2015 WVU Football Prospectus

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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSFor more information on the West Virginia Mountaineers, contact Director of Football Communications, Mike Montoro or Associate AD/Communications Michael Fragale.

Office Phone: 304-293-2821Press Box Phone: 304-293-3799Fax: 304-293-4105Official Web Site: WVUsports.com

Associate AD/Communications: Michael FragaleE-Mail: [email protected]: 304-216-3834

Director of Football Communications (Primary Contact): Mike MontoroE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 304-276-2605

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West Virginia University is on probation until February 17, 2017, for violations involving impermissible telephone and text commu-nications that occurred in a number of our athletics programs. Level II violations occurred in the following sports programs: womens gymnastics, football, womens basketball and womens soccer. On a smaller scale, ten other sport programs, including baseball, mens basketball, womens diving, womens rowing, mens soccer, mens swimming, womens tennis, womens track and field, womens volleyball, and mens wrestling and programs, also engaged in impermissible text and telephone-related activity. The penalties prescribed in this case, which included recruiting communication restrictions, off-campus recruiting restrictions and the loss of a scholarship in the sport of football, were served in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years. Additional informa-tion can be found at the following link: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/West%20Virginia%20Public%20Inf%20Decision.pdf

CONTENTS2015 Outlook ........................... 2Spring Depth Chart ................... 6Alphabetical Roster ................... 72015 Newcomers .................... 8Coach Dana Holgorsen .......... 12Assistant Coaches ................. 14Player Profiles ......................... 152014 Statistics ....................... 44

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GENERALName of School: West Virginia UniversityCity: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867Enrollment: 31,976Nickname: MountaineersSchool Colors: Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295)Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980)Capacity: 60,000Surface: FieldTurfAffiliation: Football Bowl SubdivisionConference: Big 12President: Dr. E. Gordon Gee (Utah, 68)Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons (West Virginia, 87)Official Web Site: WVUsports.com

HISTORYFirst Year of Football: 1891Seasons Played: 122 yearsAll-Time Record: 719-477-45 (.598)All-Time Bowl Record: 14-19 (.424)Last Postseason Appearance: 2014 AutoZone Liberty BowlResult: Lost 45-37 vs. Texas A&M

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan, 93)Record at School: 28-23 (4 years)Career Record: 28-23 (4 years)Football Office Phone: (304) 293-4194Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact Director of Football Communications

Assistant Coaches Lonnie Galloway (Western Carolina, 94) Assistant Head Coach/ReceiversTony Gibson (Glenville State, 94) Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersDamon Cogdell (West Virginia, 99) Assistant Defensive LineJoe DeForest (Louisiana, 87) Safeties/Special TeamsRon Crook (West Liberty State, 91) Offensive LineBrian Mitchell (BYU, 95) CornerbacksMark Scott (Hillsdale, 07) Defense/Special TeamsJaJuan Seider (West Virginia, 00) Running BacksBruce Tall (Ohio Wesleyan, 82) Defensive Line

Graduate Assistant Coaches Michael Burchett (Centre, 12) Offensive Graduate Assistant QuarterbacksDan Gerberry (Ball State, 09) - Offensive Graduate Assistant Tight EndsZac Hueter (Michigan State, 13) Offensive Graduate Assistant Offensive LineAnthony Leonard (West Virginia, 10) Defensive Graduate Assistant - Linebackers

Administrative StaffAlex Hammond (Texas, 04) - Director of Football OperationsRyan Dorchester (West Virginia, 08) Director of Player PersonnelCasey Smithson (West Virginia, 11) Coordinator of RecruitingQuincy Wilson (West Virginia, 03) Assistant Director of Football OperationsDan Nehlen (West Virginia, 85) Equipment ManagerAaron Malik (West Virginia, 07) Assistant Equipment Manager

Academic StaffBrady Rourke (Penn State,03) Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete DevelopmentKelli Hinton (Cincinnati, 03) Associate Director of Student-Athlete Academic ServicesJill Weston (Virginia Wesleyan, 09) Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services

Strength and Conditioning StaffMike Joseph (Fairmont State, 99) Director of Strength and ConditioningKevin McCadam (Virginia Tech, 07) Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning/Speed DevelopmentDarl Bauer (Hillsdale, 08) Assistant Director of Strength and ConditioningAndre Wadley (Auburn, 12) - Strength and Conditioning Coach

Sports Medicine StaffMatt Lively (West Virginia, 88) Medical DirectorJohn Spiker (West Virginia, 69) Coordinator of Athletic Medical ServicesDave Kerns (Penn State, 83) Head Football Athletic TrainerVince Blankenship (Georgia, 09) Assistant Athletic Trainer and Physical TherapistChris Schultheiss (James Madison, 98) Assistant Athletic Trainer

TEAM INFORMATION2014 Record: 7-6Conference Record/Finish: 5-4/T-4Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: Odd FrontLettermen Returning: 44 (16O/25D/3ST)Lettermen Lost: 17 (10O/6D/1ST)Starters Returning: 22 (9O/10D/3ST)Starters Lost: 4 (2O/1D/1ST)

Lettermen Returning (44)Offense (16)Cody Clay (FB/TE), Vernon Davis (WR), Shelton Gibson (WR), Russell Haughton-James (OT), Garrett Hope (FB/TE), Skyler Howard (QB), Marquis Lucas (OG), Tony Matteo (OG), KJ Myers (WR), Tyler Orlosky (OC), Adam Pankey (OT), Rushel Shell (RB), Daikiel Shorts (WR), Wendell Smallwood (RB), Jordan Thompson (WR), Elijah Wellman (TE/FB).

Defense (25)Justin Arndt (LB), Jared Barber (LB), Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Christian Brown (DL), Isaiah Bruce (LB), Terrell Chestnut (CB), KJ Dillon (LB), Marvin Gross (LB), Jarrod Harper (S), Dravon Henry (S), Darrien Howard (DL), Karl Joseph (S), Eric Kinsey (DL), Nick Kwiatkoski (LB), Edward Muldrow (LB), Jaylon Myers (CB), Noble Nwachukwu (DL), Shaq Petteway (LB), Xavier Preston (LB), Kyle Rose (DL), Ricky Rumph (S), Jeremy Tyler (S), Sean Walters (LB), Dayron Wilson (LB), Daryl Worley (CB).

Specialists (3)John DePalma (LS), Josh Lambert (K), Nick OToole (P).

Lettermen Lost (17)Offense (10)Mario Alford (WR), Andrew Buie (RB), Michael Calicchio (OL), Dustin Garrison (RB), Mark Glowinski (OL), Logan Moore (WR/QB), Dreamius Smith (RB), Quinton Spain (OL), Clint Trickett (QB), Kevin White (WR).

Defense (6)Ishmael Banks (CB), Brandon Golson (LB), Dontrill Hyman (DL), Shaq Riddick (DL), Jewone Snow (LB), Wes Tonkery (LB).

Specialists (1)Michael Molinari (K/H/P).

Returning Starting Experience Offense (117)Cody Clay (TE/FB-22), Skyler Howard (QB-2), Marquis Lucas (OL-17), Tony Matteo (OL-1), KJ Myers (WR-2), Tyler Orlosky (OL-16), Adam Pankey (OL-13), Rushel Shell (RB-8), Daikiel Shorts (WR-13), Wendell Smallwood (RB-10), Jordan Thompson (WR-13)

Defense (204)Jared Barber (LB-13), Christian Brown (DL-1), Isaiah Bruce (LB-20), Terrell Chestnut (CB-15), KJ Dillon (S-16), Dravon Henry (S-13), Karl Joseph (S-38), Eric Kinsey (DL-4), Nick Kwiatkoski (LB-24), Nana Kyeremeh (CB-1), Edward Muldrow (LB-8), Noble Nwachukwu (DL-13), Shaq Petteway (LB-1), Kyle Rose (DL-20), Jeremy Tyler (S-1), Daryl Worley (CB-16)

Specialists (87)John DePalma (LS-38); Josh Lambert (K-24), Nick OToole (P-25)

Lost Starting ExperienceOffense (148)Mario Alford (WR-18), Andrew Buie (RB-12), Dustin Garrison (RB-8), Mark Glowinski (OL-25), Paul Millard (QB-3), Dreamius Smith (RB-4), Quinton Spain (OL-38), Clint Trickett (QB-18), Kevin White (WR-22)

Defense (70)Ishmael Banks (CB/19), Cullen Christian (S-1), Brandon Golson (LB-16), Dontrill Hyman (DL-6), Shaq Riddick (DL-8), Jewone Snow (LB-7), Wes Tonkery (LB/13)

Specialists (51)Michael Molinari (K/H/P 51)

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2015 SPRING OUTLOOK Playing the toughest schedule in school history during the 2014 sea-son did not stop West Virginia from making improvement. The Mountaineers finished with a 7-6 record, had a 5-4 mark in its third year in the Big 12 Conference, their highest conference finish, and made an appearance in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Fifth-year head coach Dana Holgorsen feels the program is in a strong position, and everyone associated with the Mountaineers is excited and ready for the 2015 spring season to begin. The Mountaineers return 44 letterwinners, including 20 starters and 27 players with at least one game of starting experience. I think we have 68 scholarship guys on campus right now, Holgors-en said. Our numbers are good, and our roster is healthy. We have a lot of returning guys who are pretty fired up and ready to get on with 2015. As with each spring, every spot on the depth chart is open, and there is plenty of depth for position battles. The current state of the team is great, Holgorsen said. The mental-ity is awesome. Theres a lot of familiar faces. There are a lot of guys who have been here for four or five years and are in a really good place.

