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2022 West Virginia Football Signees
as of February 2, 2022
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School
Jeremiah Aaron WR 5-11 190 Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS/Navarro CC
*Mumu Bin-Wahad CB 5-11 180 Atlanta, Ga./Grayson HS
#Cortez Braham WR 6-2 193 Baltimore, Md./Westwood (S.C.)/Hutchinson CC (Kan.)
*Aric Burton DL 6-5 215 Heufeld, Germany/Clearwater Academy International (Fla.)
Raleigh Collins III LB 6-3 190 Newark, Del./Neumann Goretti HS
*^Lyn-J Dixon RB 5-10 195 Butler, Ga./Taylor County HS/Clemson
De’Carlo “CJ”Donaldson Jr. ATH 6-2 220 Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep HS
*^Marcis Floyd CB 6-0 188 Louisville, Ky./Du Pont Manual/Murray State
Maurice Hamilton OL 6-4 335 Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights HS
Charlie Katarincic OL 6-5 285 Pittsburgh, Pa./Choate Rosemary School (Conn.)
*Lee Kpogba LB 6-1 225 Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland HS/Syracuse/East Mississippi CC
Travious Lathan LB 6-2 210 Homestead, Fla./Gulliver Prep HS
*^Zeiqui Lawton DL 6-3 266 Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston HS/Cincinnati
Landen Livingston OL 6-4 290 Leo, Ind./Leo HS
*Nicco Marchiol QB 6-3 218 Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS
*Mar’Ques “Hershey” McLaurin S 6-2 205 Friendship, Miss./Collins HS/Jones County JC
Corbin Page TE 6-5 243 Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley HS
*^Brian Polendey TE 6-5 260 Denton, Texas/Guyer/Miami/Colorado
Asani Redwood DL 6-3 260 Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill HS
Jacolby Spells CB 6-0 185 Miami, Fla./American Heritage HS
*Christion Stokes S 6-0 180 Harper Woods, Mich./Harper Woods HS
*Oliver Straw P 6-2 220 Melbourne, Australia/Mentone Grammar School
Sullivan Weidman OL 6-6 300 Franklin, Mass./Dexter Southfield School
*Jarel Williams WR 6-2 185 Saraland, Ala./Saraland HS
*Tyrin Woodby CB 6-0 170 Upper Marlboro, Md./St. Frances Academy
* - 2022 January Enrollees
^ - 2022 Four-Year Transfer
# - 2022 February Signee
#TRUSTTHECLIMBJeremiah Aaron, WR, 5-11, 190, Pearland, Texas/Pearland HS/Navarro CC Played receiver for coach Scott Parr at Navarro CC … All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference First Team honors at wide receiver … All-SWJCFC Second Team as a returner … NJCAA leader in all-purpose yards and per-game reception yardage … helped Navarro to the Scooters Coffee Bowl … played in 10 games as a sophomore, finishing with 1,775 all-purpose yards … had 49 catches for 911 yards and eight touchdowns … member of a Navarro offense that averaged 336.5 yards receiving a game and 503.6 yards of total offense … had 29 kickoff returns for 720 yards, averaging 24.8 yards per return with a touchdown … also had seven punt returns for 144 yards with a long of 34 yards … ranked No. 2 in the nation in yards per game (91.1), No. 3 in total yards (911), No. 6 in receptions (49) and No. 10 in touchdowns (8) and yards per catch (18.6) … finished with 100 or more yards in four games and 200 or more yards once … had multiple touchdowns twice and five more catches in five games … averaging 18.8 yards per catch, set a Navarro single-game record with 276 yards from 10 catches against league champion NMMI … had four scoring pass plays of 60 yards or more this sea- son, topped by 96-yarders from Gray against NMMI and Trinity Valley … registered 10 catches for 276 yards and two touchdowns against New Mexico Institute … registered eight catches 107 yards and a touchdown at Kilgore … had six catches for 123 yards and a touchdown at Trinity Valley CC and five catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns against Cisco College … played in seven games as a freshman, finishing with 28 catches for 419 yards and five touchdowns … starting receiver for coach Ricky Tullos at Pearland High … played in nine games … registered 35 catches for 725 yards and six touchdowns … had four 100-yard receiving games … seven catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns against Dawson … seven catches for 132 yards and a touch- down against Cinco Ranch … five catches for 114 yards and a touchdown against Allief Taylor … five catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns against Memorial … also offered by Florida State and Louisville. Mumu