C−
4–8 baseline and long title odds persist, but high-school pipeline depth and Cook give a higher ceiling than the portal rank implies
Big 12 · 2026
West Virginia
2025 record 4–8 2–7 conference
Postseason No bowl
Head coach Rich Rodriguez
Scheme Spread / Multiple 4-2-5
C−
Portal #14; high-school pipeline depth story is the overall recruiting board, not the portal points
C
The depth chart has bodies from an 83-commit Overall class; quality concentration is still thin
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Recruiting ranks
Overall #5 83 commits · 245.66 pts
Portal #14 34 commits· avg 85.24
Roster notes
Portal-heavy Rodriguez rebuild with a huge overall recruiting board
Michael Hawkins Jr. (Oklahoma) is listed QB1
RB Cam Cook; WR Prince Strachan / Jaden Bray / DJ Epps; TE Ryan Ward; FB Kayden Luke; OL Carsten Casady / Nick Krahe / Cam Griffin / Amare Grayson / Malik Agbo
Zeke Durham-Campbell / Nate Gabriel / KJ Henson / Harper Holloman; Malachi Hood / Ben Cutter; Nick Taylor / Kamari Wilson / Matt Sieg / Chams Diagne / Andrew Powdrell
Key offense
- 01 Cam Cook RB
- 2025 (regular season): 1,659 rush yds, 16 TD plus 30 receptions, 286 yds — the clearest portal star on the roster
- 02 Michael Hawkins Jr. QB
- Oklahoma → WVU
- 2025 (regular season) limited: 15/27, 167 yds, 3 TD
- 58 rush yds / 1 TD — pedigree over sample (2025 WVU passing lead was Scotty Fox Jr. 101/170, 1,276, 7 TD, 6 INT)
- 03 Jaden Bray WR
- Listed WR-Z
- 2025 (regular season)
Key defense
- 01 Ben Cutter MLB
- Listed MLB1
- 02 Malachi Hood WLB
- Listed WLB1 on the depth chart — 2025 production still light
- 03 Kamari Wilson SS
- Listed SS1 on the depth chart — 2025 production still light