OFFENSE Sixteen lettermen return on offense, including nine starters and 11 players with starting experience from 2014. Three of five starters on the offensive line return, both starting inside receivers and starters at halfback and running back are back. However, the offense has to find replacement in key positions: quarterback, wide receivers and both guard positions.Quarterback Redshirt junior Skyler Howard and redshirt freshman William Crest return from last year with game experience, and freshmen Chris Chuganov and David Sills enrolled at WVU in January, while Austin Hensley redshirt-ed last season. Right now, Skyler Howard is running with the ones at the quarterback position, Holgorsen said. Hes the one who understands what to do. Weve got three freshman behind him. They all are great looking guys who have loads of potential, but we just have to start coaching them. Howard replaced an injured Clint Trickett in the Kansas State game and finished the remainder of the season. He completed 56-of-110 passes for 829 yards and eight touchdowns and ran for 140 yards. Crest earned the backup role at the beginning of last season and saw action against Towson but a shoulder injury forced him to medically redshirt. Running Back Redshirt junior Rushel Shell and junior Wendell Smallwood, the teams top two rushers from last year, return, providing the running attack two solid veterans. Redshirt freshman Donte Thomas-Williams, a much-heralded high school runner from Durham, North Carolina, looks to make his first impres-sion and Elijah Wellman, a redshirt sophomore fullback from last year, is being converted to running back this spring. We have tons of depth at running back even though we lost some people, Holgorsen said. (Rushel) Shell and (Wendell) Smallwood were extremely productive as sophomores. Theyre going to keep getting better and better. Donte Thomas-Williams looks great. He was a young guy who is talented, and I cant wait to see what he can do. Elijah Wellman is going to play running back. We feel like we have four guys who can all do a lot. Shell finished with 788 yards on 176 carries and a team-high seven rushing touchdowns. He ran for a career-high 146 yards and a touchdown at Iowa State and finished with 100 or more yards in three games. He also had 21 catches for 140 yards. Smallwood was just behind Shell with 722 yards on 148 carries and two touchdowns. He had a career-high 132 yards at Oklahoma State and registered 100 or more yards in two games. Smallwood was the WVUs fourth-leading receiver with 31 catches for 325 yards. At fullback/tight end, Cody Clay returns for his senior season. Darren Arndt was moved from the defensive line, and Michael Ferns, a transfer linebacker from Michigan, is being converted as well. Clay finished with seven catches for 65 yards and is a solid blocker in either the backfield or on the line. Redshirt senior Arndt moved during the offseason and will look to learn the position and add depth. Tight end-wise, Cody Clay is coming back as a fifth-year senior, Holgorsen said. Hes played a lot of ball. We did move Darren Arndt, whos a fifth-year senior and a really smart guy. He hasnt played much, but he will give us a body there. We also moved Michael Ferns. He will have to sit be-cause hes transferring, but he will be able to get a lot of reps in the spring. Offensive Line Quinton Spain and Mark Glowinski, All-Big 12 performers, are gone from last year. Those spots need to be replaced and depth will have to be built along the entire line. Offensive line-wise, we have 19 bodies, with 15 here in the spring, Holgorsen said. Four more who will be joining us in June. We have three returning starters. We have moved Adam Pankey from left tackle to guard, much like we did Quinton Spain when Spain moved his junior year. Adam looks great there with Tyler Orlosky, both having a lot of experience under RushelSHELL


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their belts. Marquis Lucas is a fifth-year returning starter so we have three guys coming back, and we just need guys to step up. Redshirt junior Orlosky returns at center and redshirt senior Lucas at right tackle. Redshirt junior Pankey, who started last year at left tackle, is being moved to left guard. The three have played in 67 career games and have 46 starts to their credit. Pankey and Orlosky logged in more than 1,100 plays, and Lucas had more than 1,000 plays. Redshirt junior Tony Matteo will battle for the starting spot at right guard with redshirt sophomore Grant Lingafelter. Matteo played in five games last year and started at Iowa State, filling in for an injured Spain, and Lingafelter saw action, playing in five games in a backup role. Redshirt juniors Russell Haughton-James and Sylvester Townes and redshirt freshman Yodny Cajuste will compete at left tackle. Haughton-James has seen action in 24 games and has added solid depth during his career. Redshirt senior Stone Underwood played in four games last season and will compete for time at center, while redshirt sophomore Tyler Tezeno looks to fill the backup role behind Pankey at left guard.

Receiver All-American receiver Kevin White and the speedy Mario Alford are gone from last years team, having accounted for more than 50 percent of the catches, 58 percent of the yards and 81 percent of the touchdown receptions. We have big shoes to fill, Holgorsen said. If you look at where we were two years ago, when we lost Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin, they were 98 percent of our production. Jordan Thompson, Daikiel Shorts, Ver-non Davis Jr., Shelton Gibson, KJ Myers are guys who have played ball. Devonte Mathis is another guy who has experience. We need two guys on the outside who can stretch the field. Redshirt sophomore Shelton Gibson, redshirt junior Devonte Mathis and redshirt freshman Lamar Parker will compete at one outside receiver, and redshirt junior Vernon Davis, Mathis and redshirt freshman Ricky Rogers will compete at the other. Gibson played in 12 games last year and finished with four catches for 60 yards, while Davis finished with two catches for 38 yards. Thompson and Shorts started at inside receiver last year. Thompson had his best season at WVU so far, finishing with 49 catches for 598 yards and two touchdowns. Shorts finished with 24 catches for 346 yards and two touchdowns.

Also looking to compete for playing time will be redshirt senior Myers and redshirt freshman Jacky Marcellus. Myers finished with four catches for 15 yards and Marcellus was forced to redshirt after suffering a knee injury during the preseason.

DEFENSE Last season in his first year as the defensive coordinator Tony Gibson saw the group make improvement and become a better overall unit. Two areas where the unit really stood out were in third-down defense and opponent three-and-outs, where it finished No. 9 and No. 15 nationally. There are 25 letterwinners returning, including nine starters and 16 play-ers with starting with experience. In the offseason, the defensive coaching staff added one new member, former Mountaineer defensive assistant Bruce Tall, who will coach the defen-sive line.Defensive Line Kyle Rose and Noble Nwachukwu return as starters, and Christian Brown, Darrien Howard and Eric Kinsey are back with experience. Larry Jefferson enrolled in January after transferring from Itawamba Community College in Mississippi, and Jon Lewis adds to the mix. Defensive line was the biggest area that we felt we needed to address, Holgorsen said. Taking that into consideration, we made tons of improve-ment on defense. The defensive line has to get better this year. The numbers speak for themselves. We have a lot of guys coming back. We also brought back Bruce Tall. Hes coached defensive line at several different stops. Rose returns as the starter at nose tackle after starting all 13 games last season. He finished with 35 tackles, including 19 solo stops, one tackle for loss and a blocked field goal. Howard played in eight games last season and adds depth. Nwachukwu started all 13 games last year at one end. He finished with 34 tackles, including 21 solo tackles, two sacks, 10 tackles for loss and four pass breakups. Kinsey saw action in eight games and finished with five tackles, including one for loss. Brown moves to the other end after playing in 12 games, including one start in 2014. He finished with 21 tackles, including 13 solo tackles. Jefferson comes to WVU after registering 35 tackles as a sophomore, including 20 un-assisted and three tackles for loss. Lewis played in eight games last season.

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Linebacker This is the deepest position for the Mountaineer defense with 10 letterwinners returning, including five with starting experience. Defensively, I think when you look at the roster with everyone coming back the one thing that stands out is the depth at linebacker, Holgorsen said. (Nick) Kwiatkowski has started games, Isaiah Bruce, and Shaq Pet-taway have started games for us. Then you bring back Jared Barber, who comes in and fills the role that (Wes) Tonkery played with as many games as he started, I think were at a great spot with the linebackers. Its going to be fun to see how many of the young guys will step up. Redshirt senior Kwiatkoski is being moved to Sam after starting at Mike last year. He led the defense with 103 tackles in 2014, including a team-high 71 solo stops, a team-high 11.5 tackles for loss, a sack assist and four pass breakups. He had double figure tackles in four games and had at least one tackle for loss in eight games. Sophomore Xavier Preston, redshirt senior Bruce and redshirt soph-omore Hodari Christian also will compete at Sam. Bruce has played in 37 career games and started 20 and finished with 15 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup last year. Preston played in eight games as a true freshman, and Christian saw limited action. Redshirt senior Petteway returns at Will after playing in all 13 games last season. He was the seventh leading tackler with 39 stops, including 32 unassisted, a sack, four tackles for loss and two pass breakups. Senior Muldrow played in all 13 games in 2014 and started eight and registered 30 tackles, including 23 solo, 1.5 sacks, four tackles for loss and two pass breakups. Redshirt junior Sean Walters and redshirt sophomore Marvin Gross, who redshirted in 2014, give solid support. Redshirt senior Barber returns after sitting out last year after suffering a knee injury against Texas late in 2013. He played in 10 games and started seven in 2012, finishing as the teams third-leading tackler with 71 tackles, including five tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups. Redshirt sophomore Al-Rasheed Benton and red-shirt junior Justin Arndt saw action in all 13 contests last year and along with redshirt freshman Hunter Brown.

Secondary The secondary should also be a strong area for the Mountaineers as 10 letterwinners, including all five starters return. Secondary-wise, we have all five guys coming back, and that puts us in a good spot, Holgorsen said. Injury-wise, the only things that I have are Daryl Worley and Jarrod Harper, who had shoulder surgery and will miss all spring and be back in June. Those are the only two guys that are out. I think were pretty healthy, and I think were at a good place with that. Even with Daryl not being there in the spring, with Karl. KJ (Dillon), Dravon (Henry), and (Terrell) Chestnut, those guys have played a lot of football for us and now its just about the young guys stepping up and getting them a bunch of reps and seeing who develops as much as they can. Senior All-Big 12 Conference performer Joseph, redshirt senior Harper and redshirt sophomore Mailk Greaves will compete at bandit safety. Joseph has started all 38 games of his career and was the teams second-leading tackler last year with 92 tackles, including 62 unassisted stops, 4.5 tackles for loss, a team-leading three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups. He finished with 10 or more tackles in three games and holds the school record for career forced fumbles (8). Harper had offseason shoulder surgery and will be out for the spring. He played in all 13 games last year and finished with 13 tackles, a sack and blocked a punt at Maryland. Greaves saw limited action. Sophomore Henry and junior Jeremy Tyler return at free safety. Henry, who earned freshman All-American honors last year, finished with 45 tack-les, including 36 unassisted, a tackles for loss, two pass breakups and two interceptions, one in which he returned for a touchdown at Oklahoma State. Tyler played in all 13 games last year and finished with nine tackles. Junior Worley is out for the spring after having offseason shoulder sur-gery. Senior Ricky Rumph and redshirt junior Khairi Shariff will hold down one cornerback position during the spring. Worley was the teams fifth-leading tackler last season with 52 tackles, including 44 solo tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and was tied for the team lead with three interceptions. Rumph contributed 22 tackles and an

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interception and Shariff was redshirted. Redshirt seniors Chestnut and Jaylon Myers and redshirt junior Nana Kyeremeh will compete at the other corner position. Chestnut started all 12 games in which he played last season and finished with 35 tackles, in-cluding 25 solo tackles, forced, recovered and returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown against TCU, had an interception and tied for a team high in pass breakups (7). Myers played in 11 games and finished with seven tackles, and Kyeremeh saw limited action, appearing in four games.

