:Gateway

Hometown:Monroeville,Pa.

RickyROGERS2015 (r-Fr.)• SawactionatKansasandfinishedwithtwocatchesfor51yardswithalongof46

• WVUOffensiveScoutTeamChampion:Texas

S Height:5-8Weight:181

Class: RedshirtSeniorLast School:CiscoJC

Hometown:Houston,Texas

KhairiSHARIFF2015 (r-Jr.)• All-Big12AcademicSecondTeam• Playedinall13games• Addeddepthatsafetyandwasusedonspecialteams• Finishedwithsixtacklesfortheseason,includingfiveunassisted• NotchedasolotackleonakickoffintwoconsecutivegamesagainstTexasTechandTexas;alsoagainstArizonaState

• Hadacareer-besttwotacklesatTCU,includinghisfirstasaMountaineer

2014 (Jr.)• Redshirted• WVUScoutTeamDefensiveChampion:TexasTech

CISCO JC (2013)• PlayedforCoachDionteDeanatCiscoJC• Finishedwith10tackles,oneinterceptionandthreepassbreakups• Dean’sList

VICTOR VALLEY (2012)• HelpedleadVictorValleytoa6-4recordandaNo.8rankingintheSouthernRegion

• Earnedhonorrollhonors

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforCoachTreyHerrmannatBellaireHigh• Teamcaptain• Startedsevengamesasasenior• Wasanall-districtperformer

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJanuary11• SonofReginaldWashingtonandRachelSolomon• Oneofsixchildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies• Big12ConferenceCommissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

2014 (Fr.)• Redshirted• WVUOffensiveScoutChampion:TexasTech• EnrolledatWVUinJanuary2014

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachDonMilitzeratGatewayHigh• 2013WPIALClass4AAll-FoothillsConferenceFirstTeamoffense• WesternPAFootball.nettopwidereceiver• PennLive.comPennsylvania2014Fab25• EarnedaspotonPennsylvania’s“Finest47”by247Sports

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJuly13• SonofAlvisRogersandCherylSandora• Majoringindance• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

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RB Height:5-10Weight:220

Class:RedshirtSeniorLast School: Pitt

Hometown:Hopewell,Pa.

RushelSHELL• Hasplayedin25careergamesandstarted12

2015 (r-Jr.)• Playedin13gamesandstartedthree• WVU’ssecond-leadingrusherwith708yardson161carries,eighttouchdowns,alongrunof43yards,averaging4.4yardspercarry

• RankedNo.9intheBig12inrushingyards(708);alsoranksNo.12intheleagueinrushingyardspergame(54.5)andNo.11inrushingyardspercarry(4.4)andNo.12inrushingTDs(8)

• Finishedwith16catchesfor101yardsandalongreceptionof17yards• WVUOffensivePlayeroftheGameafterfinishingwith108yardsrushingatKansason14carries,averaging7.7yardsacarry;twotouchdowns,longof26yards

• CareerdayagainstTexasTech,rushingfortwotouchdownsandfinishingwith111yardsontheground,hisfirst100-yardrushinggameoftheseasonandthefourthofhiscareer

• Alsonettedaseason-longrunof43yardsagainstTTU• Netted72yardsonaseason-high20carriesatOklahoma;dayincludeda5-yardTDrun,WVU’sfirstscoreofgame

• ProductiveagainstMaryland,gainingaseason-high77yardson15rushes,alsoaseasonhigh,andscoredonatwo-yardrun

• Alsogainedaseason-high33yardsontwocatchesagainstUMD

2014 (r-So.)• Playedin12gamesandstartedeight• WVU’sleadingrusherwith176carriesfor788yardsandseventouchdowns;had21catchesfor140yards

• IntheBig12,rankedNo.5inrushingyardsandNo.6inrushingyardspergame,No.7inrushingTDsandNo.15inall-purposeyards

• CareerdayatIowaState,runningforaseason-best146yards,histhird100-yardrushinggameoftheseason

• Scoredthegame’sopeningtouchdownatISUona54-yardrun,theMountaineers’longestscoringrunoftheseason

• Recorded100ormorerushingyardsforthesecondstraightweekatTexasTech,finishingwith110yardsandtwotouchdowns.

• AlongwithWendellSmallwood(123yards)atTexasTech,becamethefirsttwoWVUrunningbacktohave100yardsrushingeachinagamesincePatWhite(200)andNoelDevine(154)atLouisvillein2008

• ScoredonerushingTDinfivestraightgamesfromTowsonthroughaseason-hightwoatTexasTech

• Registeredfirst100-yardrushinggameasaMountaineeragainstKansas,gainingagame-best113yardson21attemptsandaTD

• Nettedteam-best60yardsrushingvs.Oklahoma• Gainedateam-andseason-best98yardsrushingatMaryland;dayincludeda1-yardscoringrunontheteam’sfirstdrive

• ScoredfirstTDonatwo-yardrushvs.Towson;ranforagame-best71yards• EarnedfirstcareerstartasaMountaineeragainstAlabama,tallyingateam-best38rushingyards

2013 (r-Fr.)• RedshirtedtofulfillNCAAtransferrequirements• WVUDefensiveScoutTeamChampion:OklahomaState• TransferredtoWVUfromPittinsummer2013

2012 (Pitt)• AstheprimarybackuptoRayGrahamatPittin2012,rushedfor641yardsandfourtouchdownsasatruefreshman,secondontheteam

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedunderCoachDaveVestalatHopewellHigh• USATODAYfirstteamAll-USA• SportsIllustratedandESPNHSAll-American• FinishedhiscareerasthemostprolificrusherinPennsylvaniahistory

• Four-timePennsylvaniaSportsWritersAll-StateClassAAAselection,includingfirst-teamhonorshisfinalthreeyears