Bin-Wahad, CB, 5-11, 180, Atlanta, Ga./Grayson HS Played cornerback for coach Adam Carter at Grayson High … 2020 GACA 7A South All-State First Team De- fense … helped Grayson (10-4) advance to the final four of the Class 7A playoffs during his senior season … logged 40 tackles, including 35 solo stops, and three interceptions … also a special teams threat, totaling 205 yards on kickoff returns … as a junior, he recorded 24 total tackles, including 16 solo stops, three interceptions and three tackles for loss … helped Grayson to a Class 7A State Championship title with a 14-0 record … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … ranked No. 68 prospect in Georgia, as well as No. 40 overall at his position by ESPN … listed as the No. 65 cornerback in the nation and No. 70 prospect in the state by Rivals … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 68 cornerback and No. 85 overall in Georgia … also offered by Ar- izona State, Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Penn State, South Carolina, Syracuse, TCU, Virginia and Wake Forest. Cortez Braham, WR, 6-2, 193, Baltimore, Md./Westwood (S.C.)/Hutchinson CC (Kan.) Played wide receiver for coach Drew Dallas at Huchinson CC ... played 10 games and helped lead the Blue Dragons to a 9-2 record and the Salt City Bowl championship ... ended career at Hutchinson fifth in school history for career receptions (68) and receiving yards (1,387) ... finished with 32 catches for 723 yards and 10 touchdowns, ranking No. 10 nationally in touchdowns and No. 32 in receptions ... season-best 150 yards on three catches, all touchdowns with career-long catch of 95 yards against Highland CC ... registered season-best five catches for 128 yards and a touchdown with a long of 44 yards against Garden City CC ... had five catches for 79 yards with a touchdown at Independence CC ... recorded five catches for 63 yards with a touchdown against Hinds CC ... finished with three catches for 60 yards with two touchdowns against Dodge City CC ... played seven games in 2020 and tied for second on the team in receptions with 19 for a team-leading 429 yards and five touchdowns ... anked No. 5 nationally in touchdowns and No. 19 in receptions ... season-best six catches for 141 yards and three touchdowns at Independence CC ... registered four grabs for 112 yards against Snow College ... had four catches for 41 yards against Coffeyville CC ... recorded a 78-yard touchdown against Dodge City CC and a 42-yard touchdown against Highland CC ... played in nine games in 2019 ... finished with 16 catches for 223 yards and two touchdowns ... four catches for 35 yards at Fort Scott CC ... had three catches for 48 yards and a touchdown at Iowa Western CC ... recorded three catches for 39 yards and a touchdown against Coffeyville CC ... played for coach Dustin Curtis at Westwood High ... finished with 79 career catches for 1,370 yards and 17 touchdowns ... registered a season-best 46 receptions for 750 yards and nine touch- downs as a junior ... recorded 26 catches for 467 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore ... rated a three- star rated prospect by ESPN and 247Sports and two-star rating by Rivals ... rated No. 3 wide receiver prospect, No. 28 nationally and No. 8 in South Carolina by 247Sports. 2
Aric Burton, DL, 6-5, 215, Heufeld, Germany/Clearwater Academy International (Fla.)
Played defensive end for coach Jesse Chinchar at Clearwater Academy International … helped the Knights
win the 2021 Sunshine State Independent Association title with a 54-22 win over IMG Academy … saw action
in eight games and finished with 22 tackles, including eight solo stops and seven tackles for loss … also had
three sacks, 26 hurries and blocked a field goal … opened his senior season with two tackles for loss and a
sack against Gadsden County … also had five tackles, including three for loss, against DeLand … a native of
Germany and a member of PPI Recruits … played just one season of high school football in America … three-
star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as the No. 46 overall edge rusher in the nation, as well
as a top-100 player in Florida by 247Sports … Rivals ranks him as the No. 32 overall weakside defensive end
and the No. 91 player in Florida … sits as the No. 72 defensive end in the nation by ESPN … also offered by
Arizona State, Kansas and Minnesota.
