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Mountaineers the Last Stop for Devonte Golden-Nelson | WVU Football All 105
All 105 is a West Virginia Sports Now series profiling each member of the 2025 WVU Football Roster.
One of the last of the super seniors who began their college career during the COVID-altered 2020 season, Devonte Golden-Nelson spent his first two seasons at Memphis before transferring to Akron. He broke into the starting lineup with the Zips, starting 10 of 12 games in 2024, and will give the Mountaineers snaps at cornerback during his final college season.
Golden-Nelson stands 5-foot-11 and weighs 183 pounds. Big 12 receivers will pose him more of a challenge than their MAC counterparts did, but his experience will give the Mountaineers a safety blanket at a position that struggled in 2024.
2 • Devonte Golden-Nelson, redshirt senior cornerback
Last year: Golden-Nelson earned a preseason Third Team All-MAC selection, breaking up seven passes across 12 games (ten starts).
Stats: The super senior put together his best statistical season in 2023, snagging two interceptions.
Camp outlook: WVU Football had one of the worst passing defenses in the country in 2024, so Golden-Nelson and his fellow cornerbacks will find plenty of holes to fill.
Projected role: If he can’t lock down a starting job, Golden-Nelson has a solid chance of seeing the field as a nickel or dime defender against receiver-heavy personnel groups.
Accolades, highlights: After intercepting two passes in 2023, Golden-Nelson earned a preseason All-MAC selection (Third Team).
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