WVU Football Recruiting
2024 3-Star ATH Jaylen Watson Includes WVU in Top 5

2024 3-star athlete Jaylen Watson has announced his final five schools with a commitment date set for July 8. Watson included Cincinnati, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota and West Virginia.
Final 5 🙏🏽
Commitment date: July 8th pic.twitter.com/u3Hp8Wgdb2
— Jaylen “Big Play Jay” Watson (@JaylenWatson11) June 14, 2023
Watson (5-foot-11, 175 pounds) is from Toledo, Ohio and currently plays at Central Catholic High School. During his recruitment, Watson has received offers from Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Iowa, Liberty, Louisville, Maryland, Miami (OH), Minnesota, Toledo, West Virginia, Western Michigan and others. Watson also received interest from other schools such as Penn State and Pitt.
Watson visited WVU back in January and seemed to enjoy his weekend in Morgantown.
I had a great visit at WVU this past weekend! Thank you for inviting me and I can’t wait to come back soon! #HailWV @NealBrown_WVU @Coach__Lal @CoachWright37 @DrewCasa_ @coachdempsey3 @Coach_Epage @ToledoCCHS_FB pic.twitter.com/BP8JX30CIE
— Jaylen “Big Play Jay” Watson (@JaylenWatson11) January 30, 2023
According to 247 Sports, Jaylen Watson is projected to commit to Iowa with a visit set for next weekend.
Click here to find our complete list of the offers sent by the WVU football program.