Raleigh Collins III, LB, 6-3, 190, Newark, Del./Neumann Goretti HS
Played cornerback and receiver for coach Albie Crosby at Neumann Goretti High … 2021 All-State First Team
(Athlete) ... All-Catholic League First Team … helped Neumann Goretti to a 13-2 record as a senior with a 7-0
conference mark … finished with 65 tackles, including four sacks … also had a forced fumble, three fumble re-
coveries, 11 pass breakups and a touchdown … also played at Caravel Academy as a sophomore before trans-
ferring to Neumann Goretti … as a sophomore, he helped his team to a 9-3 record and averaged 16 yards per
catch … three-star rating from ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … 247Sports ranks him No. 18 in Pennsylvania at
outside linebacker and No. 65 in the country … Rivals ranks him No. 19 in the state and No. 43 at outside line-
backer … ESPN lists him No. 22 in Pennsylvania and No. 72 in the country … received more than 19 scholarship
offers from the likes of Army, Boston College, Cincinnati, Kansas, Maryland, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State and
Pitt … parents are both from West Virginia.
Lyn-J Dixon, RB, 5-10, 195, Butler, Ga./Taylor County HS/Clemson
Graduate transfer running back … played three years for coach Dabo Swinney at Clemson … redshirted in
2021 after only playing in three games … had 10 carries for 48 yards with a long of 16 yards and two catches
for 7 yards and a touchdown in 2021 … gained 27 yards on four carries and scored the first receiving touch-
down of his career on a 14-yard touchdown pass vs. South Carolina State … as a junior, he rushed 42 times for
190 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 21 yards in 130 snaps over 10 games … opened
the game vs. Virginia with a career-long, 52-yard kickoff return and also rushed five times for 11 yards …
rushed five times for 32 yards and caught a 9-yard pass at Georgia Tech … gained 22 yards on seven carries
vs. Syracuse and returned a kickoff 49 yards to share team special teams player of the game honors … gained
46 yards on nine carries with his first touchdown of the season vs. Pitt … rushed three times for 37 yards and
a touchdown at Virginia Tech … ACC Honor Roll selection … as a sophomore, he recorded 104 carries for 635
yards with six rushing touchdowns and 14 catches for 121 yards in 283 snaps over 15 games … rushed eight
times for 65 yards and a touchdown and added a 22-yard reception vs. Georgia Tech … led Clemson with 79
rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries vs. No. 12 Texas A&M … rushed eight times for 58 yards includ-
ing a touchdown vs. Charlotte … gained 49 yards on 10 carries vs. Florida State … gained 78 yards on eight
carries vs. Boston College … recorded seven carries for 50 yards with a touchdown vs. Wofford … gained
50 yards on nine carries and caught two passes for 27 yards at NC State … rushed six times for 34 yards and
caught two passes for 62 yards vs. Wake Forest … gained 60 yards on 12 carries at South Carolina … compiled
47 yards and a touchdown on eight carries vs. No. 22 Virginia in the ACC Championship Game … finished
his freshman campaign with 547 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns on 62 carries in 106 snaps over
13 games … ranked fifth in the country among qualified backs with 8.82 yards per carry, a school record
for players with at least 300 rushing yards … led Clemson in rushing with 89 yards on six carries, including a
61-yarder, in his career debut vs. Furman … earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors at Wake Forest, recording
a career-high 163 yards on 10 carries with rushing touchdowns of 65 and 52 yards … joined Travis Etienne and
Adam Choice to become the first trio in school history to each rush for 125 yards in a single contest … post-
ed 116 yards and a touchdown on four carries vs. Louisville … his four carries were the fewest by a Clemson
player in a 100-yard rushing day in school history … coached by Mark Wilson at Taylor County High … finished
with 5,174 yards and 73 touchdowns on 629 carries in his career … had 88 touchdowns in his career … had
536 points in his 37 career games … had 76 receptions for 1,088 yards and nine touchdowns in his career …
had 7,201 all-purpose yards in his career … averaged 108 yards per game and 8.9 yards per carry in six games
as a senior, as he was limited by injury … had 11 rushing touchdowns and 13 overall touchdowns as a senior
… totaled 1,914 yards and 35 touchdowns on 229 carries as a junior … registered 38 overall touchdowns as a
junior … had 1,311 yards and 14 touchdowns on 156 carries as a sophomore … had 23 overall touchdowns as
a sophomore … had 1,301 yards and 13 touchdowns on 171 carries as a freshman.
