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05/04/21 - Darius Stills, Sr/2021, West Virginia + More +

As the seventh and final round of the National Football League torture chamber that the league calls its draft began, West Virginia's All-American defensive tackle Darius Stills had had enough sitting around watching and waiting, something he'd done for three days. And so, he took to Twitter. "Ain't No Way All These DTs Better Then Me," he tweeted, adding an emoji with its head tilted laughing. He was right, you know. There was no way that many defensive tackles in the country were better than him. No way half of them were. He was a consensus All-American. He was the defensive lineman of the year in the Big 12. He was a big-time player in a Power 5 conference in the middle of the defensive line that anchored the fourth best defense in the country. And he was passed over for 259 picks. Ludicrous. The funny thing was, they gave him little but positive feedback in their dealings with him. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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DT Darius Stills, West Virginia
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04/24/21 - Dante Stills, rJr/2023, West Virginia + More +

The Stills brothers are only one year apart age-wise. So, since Darius declared for the upcoming 2021 NFL draft, Dante wanted to join him. The Stills brothers are just that close. The problem was Darius' 2020 resume was much more impressive than Dante's. The 6-foot-1, 279-pound senior finished the season with 12 solo tackles and 13 assists for a total of 25 stops. Stills had 7.5 tackles for loss including 3.5 sacks totaling 22 yards in losses and actually intercepted a pass. That led to the elder Stills being voted Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-American. That's why he is NFL-bound while younger brother Dante is still suited up in blue and gold.

"Throughout the season I wasn't performing at the level I thought I would," said the younger Stills, showing uncommon self-awareness. "People thought I did good, but my stats weren't showing it. Which that is kind of a big deal. I mean, stats are how much you are doing throughout the year." The handwriting was on the wall. Darius needed to step up while Dante needed to stay put. "I just feel I didn't do as much as I needed to do," said the younger Stills, "to be at that level that Darius was at. That's kind of just how I thought. I was like, it's best for me to stay another year. And work and work and work, so I'm able to be at that level next year." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
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04/23/21 - Zach Frazier, rJr/2024, West Virginia + More +

To begin the 2020 football season, a one-game suspension to WVU senior Chase Behrndt thrust Zach Frazier into a spot no Mountaineer had been in for over 40 years - a true freshman starting at center in a season opener. But Frazier more than embraced the opportunity, seizing the chance and never letting go as he went on to start all 10 West Virginia games in 2020, with most of those coming at guard when Behrndt returned. Now, with Behrndt having graduated, the center spot - and the position as the vocal leader and anchor of the offensive line - likely belongs to Frazier, whose early and sudden playing time paved the way for what could be an even bigger season this year.

And that's coming off a freshman All-America campaign. With increased responsibility comes increased expectations, however, and during a Zoom media session, Frazier, a Fairmont Senior product, said he has grown in multiple areas since last season to help take all of it on. "I'd say I've grown a lot as a leader being that I'm playing center now and I have to make calls for the line and really use my voice, when before I haven't had to do that and it's something I had to work on," Frazier said. "Then, as a person, I'd say I've just been working on myself, and as a player, I've just continued to work on my craft and really try to perfect my technique and it's never good enough." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
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04/12/21 - Dante Stills, rJr/2023, West Virginia + More +

In a way, Dante Stills didn't think he'd be playing at West Virginia this year, his senior season. He envisioned himself as a player who might be able to join brother Darius in the NFL draft this season, but there are dreamers and there are realists and, it turned out, the West Virginia defensive tackle was more realist than dreamer. "My main goal coming into my junior year was I want to leave, I want to be a three-year guy," Dante Stills admitted. "But throughout the year I wasn't performing at the level I thought I should have been. I did good, but my stats weren't showing it. Stats show how much you are doing throughout the year and I didn't feel I did as much as I needed to do to be at the level Darius is at.

