WV 2026 Rankings Debut: The Watch List (Defense)
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The 2026 rankings made their debut on Tuesday and nearly 150 athletes were added to our rankings and watch list. We’ve already broken down the ranked athletes and now will focus on the names that we are keeping an eye…
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Continue ReadingThe 2026 rankings made their debut on Tuesday and nearly 150 athletes were added to our rankings and watch list. We’ve already broken down the ranked athletes and now will focus on the names that we are keeping an eye on. Here are the defensive players that made our watch list and have the potential to enter the rankings in our updates in the future.
Defensive Line:
Damien Blackwood
Damien
Blackwood
6'0" | 170 lbs | LB
Martinsburg | 2026
WV
– Martinsburg
Joey Cowger
Joey
Cowger
6'2" | 200 lbs | OL
Shady Spring | 2026
WV
– Shady Spring | 5’10 195
Cade Dillon
Cade
Dillon
6'2" | 225 lbs | DL
James Monroe | 2026
WV
– James Monroe | 6’2 225
Kayden Fortney
Kayden
Fortney
DL
Wheeling Park | 2026
WV
– Wheeling Park
Dreyton Gallaher
Dreyton
Gallaher
5'11" | 220 lbs | DL
John Marshall | 2026
WV
– John Marshall | 5’11 220
Jamarques Manns
Jamarques
Manns
6'4" | 250 lbs | DL
Woodrow Wilson | 2026
WV
– Woodrow Wilson | 6’4 250
Zion Reaves
Zion
Reaves
5'11" | DL
Martinsburg | 2027
WV
– Martinsburg
Davon Sarvas
Davon
Sarvas
5'11" | 260 lbs | DL
Huntington | 2026
WV
– Huntington | 5’11 260
Linebackers:
Cameron Bennett
Cameron
Bennett
6'1" | 185 lbs | WR
Philip Barbour | 2026
State
WV
– Philip Barbour | 6’1 185
Camdyn Harris
Camdyn
Harris
5'9" | 175 lbs | RB
Capital | 2026
State
WV
– Capital
Michael Johnson
Michael
Johnson
6'0" | 200 lbs | LB
Wyoming East | 2026
WV
– Wyoming East | 6’0 200
Devin King
Devin
King
5'10" | 190 lbs | LB
Spring Mills | 2026
State
WV
– Spring Mills
Kalum Kiser
Kalum
Kiser
6'1" | 215 lbs | DL
Princeton | 2026
State
WV
– Princeton | 5’11 190
Jacob Lee
Jacob
Lee
6'2" | 195 lbs | LB
Hurricane | 2026
State
WV
– Hurricane | 6’0 185
James Ludwig
James
Ludwig
6'3" | 210 lbs | LB
Oak Hill | 2026
WV
– Oak Hill | 6’2 195
Toby Michael
Toby
Michael
6'0" | 170 lbs | ATH
North Marion | 2026
WV
– Hundred | 6’0 170
Kaleb Mullins
Kaleb
Mullins
6'0" | 210 lbs | LB
Man | 2026
State
WV
– Man | 5’11 220
Trip Roles
Trip
Roles
5'10" | 205 lbs | LB
Meadow Bridge | 2026
WV
– Meadow Bridge | 5’9 175
Devon Sanders
Devon
Sanders
5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH
Man | 2026
WV
– Man | 5’8 155
Kaiden Sims
Kaiden
Sims
6'1" | 200 lbs | RB
Meadow Bridge | 2026
WV
– Meadow Bridge | 6’0 185
Bryce Snyder
Bryce
Snyder
6'0" | 220 lbs | LB
Nitro | 2026
WV
– Poca | 6’0 210
Malaki Washington
Malaki
Washington
LB
Wheeling Park | 2026
WV
– Wheeling Park
Defensive Backs:
Kason Angel
Kason
Angel
6'0" | 180 lbs | DB
Cameron | 2026
WV
– Cameron | 5’10 160
Khalil Coleman
Khalil
Coleman
5'7" | 145 lbs | DB
University | 2026
WV
– University | 5’7 145
Isaac Cutlip – Webster County | 5’7 145
Matthew Daly
Matthew
Daly
5'7" | 145 lbs | DB
Winfield | 2026
WV
– Winfield | 5’7 145
Craig Deem
Craig
Deem
5'11" | 145 lbs | DB
Parkersburg | 2026
WV
– Parkersburg | 5’11 145
Landon Dillon
Landon
Dillon
5'6" | 145 lbs | DB
Princeton | 2026
WV
– Princeton | 5’6 145
Caden Justice
Caden
Justice
5'10" | 170 lbs | WR
Logan | 2026
State
WV
– Logan | 5’10 165
Slaton Manko
Slaton
Manko
DB
Preston | 2026
WV
– Preston
Isaac Sands
Isaac
Sands
5'9" | 170 lbs | DB
Wheeling Park | 2026
State
WV
– Wheeling Park | 5’7 150
Lucca Troullos
Lucca
Troullos
5'10" | 140 lbs | WR
Linsly | 2026
State
WV
– Linsly
Jamir Washington
Jamir
Washington
5'6" | 140 lbs | DB
Martinsburg | 2026
VA
– Martinsburg | 5’6 140
Patrick Webster
Patrick
Webster
6'0" | 155 lbs | ATH
Philip Barbour | 2026
WV
– Philip Barbour | 5’11 140
Samaje’ Wesley
Samaje’
Wesley
5'9" | 120 lbs | DB
George Washington | 2026
WV
– George Washington | 5’9 120
Marcus Williams
Marcus
Williams
5'8" | 150 lbs | DB
Ravenswood | 2026
WV
– Ravenswood | 5’8 150
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