3De’Carlo “CJ” Donaldson Jr., ATH, 6-2, 220, Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep HS Played wide receiver and tight end for coach Earl Sims at Gulliver Prep … totaled 1,409 yards on 96 catch- es with 19 scores between his junior and senior years … finished with 1,164 yards on 81 receptions and 13 touchdowns as a senior, when he helped guide Gulliver Prep to a 9-2 finish and berth in the Florida 4A state regional final … junior season stats included 15 receptions for 245 yards and six scores … helped Gulliver Prep reach the Region 4 semifinals and finish the 2020 season with a 5-1 record … rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … 247Sports lists him as the No. 46 tight end and the No. 111 player in Florida … ESPN ranks him No. 152 nationally at tight end and as the No. 147 player in Florida … holds nine offers, in- cluding Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Miami and Ole Miss. Marquis Floyd, CB, 6-0, 188, Louisville, Ky./Du Pont Manual/Murray State Played cornerback for coach Dean Hood at Murray State ... started 11 games at cornerback in 2021 ... earned Stats Perform All-America and All-Ohio Valley Conference honors for the second year ... fifth-leading Murray State tackler with 40 stops, including 30 unassisted, three sacks, four tackles for loss, two interceptions and nine pass breakups ... had two interceptions against Tennessee Tech, returning one 90 yards for a touchdown ... season-high seven tackles against Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay and five at Bowling Green ... finished with a season-high three pass breakups against Eastern Illinois and at Southeast Missouri State ... played in seven games as a redshirt freshman ... named to 2020 Stats Perform All-America second team ... named to 2020 All-OVC first team ... earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors (3/9) ... tallied 32 tackles with 1.0 tackle-for-loss ... finished season with three interceptions and six pass breakups ... pulled down two intercep- tions in win over Southeast Missouri ... played in 12 games with seven starts in 2019 as a redshirt freshman ... had 32 tackles, two interceptions and five pass breakups ... redshirted after playing in four games as a freshman in 2018 ... played for coach Scott Carmony at Dupont Manual High School ... in his senior season, he recorded 10 touchdowns and two interceptions for the Crimsons ... earned All-District, All-Metro, and All-State honors in 2017. Maurice Hamilton, OL, 6-4, 335, Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights HS Played guard and nose guard for coach Mac Stephens at Cleveland Heights High … 2021 Division I All-Ohio First Team … earned All-Northeast Lakes District First Team honors … Cleveland Heights’ offensive line was named one of the 10 best lines in the area by Cleveland.com … helped lead Cleveland Heights to a 9-3 re- cord, a first-place, 5-0 finish in the Lake Erie Conference and the regional quarterfinals … helped pave the way for the offense to average 37.1 points per game … helped lead Cleveland Heights to a 9-2 record and a 5-0 mark as a sophomore … the offense averaged 32.1 points per game … three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … No. 35 offensive line recruit nationally by ESPN, No. 39 by 247Sports and No. 40 by Rivals … ranked No. 23 in Ohio by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … also offered by Iowa State and Purdue. Charlie Katarincic, OL, 6-5, 285, Pittsburgh, Pa./Choate Rosemary School (Conn.) Starting tackle as a senior for coach Trey Lott at Choate Rosemary School in Wallingford, Connecticut … All-Founders Football Conference First Team Offense … All-New England Prep School Athletic Conference First Team … did not play football as a junior due to COVID-19 … started at guard as a sophomore … helped lead Choate Rosemary to a 7-2 record as a senior and going 5-1 in the Founders Football Conference … of- fense averaged 34.4 points per game … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports … No. 4 prospect in Connecticut by Rivals, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 7 by ESPN … rated No. 89 offensive lineman nationally by 247Sports and No. 95 by ESPN … also offered by East Carolina. Lee Kpogba, LB, 6-1, 225, Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland HS/Syracuse/East Mississippi CC Played linebacker for coach Buddy Stephens at East Mississippi CC in Scooba, Mississippi … 2021 NJCAA All-Re- gion 23 … All-Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference First Team … All-MJCCC North Di- vision First Team … helped the Lions finish 9-1 overall and No. 7 ranking in the nation … EMCC led NJCAA Division I teams in scoring defense (12.8 ppg) and No. 4 in total defense (230.5 yds/gm) as well as having limited seven of 10 opponents to single-digit scoring totals in 2021 … led the Lions with 84 tackles, including 34 solo tackles, two sacks, 5½ tackles for loss, an interception, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup … had 10 or more tackles in three games and seven or more tackles in eight games … recorded a season-high 13 tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against Northwest Mississippi CC … had 12 tackles, including two tackles for loss against Northeast Mississippi CC … began college career for coach Dino Babers at Syracuse … played 22 career games for the Orange at linebacker and on special teams … as a sophomore, appeared in 11 games, recording 43 tackles, two tackles for loss and had one sack … the sack came in Syracuse's loss to Liberty, when he also notched a then-career-high six tackles … also had eight tackles in the season finale against Notre 4
