West Virginia Football has played their way to a 4-2 mark at the midway point of the regular season. They started with a blowout loss to Penn State, then won four consecutive games, then lost a heartbreaker to Houston this past Thursday.
But how have the individual players graded out?
This article will take a look at West Virginia’s overall Pro Football Focus grades at midseason. The list will be split into offense and defense and list the grades from first to worst among players to play at least 25 snaps and discuss the notable highlights from those grades.
The way PFF’s grading system works, it is possible to have a player with an overall grade higher or lower than any individual game of theirs if they consistently play at a high/low level throughout the season. A notable example from West Virginia is WR Rodney Gallagher III, who has an overall grade lower than any of his individual game grades.
Offense
- QB Garrett Greene: 82.4 (268 snaps)
- HB Jaheim White: 80.7 (70 snaps)
- LT Wyatt Milum: 79.8 (272 snaps)
- RT Doug Nester: 76.3 (396 snaps)
- HB CJ Donaldson Jr.: 75.7 (241 snaps)
- WR Hudson Clement: 74.4 (221 snaps)
- LG Tomas Rimac: 70.2 (300 snaps)
- TE Kole Taylor: 67.8 (310 snaps)
- WR Devin Carter: 66.9 (254 snaps)
- HB Jaylen Anderson: 65.5 (109 snaps)
- LT Nick Malone: 65.5 (170 snaps)
- QB Nicco Marchiol: 64.0 (173 snaps)
- WR EJ Horton: 63.4 (26 snaps)
- RG Ja’Quay Hubbard: 62.7 (158 snaps)
- WR Ja’Shaun Poke: 61.8 (29 snaps)
- C Zach Frazier: 61.7 (389 snaps)
- RG Brandon Yates: 61.0 (398 snaps)
- OG Sullivan Weidman: 59.4 (31 snaps)
- WR Traylon Ray: 56.5 (119 snaps)
- WR Preston Fox: 55.1 (160 snaps)
- WR Cortez Braham: 50.3 (151 snaps)
- WR Jeremiah Aaron: 48.1 (55 snaps)
- WR Rodney Gallagher III: 47.4 (99 snaps)
- TE Treylan Davis: 45.9 (191 snaps)
Garrett Greene is the highest graded Mountaineer at the midway point of the season. Greene has completed 52.8 percent of his passes for 935 yards and 11 total touchdowns.
Jaheim White has impressed as a true freshman, leading the team with an 83.8 rushing grade.
Wyatt Milum has had his highest graded season here in 2023. He has the highest graded run blocking grade among regular starters at 75.9.
Doug Nester leads the team with an 81.9 pass blocking grade. Much like Milum, he has been having his highest graded season to date.
Kole Taylor leads the team in receptions with 18 and is also having the highest graded season of his college career.
Both CJ Donaldson and Zach Frazier have regressed from where they were last season. Donaldson has only regressed by 4.5 grade points, while Frazier has regressed from an 80.8 grade last season to 61.7 this season.
As aforementioned, Rodney Gallagher’s grade is lower than any of his individual game grades. He is a true freshman and has mostly looked the part up to this point.
Defense
- CB Beanie Bishop Jr.: 80.0 (383 snaps)
- DL Fatorma Mulbah: 79.4 (92 snaps)
- SPEAR Hershey McLaurin: 74.1 (168 snaps)
- LB Jairo Faverus: 71.2 (36 snaps)
- CB Malachi Ruffin: 69.9 (320 snaps)
- CB Jacolby Spells: 69.7 (35 snaps)
- DL Edward Vesterinen: 68.5 (263 snaps)
- DL Sean Martin: 68.1 (254 snaps)
- DL Davoan Hawkins: 67.8 (67 snaps)
- DL Hammond Russell IV: 67.1 (32 snaps)
- LB Lee Kpogba: 66.8 (332 snaps)
- LB Trey Lathan: 65.4 (264 snaps)
- BAN Jared Bartlett: 63.9 (269 snaps)
- S Marcis Floyd: 63.8 (197 snaps)
- DL Tomiwa Durojaiye: 61.9 (104 snaps)
- FS Aubrey Burks: 61.1 (256 snaps)
- SPEAR Lance Dixon: 61.1 (182 snaps)
- SS Anthony Wilson: 61.0 (348 snaps)
- BAN Tyrin Bradley: 60.7 (165 snaps)
- DL Jalen Thornton: 60.0 (63 snaps)
- DL Mike Lockhart: 59.9 (221 snaps)
- LB Ben Cutter: 54.7 (131 snaps)
- DL Asani Redwood: 54.5 (55 snaps)
- CB Andrew Wilson-Lamp: 41.2 (58 snaps)
- S Keyshawn Cobb: 29.7 (75 snaps)
The defense so far this season according to the PFF data has had 103 pressures, 19 sacks, 53 quarterback hurries, 362 combined tackles, 62 missed tackles, a 57.1 completion percentage allowed, five interceptions, and 22 pass breakups.
Beanie Bishop is the highest graded defensive player among those to play at least 25 defensive snaps. He leads the team with a 79.5 coverage grade and is the lone player with more than one interception so far.
Fatorma Mulbah has impressed this season as a rotational piece on the defensive line. He leads the team with 79.2 run defense grade.
Sean Martin leads the team with 16 pressures, while Jared Bartlett and Tomiwa Durojaiye lead the team with four sacks apiece.
Lee Kpogba leads the team in solo tackles and defensive stops but is also tied for the team lead in missed tackles with seven.
Prior to his season-ending injury, Trey Lathan was leading the team with eight quarterback hits and had the team’s lone forced fumble up to this point.