• PennsylvaniaSportsWritersandPennsylvaniaFootballNewsClassAAAPlayeroftheYear

• Two-timePittsburgh Post-GazettePlayeroftheYear• PittsburghTribune-ReviewPlayeroftheYear• BeaverCountyTimesandTribune-Review MaleAthleteoftheYear• PittsburghPost-GazetteWestMaleAthleteoftheYear• Two-timewinnerofthePittsburghAthleticAssociation’s“MercuryAward,”annuallypresentedtotheHighSchoolPlayeroftheYear

• LedHopewelltofourWPIALClassAAAplayoffberths,includingatitlegameappearancehissophomoreyear

• SelectedtoplayintheSemperFidelisAll-AmericanBowl• PlayedintheBig33FootballClassic• Infourseasons,rushedforastate-record9,078yardson1,107carries• Scored110careertouchdowns,themostinWPIALhistory• Setanationalrecordwith39consecutive100-yardgames,eclipsingformerOklahomaSoonersgreatBillySims’markof38setin1975

• Rushedfor200yardsormorein25games• In44careercontests,averaged206yardspergame• Rushedformorethan2,000yardsineachofhisfinalthreeseasons• Asasenior,rushedfor2,312yardson311attemptsandscored28TDs• Hisjunioryearhetotaled2,510yardsand32TDs• Rushedfor2,740yardsasasophomoreand1,516asafreshman

Personal• BirthdayisSeptember7• SonofRushelShellJr.andToniZuccaro• Oneofthreechildren• Majoringinsociologyandanthropolgy

SHELL’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 161 708 4.4 8 432014 12 176 788 4.5 7 54Totals 25 337 1,496 4.4 15 54

SHELL’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 16 101 6.3 0 172014 12 21 140 6.7 0 19Totals 25 37 241 6.5 0 19

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WR Height:6-1Weight:200

Class: JuniorLast School: EasternChristian

Hometown:Clayton,N.J.

DaikielSHORTSJr.• Hasplayedin38careergamesandstarted23

2015 (Jr.)• Playedin13gamesandstarted10atinsidereceiver• Finishedwithateam-best45catchesfor528yards,fivetouchdownsandalongreceptionof29yards

• Team-highsixcatchesfor97yardsandateam-hightwotouchdownsagainstArizonaStateintheCactusBowl

• His97yardswereaseasonhighandthetwotouchdownstiedacareerhigh• StrongshowingatKansasState,catchingagame-andseason-highsevenpassesfor68yards

• Finishedwiththreecatchesfor36yardsatKansas;longreceptionof14yards

• ConnectedwithHowardonaneight-yardTDcatchinthethirdquarteragainstTexas

• Caughtsecondtouchdownofseasononafive-yardgrabatBaylor• TiedhisseasonhighwithfivecatchesagainstOklahomaStatewith41yardsandalongof12yards

• Hadthreecatchesfor33yards,atouchdownandalongof17yardsagainstMaryland

• Grabbedaseason-highfourcatchesagainstLibertyandfinishedsecondontheteamwith78yardsreceiving

• Finishedthirdontheteamwith55receivingyardsagainstGeorgiaSouthern

2014 (So.)• Playedin13gamesandstartedfour• Had24catchesfor346yardsandtwotouchdowns• Sawactionon572plays,including482onoffense• Season-high85playsatMaryland• HauledinhissecondTDoftheseasonatIowaState,catchinga15-yardpassfromSkylerHoward

• Finishedwithaseason-high72yardsonfourcatches,againstKansasState,includingseason-longcatchof29yards

• Grabbedseason-longcatchof23yardsatTexasTech• EarnedfirststartoftheseasonatMaryland• CaughtfirstscoreoftheseasonatMaryland,an11-yardconnectionwithClintTrickett

• Madeseason-bestcatchof21yardsagainstTowson

2013 (Fr.)• Playedin12gamesandstartednineatwidereceiver• Alsousedonspecialteams• Tiedforteamleadwith45receptions• Hadfiveormorecatchesinsixgames• Thirdonsquadwith495yardsandtwotouchdowns• RankedNo.14intheBig12inreceptionspergameandNo.22inreceivingyards

• RankedNo.19intheBig12Conferenceinreceivingyardspergame• Caughtagame-highsixpassesatKansas• LedWVUwithsixcatchesforacareer-high98yardsatTCU• Season-bestcatchof38yardsatTCU• GrabbedthreecatchesatKansasState• CareerdayagainstTexasTech,catchingagame-bestninepassesforateam-best78yards

• FirstMountaineertocatchatleastninepassessinceStedmanBailey(11vs.Kansas,12/1/12)

• Caughtacareer-long28-yardcatchatBaylor• Caughtateam-bestfivecatchesfor32yardsvs.OklahomaState• WVUOffensiveChampion:GeorgiaState• Madefivecatches,includingtwotouchdowns,foragame-best88yardsvs.GeorgiaState

• FirstMountaineertocatchatleasttwoTDsinagamesinceStedmanBailey(vs.Syracuse,12/29/12)

SHORTS’ RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 45 528 11.7 5 292014 13 24 346 14.4 2 292013 12 45 495 11.0 2 38Totals 38 114 1,369 12.0 9 38

• FirstcareerTDreception,a21-yardcatchinthefirstquartervs.GeorgiaState,alsowasfirstcareerTDpassforFordChildress

• Hauledinateam-bestsevencatchesinhisWVUdebutvs.William&Mary,includingalongof15

• EnrolledatWestVirginiainJanuary2013

HIGH SCHOOL• CoachedbyDwayneThomasatEasternChristianAcademy• Playedinthreegamesin2012,recording16catchesfor342yards,anaverageof21.4yardsperreception,andfourtouchdowns

• PreviouslyletteredforthreeseasonsatRedLionChristianAcademy

PERSONAL• BirthdayisOctober6• SonofDaikiel,Jr.,andKheeshaShorts• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringincommunicationstudies• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

DaikielSHORTSJr.

