2026 SEASON
West Virginia State
Mountain East
West Virginia State added 1 players and lost 0 players through the 2026 transfer portal. The net roster change is +1.
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Quick Answers
- Which West Virginia State players are most likely to transfer?
- As of November 12, 2026, the West Virginia State players with the highest Transfer Vulnerability Score (TVS) are Jy Martin (S, 23). The roster average is 23.0 across 1 scored players. TVS ranks players from 0 to 100 by how likely they are to enter the next portal window.
- How many players has West Virginia State gained and lost in the 2026 transfer portal?
- West Virginia State has added 1 player and lost 0 in the 2026 transfer portal, a net change of +1.
- Who is West Virginia State's top incoming transfer?
- By estimated value, Shaborne Demps (WR, from Florida International) at $1,000.
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Incoming Transfers
1
Outgoing Transfers
0No outgoing transfers listed.
Portal Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 0 | 1 | +$1K |
2026 Roster and Stats
| Player | Pos | Class | Hometown | GP | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benji Adkins | TE | Fr. | Harts, W.Va. | ||
| Amare Ary | WR | Sr. | Laurel, Md. | 10 | 20 pass yds, 1 TD · 134 rush yds · 36 rec, 677 yds |
| Malik Baker | WR | Sr. | Mitchellville, Md. | 10 | 5 rush yds · 47 rec, 769 yds |
| Ashton Bolston | ILB | Jr. | Atlanta, Ga. | 9 | 12 tkl · 1 sacks |
| Ka'Nard Bouchard | CB | Fr. | Miami Gardens, Fla. | ||
| Ja'Juan Bradshaw | DB | Sr. | Miami, Fla. | 3 | 2 tkl |
| Damari Brinson | OLB | So. | Kennesaw, Ga. | ||
| Malik Brown | OLB | Sr. | Long Beach, Calif. | 6 | 6 tkl |
| Xzayvion Brown | OL | Fr. | Frankfort. Ky. | ||
| Chris Brownlee | RB | Fr. | Swartz Creek, Mich. | ||
| Elijah Burke | RB | Fr. | Middletown, Del. | ||
| Maurice Butler | LB | Fr. | Baltimore, Md. | ||
| Jonathan Carter | OL | Fr. | Portsmouth, Ohio | ||
| Preston Clary | WR | Fr. | Beckley, W.Va. | ||
| Preston Cooper | TE | Jr. | Madison, W.Va. | ||
| Peyton Coulter | ILB | Sr. | Charleston, W.Va. | 5 | 5 tkl |
| Devin Cox | RB | So. | Waldorf, Md. | 10 | 29 pass yds, 1 TD · 789 rush yds · 13 rec, 173 yds · 1 tkl |
| Derian Cunningham | Fr. | ||||
| Joe Dailey | QB | So. | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 8 | 1,343 pass yds, 18 TD · 490 rush yds |
| Lance Dakiyia | DB | Fr. | Smyrna, Del. | ||
| Christopher Davis | OL | Jr. | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Zashawn Davis | ILB | Sr. | Charleston, W.Va. | ||
| DayShaun Day | DB | So. | Glassboro, N.J. | ||
| Willie DeSantis IV | DE | Fr. | Phoenix, Md. | 10 | 47 tkl · 3 sacks |
| Gregory Deloach | DB | Jr. | Capitol Heights, Md. | 10 | 48 tkl |
| Semaj Demps | WR | Sr. | South Bay, Fla. | 9 | 26 rush yds · 10 rec, 91 yds |
| Bradley Edens | DT | Fr. | Ona, W.Va. | ||
| Tyrell Ellis | DL | Fr. | Dunbar, W.Va. | ||
| Preston Feagins | HB | Fr. | Bristol, Tenn. | ||
| Dwight Fialor | DL | Sr. | Stafford, Va. | 10 | 1 rec, 12 yds · 40 tkl · 0.5 sacks |
| Jo Fleming | S | Fr. | Roanoke, Va. | 2 | 1 tkl |