Dame … played in 11 games as a true freshman, primarily playing on special teams in kick return, kickoff
coverage and punt returns … two-way starter at outside linebacker and running back for coach Martin Samek
at Parkland High … 2018 USA Today North Carolina Defensive Player of the Year … 2018 USA Today American
Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina First Team honoree … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … se-
lected to play in the 2018 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, an all-star game between the top senior football play-
ers from North Carolina and South Carolina … as a senior captain, he recorded 89 tackles, 24 tackles for loss,
16 sacks and four forced fumbles to help Parkland to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the NCHSAA Class
3-AA playoffs … also rushed for more than 600 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior for the Mustangs … as a
junior in 2017, he earned Central Piedmont 4-A All-Conference honors and was selected to the North Carolina
Preps 3-A All-State team … tallied 86 tackles and 21 sacks as a sophomore … Parkland team MVP … four-star
rating by Rivals and three-star by 247Sports … ESPNJC Top 50 … rated as the No. 2 junior college linebacker
recruit nationally and No. 7 prospect in North Carolina by 247Sports … also offered by Indiana, Louisville and
South Carolina … native of Ghana, West Africa.
Travious Lathan, LB, 6-2, 210, Homestead, Fla./Gulliver Prep HS
Played linebacker for coach Earl Sims at Gulliver Prep … led the Raiders to an 9-2 finish in 2021, including a
trip to the 4A state regional final … totaled 53 tackles (41 solo) as a senior with three sacks, seven tackles for
loss, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … rated No. 26 on MaxPreps’ top 50 seniors in
Florida … No. 28 in the USA Today Florida Network’s midseason top 100 … scored a pair of touchdowns on the
offensive side of the ball as a senior … had four tackles, a fumble recovery, 23-yard catch and a rushing touch-
down in a 49-13 win over Cardinal Newman … had two tackles for loss, two pass breakups, a forced fumble
and a touchdown against TRU Prep Academy … as a junior, helped Gulliver Prep to a 5-1 record and regional
semifinal appearance … the Raiders also went 10-1 in his sophomore year … finished with 20 tackles in just six
games played as a junior … recorded 43 tackles, with four tackles for loss and an interception as a sophomore
in 2019 … as a freshman in 2018, registered 51 total tackles with three tackles for loss and a pair of sacks and
fumble recoveries … four-star prospect by ESPN … listed as No. 285 on the ESPN 300 … ESPN ranks him as the
No. 25 outside linebacker in the country … three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as the No. 48
linebacker nationally by 247Sports … rated as the No. 41 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals … also of-
fered by Arizona State, Boston College, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Miami,
Michigan, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, Tennessee and Virginia.
Zeiqui Lawton, DL,6-3, 266, Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston HS/Cincinnati
Transferring to WVU after one season at Cincinnati in 2021… redshirted his first season with the Bearcats …
played defensive end for coach Donnie Mays at South Charleston High … saw action in 34 games during his
high school career and finished with a school-record 35 sacks … 2020 West Virginia First Team All-2020 State
and the All-Kanawha Valley Player of the Year … 2019 West Virginia First Team All-State … Named to the
West Virginia All-State Second Team as a freshman and sophomore (2017-18) … Tallied 48 tackles as a senior,
including 42 solo stops, 19 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and 19 quarterback hurries … led South Charleston to an
8-0 record and the West Virginia Class AAA state championship … also was named the USA Today Sports West
Virginia Defensive Player of the Year and received the West Virginia Sports Writers’ Sam Huff Award following
his senior season … totaled 26 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a junior … was rated as a three-star prospect by
247Sports, Rivals and ESPN in the class of 2021 … ranked as the No. 2 player in West Virginia by 247Sports and
ESPN, while Rivals tabbed him at No. 3 in the state … also was rated as the No. 51 defensive end in the nation
by ESPN and the No. 69 defensive lineman by 247Sports in 2021 … held 13 offers, including Illinois, Indiana,
Louisville, NC State, Nebraska and Oregon.