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QB Height:6-4Weight:204

Class: SophomoreLast School: EasternChristian

Hometown:Wilmington,Del.

DavidSILLSⅤ2015 (Fr.)• Playedineightgamesatwidereceiverandaddeddepthatquarterback• Finishedwithsevencatchesfor131yards,an18.7yardpercatchaverage,twotouchdownsandalongof35yards

• CaughtthewinningtouchdownagainstArizonaStateintheCactusBowl,a15-yarderwith2:19leftinthegame

• Madehisfirstcareerstartandcaughtonepassfor10yardsagainstIowaState

• Finishedwiththreecatchesfor42yardsatTCU,averaging14.0yardspercatchwithalongof28yards

• SawfirstactionatreceiverasatruefreshmanatBaylor• Netted64yardsandhada35-yardtouchdowncatchatBaylor

HIGH SCHOOL• CoachedbyDwayneThomasatEasternChristianAcademy• Playedthreegamesin2014beforebreakinghisankleandmissingtheremainderoftheseasonCompleted38-of-74passesfor594yardsandseventouchdowns

• 2013MarylandConsensusAll-State• 2013MarylandPrivateSchoolAll-StateFirstTeam• Completed202-of-318passesfor2,688yardsand27touchdownsin2013• No.14rankedplayerinMarylandandNo.25rankedquarterbackbyESPN• RankedNo.11playerinMarylandandNo.19rankedpro-stylequarterbackby247sports.com

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMay29• SonofDavidIVandDeniseSills• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringinengineering

SILLS V’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 8 7 131 18.7 2 35

OL Height:6-6Weight:312

Class: RedshirtSeniorLast School:CoahomaCC

Hometown:Memphis,Tenn.

SylvesterTOWNES2015 (Sr.)• Playedinthreegames• Addeddepthattackle• Sawactiononaseason-high14playsatKansas• Usedon11playsagainstGeorgiaSouthern

2014 (Jr.)• Redshirted• WVUOffensiveScoutTeamChampion:Kansas• EnrolledatWVUinJanuary2014

COAHOMA CC• PlayedtwoseasonsforcoachFreemanHortonatCoahomaCommunityCollegeinClarksdale,Miss.

• NamedtotheAll-Region23First-TeamOffense• EarnedAll-StateNorthDivisionFirst-TeamOffensein2013

HIGH SCHOOL• Three-yearstarterforcoachCharlieWhiteatGermantownHigh• SecondteamAll-State• FirstTeamAll-Region• Playedinthe2011AutoZoneLibertyBowlHighSchoolAll-StarGame• Namedtothe2011CommercialAppealBestofthePrepsTennesseeCountyTeam

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJan.13• SonofSylvesterandClezelTownes• Oneofthreechildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll

DavidSILLSV SylvesterTOWNES

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S Height:5-11Weight:210

Class:SeniorLast School: MartinLutherKing

Hometown:Lithonia,Ga.

JeremyTYLER• Hasplayedin33careergamesandstartedone

2015 (Jr.)• Playedin12games• Addeddepthatsafety• Usedonspecialteams• Sawactionon404plays,including279defensiveplays• Finishedwith20tackles,including19solostops,oneinterception,twopassbreakups,aforcedfumbleandafumblerecovery

• Recordedaseason-bestfoursolotacklesvs.ArizonaState• Hadaseason-high-tyingthreesolotacklesatKansasState• Forcedhissecondcareerfumbleandrecoveredhisfirstvs.IowaState• RecordedasolotackleandapassbreakupatKansas• Notchedtwosolotacklesvs.Texas• MissedtheTexasTechgameduetoadeathinhisfamily• HadapairofsolotacklesatTCU• HadthreesolotacklesatBaylor• Recordedfirstcareerinterceptionvs.Marylandandreturnedit19yards• Hadfourtacklesvs.GeorgiaSouthern

2014 (So.)• Playedin13games• Season-highthreetacklesagainstOklahoma• Season-hightwosolostopsagainsttheSooners

2013 (Fr.)• Playedineightgamesandstartedone• Addeddepthatboundarysafety• Alsousedonspecialteams• Finishedwith17tackles,including12solostops,threetacklesforloss,apassbreakupandaforcedfumble

• Season-high10tackles,including10unassistedtackles,2.5tacklesforloss,apassbreakupandaforcedfumbleagainstIowaState

• RegisteredthreetacklesandassistedonatackleforlossatKansas• PostedasolotackleagainstTexas• HadtwosolotacklesatTCU

HIGH SCHOOL• Two-yearstarterforcoachesMichaelCarsonandRoberFreemanatMartinLutherKingHigh

• Class5-Aall-stateandall-regionselection,aswellasall-areaandall-regionasasenior

• PlayedintheGeorgiaAll-Stargameandfinishedwiththreetacklesandaninterception

PERSONAL• BirthdayisMarch23• SonofAlandReneeTyler• Oneoffourchildren• Majoringincommunicationstudies

TYLER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2015 12 19 1 20 0 0 1/16 2 1 12014 13 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 02013 8 12 5 17 3/8 0 0 1 1 0Totals 33 38 8 46 3/8 0 1/16 3 2 1

LB Height:6-2Weight:228

Class:RedshirtSeniorLast School: Hallandale

Hometown:Hollywood,Fla.

