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West Virginia Recruiting

Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.

Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown • WV

Big 12Milan Puskar Stadium
2016 Commits
14
Average Stars
3.00
Blue Chips
2
Pipeline States
7

Recruiting context

West Virginia recruiting pipeline

Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups West Virginia commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.

The selected 2016 class includes 14 commits, including 2 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.

Class DNA

2016 West Virginia: Balanced class

Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.

Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.

Class Score
81.53
Blue-Chip Rate
14.3%
Top Position
Linebacker
Top Pipeline
OH

Recruiting Dashboard

Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.

Total Commits

14

Average Stars

3.00

Blue-Chip Recruits

2(14%)

Top Pipeline State

OH • 4

Portal Departures

None

Entire class retained so far.

Star Rating Mix

Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2016.

Bar chart. Bar chart with 1 data series: 2016 Commits. Categories include 4-Star, 3-Star, 2-Star.

Positional Breakdown

Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.

Doughnut chart. Doughnut chart with 1 data series: 2016 Position Mix. Categories include WR, RB, OLB, ILB, and 5 more.

Star Rating Trend

Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.

Line chart. Line chart with 1 data series: Average Star Rating. Categories include 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2 more.

Commit List

14 recruits found in 2016.

Portal Status
Brendan FernsILB4★93.86'2"215 lbsSaint Clairsville, OHSt. ClairsvilleRetained
Steven SmothersWR4★90.75'10"152 lbsReisterstown, MDFranklinRetained
Martell PettawayRB3★87.55'10"205 lbsSaint Clair Shores, MIMartin Luther KingRetained
Kennedy McKoyRB3★86.26'0"190 lbsLexington, NCNorth DavidsonRetained
Marcus SimmsWR3★86.26'0"175 lbsSandy Spring, MDSherwoodRetained
Zach SandwischOLB3★85.66'3"220 lbsElmore, OHCentral CatholicRetained
Sean MahoneCB3★84.76'0"198 lbsWest Chester, OHLakota WestRetained
Logan ThimonsOLB3★83.26'1"220 lbsSarver, PAFreeport AreaRetained
Reese DonahueSDE3★82.76'5"245 lbsOna, WVCabell MidlandRetained
Jacob BuccigrossiOT3★82.66'4"275 lbsPittsburgh, PANorth HillsRetained
Jonn YoungK3★81.46'1"190 lbsMocksville, NCDavie CountyRetained
Dylan TonkeryATH3★81.36'0"185 lbsBridgeport, WVBridgeportRetained
Jeffery PoolerDT2★79.66'4"272 lbsDayton, OHDunbarRetained
JoVanni StewartS2★78.95'9"185 lbsKaty, TXKatyRetained

Quick Answers

West Virginia Mountaineers recruiting quick answers

Class year

2016

Commits in selected class
14
Average stars
3.00
Average rating
0.8
Portal departures
195