2025 WV Preseason Rankings Update: The Watch List (Defense)
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The 2025 West Virginia rankings were in need of an overhaul and over 50 new prospects have been added to the list since our last update. Our preseason rankings update now shows the Top 75 2025 athletes in WV and…
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Continue ReadingThe 2025 West Virginia rankings were in need of an overhaul and over 50 new prospects have been added to the list since our last update. Our preseason rankings update now shows the Top 75 2025 athletes in WV and will be updated and expanded again mid-season. Many more names will be added throughout the season before our next update is posted. Here are some of the defensive names on our Watch List right now that could enter the rankings in our next update.
Defensive Line:
Drake Bowling
Drake
Bowling
6'0" | 250 lbs | DL
Woodrow Wilson | 2025
State
WV
– Woodrow Wilson | 5’10 240
Ethan Chill
Ethan
Chill
6'3" | 250 lbs | DL
Hurricane | 2025
State
WV
– Hurricane | 6’3 265
Derrick Gaither
Derrick
Gaither
6'1" | 310 lbs | DL
George Washington | 2025
WV
– George Washington | 6’1 310
Maddox Gillespie
Maddox
Gillespie
6'1" | 230 lbs | DL
Lewis County | 2025
State
WV
– Lewis County | 6’0 220
KeAndre Goode
KeAndre
Goode
6'1" | 290 lbs | DL
Woodrow Wilson | 2025
WV
– Woodrow Wilson | 6’1 290
Brennen Hayes
Brennen
Hayes
6'4" | 245 lbs | DL
Lewis County | 2025
WV
– Lewis County | 6’4 245
Dylan Johnson
Dylan
Johnson
6'0" | 240 lbs | DL
Buffalo | 2025
WV
– Buffalo | 6’0 240
Dalton Kessinger
Dalton
Kessinger
6'2" | 265 lbs | DL
Van | 2025
State
WV
– Van | 6’2 265
Landon Moore
Landon
Moore
6'1" | 235 lbs | DL
Logan | 2025
WV
– Logan | 6’1 235
Chayse Myers
Chayse
Myers
6'2" | 170 lbs | DL
Moorefield | 2025
WV
– Moorefield | 6’2 170
Levi Rakes
Levi
Rakes
6'4" | 260 lbs | OL
Man | 2025
WV
– Man | 6’0 265
Landon Westfall
Landon
Westfall
6'5" | DL
Philip Barbour | 2025
WV
– Philip Barbour | 6’5
Quinton Wine – Lewis County | 6’3 375
Dom Wise
Dom
Wise
6'3" | 305 lbs | OL
Nitro | 2025
State
WV
– Nitro | 6’2 260
Linebackers:
Tyson Adkins – Summers County | 5’9 195
Jon Bender
Jon
Bender
6'0" | 190 lbs | LB
Bridgeport | 2025
WV
– Bridgeport | 6’0 190
Braeden Booth
Braeden
Booth
5'11" | 185 lbs | LB
Spring Valley | 2025
State
WV
– Spring Valley | 5’9 165
Noah Casto – Ripley | 5’10 160
Jordan Cooper
Jordan
Cooper
5'11" | 215 lbs | LB
Princeton | 2025
WV
– Princeton | 5’10 200
Chris Cox
Chris
Cox
6'2" | 230 lbs | DL
Parkersburg | 2025
WV
– Parkersburg | 6’1 220
Connor Davis
Connor
Davis
5'10" | 190 lbs | LB
Shady Spring | 2025
WV
– Shady Spring | 5’10
Braylyn Edwards
Braylyn
Edwards
5'11" | 180 lbs | LB
Philip Barbour | 2025
WV
– Philip Barbour | 5’11 180
David Fennessy
David
Fennessy
5'11" | 190 lbs | LB
Scott | 2025
State
WV
– Scott | 5’11 185
Jaydan Green
Jaydan
Green
6'0" | 240 lbs | RB
South Charleston | 2025
WV
– South Charleston | 5’10 220
Maverick Lemasters
Maverick
Lemasters
6'1" | 195 lbs | LB
John Marshall | 2025
State
WV
– John Marshall | 6’0 185
Ethan Likens
Ethan
Likens
5'10" | 205 lbs | LB
Preston | 2025
WV
– Preston | 5’10 205
Dominik Maple
Dominik
Maple
6'0" | 245 lbs | LB
Madonna | 2025
WV
– Madonna | 6’1 230
Frankie McClaugherty
Frankie
McClaugherty
5'10" | 205 lbs | LB
Summers County | 2025
WV
– Summers County | 5’10 190
Dalton Milam
Dalton
Milam
6'2" | 235 lbs | DL
Scott | 2025
State
WV
– Scott | 6’2 225
Jullian Pattison
Jullian
Pattison
6'1" | 220 lbs | LB
Keyser | 2025
State
WV
– Keyser | 6’1 230
Ty Patton
Ty
Patton
6'0" | 195 lbs | LB
Bluefield | 2025
State
WV
– Bluefield | 6’0 185
Riley Rider
Riley
Rider
6'0" | 200 lbs | LB
Elkins | 2025
WV
– Elkins | 6’0 200
Talyn Snyder
Talyn
Snyder
5'10" | 170 lbs | LB
Doddridge County | 2025
WV
– Doddridge County | 5’10 165
LeQues Strother
LeQues
Strother
5'11" | 190 lbs | LB
Mingo Central | 2025
State
WV
– Mingo Central | 5’11 205
Defensive Backs:
Jalon Bailey
Jalon
Bailey
5'9" | 155 lbs | WR
Shady Spring | 2025
WV
– Shady Spring | 5’8 160
Carson Brinegar
Carson
Brinegar
5'10" | 180 lbs | ATH
Scott | 2025
State
WV
– Scott | 5’10 180
Jordan Gregory
Jordan
Gregory
5'9" | 180 lbs | DB
Lincoln County | 2025
WV
– Lincoln County | 5’9 180
Jaron Hale
Jaron
Hale
5'9" | 155 lbs | DB
Mount View | 2025
WV
– Mount View | 5’9 155
Jeff King
Jeff
King
6'0" | 180 lbs | DB
Bluefield | 2025
WV
– Bluefield | 5’11 155
Brayden Miller
Brayden
Miller
5'9" | 185 lbs | LB
Preston | 2027
WV
– Musselman | 5’10 165
Drew Morral
Drew
Morral
6'1" | 175 lbs | DB
Philip Barbour | 2025
WV
– Philip Barbour | 6’0 170
Ryan Oliveros
Ryan
Oliveros
5'10" | 170 lbs | ATH
Summers County | 2025
State
WV
– Summers County | 5’10 170
Terry Rea III
Terry
Rea III
5'10" | 150 lbs | DB
Washington | 2025
WV
– Washington | 5’9 140
Triston Stevens
Triston
Stevens
5'10" | 170 lbs | DB
Brooke | 2025
WV
– Brooke | 5’10 170
Christian Stewart
Christian
Stewart
5'9" | 150 lbs | DB
Woodrow Wilson | 2025
State
WV
– Woodrow Wilson | 5’9 150
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