SPECIAL TEAMS Redshirt junior kicker Josh Lambert, senior punter Nick OToole and senior snapper John DePalma return, giving the Mountaineers a solid special teams unit. Even with guys returning in this area, improvement is the concern for the special teams this spring. With the specialists, we have all the guys coming back, Holgorsen said. Josh Lambert has made a lot of plays for us. Nick OToole has been back there a bunch. The most underrated guy of the bunch is John DePalma. No one knows who he is because he never screws up. You find out who the long snapper is when hes launching the ball over the punters head. Hes as consistent of a deep snapper as I have seen. We have a couple young guys in Billy Kinney and Mike Molina who are pushing for a role. I cant wait to see how that plays out. Lambert returns after putting up outstanding numbers last year, earning All-Big 12 Conference and All-American honors and was named a national finalist for the Lou Groza Award, signifying the top kicker in the nation. He connected on 30-of-39 field goal attempts last season and hit all 45 extra point attempts. He set the school kick scoring record for points in a season (135) and tied All-American Paul Woodside for most field goals made in a season (30). Lambert also set a mark on the national level setting the NCAA season record for most field goals made of 40 yards or more (16) and tied the season record for most games with multiple field goals made (10). OToole returns for his third year as the teams punter. He finished with 57 punts for 2,383 yards, an average of 41.8 yards per punt with a long of 59 yards. He hit 11 punts of 50 yards or more, placed 24 kicks inside the opponents 20-yard line and had 21 punts result in a fair catch. Competing for the kickoff position will be redshirt sophomore kicker Molina and redshirt freshman Kinney. Davis, Thompson, Dillon and Worley could compete to be the teams punt returner, while Gibson and Smallwood, who held down the kickoff positions during the last half of the 2014 season, will look to solidify their spots. With the returners, we have a void with Mario (Alford) leaving, he was an All-American guy, Holgorsen said. We expect Shelton to take that over. Wendell Smallwood can be a kickoff return guy as well, hes done that in the past. With punt return, it might be Vernon Davis, Jordan Thompson or Daryl Worley back there, it might be KJ Dillon back there, it may be one of the young guys who we recruited. We have all spring, and we will see who steps up and can be that other guy. 2015 Schedule As it is every year, the schedule will be tough. The Mountaineers open the season with non-conference home games against Georgia Southern who finished with nine wins last season, 2014 FCS playoff participant Liberty and bowl participant and border rival, Maryland. This marks the fourth year of the competition in the Big 12 Confer-ence with Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech all coming to Morgantown this year, and the Mountaineers travelling to Oklahoma, Baylor, Kansas State, Kansas and TCU.

6SPRING DEPTH CHART

Position No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown WR (X) 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11 188 r-So. 12 0 Cleveland, Ohio or 82 Devonte Mathis 6-1 212 r-Jr. 15 0 Miami, Fla. or 84 Lamar Parker 5-8 167 r-Fr. 0 0 Miami, Fla.IR (H) 6 Daikiel Shorts 6-1 200 Jr. 25 13 Clayton, N.J 19 KJ Myers 6-2 196 r-Sr. 33 2 Jacksonville, Fla.LT 73 Russell 6-6 290 r-Jr. 24 0 Plantation, Fla. Haughton-James or 74 Sylvester Townes 6-6 298 r-Jr. 0 0 Memphis, Tenn. or 50 Yodny Cajuste 6-5 293 r-Fr. 0 0 Miami, Fla.LG 57 Adam Pankey 6-5 312 r-Jr. 20 13 Hamilton, Ohio 71 Tyler Tezeno 6-4 317 r-So. 0 0 Houston, TexasC 65 Tyler Orlosky 6-4 297 r-Jr. 24 16 Cleveland, Ohio 59 Stone Underwood 6-4 300 r-Sr. 4 0 Brookhaven, Miss.RG 69 Tony Matteo 6-5 296 r-Jr. 5 1 Clinton, Ohio 79 Grant Lingafelter 6-5 304 r-So. 5 0 Chagrin Falls, OhioRT 78 Marquis Lucas 6-4 318 r-Sr. 23 17 Miami, Fla. 77 Marcell Lazard 6-6 310 r-So. 2 0 Bloomfield, N.J.

IR (Y) 10 Jordan Thompson 5-7 176 Sr. 36 13 Katy, Texas 23 Jacky Marcellus 5-8 174 r-So. 0 0 Immokalee, Fla.WR (Z) 81 Vernon Davis Jr. 5-10 175 r-Jr. 16 0 Miami, Fla. or 82 Devonte Mathis 6-1 212 r-Jr. 15 0 Miami, Fla. or 85 Ricky Rogers 6-1 201 r-Fr. 0 0 Monroeville, Pa.QB 3 Skyler Howard 6-0 206 Jr. 4 2 Fort Worth, Texas or 16 William Crest Jr. 6-2 218 r-Fr. 1 0 Baltimore, Md. or 15 David Sills 6-3 198 Fr. 0 0 Wilmington, Del. or 11 Chris Chuganov 6-1 192 Fr. 0 0 Skillman, N.J. or 18 Austin Hensley 6-1 200 r-Fr. 0 0 Hurricane, W.Va.HB (B) 88 Cody Clay 6-4 265 r-Sr. 38 22 Alum Creek, W.Va. 89 Darren Arndt 6-3 248 r-Sr. 2 0 Martinsburg, W.Va. 47 Michael Ferns 6-3 242 r-So. 0 0 St. Clairsville, OhioRB (A) 7 Rushel Shell 5-10 221 r-Jr. 12 8 Hopewell, Pa. 4 Wendell Smallwood 5-11 201 Jr. 25 10 Wilmington, Del. 8 Dontae 6-1 224 r-Fr. 0 0 Durham, N.C. Thomas-Williams 28 Elijah Wellman 6-2 232 So. 12 0 Huntington, W.Va.

OFFENSEPosition No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown DE 95 Christian Brown 6-2 294 r-Jr. 27 1 Fort Myers, Fla. 90 Larry Jefferson 6-5 225 Jr. 0 0 College Park, Ga. 92 Jon Lewis 6-3 261 r-So. 8 0 Morgantown, W.Va.NT 93 Kyle Rose 6-4 294 r-Sr. 38 20 Centerville, Ohio 49 Darrien Howard 6-1 295 Jr. 12 0 Dayton, OhioDE 97 Noble Nwachukwu 6-2 271 r-Jr. 22 13 Wylie, Texas 45 Eric Kinsey 6-3 278 Sr. 32 4 Miami, Fla.SPUR 9 KJ Dillon 6-1 203 Sr. 35 16 Apopka, Fla. 25 Dayron Wilson 5-10 204 r-Sr. 13 0 Woodbridge, Va. 26 Daejuan Funderburk 6-1 192 r-Fr. 0 0 Washington, D.C.SAM 35 Nick Kwiatkoski 6-2 235 r-Sr. 35 24 Bethel Park, Pa. 53 Xavier Preston 6-2 236 So. 9 0 Jensen Beach, Fla. 31 Isaiah Bruce 6-1 234 r-Sr. 37 20 Jacksonville, Fla. 44 Hodari Christian 6-0 225 r-So. 2 0 McKeesport, Pa.MIKE 33 Jared Barber 6-0 232 r-Sr. 32 13 Mocksville, N.C. 17 Al-Rasheed Benton 6-1 235 r-So. 13 0 Newark, N.J. 30 Justin Arndt 5-11 200 r-Jr. 22 0 Martinsburg, W.Va. 33 Hunter Brown 6-0 223 r-Fr. 0 0 Pembroke Pines, Fla.WILL 36 Shaq Petteway 6-0 230 r-Sr. 38 1 Steubenville, Ohio 20 Edward Muldrow 6-3 215 Sr. 13 8 Snellville, Ga. 43 Sean Walters 6-2 228 r-Jr. 18 0 Hollywood, Fla. 18 Marvin Gross 6-2 215 r-So. 10 0 Baltimore, Md.CB 14 Ricky Rumph 5-11 188 Sr. 31 10 Daytona Beach, Fla. 12 Khairi Shariff 5-8 180 r-Jr. 0 0 Houston, Texas 7 Daryl Worley (injured) 6-2 198 Jr. 22 16 Philadelphia, Pa.FS 6 Dravon Henry 5-11 198 So. 13 13 Aliquippa, Pa. 24 Jeremy Tyler 5-11 205 Jr. 21 1 Lithonia, Ga.BS 8 Karl Joseph 5-11 197 Sr. 38 38 Orlando, Fla. 39 Malik Greaves 6-2 212 r-So. 1 0 Jacksonville, Fla. 22 Jarrod Harper (injured) 6-1 208 r-Jr. 25 0 Frostburg, Md.CB 16 Terrell Chestnut 5-11 188 r-Sr. 28 15 Pottstown, Pa. 27 Jaylon Myers 6-0 194 r-Sr. 11 0 North Augusta, S.C. 38 Nana Kyeremeh 5-11 190 r-Jr. 17 1 Worthington, Ohio

