MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – (June 13, 2024) – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Ryder Burton, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound, redshirt freshman quarterback from Springville, Utah, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from BYU. He will have four years of remaining eligibility.
Ryder Burton, QB, 6-2, 205, r-Fr., Springville, Utah/Springville/BYU
2023 (Fr.) – BYU
- Played quarterback for coach Kalani Sitake at BYU
- Entered as a mid-year enrollee and redshirted in 2023
- Did not see game action
High School
- Played for coach Dave Valeti at Springville High
- Earned all-region first-team honors
- Named Offensive Most Valuable Player in Region 9
- Competed at 2022 Elite 11 Los Angeles regional
- Passed for 21 touchdowns and 1,972 yards as a senior
- Led Springville to Utah 5A State Championship game (2021)
- Threw for 2,301 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior
- Rated a three-star recruit (247sports)
- Ranked the No. 66 quarterback prospect in the nation (247sports) and No. 14 overall prospect in Utah (247sports)
- Also played basketball, earning all-region honors and all-state honorable mention
- Earned all-academic region honors
High School
- Son of Brad and Bryanna Burton
- One of five children (3 brothers, 1 sister)
- Majoring in business
Press Release Courtesy of West Virginia University Athletics Communications
