Does West Virginia have a future star in the making?
quarterback situation is in great shape at the moment. They have one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the league right now in Garrett Greene with Nicco Marchiol waiting in the wings to have the torch passed to him in 2025.It's so far down the line that it's really difficult to peg someone the heir apparent to Marchiol when he's not even QB1 yet.
BYU transfer Ryder Burton has turned some heads throughout the last several months, but true freshman Khalil Wilkins has had his fair share of big moments as well. “I think that Khalil is super talented," said head coach Neal Brown on Monday. "He has some wow plays that go both ways. Wow, that’s really good, or wow, that’s really bad. There’s going to have to be some patience there as far as getting him fundamentally where he needs to be and to where he understands what defenses are going to do, but he can really run and he’s going to be a problem. He’s really talented, we just got to get him honed in.
As a junior at Theodore Roosevelt High in Washington D.C., Wilkins threw for 3,100 yards while adding another 405 with his legs, combining for 28 touchdowns . He played his final year of high school ball at Riverdale Baptist where he threw for over 1,100 yards and rushed for 330 yards for 19 touchdowns .
With Marchiol having two years of eligibility remaining after this season, it allows Wilkins plenty of time to develop into being the guy. Coming out of high school he chose the Mountaineers over offers from Boston College, Marshall, Maryland, Pitt, and several others.Publisher of Mountaineers Now on FanNation/Sports Illustrated. Lead recruiting expert and co-host of Between the Eers, Walk Thru GameDay Show, Mountaineers Now Postgame Show, and In the Gun Podcast.
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