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Position No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS Hometown K 86 Josh Lambert 5-11 215 r-Jr. 24 0 Garland, Texas 21 Mike Molina 5-8 175 r-So. 1 0 Hurricane, W.Va.P 91 Nick OToole 6-3 228 Sr. 25 0 Corona, Calif. 36 Billy Kinney 6-4 208 r-Fr. 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va.LS 87 John DePalma 6-6 252 Sr. 38 0 Cumming, Ga. 46 Nick Meadows 5-11 234 r-So. 1 0 Princeton, W.Va.H 91 Nick OToole 6-3 228 Sr. 25 0 Corona, Calif.KO 21 Mike Molina 5-8 175 r-So. 1 0 Hurricane, W.Va. 36 Billy Kinney 6-4 208 r-Fr. 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va.PR 81 Vernon Davis Jr. 5-10 175 r-Jr. 16 0 Miami, Fla. 10 Jordan Thompson 5-7 176 Sr. 36 13 Katy, TexasKR 1 Shelton Gibson 5-11 188 r-So. 12 0 Cleveland, Ohio 4 Wendell Smallwood 5-11 201 Jr. 25 10 Wilmington, Del.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 68 Dontae Angus DL 6-5 318 r-Fr. SQ Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King96 Darren Arndt TE/FB 6-3 248 r-Sr. SQ Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg30 Justin Arndt LB 5-11 210 r-Jr. 2vl Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg33 Jared Barber LB 6-0 232 r-Sr. 3vl Mocksville, N.C./Davie17 Al-Rasheed Benton LB 6-1 235 r-So. 1vl Newark, N.J./Shabazz65 Kyle Bosch OL 6-5 318 Jr. TR St. Charles, Ill./Michigan41 Alex Brooks LB 5-11 225 r-So. SQ Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield58 Amanii Brown OL 6-5 290 r-Fr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown95 Christian Brown DL 6-2 294 r-Jr. 2vl Fort Myers, Fla./Bridgeton33 Hunter Brown LB 6-0 223 r-Fr. SQ Pembroke Pines, Fla./Cypress Bay31 Isaiah Bruce LB 6-1 234 r-Sr. 3vl Jacksonville, Fla./Providence50 Yodny Cajuste OL 6-5 293 r-Fr. SQ Hollywood, Fla./Miramar91 D.J. Carozza DL 5-11 295 r-So. SQ Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg16 Terrell Chestnut CB 5-11 188 r-Sr. 3vl Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove44 Hodari Christian LB 6-0 225 r-So. SQ McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport12 Chris Chugunov QB 6-1 192 Fr. HS Skillman, N.J./Montgomery88 Cody Clay TE/FB 6-4 265 r-Sr. 3vl Alum Creek, W.Va./George Washington38 Shane Commodore S 6-0 210 r-So. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown16 William Crest Jr. QB 6-2 218 r-Fr. SQ Baltimore, Md./Dunbar81 Vernon Davis Jr. WR 5-10 175 r-Jr. 1vl Miami, Fla./Coral Reef/Miami87 John DePalma LS 6-6 252 Sr. 3vl Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy 9 KJ Dillon S 6-1 203 Sr. 3vl Apopka, Fla./Apopka21 Mark Ellis CB 5-10 175 r-Fr. SQ Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown52 Michael Ferns TE/FB 6-3 242 r-So. TR St. Clairsville, Ohio/Michigan94 Austin Fields DL 6-0 271 r-Fr. SQ Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon96 Jaleel Fields DL 6-1 284 r-Fr. SQ Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa27 Daejuan Funderburk S 6-1 192 r-Fr. SQ Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate 1 Shelton Gibson WR 5-11 188 r-So. 1vl Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights39 Malik Greaves S 6-2 212 r-So. SQ Jacksonville, Fla./Sandalwood18 Marvin Gross LB 6-2 215 r-So. 1vl Baltimore, Md./Dunbar22 Jarrod Harper S 6-1 208 r-Jr. 2vl Frostburg, Md./Mountain Ridge73 Russell OL 6-5 292 r-Sr. 2vl Plantation, Fla./American Heritage Haughton-James 66 Jonathan Haynes OL 6-5 312 r-Fr. SQ Bowie, Md./Annapolis Area Christian 6 Dravon Henry S 5-11 198 So. 1vl Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa18 Austin Hensley QB 6-1 200 r-Fr. SQ Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane49 Darrien Howard DL 6-1 295 Jr. 2vl Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne 3 Skyler Howard QB 6-0 202 Jr. 1vl Fort Worth, Texas/Brewer/Riverside City College90 Larry Jefferson DL 6-5 225 Jr. TR College Park, Ga./Itawamba CC8 Karl Joseph S 5-11 197 Sr. 3vl Orlando, Fla./Edgewater47 Billy Kinney K/P 6-4 208 r-Fr. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./University45 Eric Kinsey DL 6-3 278 Sr. 3vl Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern35 Nick Kwiatkoski LB 6-2 235 r-Sr. 3vl Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park38 Nana Kyeremeh CB 5-11 190 r-Jr. 1vl Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington86 Josh Lambert K 5-11 215 r-Jr. 2vl Garland, Texas/Garland77 Marcell Lazard OL 6-6 310 r-So. SQ Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School/Previous College 26 Scott Levine K 5-11 197 r-So. SQ Clarksburg, W.Va./Robert C. Byrd92 Jon Lewis DL 6-3 261 r-So. SQ Morgantown, W.Va./University79 Grant Lingafelter OL 6-5 304 r-So. SQ Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls78 Marquis Lucas OL 6-4 318 r-Sr. 2vl Miami, Fla./Miami Central90 C.J. Maduewesi DL 6-9 238 r-Jr. SQ Bronx, N.Y./Chrisland23 Jacky Marcellus WR 5-8 174 r-So. SQ Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee82 Devonte Mathis WR 6-1 212 r-Jr. 1vl Miami, Fla./Miramar69 Tony Matteo OL 6-4 296 r-Jr. 1vl Clinton, Ohio/Manchester17 Storm McPherson QB 6-1 211 r-So. SQ Princeton, W.Va./Princeton46 Nick Meadows LS 5-11 234 r-So. SQ Williamstown, W.Va./Williamstown22 Mike Molina K 5-8 175 r-So. SQ Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane20 Edward Muldrow LB 6-3 215 r-Sr. 1vl Snellville, Ga./South Gwinnett/ Copiah-Lincoln CC27 Jaylon Myers CB 6-0 194 r-Sr. 1vl North Augusta, S.C./Hutchinson CC19 KJ Myers WR 6-2 196 r-Sr. 2vl Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast97 Noble Nwachukwu DL 6-2 271 r-Jr. 2vl Wylie, Texas/Wylie65 Tyler Orlosky OL 6-4 297 r-Jr. 2vl Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward91 Nick OToole P 6-3 228 Sr. 2vl Corona, Calif./Mater Dei/Fullerton College98 Tyree Owens DL 6-4 265 r-Fr. SQ Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo57 Adam Pankey OL 6-5 312 r-Jr. 2vl Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton84 Lamar Parker WR 5-8 167 r-Fr. SQ Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington38 Chris Parry WR 5-9 175 r-Fr. SQ Niles, Ohio/Niles36 Shaq Petteway LB 6-0 230 r-Sr. 3vl Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville53 Xavier Preston LB 6-2 236 So. 1vl Jensen Beach, Fla./Jensen Beach18 Brandan Rivers S 6-0 187 r-Fr. SQ Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard85 Ricky Rogers WR 6-1 201 r-Fr. SQ Monroeville, Pa./Gateway93 Kyle Rose DL 6-4 294 r-Sr. 3vl Centerville, Ohio/Centerville14 Ricky Rumph CB 5-11 188 Sr. 3vl Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland12 Khairi Sharif CB 5-8 180 r-Jr. SQ Houston, Texas/Bellaire/Cisco JC 7 Rushel Shell RB 5-10 221 r-Jr. 1vl Hopewell, Pa./Aliquippa/Pitt 6 Daikiel Shorts WR 6-1 200 Jr. 2vl Clayton, N.J./Eastern Christian 2 David Sills QB 6-3 198 Fr. HS Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian 4 Wendell Smallwood RB 5-11 201 Jr. 2vl Wilmington, Del./Eastern Christian71 Tyler Tezeno OL 6-4 317 r-So. SQ Houston, Texas/Klein Collins8 Donte Thomas-Williams RB 6-1 224 r-Fr. SQ Durham, N.C./Hillside10 Jordan Thompson WR 5-7 176 Sr. 3vl Katy, Texas/Katy31 Prentice Tillman RB 5-9 174 r-Fr. SQ Houston, Texas/North Shore74 Sylvester Townes OL 6-6 298 r-Jr. SQ Memphis, Tenn./Germantown/Coahoma CC24 Jeremy Tyler S 5-11 205 Jr. 2vl Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King59 Stone Underwood OL 6-4 300 r-Sr. SQ Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven/ Copiah-Lincoln CC43 Sean Walters LB 6-2 228 r-Jr. 1vl Hollywood, Fla./Hallandale28 Elijah Wellman RB 6-2 232 r-So. 1vl Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley72 Brendan Willis OL 6-2 280 r-So. SQ Centreville, Va./Centreville25 Dayron Wilson S 5-10 204 r-Sr. 1vl Woodbridge, Va./Garfield/Lackawanna College 7 Daryl Worley CB 6-2 198 Jr. 2vl Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter

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Early EnrolleesKyle Bosch OL, 6-5, 303St. Charles, Ill./MichiganTransfer from Michigan saw action in one game as a sophomore appeared in five games at left guard, making three starts during freshman season made first career appearance against Indiana (10/19) and made first career start against Michigan State (11/2) attended St. Francis High, coached by Greg Purnell earned all-state first-team honors in his junior and senior seasons played in the 2013 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl No. 104 on the 2013 Rivals250 No. 7 ranked offensive tackle and No. 4 player in Illinois according to Rivals in 2013 No. 157 on the 2013 ESPN300 No. 7 ranked offensive tackle and No. 6 player in Illinois according to ESPN in 2013 four-star prospect accord-ing to ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports.

Chris ChugunovQB, 6-1, 200 Skillman, N.J./Montgomery Played for coach Zoran Milich at Montgom-ery High four-year letterwinner, whose team had an 8-2 record in 2014, qualifying for the New Jersey state championship finished high school career with 6,308 pass-ing yards, 47 touchdowns and 16 intercep-tions completed 196-of-358 passes for 2,855 yards and 27 touchdowns and only three interceptions in 10 games as a senior threw for 300 or more yards in five games completed 22-of-35 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns against Ridge threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns on 21-of-43 passing against Immaculata threw for four touchdowns on 20-of-29 passing for 359 yards against Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2014 New Jersey All-State Second Team 2014 New Jersey All-Group 5 First Team 2014 All-Mid-State 38 Conference First Team 2014 Courier News Offensive Player of the Year 2014 Courier News All-Area First Team 2014 Princeton Packet Player of the Year 2014 Princeton Packet First Team Offense 2014 Trenton Times All-Area Offense finished 2013 season complet-ing 145-of-298 passes for 1,957 yards, 12 touchdowns and eight interceptions 2013 All-Somerset County Second Team 2013 All-Mid-State 38 Conference First Team 2013 Courier News All-Area Third Team three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports No. 3

quarterback in the state, No. 5 in the region, No. 23 rated player overall in the state and No. 67 quarterback nationally by Scout.com No. 25 on the 2015 Rivals New Jersey Postseason Top 35 No. 27 ranked player in New Jersey by ESPN.

Michael FernsTE/FB, 6-3, 239St. Clairsville, Ohio/MichiganTransfer from Michigan redshirted fresh-man season at Michigan previously at-tended St. Clairsville High ... as a linebacker in high school, totaled 144 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior in 2014 ... registered 133 tackles as a junior and 136 tackles as a sophomore ... attend-ed but did not participate due to injury in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game ... All-Eastern District First Team and All-OVAC First Team selection in 2014 garnered Ohio Special Honorable Mention All-State accolades as a senior No. 211 on the Ri-vals250 No. 14 ranked inside linebacker and No. 7 player in Ohio according to Rivals in 2014 No. 129 on the ESPN300 four-star prospect according to Rivals, ESPN, Scout.com and 247Sports.