SeanWALTERS• Hasplayedin30careergames

2015 (r-Jr.)• Playedin12games• Addeddepthatwilllinebacker• Alsousedonspecialteams• Sawactionon199plays,68ondefenseand131onspecialteams• Finishedwith18tackles,including15solostopsandasackin2015• Ledtheteamwith10specialteamstackles,ninecomingonkickoffs• Hadacareer-high-tyingfourtacklesatKansas• NamedWVUSpecialTeamsChampionagainstTexasTech,recordingtwosolotackles

• Notchedacareer-highfourtackles,threesolo,atBaylor• Postedhisfirstcareersackforalossof10yardswithtwosolotacklesvs.Maryland

• Hadtwosolotacklesvs.Liberty

2014 (r-So.)• Sawactioninsixgames

2013 (r-Fr.)• Playedin12gamesatSamlinebacker• Alsousedonspecialteams• Finishedwiththreetackles• Setacareer-highinsolo(2)andtotaltackles(2)againstIowaState• MadehisfirsttackleagainstTexas• SawhisfirstactioninaMountaineeruniformagainstWilliam&Mary

2012 (Fr.)• Redshirted• DefensiveScoutTeamChampion:Baylor,TCU,Kansas• EnrolledatWestVirginiainJanuary

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedoneseasonforcoachDameonJonesatHallandaleHigh• SunSentinelHonorableMentionAll-BrowardCountyDefense• RankedastheNo.5safetyonMiami Herald TopPlayersbyPositionlist• PlayedfortheSouthFloridaAll-Starsinthe2011NikeSouthFloridaAll-StarGame

• InvitedtotheFACANorth-SouthAll-StarGame

PERSONAL• BirthdayisOctober19• SonofBobbyWaltersandOctaviaLawson• Oneoffourchildren• BrotherJermaineplayedfootballatColoradoState• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

WALTERS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR |2015 12 15 3 18 1/10 1/10 0 0 0 02014 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02013 12 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 30 19 3 22 1/10 1/10 0 0 0 0

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RB

WR

Height:6-1Weight:235

Class: RedshirtJuniorLast School: SpringValley

Hometown:Huntington,W.Va.

ElijahWELLMAN

Height:6-1Weight:198

Class: RedshirtJuniorLast School: LackawannaCollege

Hometown:Macungie,Pa.

Ka’RaunWHITE

• Hasplayedin25careergamesandstartedfive

2015 (r-So.)• Playedin13gamesatfullbackandstartedfive• Alsousedonspecialteams• Sawactionon540plays,including314offensivesnaps• Finishedwith14carriesfor73yards,averaging5.2yardspercarry,atouchdownwithalongof17yards

• Alsohadfivecatchesfor16yardsandtwotouchdowns• Recordedtwocarriesfor19yards,averaging9.5yardsperrushwithacareer-longrunof17yardsagainstArizonaStateintheCactusBowl

• Hadfiverushesfor35yards,includingalongrunof14yards• Season-highfivecarriesatKansasfor13yards• WVUOffensiveChampionagainstTexas,puttingWVUaheadforgoodwithaone-yardruninthesecondquarter;TDwasfirstcareerrushingscore

• StartedforthesecondstraightgameagainstOklahomaState,finishingwithonecatchforthreeyards

• EarnedfirstcareerstartatOklahoma• OpenedtheMountaineers’scoringagainstMarylandwithaseven-yardTDreception,hissecondscoreinasmanygames

• MadethemostofonecatchagainstLiberty,connectingwithWilliamCrestJr.ona4-yardtouchdown

2014 (r-Fr.)• Playedin12games• Scoredhisfirstcollegiatetouchdownonafour-yardreceptionagainstTexasA&MintheLibertyBowl

• FirstcareerrushagainstTowson• SawfirstcollegiateactionagainstAlabama,finishingwitha10-yardreception

2013 (Fr.)• Redshirted• OffensiveScoutTeamChampion:GeorgiaState

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachBradDingessatSpringValley• WontheSamHuffAwardasthetopdefensiveplayeroftheyearbythestate’ssportswriters’association

• Three-time3Aall-statefirstteamselectionbytheWestVirginiaSportswriters’Association,includingbeingnameddefensivecaptainasasenior

• Three-timeMountainStateAthleticConference,includingDefensivePlayeroftheYearasasenior

• Finishedwith1,676yardsrushingand18touchdowns• Alsohad124tackles,includingtwosacks,11tacklesforloss,threeforcedfumbles,threefumblerecoveriesandaninterceptionhereturnedforatouchdown

• PlayedfortheSouthteaminthe2012ChesapeakeBowl• Three-timeClass3AAll-StateFirstTeaminbaseball

PERSONAL• BirthdayisSeptember20• SonofBrianandReneeWellman• Oneofthreechildren• Majoringinagribusinessmanagementandruraldevelopment• GarrettFordAcademicHonorRoll• Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll

WELLMAN’S RUSHING STATISTICSYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long |2015 13 14 73 5.2 1 172014 12 2 4 2.0 0 2Totals 25 16 77 4.8 1 17

WELLMAN’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 13 5 16 3,2 2 72014 12 4 11 2.8 1 10Totals 25 9 27 3.0 3 10

2015 (r-So.)• Playedinninegamesatwidereceiverandstartedtwo• Finishedwith15catchesfor275yardswithalongof53yards• HadacareergameagainstArizonaStateintheCactusBowl,finishingwithfourcatchesfor116yards,withalongreceptionof53yards

• Finishedwitha14-yardcatchatKansasState• MadefirstcareerstartagainstTexas• Talliedthreecatchesfor25yardsagainsttheLonghorns• Season-highandgame-highfivecatchesfor80yardsagainstTexasTech• Season-bestcatchof30yardsagainstTexasTech• Finishedwithtwocatchesfor40yardsatBaylorinhisfirstaction• EnrolledatWVUin2015summer

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE (2013-14)• PlayedforcoachMarkDudaatLackawannaCollege• All-NortheastFootballConferenceSecondTeamhonoree• Playedin10games,finishingwith42catchesfor522yards,averaging12.4yardspercatchandthreetouchdowns

• RankedNo.3inconferencestatisticsinreceptionspergameandreceivingyardspergame

• Finishedwithninecatchesfor128yardsandatouchdownagainstArmyPrep• Hadfourreceptionsfor89yardsandatouchdownatNassauCC• Alsohadfivecatchesfor59yardsatGeorgiaMilitary• Redshirtedasafreshman

HIGH SCHOOL• PlayedforcoachJoeBottiglieriatEmmausHigh• Missedhissenioryearwithapreseasoninjury.

