West Virginia Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown • WV
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 2019 class includes 12 commits, including 1 blue-chip prospect, with an average star rating of 2.92. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2019 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
- 71.06
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 8.3%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- GA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
12
Average Stars
2.92
Blue-Chip Recruits
1(8%)
Top Pipeline State
GA • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2019.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
12 recruits found in 2019.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osita Smith | S | 4★ | 90.3 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | New Berlin, NY | Milford Academy (HS) | Retained |
| Donavan Beaver | OT | 3★ | 86.3 | 6'6" | 275 lbs | Fredericksburg, VA | Massaponax | Retained |
| Jalen Thornton | SDE | 3★ | 86.2 | 6'3" | 242 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Indian Hill | Retained |
| Nicktroy Fortune | CB | 3★ | 86.1 | 5'11" | 176 lbs | Lawrenceville, GA | Central Gwinnett | Retained |
| Tony Mathis Jr. | RB | 3★ | 86.1 | 5'11" | 195 lbs | Cedartown, GA | Cedartown | Retained |
| Jayvon Thrift | S | 3★ | 83.7 | 5'10" | 187 lbs | Irwin, PA | Norwin | Retained |
| Jared Bartlett | OLB | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | Suwanee, GA | Collins Hill | Retained |
| Kolton McGhee | K | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Altoona, PA | Bishop Guilfoyle | Retained |
| Jordan Jefferson | DT | 3★ | 83.0 | 6'4" | 300 lbs | Navarre, FL | Navarre | Retained |
| Owen Chafin | RB | 3★ | 81.1 | 5'8" | 181 lbs | Huntington, WV | Spring Valley | Retained |
| Leighton Bechdel | P | 2★ | 78.3 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Towson, MD | Towson | Retained |
| Tyler Connolly | OT | 2★ | 77.0 | 6'5" | 275 lbs | Marysville, OH | Marysville | Retained |
Next best actions
Keep exploring West Virginia
Jump to the next useful team surface without backing out to the directory.