Landen Livingston, OL, 6-4, 290, Leo, Ind./Leo HS
Played offensive guard for coach Jared Sauder at Leo High … two-time Indiana Football Coaches Association’s
Top 50 All-State Team … named All-Northeast 8 Conference First Team as a junior and senior … one of the
top-20 interior linemen in Indiana … earned the No. 1 ranking by Outside the Huddle’s First 11 all-conference
players … helped Leo High (11-1) advance to the third round of Class 4A Playoffs his senior year… as a junior,
he helped lead Leo to a 10-2 mark, 7-0 in the Northeast 8 Conference and the sectional championship game …
rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as the No. 20 offensive line prospect na-
tionally by 247Sports … also ranked as the No. 37 offensive guard by Rivals … Ranked as the No. 10 offensive
line prospect in Indiana by 247Sports and No. 14 by Rivals … also offered by Arizona State, Cincinnati, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Purdue.
5Nicco Marchiol, QB, 6-3, 218, Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS A pro-style quarterback who played for coach Michael Zdebski at Hamilton High … Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year, the first athlete from Hamilton to win the award … MaxPreps Arizona Player of the Year ... Na- tional Football Foundation Frank Kush Award Arizona Player of the Year ... amassed 8,310 passing yards and threw 91 touchdowns across 43 games during his high school career … completed 639 passes on 943 attempts (67.8%) during his prep career … also rushed for 1,301 yards on 338 carries for 24 touchdowns in four seasons … led Hamilton to an 11-1 record and a berth in the Arizona Open Division state semifinals as a senior, while passing for a school-record 2,690 yards and 37 touchdown passes … went 203-of-273 (74.4%) and rushed for 369 yards on 83 attempts and six touchdowns during his senior campaign … also led the Huskies to an 8-2 record and helped them reach the state championship game as a junior … went 117-of-169 (69.2%) for 1,417 yards and 11 touchdowns during his first season at Hamilton … also rushed for 535 yards on 73 carries and scored six touchdowns as a junior … spent his first two seasons at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado … collected 4,203 passing yards, 43 touchdowns and finished 319-of-501 (63.7%) through the air in 23 games at Regis Jesuit … led the Raiders to a 20-2 record in two seasons and helped them reach the Colorado 5A state quarterfinals each season … three-time state champion wrestler in high school … rated as a four-star pros- pect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … also checks in nationally as the No. 10 pocket passer by ESPN, the No. 17 pro-style quarterback by Rivals and the No. 20 quarterback by 247Sports in this year’s class … listed as the No. 3 player in Arizona by 247Sports and ESPN, while Rivals tabs him as the No. 5 player in the state … member of the ESPN 300 list, checking in as the No. 217 recruit in the country … holds 27 offers, including Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Michi- gan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Rutgers, TCU, USC, Utah and Washington State. Mar’Ques “Hershey” McLaurin, S, 6-2, 203, Friendship, Miss./Collins HS/Jones County JC Played safety for coach Steve Buckley at Jones Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi … two-time All-Missis- sippi Association of Community Colleges Conference honoree … in 2021, he finished with 36 tackles and five interceptions … tied for No. 4 nationally in interceptions and big part of a defense that led the nation in interceptions (22) … defense gave up 16.3 points per game, ranking No. 6 nationally … helped lead Jones to an 8-2 record and 5-1 mark in the conference … season-high nine tackles, including four solo stops, a tackle for loss and an interception at Pearl River … season-high two interceptions and a pass breakup at Copiah-Lin- coln … had seven tackles at Itawamba … in his first year in 2020, played in all five games in a COVID-19 short- ened season ... had 21 tackles and one tackle for loss ... added two interceptions, a fumble recovery and four breakups ... 