PERSONAL• BirthdayisJuly4• SonofKevinandTammyWhite• YoungerbrotherofformerWVUAll-AmericanandChicagoBearsfirstroundNFLDraftpickKevinWhite

• Brotherof2016WVUsigneeKyzirWhite• Oneofsevenchildren• Majoringinmultidisciplinarystudies

WHITE’S RECEIVING STATISTICSYear Games No. Yards Avg. TD Long 2015 9 15 275 18.3 0 53

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Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend. Sept. 5, 2015 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 44-0/W 1-0 0-0 3:12 55,182Sept. 12, 2015 LIBERTY 41-17/W 2-0 0-0 3:06 52,899Sept. 26, 2015 MARYLAND 45-6/W 3-0 0-0 3:29 61,174* Oct. 3, 2015 at #15 Oklahoma 24-44/L 3-1 0-1 3:43 84,384* Oct. 10, 2015 #21 OKLAHOMA STATE 26-33/L OT 3-2 0-2 4:02 60,410* Oct. 17, 2015 at #2 Baylor 38-62/L 3-3 0-3 3:46 45,370* Oct. 29, 2015 at #3 TCU 10-40/L 3-4 0-4 3:34 45,947* Nov. 7, 2015 TEXAS TECH 31-26/W 4-4 1-4 3:18 54,932* Nov. 14, 2015 TEXAS 38-20/W 5-4 2-4 3:06 56,736* Nov. 21, 2015 at Kansas 49-0/W 6-4 3-4 3:15 21,415* Nov. 28, 2015 IOWA STATE 30-6/W 7-4 4-4 3:20 42,446* Dec. 5, 2015 at Kansas State 23-24/L 7-5 4-5 3:39 52,918^ Jan. 2, 2016 vs. Arizona State 43-42/W 8-5 4-5 4:09 39,321

* Big 12 Conference game ^ Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, Phoenix, Ariz.

TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPP SCORING 442 320 Points Per Game 34.0 24.6 Points Off Turnovers 82 45FIRST DOWNS 325 257 Rushing 153 99 Passing 139 129 Penalty 33 29RUSHING YARDAGE 2,967 2,064 Yards gained rushing 3,308 2,372 Yards lost rushing 341 308 Rushing Attempts 622 523 Average Per Rush 4.8 3.9 Average Per Game 228.2 158.8 TDs Rushing 25 9PASSING YARDAGE 3,269 3,090 Comp-Att.-Int. 232-429-15 230-446-23 Average Per Pass 7.6 6.9 Average Per Catch 14.1 13.4 Average Per Game 251.5 237.7 TDs Passing 26 24TOTAL OFFENSE 6,236 5,154 Total Plays 1,051 969 Average Per Play 5.9 5.3 Average Per Game 479.7 396.5KICK RETURNS: No.-Yards 32-820 59-1,405PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yards 24-133 19-89INT RETURNS: No.-Yards 23-80 15-191KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.6 23.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.5 4.7INT RETURN AVERAGE 3.5 12.7FUMBLES-LOST 14-7 20-8PENALTIES-Yards 87-910 82-796 Average Per Game 70.0 61.2PUNTS-Yards 72-3,251 80-3,358 Average Per Punt 45.2 42.0 Net punt average 39.8 38.1KICKOFFS-Yards 84-5,179 70-4,361 Average Per Kick 61.7 62.3 Net kick average 38.7 38.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:23 30:373RD-DOWN Conversions 81/206 65/204 SkylerHOWARD

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3rd-Down Pct. 39% 32%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/19 12/28 4th-Down Pct. 47% 43%SACKS BY-Yards 29-183 32-209MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 54 36FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 21-28 23-27ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (48-58) 83% (38-43) 88%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (33-58) 57% (21-43) 49%PAT-ATTEMPTS (53-54) 98% (33-34) 97%ATTENDANCE 383,779 250,034 Games/Avg. Per Game 7/54,826 5/50,007 Neutral Site Games 1/39,321

RUSHING GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G Smallwood, Wendell 13 238 1549 30 1519 6.4 9 52 116.8Shell, Rushel 13 161 748 40 708 4.4 8 43 54.5Howard, Skyler 13 157 726 224 502 3.2 6 50 38.6Crest, William 11 20 125 18 107 5.3 1 28 9.7Wellman, Elijah 13 14 78 5 73 5.2 1 17 5.6Thomas-Williams, Donte 4 14 45 2 43 3.1 0 12 10.8Marcellus, Jacky 4 8 24 6 18 2.2 0 8 4.5O’Toole, Nick 13 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.0TEAM 13 9 0 16 -16 -1.8 0 0 -1.2Total 13 622 3,308 341 2,967 4.8 25 52 228.2Opponents 13 523 2,372 308 2,064 3.9 9 65 158.8

PASSING G Effic. C-A-Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long Avg./G Howard, Skyler 13 134.73 221-403-14 54.8 3,145 26 70 241.9Crest, William 11 77.66 11-25-1 44.0 124 0 45 11.3TEAM 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 131.09 232-429-15 54.1 3,269 26 70 251.5Opponents 13 117.21 230-446-23 51.6 3,090 24 77 237.7