"I thought it was best for me to stay another year and work and work and work so I am able to be at that level next year." Stills had a decent year, but he wasn't the dominant player he wanted to be or that you have to be if you are to make a dent on draft day, so after playing with Dante for three years at Fairmont Senior and three years at West Virginia - separated only the year Dante graduated and came to WVU - the two older sons of former Mountaineer star pass rusher Gary Stills will be apart. "He's here right now, but once he leaves it's going to be different," Dante Stills admitted. "I'm so used to living with him my whole life. I know he knows it's a business, a job. He knows I'm going to handle my business and I know he will, too." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
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04/04/21 - Leddie Brown, Sr/2022, West Virginia + More +

A first-team all-Big 12 honoree last year, Leddie admits there are still things he needs to improve upon this spring, even if his contact work is limited. "I pretty much do everything the team does," he explained of his practice routine, "but I'm big on blitz pickup, recognizing blitzes, breaking down the defenses and things like that. That's my goal this spring." A big point of emphasis for Leddie this spring is in catching the football. His 31 receptions last year tied him for second on the team, and it was the most of any Big 12 running back, but still he thinks he can do even more in that area. "Thirty-one is a pretty good number, but I'm looking to improve that number this season," stated Brown, who is a native of Wilmington, Delaware. "Me catching the ball more will help me in the eyes of the NFL scouts, because that's what they're looking for, backs who can do it all - run, catch and block, the full package. That's what I'm trying to show them." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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RB Leddie Brown, West Virginia
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04/04/21 - Alonzo Addae, rSr/2022, West Virginia + More +

On this year's West Virginia team that is now four practices into its spring preparation, that includes Leddie Brown, a returning 1,000-yard rusher, on the offensive side, and safety Alonzo Addae, who took advantage of a sixth year of eligibility granted by the NCAA to return this season. Addae is more outgoing than Brown. "Me and Leddie are in those meetings together with Coach Brown," Addae said. "As an older guy on the defense, I'm looking to be an example for the younger guys on the field. I remember when I was in that position coming in as a freshman or sophomore and looking up to the holder guys. "I'm a sixth-year senior at this point, so I have no excuse. I'm looking to show the guys what needs to be done day in and day out." Addae's decision to return became far more important when starting cornerback Dreshun Miller and then starting spear safety Tykee Smith, an All-Big 12 performer, opted to go into the transfer portal, leaving WVU thin back there and forcing young players to have to advance rapidly. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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FS Alonzo Addae, West Virginia
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04/01/21 - David Vincent-Okoli, So/2024, West Virginia + More +

West Virginia put the pads on for the first time this spring on Monday, at least those players who are left as it appears another defensive back has left the program. David Vincent-Okoli, the highest-rated player in Neal Brown's 2020 class, was not at practice on Saturday and a source within the football organization confirmed that he is no longer a member of the team. If the one-time four-star recruit, whose services WVU earned when it beat out Maryland and Kentucky, among others, enters the transfer portal he will become the 10th player to take that route since last season. Transfers have weakened WVU's secondary, which last year was ranked the No. 1 against the pass in the country. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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CB David Vincent-Okoli, West Virginia
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03/09/21 - Marcis Floyd, rSr/2024, West Virginia + More +

MARCH 8 OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcis Floyd, CB, 6-0, 188, R-So., Louisville, Ky., Murray State,...Floyd had six tackles and a pair of interceptions, one he returned for a 22-yard touchdown, as Murray State knocked off No. 16 Southeast Missouri 24-21. It marked the first win over a ranked opponent for the Racers since 2018, the first road win over a ranked opponent since 2017 and first win at SEMO since 2011. With the game tied at seven in the first quarter, he picked off Andrew Bunch and returned it 22 yards for a score. His final interception of the game came at the MSU 38-yard line as time expired to seal the victory. Others Nominated: Jason Johnson, Eastern Illinois; Marshall Clark, Jacksonville State; Bryson Donnell, Southeast Missouri; James Green, Tennessee State; John Ford, UT Martin. - Ohio Valley Conference Football

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FS Marcis Floyd, West Virginia
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03/08/21 - Ty French, rSr/2025, West Virginia + More +

MARCH 8 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb defensive end Ty French had nine tackles (three solo), 2.0 tackles-for-loss (minus-16 yards) and 1.5 sacks (minus-15 yards), in addition to a forced fumble and five quarterback pressures/hurries. In the first overtime, French ran down a bootleg on first down for an 11-yard sack, and his pressure on 4th-and-13 forced an interception to end PC's chance at taking the lead. - Big South Football

