Projecting West Virginia’s 2025 defensive depth chart: volume 4
As WVSports.com does leading up to each season, we take a look at what we project the West Virginia depth chart to look like in 2025.
With the early signing period, early enrollment, the spring, the summer, and fall camp in the books, we look at how the depth chart on defense projects.
Defensive end
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Kelly | 6-5 | 286 | Sr. |
| 91 | Devin Grant | 6-2 | 267 | r-Sr. |
| 87 | Oluwaseyi Omotosho | 6-2 | 252 | r-Sr. |
Nose guard
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Hammond Russell | 6-3 | 308 | r-Sr. |
| 69 | Nate Gabriel, | 6-3 | 315 | So. |
| 52 | Corey McIntyre | 6-3 | 290 | r-So. |
Defensive tackle
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Edward Vesterinen | 6-3 | 284 | r-Sr. |
| 92 | Asani Redwood | 6-3 | 294 | r-Jr. |
| 94 | Elijah Simmons | 6-0 | 294 | r-Jr. |
| 97 | Adam Tomczyk | 6-3 | 265 | r-Jr. |
Bandit
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Braden Siders | 6-2 | 243 | r-Sr. |
| 18 | Curtis Jones | 6-4 | 231 | So. |
| 45 | MarShon Oxley | 6-2 | 214 | r-Jr. |
| 58 | Keenan Eck | 6-4 | 213 | r-Jr. |
Mike
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chase Wilson | 6-1 | 230 | r-Sr. |
| 35 | Reid Carrico | 6-2 | 229 | r-Sr. |
| 15 | Ben Cutter | 6-0 | 225 | Jr. |
Will
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | John Lewis | 6-2 | 244 | r-Sr. |
| 32 | Ben Bogle | 6-1 | 216 | r-Jr. |
| 33 | Ashton Woods | 6-3 | 225 | r-So. |
Nickel
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fred Perry | 5-11 | 205 | Sr. |
| 17 | Zae Jennings | 6-0 | 192 | So. |
| 11 | William Davis | 5-10 | 193 | r-Sr. |
Safety
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Darrian Lewis | 5-9 | 198 | r-Sr. |
| 14 | Kekoura Tarnue | 6-0 | 199 | r-Sr. |
| 8 | Justin Harrington | 6-3 | 217 | r-Sr. |
Safety
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jordan Walker | 6-0 | 195 | r-Sr. |
| 7 | Israel Boyce | 5-11 | 190 | So. |
| 13 | Derek Carter | 5-10 | 181 | r-Sr. |
Cornerback
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Michael Coats | 5-10 | 180 | Sr. |
| 23 | Jason Chambers | 5-11 | 193 | Sr. |
| 16 | Ty Crutcher | 5-8 | 175 | Sr. |
Cornerback
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jordan Scruggs, | 5-11 | 172 | r-Sr. |
| 2 | Devonte Golden-Nelson | 5-11 | 183 | r-Sr. |
| 19 | Nick Taylor | 6-1 | 184 | r-Fr. |
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