27-yard fumble return for a touchdown vs. East Central ... MACCC Defensive Player of the Week ... had a season-high eight tackles, an interception and a tackle for loss vs. Pearl River ... Distinguished Aca- demic All-MACCC and two-time JC Honor Roll member … played for coach Eric Booth at Collins High ... four- year starting quarterback for the Tigers ... won a combined 29 games over his final three seasons ... first team all-area selection ... threw for over 6,000 yards and 73 touchdowns in his career ... named offensive player of the year in both football and basketball ... basketball MVP ... earned Dean's List honors. Corbin Page, TE, 6-5, 243, Huntington, W.Va./ Spring Valley HS Played tight end and defensive end for coach Brad Dingess at Spring Valley High … member of the Class AAA All-State team … helped the Timberwolves to a 9-3 season and a trip to the state quarterfinals … as a senior, he compiled 25 catches for 487 yards and four scores with a long of 57 yards … also played on the defensive line and accounted for 49 tackles, including 27 solo stops and seven tackles for loss … in a shortened junior season, he turned in 18 receptions for 440 yards and 11 touchdowns … his defensive numbers as a junior showed 37 tackles, 3½ sacks and one fumble recovery … his sophomore year saw him turn in 19 catches for 456 yards and 11 scores … also played basketball, averaging 20.6 points last season … three-star ranking by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 1 tight end in West Virginia and No. 22 tight end overall … ESPN has him as the No.1 overall recruit in the state, No. 77 regionally and No. 20 overall at his position … will join fellow Spring Valley alums Bryce Biggs, Owen Chafin, Graeson Malashevich, Doug Nester and Wyatt Milum on the WVU roster … also offered by Cincinnati, Indiana, Louisville, Oregon, Virginia and Virginia Tech. 6
Brian Polendey, TE, 6-5, 260, Denton, Texas/Guyer/Miami/Colorado State
Played for coach Steve Addazio at Colorado State in 2021, making 11 appearances ... used primarily as a block-
ing tight end ... In 2020, he started all four games in his first season in a Colorado State uniform ... main role
was as a blocking tight end in 12 personnel ... played for coach Manny Diaz at Miami from 2016-19 ... spent
three years at Miami, appearing in 14 career games ... played in six games as a junior, starting one, the Inde-
pendence Bowl ... limited to just two games as a sophomore due to a season-ending injury ... his lone recep-
tion came as a sophomore, good for 14 yards ... played in six games as a true freshman, primarily on special
teams ... played for coach John Walsh at Guyer High ... consensus three-star tight end prospect by 247Sports,
ESPN, Rivals and Scout ... ranked No. 11 tight end nationwide by ESPN ... ranked No. 20 tight end in 247Sports’
Composite Rankings ... rated No. 27 tight end by Rivals ... finished junior year with nine receptions for 117
yards and two touchdowns ... born in Eugene, Oregon ... grew up in state of Washington.
Asani Redwood, DL, 6-3, 260, Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill HS
Played defensive end and tight end for coach Lenny Gregory at Collins Hill High … 2021 All-Regional
8-AAAAAAA Defensive performer … earned all-county first team honors … high school of current WVU ban-
dit Jared Bartlett … has only played football for two seasons … helped lead Collins Hill to a 15-0 record in
2021, the Georgia AAAAAAA state championship and the No. 3 national ranking … finished with 105 tack-
les, including 64 solo stops, 17 sacks, 39 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and 57 hurries … his 17 sacks set
the school record … had 10 tackles, including 1.5 sacks against Milton in the state championship game … as
a junior, helped lead Collins Hill to a 12-3 record, a first-place finish in Region 8-7A, No. 4 rating in Atlanta
and No. 7 finish in Georgia … finished with 54 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss … three-star rating by
247Sports … rated as the No. 70 edge rusher nationally by 247Sports … ranked No. 118 top prospect in Geor-
gia by 247Sports … also offered by Vanderbilt.
Jacolby Spells, CB, 6-0, 170, Miami, Fla./American Heritage HS
Played cornerback for coach Patrick Surtain at American Heritage High … collected 21 tackles as a senior
and accounted for 103 kick return yards in helping team to a 6-4 mark and a return to the state playoffs …
switched from receiver to cornerback and helped American Heritage to the Florida 5A state title and a 11-2
record as a junior … speedster who also participated in track and ran a 10.79 in the 100 meters … junior num-
bers totaled 32 tackles in the state championship season … sophomore statistics show him with 25 receptions
and four touchdowns averaging 23.7 yards per catch as American Heritage went 10-2 … five catches for 112
yards and a touchdown in a 10-2 freshman season … four-star rating from 247Sports and ESPN … 247Sports
ranks him No. 24 nationally at cornerback and No. 20 overall in Florida … ESPN has him No. 14 at his position,
No. 16 overall in Florida and No. 56 in his region … featured at No. 137 on ESPN’s Top 300 list … received more
than 26 scholarship offers, including Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia, Georgia
Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Penn State, Syracuse and Tex-
as A&M.
