The West Virginia Mountaineers football program needed more pass rushing help and they’ve added some with a commitment from Incarnate Word edge Devin Grant.
Grant, 6-foot-3, 225-pounds, received an offer from West Virginia April 29 and picked the Mountaineers over other scholarship offers from Connecticut, James Madison, North Texas, Louisiana Tech, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte and New Mexico State.
Grant took an official visit to Morgantown over the weekend.
The Texas native spent two seasons at Incarnate Word where he recorded 13 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and a sack in 2023 before increasing those totals to 31 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks.
Prior to that Grant started his career at Colorado in the 2020 campaign and appeared in 15 games over three seasons with the Buffaloes. During that time, he notched 28 tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss.
Grant entered the transfer portal April 25.
Grant has one season of eligibility remaining in his college career.
WVSports.com breaks down the transfer commitment of Grant and what that means to the West Virginia Mountaineers football program both now and in the future.
The data:
Grant is an edge rusher that has 1,107 snaps under his belt between his time at both Incarnate Word and Colorado. He has played at least 123 snaps in each of his four seasons at the college level, but saw his role increase significantly once he moved to the FCS level.
Out of those 1,107 snaps, 566 of those have been in a pass rushing role, while 514 are rush defense. He has played a total of 27 coverage snaps over the course of his career.
Grant is coming off a highly productive season with 546 snaps where he graded out 77.5 overall according to Pro Football Focus and was effective as a pass rusher with a 71.0 mark. This past season, Grant recorded 8 sacks and generated a total of 21 hurries as a rusher off the edge.
Grant is a highly versatile options that spent time across the board as an edge rusher with time along the defensive line and outside linebacker showcasing what he brings to the table.
He has experience at the power four level at Colorado and should be able to help the pass rush.
Fitting the program:
Pass rushing is always going to be a priority for any college football program and Grant is going to be able to help as an experienced edge option that could play multiple spots. The Mountaineers added some juice in the winter with Jimmori Robinson and some junior college options, but Grant is the first such player since the spring portal window opened. West Virginia jumped into the mix with Grant shortly after he entered the transfer portal and was able to bring him to campus showcasing where he fit into the picture.
Grant only has one year left and will be counted on to provide help immediately likely as a rotational option that gives the Mountaineers some more experience on the edge.
Recruiting the position:
West Virginia needed more juice off the edge and Grant should certainly help in that department after putting together two strong seasons at Incarnate Word while having experience at Colorado. Still, pass rushing is something that the Mountaineers simply needed more of and even with Grant in the fold you can’t realistically close the door on adding more players that fit that mold.
There’s literally no such thing as having too many pass rushers and that’s the case here as well.
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