Dante Stills Named AP Preseason All-American

The Associated Press released their preseason All-American teams on Monday afternoon, which had West Virginia DL Dante Stills on the second team.

Stills was the only Mountaineer that made the first or second team on Monday.

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Stills returns to West Virginia as a senior for the 2021 season. The Fairmont, West Virginia native recorded 9.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks in 2020.

As Stills looks to take over leadership of the defensive unit this season, the in-state senior will look to live up to his preseason hype.

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