Breakdown of What WVU Lost & Gained Through the Transfer Portal

Accessing the talent coming into the program versus the talent that left.

Like just about every other team in the country, West Virginia's roster saw a lot of turnover this offseason thanks to the transfer portal. Twenty scholarship players left the program with seventeen of them finding new homes. Tight end Corbin Page, defensive end Aric Burton, and safety Saint McLeod remain in the portal.

West Virginia lost key pieces on both sides of the ball with last year's Week 1 starters QB JT Daniels, RB Tony Mathis, WR Kaden Prather, WR Reese Smith, TE Mike O'Laughlin, DL Taijh Alston, DL Jordan Jefferson, and CB Charles Woods all departing from the program. Daniels, O'Laughlin, Smith, and Alston make sense as three of the four were older players who had one year left and you could argue the team had better options sitting behind them. 

The departures of Mathis, Prather, Jefferson, and Woods, however, are going to be felt this fall. 

Neal Brown brought in 14 transfers over the last several months, five of which come from another Power Five school. That said, those five either have very little experience or were seldomly used at their previous school.

Below is a breakdown of what West Virginia gained and lost in the transfer portal. You'll find each player's stats from the 2022 season listed underneath their name.

Transferred to Power Five school: (6/17)

RB Tony Mathis ---> Houston

135 carries, 562 yards, 5 TDs

WR Kaden Prather ---> Maryland

52 receptions, 501 yards, 3 TDs

TE Mike O'Laughlin ---> Houston

5 receptions, 66 yards

DE Taijh Alston ---> Colorado

18 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks

DL Jordan Jefferson ---> LSU

31 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks

EDGE Lanell Carr ---> Indiana

21 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack

Transferred to Group of Five school: (10/17)

QB Will Crowder ---> Troy

6/6 (100%) for 85 yards, 1 TD

QB JT Daniels ---> Rice

200/327 (61.2%) for 2,107 yards, 13 TDs, 9 INTs

WR Reese Smith ---> Liberty

19 receptions, 205 yards, 1 TD

OL Chris Mayo ---> Eastern Michigan

Played in one game (22 snaps vs Towson).

OL Jordan White ---> Liberty

Played in four games as a reserve.

CB Caleb Coleman ---> Texas State

3 tackles

CB Naim Muhammad ---> Kent State

5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss

CB Charles Woods ---> SMU

7 tackles (transferred mid-year)

CB Mumu Bin-Wahad ---> UConn

4 tackles

DB Jaylon Shelton ---> Texas State

Played in one game (at Texas Tech)

Transferred to FCS school: (1/17)

S Tyrin Woodby ---> Morgan State

No stats.

Transferred to West Virginia (14)

Transferred from another Power Five school: (5/14)

WR Devin Carter (North Carolina State)

25 receptions, 406 yards, 2 TDs

TE Kole Taylor (LSU)

5 receptions, 55 yards

DL Tomiwa Durojaiye (Kentucky)

Played in three games.

DL Fatorma Mulbah (Penn State)

Played special teams.

CB Beanie Bishop (Minnesota)

29 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.

Transferred from Group of Five school: (6/14)

WR EJ Horton (Marshall)

12 receptions, 186 yards, 1 TD

WR Ja'Shaun Poke (Kent State)

31 receptions, 362 yards, 1 TD, 14 kick returns, 411 KR yards

CB Montre Miller (Kent State)

52 tackles, 8 pass breakups, two interceptions

S Keyshawn Cobb (Buffalo)

66 tackles, 8 pass breakups, 1 interception

S Anthony Wilson (Georgia Southern)

101 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 5 pass breakups, 1 interception

K/P Michael Hayes (Georgia State)

11/14 FG, 56 punts for 2,351 yards (42 avg)

Transferred from FCS: (2/14)

DL Davoan Hawkins (Tennessee State)

31 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, one sack

EDGE Tyrin Bradley (Abilene Christian)

49 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks

Transferred from Division II: (1/4)

WR Noah Massey (Angelo State)

52 receptions, 682 yards, 4 TDs

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