Larry JeffersoDE, 6-5, 230College Park, Georgia/Itawamba Community CollegePlayed for coach Sean Cannon at Itawamba Community College registered 35 tackles as a sophomore, including 20 unassisted and three tackles for loss finished with five or more tackles in three games col-lected 10 stops, including six solo and one tackle for loss against Holmes CC as a freshman, he compiled 32 tackles, including 21 unassisted tackles, 5.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles three-star defensive end prospect by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports No. 28 on the Rivals Junior College Postseason Top 100 No. 8 Junior College defen-sive end according to ESPN previously played for Edward Gosa at Banneker High ... selected first team all-state in 2011 ... recorded more than 400 receiving yards and 13 sacks as a senior ... caught 15 passes for 300 yards and a pair two touchdowns as a junior, while adding 64 tackles with six sacks and two safeties on defense ... standout on the basketball court ... ran the 200-meter and 400-meter events in track also offered by California, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami, Missouri and USF.

David Sills VQB, 6-3, 180Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian AcademyCoached by Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy played three games in 2014 before breaking his ankle and missing the remainder of the season completed 38-of-74 passes for 594 yards and seven touchdowns ran for 203 yards on 34 carries and six touchdowns 2013 Maryland Consensus All-State 2013 Maryland Private School All-State First Team completed 202-of-318 passes for 2,688 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2013 also rushed for 672 yards and 15 touchdowns 2011 MaxPreps U.S. Air Force Second Team Freshman All-American four-star recruit according to Rivals three-star recruit according to ESPN, Scout.com and 247Sports No. 14 on the 2015 Rivals Pro-Style Quarterbacks No. 10 on the 2015 Rivals Maryland Postseason Top 35 on the 2015 Rivals250 to Watch No. 14 ranked player in Maryland and No. 25 ranked quarterback by ESPN ranked No. 11 player in Maryland and No. 19 ranked pro-style quarterback by 247Sports also offered by Boston College, Clemson, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi State, USC and Virginia Tech.

SigneesJacquez AdamsATH, 6-0, 170Reisterstown, Md./FranklinPlayed for coach Anthony Burgos at Frank-lin High two-time Maryland Class 3A/4A First-Team All-State performer led Frank-lin High to a 13-1 record and a 7-0 mark in the region as a senior team captured the Maryland Class 3A state championship with a 35-21 victory over Damascus complet-ed 108-of-175 passes for 1,539 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior 2014 rushing totals were at 916 yards and 12 touch-downs led Franklin to the 2013 Class 3A state championship as a junior, passed for 2,836 yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing for 885 yards and 14 scores four-year career totals were 4,810 yards passing and 51 touchdowns, 1,932 yards rushing and 27 scores totaled 6,740 total yards for his career also played free safety and had 22 career tackles offensive player of the game for Franklin in the Oct. 2, 2014 win over Woodlawn three-star ranking by ESPN, Scout.com, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar ranked as the No. 18 best prospect in the state by ESPN, No. 22 by


Scout.com, No. 25 by Rivals and No. 26 by 247Sports No. 2 athlete in the state of Maryland, No. 5 in region and No. 74 overall by Scout.com PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer twin brother, Jordan, will join him at WVU also offered by Wisconsin.

Jordan AdamsCB, 6-1, 175Reisterstown, Md./Franklin Three-year starter for coach Anthony Burgos at Franklin High two-time 2013 Maryland Class 3A/4A All-State Second Team helped team to a 13-1 record and a 7-0 mark in the region as a senior team captured the Maryland Class 3 A state championship with a 35-21 victory over Damascus 31 catches for 454 yards and three touchdowns as a senior long catch went for 51 yards, and he averaged 14.6 yards per catch named player of the game in Franklins 48-13 win at Catons-ville on Nov. 7 collected 42 tackles for the season led Franklin to the 2013 Class 3A state championship in 2013, he caught 50 passes for 763 yards and five touchdowns long catch went for 89 yards and he averaged 15.3 yards per catch added 32 tackles from the defensive backfield nine catches as a sophomore for 111 yards three-year totals stand at 1,365 total yards, 12 touchdowns, 72 points and 95 tackles three-star ranking from ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports No. 15 best receiver in Maryland per 247Sports PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer will join twin brother, Jacquez, as a WVU signee ... also offered by Mary-land, NC State, Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.

Tyrek ColeCB, 5-10, 160Hallandale, Florida/Miramar Coached by A.J. Scott at Miramar High posted 26 tackles, 22 breakups, an inter-ception and a fumble recovery as a senior also returned kickoffs and punts had 114 career tackles and six picks part of Miramars defense that allowed less than 13 points per game named All-County First-Team selection by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel No. 7 on Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinels Broward Top 50 recruits No. 99 on Orlando Sentinels Florida Top 100 member of Florida Times-Union Super 75 Florida recruiting list Miami Herald 8A All-Broward County Second Team five-star prospect by PrepStar rated No. 52 overall by PrepStar named to PrepStars Top 150 Dream Team four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports named to the National High School All-

Star Team nominated for 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Miami Heralds No. 6 prospect on its Broward Class of Top 25 football recruits No. 7 recruit from south Florida according to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel No. 3 ranked cornerback from the state of Florida by Scout.com, No. 6 cornerback in the South, No. 19 in the na-tion and No. 156 overall No. 198 overall recruit according to ESPN No. 21 cor-nerback in class by 247Sports recorded 48 tackles, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups in 2013 posted 26 tackles, two interceptions and 20 pass breakups in 2012 No. 18 ranked cornerback by Rivals also offered by Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami, Nebraska, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Ten-nessee and Wisconsin.

Rasul DouglasDB, 6-2, 197East Orange, N.J./Nassau Community CollegePlayed for coach Joseph Osovet at Nassau Community College NJCAA All-American First Team PrepStar JUCO All-American helped team to a 10-0 record, No. 6 national ranking and a victory in the Valley of the Sun Bowl in 2014 registered 43 tackles in 2014 as a sophomore, including 33 unassisted and 7.5 tackles for loss also had two intercep-tions, 15 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ranked fifth na-tionally in pass breakups made five or more tackles in five games collected 11 stops, including 10 solo and 1.5 tackles for loss against Lackawanna 2014 All-Northeast Football Conference (NFC) Defensive MVP 2014 All-NFC First Team Offense as a freshman in 2013, he compiled 40 tackles, including 27 unassisted tackles, three inter-ceptions and three pass breakups four-star defensive back prospect by ESPN, Rivals. Scout.com and 247Sports three-star rating by PrepStar No. 1 JUCO cornerback in New York, No. 3 JUCO cornerback nationally and No. 27 JUCO prospect in the nation by 247Sports No. 29 overall junior college prospect by Scout.com No. 19 on the Ri-vals junior college preseason Top 100 No. 3 junior college defensive back according to ESPN No. 20 on the ESPN Junior College Top 50 previously played for Marion Bell at East Orange High also offered by Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louis-ville, Rutgers and Tennessee.

Rob DowdyOL, 6-6, 270Westerville, Ohio/Westerville SouthPlayed for coach Rocky Pentello at Wester-ville High Associated Press All-State Division I First Team selected to play

in the U.S. Marines Corps Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl 2014 All-Central District First Team 2014 Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal All-Conference First Team selection helped lead Westerville South to a 6-4 record three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports PrepStar All-Midwest Region No. 11 Ohio recruit in VarsityPreps Top 50 No. 23 in the state of Ohio, No. 47 offensive guard nationally and No. 57 overall in the region by ESPN No. 12 nationally offensive guard list, No. 26 on the Ohio Top 60 list and No. 58 nationally on the offensive tackles list by Rivals No. 27 in the state of Ohio and No. 38 overall offensive guards nationally by 247Sports No. 69 offensive line and defensive line nationally by Scout.com also offered by Arizona State, Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Michigan State, Minnesota and Pitt.

Jovon Durante, WR, 6-1, 180Hollywood, Florida/Miramar Coached by A.J. Scott at Miramar High finished with 11 catches for 221 yards, an average of 20.4 yards per catch and four touchdowns as a senior had three catch-es for 134 yards and three touchdowns against Western No. 8 on the Miami Her-alds Broward Class of 2015 Top 25 recruits No. 20 recruit from south Florida accord-ing to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel No. 38 on the Orlando Sentinels Florida Top 100 list member of Florida Times-Union Super 75 Florida recruiting list named Florida All-Class 8A Honorable Mention by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel All-Bro-ward County Honorable-Mention by the Miami Herald four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar No. 161 ranked player in the nation on PrepStars Top 300 All-American list No. 7 wide receiver in Florida, No. 16 in the South, No. 30 overall in Florida, No. 37 wide receiver nationally and No. 254 on Top 300 by Scout.com No. 18 receiver in Florida, No. 23 overall in Florida and No. 157 overall nationally by 247Sports No. 20 rated wide receiver nationally by Rivals and No. 163 overall No. 13 ranked wide receiver by ESPN and No. 126 overall No. 23 ranked player from the state of Florida by Rivals and the No. 7 receiver in Florida by Scout.com recorded 15 total touchdowns as a sophomore nominated for the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl competed in track and field at Miramar, participating in the 100 meters, 200 meters and high jump also offered by Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Flor-ida State, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Tennessee and USC.