| Quan Floyd | CB | Sr. | Kingsland, Ga. | 9 | 22 tkl |
| Mike Fontaine | S | Sr. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | 9 | 17 tkl · 1 sacks |
| Bryce Ford | ILB | So. | Beckley, W. Va. | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Davion Gaither | DB | Jr. | Atlanta, Ga. | ||
| Jaylen Geter | S | Sr. | Newnan, Ga. | 5 | 18 tkl |
| Sam Golding | OT | Fr. | Rosharon, Texas | ||
| Jovanny Gonzalez | MLB | Fr. | Roanoke, Va. | ||
| Shoka Griffin II | RB | Jr. | Muncie, Ind. | 8 | 54 rush yds · 4 tkl |
| Bobby Groves | WR | Fr. | Taunton, England | 5 | |
| Otis Guyton Jr. | OLB | Fr. | Miami, Fla. | 9 | 19 tkl · 4.5 sacks |
| Dalton Hall | OL | Sr. | Reynoldsburg, Ohio | ||
| CJ Handcox | DB | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. | ||
| DJ Harmon Jr. | MLB | Fr. | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 10 | 48 tkl · 1 sacks |
| Dontae Harris | DL | Jr. | South Point, Ohio | 10 | 23 tkl · 1 sacks |
| Zyan Hill | DL | So. | Richmond, Va. | ||
| Jameaze Hollis | OL | So. | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| Marshall Humphrey | TE | Gr. | Zanesville, Ohio | 10 | 2 rec, 33 yds · 2 tkl |
| Osama Hurst | WR | Sr. | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 5 | 12 rec, 185 yds |
| JeJuan Hutchins | LB | Fr. | Chesterfield, Va. | ||
| Daesean Jackson | OLB | So. | Upper Marlboro, Md. | 8 | 24 tkl · 2 sacks |
| Jacob Jackson | LB | Jr. | Covington, Ga. | ||
| Kaleb Jackson | QB | Sr. | Grovetown, Ga. | 7 | 498 pass yds, 5 TD · 102 rush yds · 4 tkl |
| Bryan Johnson | QB | Sr. | Logan Township, N.J. | 4 | 337 pass yds, 2 TD · 14 rush yds |
| Justin Kalitsnik | LB | So. | Milford, Pa. | 8 | 23 tkl · 0.5 sacks |
| Dalton Kessinger | DL | So. | Van, W. Va. | 2 | 1 tkl |
| Blake Lawton | S | Fr. | Odenton, Md. | ||
| Malik Leggett | WR | So. | Mableton, Ga. | 10 | 9 rec, 156 yds |
| Lee Levingston III | CB | Sr. | Monroe, La. | 4 | 6 tkl |
| Reece Lilly | QB | Fr. | Saint Albans, W.Va. | ||
| Benen Lo | OL | So. | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| Connor Lowe | DL | Jr. | Plantation, Fla. | ||
| Duane Manor Jr. | WR | Fr. | Opa Locka, Fla. | ||
| Colton Mathis | DB | Jr. | Wayne, W.Va. | 7 | 7 tkl |
| Kayden McDuffie | MLB | Fr. | Fort Meade, Md. | ||
| Keontavius McGrew | DL | Sr. | Gilbertown, Ala. | 10 | 24 tkl · 0.5 sacks |
| Eric McGuire | DB | Jr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 5 | 15 tkl |
| Curtis McRay | DB | Sr. | New Haven, Conn. | ||
| Cedric Mickens Jr. | 6'2" | Fr. | West Palm Beach, Fla. | ||
| Makhi Morris | Fr. | ||||
| Amir Muhammad | CB | Jr. | Philadelphia, Pa. | 9 | 19 tkl · 1 INT |
| Kaden Murphy | RB | Fr. | Coal Grove, Ohio | ||
| Rama Nsungula | OLB | Fr. | Pickerington, Ohio | ||
| Joseph Ojo | DE | Fr. | Odenton, Md. | ||
| Jack Owens | OT | Fr. | New Braunfels, Texas | ||
| Tytan Parsons | TE | Fr. | Parkersburg, W.Va. | 7 | 6 rec, 71 yds |
| Amauri Patterson | WR | Fr. | Baltimore, Md. | ||
| Jojo Paul | DE | Fr. | Belle Glade, Fla. | ||
| Justin Pessoa | RB | Gr. | Clayton, N.J. | 10 | 415 rush yds · 6 rec, 25 yds |
