Senior St. Marys linebacker Josiah DeMoss Josiah DeMoss 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB St. Marys | 2024 State WV started the West Virginia high school football season with a bang as he picked off three passes in the 2023 Kickoff game against Doddridge County and hasn’t looked back since. The 5’11 200 senior had 49 tackles and 4 interceptions through the first five games of the season and has been one of the top linebackers in Class A this season. DeMoss is a smaller linebacker but very athletic and is very good in pass coverage. He’s plenty capable of being physical in the run game as well and sees a lot of time as a fullback on offense so there’s no worry of lack of toughness. I could see him being a safety/linebacker hybrid at the next level with his size and athleticism where he could really excel.

Our first name to know in Pleasants County is St. Marys’ Josiah DeMoss Josiah DeMoss 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB St. Marys | 2024 State WV . The 5’11 195 rising senior was a standout at outside linebacker for the Blue Devils in 2022 and finished with 60 tackles on the year. DeMoss is a smaller linebacker but his speed and quickness were on display as a junior and did a nice job holding down the left edge last season. He can close on opposing players quickly and showed he was a sure tackler. I thought he did a nice job of keeping his shoulders square when making a tackle and did well going low on ball carriers to ensure the tackle was made. DeMoss also had some good clips of containing the option attack well and being disciplined in run defense.

Although the Blue Devils lose a lot of talent from their 2022 team, DeMoss will be one of the returning standouts and is poised to have a big senior season.

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