2026 3-Star Ohio Safety Taj Powell Commits to WVU Football

The WVU football staff secured their second commit for 2026 of the day in Ohio safety Taj Powell.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, this Springfield High School product out of Springfield, Ohio announced his commitment on social media Thursday evening. Powells commitment comes a couple weeks after he spent time in Morgantown during WVU spring practice.

1000% Committed!! 🏡🏡@moedouglass7_sr @ConleySmoot @WVUfootball #HailWV #LLR💙 pic.twitter.com/f7xjnKoz2Q

— Taj Powell 2026 (@TajPowell5) April 10, 2025

Considered a three-star prospect, Powell was offered by West Virginia defensive coordinator Zac Alley directly in late January and then quickly spent some time on the WVU campus. He has an official visit scheduled for the weekend of June 6-8.

It’s believed Powell picked West Virginia over Kentucky. He also had offers from Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Temple and Toledo. Out of those schools, Ohio stands out due to being on West Virginia’s 2025 schedule.

Rich Rodriguez will lead the Mountaineers to Athens, Ohio to take on the Bobcats in a Week 2 non conference matchup.

The embedded post below shows highlights of Powell from his junior season in 2024.

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