RECEIVING G No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G Shorts Jr., Daikiel 13 45 528 11.7 5 29 40.6Gibson, Shelton 13 37 887 24.0 9 70 68.2Thompson, Jordan 13 32 509 15.9 0 51 39.2Smallwood, Wendell 13 26 160 6.2 0 15 12.3Durante, Jovon 12 24 378 15.8 5 57 31.5Shell, Rushel 13 16 101 6.3 0 17 7.8White, Ka’Raun 9 15 275 18.3 0 53 30.6Sills, David 8 7 131 18.7 2 35 16.4Jennings, Gary 13 7 116 16.6 1 64 8.9Mathis, Devonte 10 6 47 7.8 0 14 4.7Wellman, Elijah 13 5 16 3.2 2 7 1.2Crest, William 11 4 29 7.2 0 9 2.6Rogers, Ricky 1 2 51 25.5 0 45 51.0Clay, Cody 13 2 8 4.0 2 6 0.6Marcellus, Jacky 4 1 23 23.0 0 23 5.8Thomas-Williams, Donte 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8Myers, KJ 13 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5Underwood, Stone 11 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.4Total 13 232 3,269 14.1 26 70 251.5Opponents 13 230 3,090 13.4 24 77 237.7

PUNTRETURNS No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Jennings, Gary 13 69 5.3 0 21Dillon, KJ 8 50 6.2 0 19Durante, Jovon 3 14 4.7 0 11Total 24 133 5.5 0 21Opponents 19 89 4.7 0 27

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Worley, Daryl 6 0 0.0 0 0Joseph, Karl 5 7 1.4 0 7Chestnut, Terrell 3 32 10.7 1 32Kwiatkoski, Nick 3 0 0.0 0 0Dillon, KJ 2 25 12.5 0 25Kyeremeh, Nana 1 0 0.0 0 0Tyler, Jeremy 1 16 16.0 0 16

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total West Virginia 105 133 118 86 0 442Opponents 68 74 96 75 7 320

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|--------------PATs--------------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rec. Pass DXP Safety Points Lambert, Josh 0 21-28 53-54 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 116Gibson, Shelton 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60Smallwood, Wendell 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Shell, Rushel 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Howard, Skyler 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Shorts Jr., Daikiel 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Durante, Jovon 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Wellman, Elijah 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Sills, David 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Clay, Cody 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 6Chestnut, Terrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jennings, Gary 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Barber, Jared 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Rose, Kyle 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total 54 21-28 53-54 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 442Opponents 36 23-27 33-34 0-2 0 0-0 1 0 320

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Askew-Henry, Dravon 1 0 0.0 0 0Douglas, Rasul 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 23 80 3.5 1 32Opponents 15 191 12.7 0 38

KICKRETURNS No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Durante, Jovon 14 316 22.6 0 43Gibson, Shelton 11 361 32.8 1 100Jennings, Gary 5 117 23.4 0 35Dillon, KJ 2 26 13.0 0 25Total 32 820 25.6 1 100Opponents 59 1,405 23.8 1 97

FUMBLERETURNS No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Barber, Jared 1 42 42.0 1 42Total 1 42 42.0 1 42Opponents 2 49 24.5 2 41

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg./G Howard, Skyler 13 560 502 3,145 3,647 280.5Smallwood, Wendell 13 238 1,519 0 1,519 116.8Shell, Rushel 13 161 708 0 708 54.5Crest, William 11 45 107 124 231 21.0Wellman, Elijah 13 14 73 0 73 5.6Thomas-Williams, D. 4 14 43 0 43 10.8Marcellus, Jacky 4 8 18 0 18 4.5O’Toole, Nick 13 1 13 0 13 1.0TEAM 13 10 -16 0 -16 -1.2Total 13 1,051 2,967 3,269 6,236 479.7Opponents 13 969 2,064 3,090 5,154 396.5

FIELDGOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LongBlk

Lambert, Josh 21-28 75.0 2-2 9-9 6-8 3-6 1-3 51 2

FG SEQUENCE West Virginia OPPONENTS Georgia Southern (26),(32),(22) -Liberty (28),(25),54 46,52,31,(49)Maryland 51,(48),44 -Oklahoma (23) (40),(25),(44)Oklahoma State (38) (21),(22)Baylor (25),35 (36),(36)TCU (51) (20),(23),(57),(43)Texas Tech 35,(39) (34),(27)Texas (19) (31),(34)Kansas 41 -Iowa State (40),(30),(34) (33),(49)Kansas State (45),44,(19),(28) (40)Arizona State (21), (31),(27) (37),(19),(35),40,(48)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk O’Toole, Nick 71 3,223 45.4 65 15 18 25 26 1TEAM 1 28 28.0 28 0 0 1 0 0Total 72 3,251 45.2 65 15 18 26 26 1Opponents 80 3,358 42.0 62 9 12 20 14 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds. Avg. TB OB Return Net YardLine O’Toole, Nick 74 4,583 61.9 18 3 Molina, Mike 8 510 63.8 3 0 Lambert, Josh 2 86 43.0 0 0 Total 84 5,179 61.7 21 3 1,405 38.7 26Opponents 70 4,361 62.3 34 3 820 38.4 26