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OLB Ty French, West Virginia
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03/01/21 - Ty French, rSr/2025, West Virginia + More +

MARCH 1 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb defensive end Ty French amassed 12 total tackles (five solo), 4.0 tackles for loss (-11), 1.5 sacks (-7) and three quarterback hurries to help Gardner-Webb to its 42-20 victory over No. 24 Elon. He was key in the pass rush that limited Elon to just two downfield plays longer than 20 yards. French was on a pair of sacks in the fourth quarter, had a pair of third down tackles in that forced punts, and helped hold Elon to minus-8 yards rushing in the second half. Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Preston Daniels (Kennesaw State). - Big South Football

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OLB Ty French, West Virginia
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02/28/21 - Lee Kpogba, Sr/2024, West Virginia + More +

Syracuse sophomore Lee Kpogba has been suspended indefinitely from the SU football program, the school announced Saturday. The press release did not specify why Kpogba was suspended. Kpogba, a 6-foot-1 linebacker, is a former four-star recruit from Parkland High School (North Carolina). He appeared in every game last season and finished with 43 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack. - The Post-Standard

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ILB Lee Kpogba, West Virginia
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02/19/21 - Leddie Brown, Sr/2022, West Virginia + More +

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, who spent his final prep season at Neumann-Goretti High in Philadelphia, Brown came to WVU in 2018 with a great deal of hype, but it took him a little while to live up to those accolades. He rushed for 446 yards as a true freshman in 2018 but then backslid a bit as a sophomore, netting 367 yards on the ground. With improved blocking in front of him this past season, he became the 27th Mountaineer to eclipse the 1,000-yard barrier, and he did it in a coronavirus-shortened season.

Brown's rushing average of 101.0 yards per game was second-best in the Big 12 last season and 12th among all FBS runners who played in at least eight games. Add in his 202 receiving yards, and Brown was third in the Big 12 in all-purpose yardage (rushing, receiving and returns) with 121.2 per game, which trailed only Iowa State's Breece Hall (146.0 ypg) and Kansas State's Deuce Vaughn (122.1 ypg). Having been at WVU three seasons, Brown reportedly pondered jumping into the NFL pool in 2021, but ultimately decided to return to college for at least one more season. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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RB Leddie Brown, West Virginia
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01/02/21 - Anthony Wilson Jr., rSr/2025, West Virginia + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: Anthony Wilson, S,...Is second on the team in tackles with 61...Included in that tally are 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack...Also has seven pass break ups...Missed the opener, but returned to play 56 total snaps against Louisiana. - Georgia Southern Football

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SS Anthony Wilson Jr., West Virginia
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12/27/20 - Doug Nester, rSr/2024, West Virginia + More +

Former Spring Valley offensive lineman Doug Nester was in the giving mood on Christmas Day. Nester gave West Virginia fans the news they'd waited to hear when he announced on social media Friday evening that he was committing to the Mountaineers and head coach Neal Brown. The announcement comes after Nester entered the transfer portal last week following two seasons at Virginia Tech. "I wanted to go somewhere that can get me to that next level that I want to go," Nester said. "I see what Neal Brown and those guys are putting together up there. I feel like I'd fit in really well there." The 2018 Stydahar Award winner as the state's top prep lineman started in 16 games at Virginia Tech, including 10 during his true freshman season in 2019. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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OT Doug Nester, West Virginia
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12/20/20 - Leddie Brown, Sr/2022, West Virginia + More +

2020 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: RB Leddie Brown, West Virginia,...Brown led the Mountaineers with 1,145 all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns, including a team-high 945 yards and nine scores on the ground. He was WVU's second-leading receiver with 31 catches and two touchdowns. He had five 100-yard rushing performances and six games with at least one touchdown. He ranks No. 11 nationally in rushing yards, No. 18 nationally in total touchdowns, No. 19 in rushing yards per game (105.0) No. 22 in rushing touchdowns and No. 36 in all-purpose yards. - West Virginia Football

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