Looking at the West Virginia defensive roster measurables
Fall camp has came and passed at West Virginia as the Mountaineers speed toward the start of the 2023 season.
WVSports.com examines the roster and looks at each position group on the defensive side of the ball to see how players have changed their bodies from the off-season as well as how the newcomers stack up.
*=New to the program.
Defensive linemen:
3 Tomiwa Durojaiye, 6-4, 278, r-Fr. *
44 Oryend Fisher, 6-7, 222, Fr. *
45 Taurus Simmons, 6-2, 246, Jr. (+8 lbs)
47 Anthony Del Negro, 6-0, 240, r-Sr. (-19 lbs)
52 Corey McIntyre, 6-3, 298, Fr. *
54 Fatorma Mulbah, 6-3, 305, r-Jr. *
55 Davoan Hawkins, 6-3, 275, r-Sr. *
87 Derek Berlitz, 6-1, 259, r-Fr.
88 Donovan Grayson, 6-4, 242, Fr. *
89 DJ Cotton, 6-2, 264, Fr. *
91 Sean Martin, 6-5, 290, Jr. (+11 lbs)
92 Asani Redwood, 6-3, 288, r-Fr. (+8 lbs)
93 Mike Lockhart, 6-3, 308, r-Jr. (-9 lbs)
94 Hammond Russell, 6-3, 303, r-So. (+3 lbs)
95 Zachariah Keith, 6-6, 257, Fr. *
96 Eddie Vesterinen, 6-3, 284, Jr. (+3 lbs)
97 Jalen Thornton, 6-2, 278, r-Jr.
98 Harry Hilvert, 6-0, 250, r-Fr.
99 Zeiqui Lawton, 6-1, 270, r-So. (-4 lbs)
Linebackers:
1 Lee Kpogba, 6-1, 234, Sr. (+4 lbs)
8 Tyrin Bradley, 6-3, 255, Jr. *
10 Jared Bartlett, 6-2, 238, r-Jr. (+3 lbs)
15 Ben Cutter, 6-0, 224, Fr. *
18 Tirek Austin-Cave, 6-1, 231, Jr. (+3 lbs)
19 Tray Lathan, 6-1, 225, r-Fr. (+7 lbs)
30 Brayden Dudley, 6-2, 255, r-So. (+7 lbs)
33 Jairo Faverus, 6-0, 220, r-So. (+4 lbs)
36 Caden Biser, 6-0, 228, r-So. (+4 lbs)
38 Donald Brandel, 6-0, 220, r-Fr.
40 Josiah Trotter, 6-2, 246, Fr. *
41 Kam Shallis, 5-10, 215, Fr. *
48 Tyler Cain, 6-2, 245, r-Fr. *
49 Austin Welch, 6-0, 220, r-Fr.
56 James Heard, 6-2, 230, Fr. *
Safeties:
2 Aubrey Burks, 5-11, 204, Jr. (+3 lbs)
5 Lance Dixon, 6-2, 223, r-Jr. (-3 lbs)
12 Anthony Wilson, 5-9, 191, r-Jr. *
13 Hershey McLaurin, 6-1, 214, Jr. (+10 lbs)
23 Keyshawn Cobb, 5-10, 204, Sr. *
24 Marcis Floyd, 6-0, 200, r-Sr. (+6 lbs)
28 Aden Tagaloa-Nelson, 6-1, 197, Fr. *
31 Christion Stokes, 6-0, 201, r-Fr. (+6 lbs)
32 Raleigh Collins, 6-2, 203, r-Fr. (+7 lbs)
34 Avery Wilcox, 6-0, 205, r-So.
Cornerbacks:
0 Montre Miller, 5-11, 188, r-Sr. *
6 Jacolby Spells, 5-11, 186, So. (+6 lbs)
7 Andrew Wilson-Lamp, 6-2, 176, r-So. (-2 lbs)
11 Beanie Bishop, 5-10, 184, r-Sr. *
14 Malachi Ruffin, 5-10, 194, r-Sr. (+4 lbs)
22 Josiah Jackson, 6-0, 183, Fr. *
23 Jordan Jackson, 5-11, 182, Fr. *
29 Deuce Shabazz, 511, 187, r-So.
37 Jayden Bell, 5-10, 153, Fr. *
39 Quayvon Cyrus, 6-1, 183, Fr. *
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