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Tot Avg./G

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|------------Tackles------------| |-Sacks-||---PassDef---|--|Fumbles--| Blkd. GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yards No./Yards Int./Yards PBU QBH Rcv./Yards FF Kick Safety35 Kwiatkoski, Nick 13 63 23 86 10.0-44 3.0-25 3-0 7 . 1-0 1 . .36 Petteway, Shaq 13 50 14 64 11.5-32 3.5-21 . 3 3 . . . .42 Barber, Jared 12 47 17 64 11.0-27 2.5-11 . 1 3 1-42 . . .6 Askew-Henry, Dravon 13 47 12 59 1.0-2 . 1-0 4 . . . . .9 Dillon, KJ 13 45 10 55 7.5-21 . 2-25 8 1 . 1 . .7 Worley, Daryl 12 46 3 49 2.0-7 . 6-0 12 1 1-0 2 . .97 Nwachukwu, Noble 13 37 10 47 13.0-52 8.5-46 . 1 6 . 1 . .93 Rose, Kyle 13 39 7 46 5.0-30 4.0-28 . . . . . . 122 Harper, Jarrod 13 29 7 36 3.0-10 . . 4 2 1-0 . . .16 Chestnut, Terrell 12 31 4 35 1.0-2 . 3-32 11 . . 2 . .95 Brown, Christian 13 24 9 33 4.5-20 2.0-15 . . . . . . .20 Muldrow, Edward 12 22 7 29 3.0-15 2.0-12 . . 1 . 1 . .3 Rumph, Rick 12 19 3 22 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . . .17 Benton, Al-Rasheed 13 14 7 21 4.0-8 . . . . . . . .24 Tyler, Jeremy 12 19 1 20 . . 1-16 2 . 1-0 1 . .8 Joseph, Karl 4 15 5 20 2.0-9 1.0-8 5-7 1 . 1-0 . . .14 Kyeremeh, Nana 13 15 5 20 0.5-1 . 1-0 1 . . 1 . .5 Preston, Xavier 13 10 8 18 3.0-7 . . . 1 . . . .27 Walters, Sean 12 15 3 18 1.0-10 1.0-10 . . . . . . .45 Kinsey, Eric 12 7 11 18 3.0-8 0.5-4 . 1 . . . . .49 Howard, Darrien 13 13 3 16 3.0-12 1.0-3 . 1 1 . . . .18 Gross, Marvin 13 10 5 15 . . . . . . . . .31 Bruce, Isaiah 13 10 2 12 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .30 Arndt, Justin 13 5 5 10 . . . . . 1-0 . . .96 Fields, Jaleel 4 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .13 Douglas, Rasul 11 6 2 8 . . 1-0 1 . . 1 . .1 Gibson, Shelton 13 5 3 8 . . . . . . 1 . .10 Shariff, Khairi 13 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .92 Lewis, Jon 6 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .44 Christian, Hodari 7 3 . 3 . . . . . . 1 . .38 Commodore, Shane 6 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .91 O’Toole, Nick 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .90 Jefferson, Larry 9 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .57 Pankey, Adam 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .55 Cajuste, Yodny 7 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .10 Thompson, Jordan 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .41 Brooks, Alex 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .88 Clay, Cody 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .77 Lazard, Marcell 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .3 Howard, Skyler 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .48 Molina, Mike 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4 Smallwood, Wendell 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 13 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Total 13 670 200 870 91-320 29-183 23-80 61 19 8-42 13 . 1 Opponents 13 - - - - 32-209 15-191 44 24 7-49 10 4 .

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Smallwood, Wendell 13 1,519 160 0 0 0 1,679 129.2Gibson, Shelton 13 0 887 0 361 0 1,248 96.0Shell, Rushel 13 708 101 0 0 0 809 62.2Durante, Jovon 12 0 378 14 316 0 708 59.0Shorts Jr., Daikiel 13 0 528 0 0 0 528 40.6Thompson, Jordan 13 0 509 0 0 0 509 39.2Howard, Skyler 13 502 0 0 0 0 502 38.6Jennings, Gary 13 0 116 69 117 0 302 23.2White, Ka’Raun 9 0 275 0 0 0 275 30.6Crest, William 11 107 29 0 0 0 136 12.4Sills, David 8 0 131 0 0 0 131 16.4Dillon, KJ 13 0 0 50 26 25 101 7.8Wellman, Elijah 13 73 16 0 0 0 89 6.8Rogers, Ricky 1 0 51 0 0 0 51 51.0

Thomas-Williams, Donte 4 43 7 0 0 0 50 12.5Mathis, Devonte 10 0 47 0 0 0 47 4.7Marcellus, Jacky 4 18 23 0 0 0 41 10.2Chestnut, Terrell 12 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.7Tyler, Jeremy 12 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.3O’Toole, Nick 13 13 0 0 0 0 13 1.0Clay, Cody 13 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.6Myers, KJ 13 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.5Joseph, Karl 4 0 0 0 0 7 7 1.8Underwood, Stone 11 0 -4 0 0 0 -4 -0.4TEAM 13 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -1.2Total 13 2,967 3,269 133 820 80 7,269 559.2Opponents 13 2,064 3,090 89 1,405 191 6,839 526.1

