WVU Football Recruiting
2023 3-Star WVU Recruit Mari Lawton Includes Mountaineers in Top 4
West Virginia football recruit Mari Lawton officially announced the Mountaineers as part of his current top four schools via his Twitter account on Monday.
Lawton, a three-star defensive lineman according to 247Sports, listed Marshall, Coastal Carolina and Ohio in his top four, along with West Virginia, after receiving 12 total Division I offers.
Top 4 🙏🏽 ( My recruitment is still 100% open ) #AGTG pic.twitter.com/kquvg7G9tK
— Mari Lawton † (@MariZL_) September 5, 2022
The 6-foot-3, 280 pound senior at South Charleston High School in Charleston, West Virgnia, attended a camp with coach Neal Brown at the Mountaineers’ facility back in June. Lawton, a member of the ESPN Jr. 300 list and an Under-Armour All-American, is listed as the No. 1 defensive lineman in West Virginia, according to Coalfields & Co.
Through two games this season, Lawton has seven total tackles, three solo, along with 0.5 sacks and a pass defended.