Christion Stokes, S, 6-0, 180, Harper Woods, Mich./Harper Woods HS
Three-year starter and four-year varsity performer for coach Rod Oden at Harper Woods High School … De-
troit News All-State First Team in Division 3-4 as a running back … Detroit News Free Press All-State First Team
as a defensive back … a top-10 finalist for Mr. Football in the state of Michigan … All Region First Team (RB
& DB) … National Honor Society member … helped team to a 7-3 record as a senior and an appearance in
the Michigan state playoffs … finished with 1,885 rushing yards, 21 TDs (19 rushing, two receiving) … had
94 tackles, 12 TFL, four sacks and one interception … versatile player who played seven different positions in
high school ranging from safety, cornerback, linebacker, running back to quarterback … main positions were
defensive back and running back and is a projected safety at WVU … junior stats showed him with 41 tackles
and 12 pass breakups … three-star rating from ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … 247Sports rates him No. 24 as
an athlete and No. 10 best recruit in the state … Rivals lists him No. 30 safety and No. 12 in Michigan, while
ESPN ranks him the No. 55 safety and No. 13 in the state … received more than 19 scholarship offers, including
Cincinnati, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State and Syracuse.
7Oliver Straw, P, 6-2, 220, Melbourne, Australia/Mentone Grammar School Strong athletic background playing both Australian rules football and basketball … kicks with either foot and can punt spiral or end-over-end rugby style … has dual citizenship in United States and Australia … trained with Prokick Australia … Prokick Australia has produced five Ray Guy Award winners and 17 All-Americans … Prokick Australia has placed three punters on current Big 12 rosters … played Australian rules football for his high school team and local AAU team for seven years … foreign- exchange student who was born in Hobo- ken, New Jersey, and played high school football (DE/TE) at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Sullivan Weidman, OL, 6-6, 300, Franklin, Mass./Dexter Southfield School Played offensive and defensive tackle for coach Casey Day at Dexter Southfield High … Evergreen League Co-Lineman of the Year … earned All-NEPSAC Class B First Team honors … also named All-Evergreen League First Team … helped lead Dexter Southfield to an 8-1 record and a No. 2 prep school ranking in the NEP- SAC B Division … offense averaged 32.2 points per game … Dexter Southfield canceled its 2020 season due to COVID-19 … helped lead Dexter Southfield to 7-2 mark in 2019 … part of an offense that averaged 37.0 points per game … rated three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … No. 4 prospect from Massa- chusetts by Rivals, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 7 by ESPN … No. 22 offensive guard nationally by Rivals … No. 60 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports and No. 76 by ESPN … holds 20 offers, including Boston College, Duke, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pitt, Syracuse, Vanderbilt and Virginia. Jarel Williams, WR, 6-2, 185, Saraland, Ala./Saraland HS Played wide receiver for coach Jeff Kelly at Saraland High … played in the 2021 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … named 2020 ASWA Class 6A All-State Second Team and AL.com All-Coastal First Team … as a senior in 2021, led the Spartans to a 10-3 finish and trip to the state quarterfinals … totaled 60 catches for 883 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2021 … big day against Spanish Fort included 11 catches for 157 yards and two scores in a 28-16 win … in a 41-16 win over Gulf Shores, he returned the opening kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown … tallied an eight-catch, 164-yard, three-touchdown performance against McGill-Toolen … also helped Saraland to a 12-3 season as a junior, including an appearance in the 6A state semifinals … caught 46 passes for 802 yards and 10 touchdowns during his junior campaign … finished with 26 receptions for 392 yards and six scores as a sophomore … also plays basketball … lived in Germany as a child … four-star prospect by ESPN, which ranks him as the No. 70 receiver in the nation and No. 18 overall player in Alabama … three-star pros- pect by 247Sports and Rivals … ranked as the No. 41 player in Alabama by 247Sports … also rated as the No. 88 overall receiver and No. 17 player in Alabama by Rivals … also offered by Colorado, Florida State, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame and Tennessee. Tyrin Woodby, CB, 6-1, 170, Upper Marlboro, Md./St. Frances Academy Played cornerback for coach Henry Russell at Saint Frances Academy … also played at Bowie High in 2019 … helped Bowie to an 8-3 record and a berth in the second round of the 2019 Maryland 4A MPSSAA play- offs … made 11 tackles, including eight solo stops, to go along with three interceptions, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery as a sophomore … also played receiver for Bowie High, hauling in 29 catches for 433 yards and four touchdowns in 2019 … rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 94 safety in this year’s class … also ranks as the No. 24 player in Maryland by Rivals, while 247Sports has him listed at No. 28 in the state … holds 12 offers, including Boston College, Maryland, Ole Miss, Pitt and Virginia Tech. 8
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