West Virginia recruiting rundown examining remaining 2025 targets
West Virginia has put together a significant chunk of the 2025 recruiting class at this stage, but who are some of the key targets remaining on the board?
The Mountaineers are now up to 20 total commitments in the current cycle but are still looking to add a number of key pieces across the board at the various spots.
In terms of offense, West Virginia is currently full at the quarterback and running back spots but still is searching for at least one more wide receiver, if not two to round things out.
Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch 2025 wide receiver Samari Reed is right at the top of the board for the Mountaineers. The Rivals.com four-star prospect has taken official visits to West Virginia, Clemson, Kentucky and Penn State with the Mountaineers certainly impressing him.
"West Virginia was nothing like I planned it to be at all. The things that stood out were the people. They showed a bunch of love," he said.
Along with Reed, the Mountaineers also are in the mix for Drexel Hill (Pa.) Monsignor Bonner 2025 wide receiver Jalil Hall who took an official visit to campus May 31-June 2. Hall also has visited Maryland and is expected to make his commitment on June 29.
The Mountaineers have one tight end in the fold, but there is the possibility that the program could look at another depending on if it’s the right fit. Columbia (S.C.) Hammond School 2025 tight end Mike Tyler would be right at the top of that list for the Mountaineers.
West Virginia has three offensive linemen in the fold but is still searching for another offensive tackle body type and one that is coming off an official visit to Morgantown is Bronx (N.Y.) Cardinal Hayes offensive lineman Jayden Mann. He also has taken visits to Syracuse, Georgia Tech, and Rutgers.
Macomb (Mi.) Dakota 2025 offensive lineman Justin Bell also is down to Michigan State, West Virginia and Indiana after officially visiting each. He is expected to decide soon and is a target that has been high on the board.
On the defensive line, West Virginia is still expected to take one to two more with some of the key options on the board remaining Cleveland Heights (Oh.) 2025 defensive lineman Brandon Caesar and Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh 2025 defensive end Elijah Crawford. Each of those has taken an official visit to West Virginia and is expected to make decisions in the coming weeks.
West Virginia will likely take one more inside linebacker in this cycle with some of the key targets remaining being West Chester (Oh.) Lakota West 2025 linebacker Grant Beerman and Seffner (Fla.) Armwood 2025 linebacker Cameron White.
Beerman also took official visits to Cincinnati, Purdue and Michigan State and is expected to make his commitment in the coming weeks. Meanwhile White also visited UCF, Syracuse, North Carolina State and Louisville outside his stop in Morgantown.
Even with one true outside linebacker in the class, West Virginia is still targeting Towson (Md.) Concordia Prep 2025 outside linebacker Sidney Stewart. He has taken official visits to Boston College, Virginia Tech, Indiana and Maryland outside his stop at West Virginia.
As for the rest of the secondary, West Virginia has filled many of their needs but some targets that remain there although it is unclear if there will be anymore additions.
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