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Gary JenningsWR, 6-2, 195Stafford, Virginia/Colonial Forge Coached by Bill Brown at Colonial Forge High played quarterback, wide receiver and safety and returned kicks saw limited action as a senior due to injury named to the 2014 Virginia All-6A First-Team Defense also earned All-State second-team honors as an all-purpose offensive player helped Colonial Forge to a 10-4 season in 2014 and the state quarterfinals guided Colonial Forge to a No. 17 ranking in the state of Virginia had two rushing touch-downs, two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown in a 31-0 win over North Stafford named All-Conference 4 first team offensive all-purpose player and first team on defense as a defensive back No. 4 ranked player in the area by the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star an all-ar-ea first-team selection at defensive back helped lead Colonial Forge to a 10-4 record in 2013, advanced to the Virginia 6A State semifinals and finished as the No. 9 ranked team in the state earned All-Group 6A South Region as utility player on defense named All-Conference 4 All-Purpose on de-fense also played basketball at Colonial Forge High three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports No. 2 ranked wide receiver from state of Virginia and No. 7 wide receiver in region by Scout.com No. 19 recruit from Virginia by ESPN and No. 25 by Rivals also offered by Bos-ton College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wisconsin

Matt Jones OL, 6-3, 325Hubbard, Ohio/HubbardPlayed offensive and defensive lines for coach Brian Hoffman at Hubbard High two-time Associated Press Division III All-Ohio Football team two-time all-North-east Ohio District First-Team selection two-time Hubbard High offensive lineman of the year helped lead Hubbard to a 12-1 record, the All-American National confer-ence title and the regional finals paved the way for the offense to average 42.8 points per game, 358.8 rushing yards per game and 63 rushing touchdowns fin-ished career with 168 tackles, including 108 solo stops, 12.5 sacks and 51 tackles for loss forced nine fumbles and recovered two ... blocked five field goals as a junior, helped lead Hubbard to a 12-1 record, the conference title and advance to the regional finals the offense ran for almost 4,000 yards and 54 touchdowns four-star rating by Scout.com three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports No. 18 recruit in

Ohio and No. 26 offensive guard nationally by Rivals Rivals250 to watch No. 1 offensive guard in Ohio, No. 3 guard in the region, No. 24 overall in the state and No. 20 offensive guard nationally by Scout.com No. 19 recruit in Ohio, No. 41 offensive guard nationally and No. 48 regionally by ESPN No. 25 recruit in Ohio, No. 54 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports also offered by Indiana and Kentucky.

Deamonte Lindsay S, 6-2, 190Martinsburg, W.Va./MartinsburgPlayed for coach David Walker at Mar-tinsburg High as a senior, he helped Martinsburg to an 11-2 overall record, a 5-0 conference mark and the 3A state semifinals started 11 games as a senior, finishing with 111 carries for 711 yards, 6.4 yards per carry and 12 touchdowns also had five catches for 76 yards and two touchdowns on defense, he had 39 tackles, including 25 solo stops, nine tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions two years all-area and two time All-Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference honorable mention all-state in 2014 team captain as a junior, he rushed for 1,117 yards and 15 touchdowns in leading Martinsburg to its fourth straight Class 3A state championship and a 13-1 record 2013 West Virginia All-State Second-Team running back averaged 8.4 yards per carry as a junior three star rating by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and PrepStar two-star rating by Scout.com PrepStar All-East Region No. 1 rated player in West Virginia by ESPN, No. 47 rated running back and No. 54 in the region rated the No. 3 best running back in the state by 247, Rivals and MaxPreps Scout.com ranks him as the No. 3 recruit in the state PrepStar All-East Region performer also offered by Toledo.

David Long LB, 6-0, 205 Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton WoodsPlayed for coach Andre Parker at Winton Woods starting linebacker who tallied 110 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and three sacks as a senior Associated Press All-Ohio Di-vision II Honorable Mention AP Southwest All-District First Team Division II linebacker Winton Woods Player of the Year as a senior finished with 283 career tackles, six sacks and six interceptions helped Winton Woods combine for a 22-11 record as a three-year starter as a junior, totaled 88 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery in helping team to a 9-3 mark registered 81 tackles, a sack, two fumble re-

coveries and an interception as a sophomore three-star ranking by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar rated the No. 36 linebacker in Ohio by 247Sports, No. 23 by ESPN, No. 22 by Rivals and No. 9 by Scout.com No. 23 in the state by Rivals ranked as the No. 81-best linebacker in the nation by Scout.com ranked as No. 27 in the state and No. 62 in the region by ESPN Scout.com rankings of No. 19 in the region at his position and No. 57 overall best recruit in the state PrepStar All-Mid-west Region performer also offered by Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky, NC State and Missouri.

Colton McKivitzOL, 6-7, 275Jacobsburg, Ohio/Union Local Three-year starter and two-year captain for coach Bruce Stiles at Union Local High selected to play in the 2014 Ohio North-South All-Star Game 2014 Associated Press Division V All-Ohio First Team 2014 JJHuddle.com All-Ohio Top 15 Offensive Lineman 2014 The Times Leader All-Star Football Team Captain .. 2014 WTOV9 Block of Granite Offensive Line Award 2014 Wheeling Intelligencer All-Valley Team named three-time Associated Press Division V All-Eastern District First Team (2012-14) selected three-time All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference First Team (2012-14) was a three-time All-Buckeye 8 Conference First Team (2012-14) named three-time The Times Leader All-Star Foot-ball Team (2012-14), earning captain honors in 2014 2013 Associated Press Division V All-Ohio Special Mention three-star recruit according to ESPN, Scout.com and PrepStar two-star recruit according to Ri-vals and 247Sports PrepStar All-Midwest Region ranked No. 50 player in Ohio, No. 7 offensive lineman in Ohio, No. 15 in region and No. 74 in the country according to Scout.com ranked No. 47 player in Ohio according to ESPN also a four-year basketball player, earning all-state honors in 2014 also offered by Virginia.

Xavier PeguesDE, 6-3, 285Oxford, Miss./Itawamba CCPlayed two seasons for coach Sean Cannon at Itawamba CC made 30 tackles, in-cluding 20 unassisted, with nine tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three forced fumbles in 2014 finished with eight solo tackles, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one blocked kick against Holmes Community College also had four tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss against Northeast Mississippi CC had 31 tackles, includ-

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ing 21 unassisted, as well as six tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in 2013 three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar ranked No. 96 on the Rivals Junior College Postseason Top 100 ranked No. 11 junior college defensive end according to ESPN ranked No. 89 junior college player and No. 5 junior college defensive end according to 247Sports PrepStar JUCO All-American previously attended Oxford High (Miss.) Mississippi Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year helped lead Oxford to an 11-2 overall record, advance to the second round of the state 5A playoffs and finished No. 22 in the state made 117 tackles, including 24 solo, nine tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in 2012 registered 206 career tackles, including 10.5 sacks and 18 tackles for loss also offered by Cal and Iowa State.

JahShaun SeiderOL, 6-3, 264Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central Coached by Rick Casko at Glades Central High younger brother of Mountaineer running backs coach JaJuan Seider Flori-da 4A All-State Second Team an All-Area First Team selection Palm Beach Post Super 11 No. 11 on Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinels Palm Beachs Top 25 recruits helped Glades Central to a 9-3 record, No. 1 in the district and the second round of the state 4A playoffs three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar PrepStar All-Southeast Region No. 7 offensive guard recruit in the state of Florida, No. 26 offensive guard in the region and No. 75 offensive guard overall by Scout.com No. 43 offensive guard nationally by ESPN also offered by Cin-cinnati, Illinois, Louisville, LSU, Minnesota and Mississippi.

Alec ShrinerDL, 6-3, 280Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo Three-year starter for coach Wes Allen at Oviedo High 2014 Associated Press Florida 8A All-State First Team Defensive Tackle made 47 tackles, including 35 solo, with five tackles for loss and one sack in 2014 as a senior, helped lead Oviedo to a 7-4 record and made an appearance in the first round of the Florida state playoffs fin-ished career with 104 total tackles, 76 solo tackles, 18 tackles for loss and five sacks played in the Florida Offense-Defense All-American Game in Orlando selected to play for the USA Football Under-19 team No. 32 on the Orlando Sentinel 2015 Central Florida Super60 2014 Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida First Team three-star

recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com, 247Sports and PrepStar ranked No. 6 center in Florida, No. 11 in region and No. 21 in the country according to Scout.com PrepStar All-Southeast Region ranked No. 18 guard nationally according to 247Sports also offered by USF.

Adam Shuler IIDL, 6-5, 250Longwood, Fla./LymanPlayed for coach Jeff Gierke at Lyman High missed a lot of his senior year due to injuries finished with 45 tackles, including six sacks and 15 tackles for loss named All-Seminole County Second Team transferred as a junior from Orlando Cypress Creek three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports No. 38 defensive end and No. 71 in Florida by 247Sports No. 80 defensive end national-ly, No. 9 defensive end in Florida and No. 42 defensive end in the South by Scout.com No. 112 defensive end nationally by ESPN 2014 state runnerup in the discus at the state track & field championships and fin-ished third as a sophomore also offered by Cincinnati, Indiana, Memphis, Purdue and UMass.

KaRaun WhiteWR, 6-2, 190Macungie, Pa./Lackawanna CollegePlayed for coach Mark Duda at Lackawa-nna College younger brother of WVU All-American Kevin White All-Northeast Football Conference Second Team honoree played in 10 games, finishing with 42 catches for 522 yards, averaging 12.4 yards per catch and three touchdowns ranked No. 3 in conference statistics in receptions per game and receiving yards per game finished with nine catches for 128 yards and a touchdown against Army Prep had four receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown at Nassau CC also had five catches for 59 yards at Georgia Military redshirted as a freshman played for coach Joe Bottiglieri at Emmaus High missed his senior year with a preseason injury.

Kevin WilliamsS, 6-0, 185Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche ElyPlayed for coach Nahia Jenkins at Blanche Ely High 2014 Florida Class 7A All-State Defensive Back Second Team finished with 72 tackles and five interceptions as a senior Miami Herald 2014 All-Broward County second-team defense back No. 40 on Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinels

Broward Top 50 recruits as a junior, he finished with 76 tackles and three intercep-tions three-star rating by ESPN, rivals, 247Sports, Scout.com and PrepStar No. 56 player in Broward County by Ft. Lauder-dale Sun-Sentinel rated No. 59 safety nationally and No. 134 in the state of Florida by ESPN rated No. 99 cornerback na-tionally and No. 153 in Florida by 247Sports PrepStar All-Southeast Region rated No. 101 safety nationally, No. 16 safety in Florida and No. 46 in the South by Scout.com also offered by Cincinnati, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Rutgers and Syracuse.

