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Edward Vesterinen Back from Injury | WVU Football All 105
All 105 is a West Virginia Sports Now series profiling each member of the 2025 WVU Football Roster.
Even coming from Finland, where he didn’t pick up American Football until his time in high school — and had to play against grown men, many with experience in the college game, in order to find competition, Edward Vesterinen didn’t take much time to fit in with WVU Football.
The 6-foot-3, 282 pound defensive tackle played eight games during his true freshman season, and never would’ve taken a redshirt year were it not for a season ending injury suffered two games into 2024. An All-Big 12 honorable mention during the 2023 season, Vesterinen will anchor a new-look defensive line with experience and consistency.
96 • Edward Vesterinen, redshirt senior defensive line
Last year: Vesterinen played just two games, suffering a season-ending lower leg injury.
Stats: Starting at defensive tackle in 2023, Vesterinen picked up 28 tackles (10 solo) and three sacks.
Post-camp outlook: Of the 15 defensive linemen on the Mountaineers’ roster, ten are new faces, giving Vesterinen more Power Four experience than just about anyone in the group.
Projected role: Vesterinen will start at defensive tackle again.
Accolades, highlights: Vesterinen earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention for his performance in 2023.
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