| Raszir Phelps | 5'10" | Fr. | Palatka, Fla. | ||
| Elijah Pratt | DB | So. | Hurricane, West Virginia | 6 | 5 tkl |
| Cooper Quinton | OL | Fr. | East Lake, Fla. | ||
| Isaiah Ray | RB | So. | Lorain, Ohio | ||
| Jojo Restall | RB | Sr. | Orange Park, Florida | 6 | 149 rush yds · 1 tkl |
| Tony Richardson | WR | So. | Riviera Beach, Florida | 5 | 3 rec, 35 yds |
| Dwayne Roberts | WR | Fr. | Roanoke, Va. | ||
| Jordan Robertson | RB | So. | Louisville, Kentucky | 8 | 43 rush yds · 4 tkl |
| Israel Russell | OL | So. | Deptford, New Jersey | ||
| Colton Scott Lewis | 6'6" | Fr. | Louisville, Ky. | ||
| Desmon Self | OL | Sr. | West Palm Beach, Fla. | ||
| Mason Shepherd | DE | Fr. | Coolville, Ohio | ||
| Zion-Eternal Shiloh Baskerville | 6'3" | Fr. | Roanoke, Va. | ||
| Alex Shrader | K | So. | Point Pleasant, West Virginia | 10 | |
| Tonio Simpson | DE | Fr. | Pahokee, Fla. | ||
| Brody Sipple | OL | Sr. | Huntington, W.Va. | ||
| William Sites | LS | So. | Marietta, Ohio | 7 | 1 tkl |
| Gemel Smith | DL | Jr. | Louisville, Ky. | 10 | 18 tkl · 0.5 sacks |
| Khayyam Smith | CB | So. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| Marquevion Smith | RB | Jr. | Lexington, Ky. | 7 | 12 rush yds · 1 tkl |
| Trevyn Smith | 5'10" | Jr. | Duval, Fla. | 6 | 26 tkl · 1 INT |
| Yeye Stroud | OL | Fr. | Dayton, Ohio | ||
| Phillip Thacker | TE | Fr. | Chesapeake, Ohio | ||
| Dane Thompkins | RB | So. | Clermont, Florida | ||
| Demary Toney | OLB | So. | Dallas, Georgia | 10 | 23 tkl · 1.5 sacks |
| Manny Toussaint | FS | Fr. | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 9 | 23 tkl |
| Jase Vaughan | OL | So. | Lexington, Kentucky | ||
| Keyshon Washington | ILB | Jr. | Washington, D. C. | 9 | 65 tkl · 3 sacks |
| Jayvion Watson | WR | Fr. | Waldorf, Md. | ||
| Kane Whipp | OL | Fr. | Martinsburg, W.Va. | ||
| King Whisenton | WR | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. | ||
| Julian Whitfield | CB | Fr. | Goose Creek, S.C. | 9 | 26 tkl · 3 INT |
From West Virginia State's official roster and season stats pages.
Roster Risk
DefenseAverage TVS
23/100
Highest risk players · TVS percentile
Jy Martin SModerate
70th
Program Context
Head coaches
John Pennington
2017-PresentCurrent
2026 coaching staff
- John PenningtonHead Coach
- Matt CavallaroOffensive Coordinator | Wide Receiver Coach | Football
- Brian ReynoldsCo-Defensive Coordinator | Linebackers/Strength & Conditioning Coach | Academic Coordinator
- Rashad JacksonDefensive Coordinator | Recruiting Coordinator | Defensive Backs Coach | Football
- Jason PrattAssistant Linebackers Coach | Football
- Corlyn Witcher '24Defensive Line Coach | Football
- Connor WalshOffensive Line Coach | Recruiting Coordinator
- Ben McCallisterSafeties Coach | Football
- Nate Baker '24Tight Ends Coach | Football
2027 Recruiting Class
0 commitsNo commits yet for this class.
How the Roster Was Built
1 of 1 players on the 2026 roster transferred in.
- FCS and lower transfersJy Martin1100%
Recruiting Footprint
No recruit hometowns to map.
2026 Roster
1 of 1High risk means the top 15% of roster-relative TVS scores. TVS is not a transfer probability.