Stone WolfleyTE/FB, 6-4, 240Morgantown, W.Va./MorgantownThree-year starter for coach John Bowers at Morgantown High three-time All-State selection, second-team defensive line as a senior, first team offensive line as a junior and honorable mention as a tight end as a sophomore as a senior, finished with 43 tackles, five tackles for loss, a sack, three fumble recoveries and three pass breakups, despite missing three games with an injury registered 20 catches for 235 yards and four touchdowns three-time all-area 2014 Morgantown High Defensive MVP two-time All-OVAC First 12 finalist for 2015 U.S. Army All-American Game as a junior, helped lead Morgantown High to an 8-3 record and the first round of the state high school playoffs led Morgantown with 26 catches for 386 yards, a 14.9 yard per catch average, three touchdowns and two two-point conversions had 47 tackles, including seven sacks, 15 tackles for loss and three pass breakups four-star rating by Scout.com three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and PrepStar No. 1 rating in the state by Scout.com, No. 11 tight end in the nation, No. 2 in the region and Top 300 overall No. 1 rating in the state of West Virginia by Rivals No. 1 rating in the state by 247Sports and No. 25 tight end nationally No. 3 rating in the state, No. 16 tight end and No. 90 in the region by ESPN PrepStar All-East Region selection father, Dale, was standout performer on the offensive line for West Virginia on the 1988 team that played for the national cham-pionship uncle Ron was also a former Mountaineer standout at fullback and uncle Craig played at Syracuse grandfather, Ray Mansfield, starred at the University of Washington and played 14 years in the NFL, including 13 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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HOLGORSENHead Coach2014 Fourth year as the head coach at West Virginia

University, guiding the program in its third year of Big 12 Conference affiliation

Finished with a 7-6 overall record and a 5-4 record in Big 12 play, tying for fourth place, WVUs highest league finish in the Big 12

Led the Mountaineers to a Liberty Bowl berth, his third bowl in four seasons at WVU

Four Mountaineers earned 28 All-America honors. WVU had four players named to the coaches All-Big

12 teams and five players selected to the Associated Press team

Kevin White was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award.

White was the third Mountaineer to finish with more than 100 receptions in a season and the eighth to have 1,000 or more receiving yards.

Whites 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).

Lamberts 30 field goals made in the season tied the school record for most made in a season and was the most made in the nation.

Clint Trickett was a semifinalist for the Davey OBrien Award

Trickett was the third Mountaineer to finish with more than 3,000 yards passing in a season.

Shaq Riddick was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year

Defeated No. 4 Baylor for his sixth win over a Top 25 and first over a Top 10 team

WVU was ranked in the Top 25 for three weeks, including as high as No. 20

Three receivers have had seven straight 100-yard receiving performances since 2000, Michael Crabtree, Justin Blackmon and Kevin White, all three coached by Holgorsen.

Receiver Kevin White was No. 6 nationally in receptions per game, receiving yards, No. 8 in receiving yards per game and No. 19 in receiving touchdowns.

Quarterback Clint Trickett was No. 6 in the nation in completions per game, No. 10 in passing yards per game, No. 11 in completion percentage, No. 21 in total offense, No. 22 in passing yards, No. 33 in passing efficiency and No. 54 in passing touchdowns.

Kicker Josh Lambert finished No. 1 nationally in field goals per game and No. 8 in scoring.

Kickoff returner Mario Alford was No. 8 nationally in kickoff return yards per game.

2013 Defeated No. 11 Oklahoma State for his fifth win over a

Top 25 team at WVU Had six players earn All-Big 12 Conference honors,

including Charles Sims who was a first-team selection Sims also was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer

of the Year Sims and Will Clarke were drafted in the third round of

the NFL Draft, giving him six players drafted in the Top three rounds

2012 Served as West Virginias Campaign Chair for United

Way, raising more than $330,000, exceeding the goal Led football program into its first year of competition in

the Big 12 Conference Guided West Virginia to a 7-6 overall record in 2012 and

an appearance in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl Earned national rankings in 10-of-16 weeks during the

2012 season in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, reaching as high as No. 4 in USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the AP Poll

Five Mountaineer players earned 25 All-America honors Three Mountaineer players were drafted in the Top 3

rounds of the NFL Draft, including the No. 8 selection Tavon Austin

Holgorsen has had a first-round NFL draft choice for two straight years, the only WVU coach to accomplish that

Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey were one of four sets of 1,000-yard receivers nationally

WVU was one of only two schools nationally to have a 4,000-yard passer and a pair of 1,000-yard receivers

WVU was ranked No. 9 nationally in scoring offense and No. 10 in passing offense and total offense.

Geno Smith led the nation in passing touchdowns (42) Smith was one of only two quarterbacks to throw for

more than 4,000 yards for two straight years Smith was one of five quarterbacks nationally to throw

for 30 or more touchdowns in two straight years Bailey led the nation in receiving touchdowns (25) and

finished with the second highest amount ever in a single season

Austin was the only player nationally to finish with 100 or more receptions for two straight years

Austin was the only player nationally to finish with more than 2,000 all-purpose yards for two straight years

Austin was the only player in NCAA history to finish his career with more than 3,000 receiving yards and more than 1,000 yards rushing

Austin was the recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, the nations most versatile player

Austin was the recipient of the Jet Award, the nations top returner

Austin was named the Big 12 Conference co-Special Teams Player of the Year

Bailey was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award Smith was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm

and Manning Awards

2011 Named FWAA First-Year Head Coach of the Year Posted a 10-3 mark in his first season as head coach,

only WVU coach to win 10 games in his first year Led West Virginia to Big East Championship and BCS

win, first WVU coach to accomplish that feat Earned national rankings in 13-of-16 weeks of 2011

season in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, reaching as high as No. 11 in the AP Poll and tied for No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll

Tied for fourth in wins among first-year head coaches nationally

One of seven coaches to take his program to a BCS Bowl in his first year as a head coach, and only one of three (Larry Coker, 2001; Chris Peterson, 2007) to win the bowl game.

Fourth WVU coach to make a bowl appearance and win in his first season (Bill Stewart, Dudley DeGroot, Marshall Glenn)

Three Mountaineer players earned seven All-America honors

Three Mountaineer players drafted in the NFL Draft, including the No. 15 pick, Bruce Irvin

WVU led the BIG EAST with 10 all-conference honorees and the Special Teams Player of the Year, Austin

WVU finished No. 6 nationally in passing offense, No. 13 in scoring offense and No. 15 in total offense.

The Mountaineer offense ranked No. 67 in total offense in 2010, the year before Holgorsen arrived, and he took it to No. 15 in 2011.

In 2011, Austin and Bailey were the fourth pair of 1,000-yard receivers nationally (Houston, USC, SMU).

WVU was one of two schools nationally to have a 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard receivers (Houston).

Quarterback Geno Smith finished No. 5 nationally in passing yards per game, No. 8 in completions per game and total offense and No. 17 in passing efficiency.

Austin finished No. 1 nationally in all-purpose yardage (198.0), No. 6 in punt returns, No. 8 in receptions per game, No. 20 in kickoff returns and No. 23 in receiving yards per game.

Bailey finished No. 13 nationally in receiving yards per game.


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Year School Status Record2014 West Virginia Head Coach 7-6 Liberty Bowl 2013 West Virginia Head Coach 4-82012 West Virginia Head Coach 7-6 Pinstripe Bowl 2011 West Virginia Head Coach 10-3 Big East Champions/Orange Bowl Champions2010 Oklahoma State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 11-2 Alamo Bowl Champions2009 Houston Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 10-4 Armed Forces Bowl2008 Houston Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 8-5 Armed Forces Bowl Champions2007 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 9-4 Gator Bowl Champions2006 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 8-5 Insight.com Bowl Champions2005 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers 9-3 Cotton Bowl2004 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-4 Holiday Bowl Champions

Year School Status Record2003 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 8-5 Houston Bowl Champions2002 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 9-5 Tangerine Bowl Champions2001 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-5 Alamo Bowl2000 Texas Tech Inside Receivers 7-6 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl1999 Wingate Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers 3-81998 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 4-61997 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 8-2 American Southwest Conference Champions1996 Mississippi College Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 4-81995 Valdosta State Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 6-51994 Valdosta State Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 11-2 NCAA II National Quarterfinalist1993 Valdosta State Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers /Special Teams 8-3Holgorsen Totals - at West Virginia - 28-23 Overall - 28-23 (Four Seasons)

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COACHING

LonnieGALLOWAY

Assistant Head Coach/Receivers

@CoachGalloway7Hometown: Eden, N.C.Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 94Bowl Games Coached: 5All-Conference Players Coached: 11All-Americans Coached: 4Professional Players Coached: 7

TonyGIBSON

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

@TonyGibsonWVUHometown: Van, W.Va.Alma Mater: Glenville State, 94Bowl Games Coached: 10All-Conference Players Coached: 19All-Americans Coached: 1Professional Players Coached: 11

DamonCOGDELL

Assistant Defensive Line

@DamonCogdellHometown: Miami, Fla.Alma Mater: West Virginia, 99Bowl Games Coached: 1

RonCROOK

Offensive Line

@CrookWVUHometown: Parkersburg, W.Va.Alma Mater: West Liberty State, 91Bowl Games Coached: 3All-Conference Players Coached: 33All-Americans Coached: 8Professional Players Coached: 7

BrianMITCHELL

Cornerbacks

@MitchellWVUHometown: Waco, TexasAlma Mater: BYU, 95Bowl Games Coached: 12All-Conference Players Coached: 16Professional Players Coaches: 9

MarkSCOTT

Defense/Special Teams

@CoachMcScottHometown: Defiance, OhioAlma Mater: Hillsdale, 07Bowl Games Coached: 2

JaJuanSEIDER

Running Backs

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

BruceTALL

Defensive Line

@CoachTallHometown: Shaker Heights, OhioAlma Mater: Ohio Wesleyan, 82Bowl Games Coached: 6All-Conference Players Coached: 44All-Americans Coached: 5Professional Players Coached: 8

MikeJOSEPH

Director of Strength and Conditioning

Hometown: Fairmont, W.Va.Alma Mater: Fairmont State, 99

JoeDEFOREST

Safeties/Special Teams

@JoeDeforestWVUHometown: Titusville, Fla.Alma Mater: Louisiana, 87Bowl Games Coached: 12All-Conference Players Coached: 27All-Americans Coached: 9Professional Players Coached: 10

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LB Height: 5-11 Weight: 210Class: Redshirt Junior

Last School: MartinsburgHometown: Martinsburg, W.Va.

JustinARNDT Has played in 22 career games

2014 (r-So.) Added depth at Will linebacker and was also used on special teams Played in all 13 games WVU Special Teams Champion (Oklahoma State) 12 total tackles, including nine solo stops with season-high four against

Texas A&M Finished with two tackles against Oklahoma State and against Kansas

State; total matched career high Finished with two solo tackles at Oklahoma State and against Kansas State First career forced fumble against Kansas State

2013 (r-Fr.) Played in nine games, primarily on special teams Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team WVU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: William & Mary Finishedwithfivetackles

2012 (Fr.) Redshirted WVU Defensive Scout Team Champion: Oklahoma State

HIGH SCHOOL Played for Coach David Walker at Martinsburg High Helped lead Martinsburg to a 28-0 record and two Class 3A state

championships as a junior and senior Two-time state championship MVP Namedall-statefirstteamasasenior

PERSONAL Birthday is March 25 SonofJeffandBrendaArndt One of two children Majoring in exercise physiology Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll

ARNDTS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 1 02013 9 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 22 12 5 17 0 0 0 0 1 0

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LB Height: 6-0Weight: 232Class: Redshirt Senior

Last School: DavieHometown: Mocksville, N.C.

