Where have the West Virginia roster additions come from?
The West Virginia Mountaineers football program has been highly active when it comes to adding pieces to the football roster from all different levels since head coach Rich Rodriguez took over.
In total, the coaches have added 65 new players along with a 10 other freshmen who signed with the Mountaineers under the previous coaching staff. That’s a total of 75 new players on the roster at this stage of the off-season. But where do those players come from?
WVSports.com will break down how many players in each group have joined the program.
Power Four
From the Power Four level, the Mountaineers have added a total of 14 players with those coming from places such as North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and more.
| Player Name | Position | Previous School |
|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Henderson | QB | Texas A&M |
| Ashton Woods | LB | North Carolina |
| Kimo Makane’ole | OL | LSU |
| Justin Harrington | S | Washington |
| Robby Martin | OL | N.C. State |
| Ty’kieast Crawford | OL | Arkansas |
| Eddie Kelly | DL | Missouri |
| Christian Hamilton | WR | North Carolina |
| Josh Aisosa | OL | Oklahoma |
| Malik Agbo | OL | Texas |
| Jaylan Knighton | RB | SMU |
| Carson Lee | OL | Mississippi State |
| Ayden Bussell | OL | Tennessee |
| Ryan Ward | TE | North Carolina |
Group of Five
The largest chunk represented is from the Group of Five level with 23 coming from those ranks. There have been six from Rodriguez’s previous stop at Jacksonville State, while others from places such as South Alabama, Texas San Antonio, Akron, Colorado State, Wyoming, Appalachian State and Nevada.
| Player Name | Position | Previous School |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Scruggs | CB | South Alabama |
| Oran Singleton | WR | Eastern Michigan |
| Walter Young Bear | OL | Tulsa |
| Jarod Bowie | WR | Jacksonville State |
| Jacob Barrick | TE | Jacksonville State |
| Cam Vaughn | WR | Jacksonville State |
| Ethan Head | K | Tulane |
| Fred Perry | S | Jacksonville State |
| Derek Carter | CB | Jacksonville State |
| Michael Coats | CB | Nevada |
| Devonte Golden-Nelson | CB | Akron |
| Chase Wilson | LB | Colorado State |
| Braden Siders | EDGE | Wyoming |
| Max Brown | QB | Charlotte |
| Jason Chambers | CB | Appalachian State |
| Jimmori Robinson | DL | Texas San Antonio |
| Jeff Weimer | WR | Idaho |
| Nick Taylor | CB | Appalachian State |
| Grayson Barnes | TE | Northern Illinois |
| Kade Hensley | K | Coastal Carolina |
| Jordan McCants | WR | Jacksonville State |
| Darrian Lewis | S | Akron |
| John Lewis | LB | UNLV |
FCS
The FCS level has featured a total of nine players spread across various positions.
| Player Name | Position | Previous School |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrus Traugh | WR | Youngstown State |
| Jordan Walker | S | Chattanooga |
| Tye Edwards | RB | Northern Iowa |
| Wyatt Minor | OL | Youngstown State |
| Mickel Clay | OL | North Alabama |
| Ben Bogle | LB | Southern Illinois |
| Justin Smith-Brown | WR | South Carolina State |
| Donovan Haslam | OL | Austin Peay |
| Devin Grant | EDGE | Incarnate Word |
Division II
| Player Name | Position | Previous School |
|---|---|---|
| William Davis | S | Virginia Union |
| Kannon Katzer | RB | Ferris State |
| Logan Ramper | WR | Slippery Rock |
| Ty Crutcher | CB | West Florida |
Junior College
| Player Name | Position | Previous School |
|---|---|---|
| Cyncir Bowers | RB | Iowa Central |
| Adam Tomczyk | DL | Cerritos College |
| Elijah Simmons | DL | Garden City C.C. |
| Marshon Oxley | EDGE | Hutchinson C.C. |
| Keenan Eck | EDGE | Citrus C.C. |
| Kaleb Gray | S | Dodge City C.C. |
New High School
| Player Name | Position | Home State |
|---|---|---|
| Armoni Weaver | WR | South Carolina |
| Chamarryus Bomar | CB | South Carolina |
| Phillip Bowser | OL | Ohio |
| Cam Torbor | LB | Alabama |
| Max Anderson | QB | West Virginia |
| Camdon Pitchford | WR | Texas |
| Carter Zuliani | DL | West Virginia |
| Trevor Bigelow | OL | West Virginia |
| Aidan Stire | P | West Virginia |
That’s a lot of new faces for the football team spanning a lot of different levels with different scenarios attached to each to bring them to this point.
But now, the focus will become blending all of those players together in order to create as much competition as possible to put the best version of the Mountaineers on the field when the season kicks off this fall.
Summary
| Category | Number of Players |
|---|---|
| Power Four | 14 |
| Group of Five | 23 |
| FCS | 9 |
| Division II | 4 |
| Junior College | 6 |
| High School Freshmen | 19 |
| Total New Players | 75 |
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