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WEST VIRGINIA INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 25 Smallwood, Wendell at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Yards Rushing 165 Smallwood, Wendell vs Texas (Nov. 14, 2015)TD Rushes 2 Smallwood, Wendell vs Liberty (Sept. 12, 2015) Shell, Rushel vs Texas Tech (Nov. 7, 2015) Smallwood, Wendell at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015) Shell, Rushel at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015)Long Rush 52 Smallwood, Wendell at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Pass attempts 51 Howard, Skyler vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Pass completions 28 Howard, Skyler vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Yards Passing 532 Howard, Skyler vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)TD Passes 5 Howard, Skyler vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Long Pass 70 Howard, Skyler at Baylor (Oct 17, 2015)Receptions 7 Shorts Jr., Daikiel at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Yards Receiving 148 Gibson, Shelton vs Iowa State (Nov 28, 2015)TD Receptions 2 Gibson, Shelton vs Maryland (Sept. 26, 2015) Shorts Jr., Daikiel vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Long Reception 70 Gibson, Shelton at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Field Goals 3 Lambert, Josh vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015) Lambert, Josh vs Iowa State (Nov. 28, 2015) Lambert, Josh at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015) Lambert, Josh vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Long Field Goal 51 Lambert, Josh at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015)Punts 9 O’Toole, Nick at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Punting Avg 53.0 O’Toole, Nick at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015)Long Punt 65 O’Toole, Nick vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 O’Toole, Nick vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015) O’Toole, Nick at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015) O’Toole, Nick vs Texas (Nov. 14, 2015)Long Punt Return 21 Jennings, Gary vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 100 Gibson, Shelton at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Tackles 11 Kwiatkoski, Nick at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)Sacks 3.0 Nwachukwu, Noble vs Texas (Nov. 14, 2015)Tackles For Loss 3.0 Barber, Jared vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015) Nwachukwu, Noble vs Texas (Nov. 14, 2015) Nwachukwu, Noble at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Interceptions 3 Joseph, Karl vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)

WEST VIRGINIA TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 61 vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015)Yards Rushing 426 at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015)Yards Per Rush 7.7 at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015)TD Rushes 5 at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015)Pass attempts 51 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Pass completions 28 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Yards Passing 532 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Yards Per Pass 13.8 vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)TD Passes 5 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Total Plays 98 vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015)Total Offense 676 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Yards Per Play 8.2 vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)Points 49 at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015)Sacks By 5 vs Iowa State (Nov. 28, 2015)First Downs 37 vs Maryland (Sept. 26, 2015)Penalties 11 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015) vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015)Penalty Yards 124 vs Maryland (Sept. 26, 2015)Turnovers 5 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)Interceptions By 5 vs Maryland (Sept. 26, 2015)

Punts 10 at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Punting Avg 53.0 at Kansas (Nov. 21, 2015)Long Punt 65 vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015) at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015) vs Texas (Nov. 14, 2015) at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Long Punt Return 21 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 21 Washington, Deandre vs Texas Tech (Nov. 7, 2015)Yards Rushing 160 Russell, Seth, at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)TD Rushes 1 Macon T., vs Liberty (Sept. 12, 2015);

Mixon, Joe, at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015); Childs, Rennie, vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015); Walsh, J.W., vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015); Russell, Seth,

at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015) Linwood, Shock, at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015); Boykin, Trevone, at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015); Foreman, D’Onta, vs Texas (Nov. 14, 2015);

Cook, Kody, at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Long Rush 65 Foreman, D’Onta, vs Texas (Nov. 14, 2015)Pass attempts 52 Bercovici, Mike, vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Pass Completions 32 Boykin, Trevone, at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015)Yards Passing 418 Bercovici, Mike, vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)TD Passes 5 Russell, Seth, at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Long Pass 77 Cook, Kody, at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Receptions 11 Doctson, Josh, at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015)Yards Receiving 199 Coleman, Corey, at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)TD Receptions 3 Coleman, Corey, at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Long Reception 77 Burton, Deante, at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Field Goals 4 Oberkrom, Jaden, at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015) Gonzalez, Zane, vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Long Field Goal 57 Oberkrom, Jaden, at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015)Punts 12 Wyman, Matthew, at Kansas (Nov 21, 2015)Punting Average 49.0 R. Nowicki, vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)Long Punt 62 Walsh, Nick, at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 Seibert, Austin, at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015);

Sinor, Zach, vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015); Downing, Colin, vs Iowa State (Nov. 28, 2015)

Long Punt Return 27 Shepard, Sterling, at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)Long Kickoff Return 97 Burns, Morgan, at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Tackles 17 Moore, C., at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Sacks 2.0 Striker, Eric, at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015);

Moore, C., at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Tackles For Loss 4.0 Moore, C., at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Interceptions 2 Thomas, Jordan, at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 57 vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)Yards Rushing 304 at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Yards Per Rush 6.1 at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)TD Rushes 2 vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015);

at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Pass attempts 52 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Pass Completions 32 at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015)Yards Passing 418 vs Arizona State (Jan. 2, 2016)Yards Per Pass 12.8 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)TD Passes 6 at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Total Plays 88 at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015)Total Offense 693 at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Yards Per Play 8.2 at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)

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Points 62 at Baylor (Oct. 17, 2015)Sacks By 7 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)First Downs 35 at TCU (Oct. 29, 2015)Penalties 12 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)Penalty Yards 134 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)Turnovers 6 vs Maryland (Sept. 26, 2015)Interceptions By 3 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)

Punts 12 at Kansas (Nov 21, 2015)Punting Average 46.4 vs Georgia Southern (Sept. 5, 2015)Long Punt 62 at Kansas State (Dec. 5, 2015)Punts inside 20 3 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015); vs Oklahoma State (Oct. 10, 2015); vs Iowa State (Nov 28, 2015)Long Punt Return 27 at Oklahoma (Oct. 3, 2015)

KJDILLON

2015 STATISTICS

(24) Jeremy Tyler

(2) Ka’Raun White

(28) Elijah Wellman

(49) Darrien Howard

(14) Nana Kyeremeh

(1) Shelton Gibson

(17) Al-Rasheed Benton

(28) Elijah Wellman

MISSOURI Sept. 3 // YOUNGSTOWN STATE Sept. 10 // vs. BYU (Landover, Md.) Sept. 24 // * KANSAS STATE Oct. 1* at Texas Tech Oct. 15 // * TCU Oct. 22 // * at Oklahoma State Oct. 29 // * KANSAS Nov. 5 // * at Texas Nov. 12* OKLAHOMA Nov. 19 // * at Iowa State Nov. 26 // * BAYLOR Dec. 3 * Big 12 Conference Game