JaredBARBER Has played in 32 career games and started 13 Recipient of the Curtis Jones Jr., Achievement Award for demonstrating

excellence in all areas of his college career

2014 (r-Jr.) Redshirted

2013 (Jr.) Played in 10 games at Will linebacker, including seven starts Third on the team with 71 tackles No. 11 in the Big 12 in tackles per game Fourthontheteamwithfivetacklesforloss Sustained season-ending knee injury vs. Texas Led WVU with a career-high eight solo tackles, six assisted tackles and 14

total tackles vs. Texas Tiedacareerhighinassistedtackles(5)andhadfirstfumblerecoveryof

the season at TCU Led WVU with a team-high nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss, vs. Texas Tech Led the team in unassisted tackles (8) and total tackles (11) at Baylor Led WVU with nine tackles vs. Oklahoma State

2012 (So.) Played in 12 games in 2012 at Will linebacker, including four starts Finished with 34 tackles for the season, including 18 solo tackles, one

sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery FinishedwithfivetacklesagainstSyracuseinthePinstripeBowl Against Oklahoma, tied or set season bests in solo stops (3), assisted

tackles (4), total tackles (7) and pass breakups (1) HadfirstcareerfumblerecoveryandfourtotaltacklesagainstTCU AgainstKansasState,recordedfirstcareersack,twotacklesfor loss and two solo tackles

2011 (Fr.) Saw action at middle linebacker as a true freshman Played in 12 games and started two Finished with 23 total tackles, including two for loss and had three pass

breakups WVU Special Teams Champion: Maryland Season-high six tackles against Clemson in the Orange Bowl, including

one for loss and two pass breakups

HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Doug Illing at Davie High Four-year starter who helped lead Davie to a record of 27-24, including

a 9-7 mark in 2010 and an appearance in the North Carolina 4A state championship game

PERSONAL Birthday is October 20 Son of Lee and Dreama Barber Majoring in multidisciplinary studies One of four children Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

BARBERS DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2013 10 43 28 71 5/14 0 0 2 1 12012 12 18 16 34 2.5/13 1/10 0 1 0 12011 12 13 10 23 2/6 0 0 3 0 0Totals 32 74 54 128 9.5/33 1/10 0 6 1 2

JaredBARBER

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LB Height: 6-1Weight: 235Class: Redshirt Sophomore

Last School: ShabazzHometown: Newark, N.J.

Al-RasheedBENTON2014 (r-Fr.) Added depth at linebacker Used on special teams Played all 13 games, seeing action on 242 total plays, including 202 on

special teams Has six tackles for the season, including three solo stops Made two solo stops against Texas Tech Collected two tackles against Towson Added a tackle against Oklahoma State Recorded a solo stop against Kansas

2013 (Fr.) Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner for coach Darnell Grant at Shabazz High Two-time New Jersey All-State Third Team Defense Finished 2012 with 110 tackles, 73 tackles for loss and two interceptions Rushedfor710yardswith14touchdownsonoffense Recorded 105 tackles with seven sacks in 2011 Played in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl 2012 All-Group 2 First Team Defense 2011 New Jersey All-Group 1 First Team Defense Two-time All-Essex County First Team Defense Earned All-Essex County Second Team Defense in 2010 Two-time Super Essex Conference Defensive Player of the Year No. 15 on The Ledger Top 50

PERSONAL Birthday is December 10 Son of Rasheed Benton and Kim Phillips-Benton One of eight children Majoring in media Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll

BENTONS DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Height: 6-2Weight: 294

Class: Redshirt JuniorLast School: Bridgeton (N.J.)Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.

ChristianBROWN Has played in 27 career games with one start

2014 (r-So.) Played in 12 games and started one Had 21 tackles, including 13 solo stops and a pass breakup Season-highseventacklesagainstTexasA&M,includingseason-highfive

unassisted tackles Registered two tackles against Iowa State Had two tackles at Texas EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstBaylor Finished with season-high four tackles against Kansas Had a season-high two solo stops against Kansas

2013 (So.) Received medical redshirt Played in four games before sustaining a season-ending foot injury Finished with three tackles with a season-high two tackles at Oklahoma

2012 (Fr.) Saw action in 11 games Finished with 11 tackles, including eight solo tackles, two tackles for loss

and a forced fumble

HIGH SCHOOL Played for coach Dave Ellen at Bridgeton High Finished the season with 35 tackles (14 solo, 21 assisted) and two sacks Asajunior,finishedwith40tacklesandthreesacks Completed 2009 with 22 tackles (12 solo, 10 assisted), one sack and one

forced fumble

PERSONAL Birthday is August 31 Son of Ronnie Brown and Ansanette Holland Oneoffivechildren Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

BROWNS DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 12 13 8 21 0 0 0 1 0 02013 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 02012 11 8 3 11 2/2 0 0 0 1 0Totals 27 22 13 35 2/2 0 0 1 1 0

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LB Height: 6-1 Weight: 234Class: Redshirt Senior

Last School: ProvidenceHometown: Jacksonville, Fla.

IsaiahBRUCE Has played in 37 career games and started 20

2014 (r-Jr.) Played in 13 games and started one Had 15 tackles, including 11 solo tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss and a

pass breakup Finished with two tackles at Oklahoma State, including assisting on a

tackle for loss Season-highfivesolotacklesatMaryland Tied his career high with two tackles for loss at Maryland Had four tackles against Towson, including three solo tackles and a tackle

for loss

2013 (r-So.) Iron Mountaineer honoree (2013) for excellence in the weight room Played in 11 games and started seven at Spur linebacker Finishedwith43tackles,including26solotackles,fivetacklesforloss,

three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries Tied a career high in tackles for loss (2) at Kansas Set season highs in solo tackles (4) and total tackles (6) at Kansas State

2012 (r-Fr.) Played in all 13 games at Sam linebacker, starting 12 Named Freshman All-American (collegefootballnews.com, FoxSports.

com, Phil Steele) Named All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (San Antonio Express-News) and Honorable Mention (AP) Led WVU in assisted tackles (43) and tied for the lead in fumbles

recovered (2) and interceptions (2); also was second in total tackles (94), third in solo tackles (51) and fourth in tackles for loss (6.5)

Registered game highs in tackles (16), assisted tackles (9) and fumble recoveries (1); also had seven solo tackles and one tackle for loss versus Marshall;alsoscoredthefirsttouchdown,returningafumble43yards

Was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after his performance versus Marshall


HIGH SCHOOL Coached by Paul Peterson at Providence High Four-year starter who helped lead Providence to a record of 33-11 over

his career 2010 Jacksonville Times-Union Super 24 Three-timefirstteamall-city

PERSONAL Birthday is September 11 Son of Robert Spenser and Virginia Bruce One of three children Majoring in business management

BRUCES DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 13 11 4 15 3.5/11 0 0 1 0 02013 11 26 17 43 5/18 0 0 0 3 22012 13 51 43 94 6.5/17 0.5/1 2/12 3 0 2Totals 37 88 64 152 15.5/46 0.5/1 2/12 4 3 4

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CB Height: 5-11Weight: 188Class: Redshirt Senior

Last School: PottsgroveHometown: Pottstown, Pa.

TerrellCHESTNUT Has played in 28 career games and started 15

2014 (r-Jr.) Started all 12 games in which he played Had 35 tackles, including 25 solo stops, an interception, seven pass

breakups, forced a fumble and returned a fumble recovery 35 yards for a touchdown

Three solo tackles against Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl, along with tying career-high two pass breakups

FinishedwiththreesolotacklesandhadhisfirstcareerinterceptionatIowa State

Registered three tackles against Kansas State HadfivetacklesatTexas;includingfourunassistedtacklesandacareer-

high two pass breakups Finished with two solo tackles against TCU; also forced and returned

fumble 35 yards for a touchdown Missed the Oklahoma State game with injury Finished with three tackles against Kansas Tied his season high six tackles against Oklahoma Career-highfiveunassistedtacklesagainstOklahoma Season-high six tackles at Maryland Season-high three unassisted tackles at Maryland Finished with four tackles against Alabama

2013 (r-So.) Played in 10 games Added depth at cornerback and used on special teams Finished with 10 tackles, including seven unassisted tackles and a forced

fumble Set a career high in unassisted tackles (2) vs. Texas Set a career high in solo tackles (3) and total tackles (3) at TCU Recorded two tackles vs. Texas Tech First career forced fumble vs. Texas Tech

2012 (r-Fr.) Saw action at boundary cornerback Played in six games and started three Assisted on a tackle against Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl before leaving

the game with a knee injury Tied season high with two tackles against Kansas, including a tackle for loss Season-high two tackles and a pass breakup at Iowa State EarnedfirstcareerstartagainstOklahoma,finishingwithasolotackle

and a pass breakup SawfirstcareeractionagainstTCU


HIGH SCHOOL Coached by former Mountaineer Rick Pennypacker at Pottsgrove High As a four-year starter, helped lead Pottsgrove to a four-year record of

46-9, including a 10-3 mark in 2010 Four-timefirstteamall-state Played in the 2011 Big 33 Game between Ohio and Pennsylvania Two time PAC-10 MVP of the Year Two-time Pottstown Mercury Area Player of the Year Two time All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Four-timefirstteamAll-PioneerAthleticConference 2010 Maxwell Football Club Mini Maxwell Award 2010 PAC-10 Defensive Player of the Year

TerrellCHESTNUT

PERSONAL Birthday is December 10 Son of Charlotte Barnes One of seven children Majoring in sociology and anthropology Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll

CHESTNUTS DEFENSIVE STATISTICSYear Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 2014 12 25 10 35 0 0 1 7 0 12013 10 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 1 02012 6 3 3 6 1/4 0 0 2 0 0Totals 28 35 16 51 1/4 0 1 9 1 1

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FB Height: 6-4Weight: 265Class: Redshirt Senior

Last School: George WashingtonHometown: Alum Creek, W.Va.

CodyCLAY

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Has played in 38 career games and started 21

2014 (r-Jr.) Iron Mountaineer honoree for excellence in the weight room Played in 13 games and started seven Finished with seven catches for 65 yards a

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