Pair of West Virginia Players Receive Senior Bowl Invites

The premiere event leading up to the NFL Draft is sending out invites to eligible college players, extending one to a pair of Mountaineers. WVU offensive lineman Wyatt Milum and long snapper Austin Brinkman have both been invited to participate in the Senior Bowl.

Milum’s invite comes as no surprise as he’s been regarded as an NFL Draft prospect for well over a year. Separately, Brinkman’s invite shows his hard work to become elite in a particular role that has value to some NFL teams is paying off.

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— West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) November 19, 2024

Milum has also consistently earned high grades from player evaluator outlets like PFF.

“Wyatt Milum is playing himself into the first round conversation. He’s been the best offensive lineman in the country,” said PFF’s Max Chadwick in October.

David Kenyon of Bleacher Report is also high on Milum as an NFL prospect, praising him before the season.

“It’s safe to say Wyatt Milum is a priority NFL prospect right now. Last season, per Pro Football Focus, the West Virginia left tackle yielded nine pressures and zero sacks in 337 pass-blocking snaps. Checking in at 6’6″ and 317 pounds, Milum has a prototypical build for an NFL tackle. He’ll also offer plenty of experience, considering he enters the 2024 campaign with 32 career starts at WVU,” wrote Kenyon.

WVU recruited Milum as a consensus four-star prospect out of Spring Valley High School in Kenova, W.Va. as part of their 2022 class.

As for Brinkman, he was a semifinalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award. He even detailed his full journey and how he discovered success as a long snapper while speaking with the media on Monday.

For a related story, WVU football took a recent tumble in the ESPN FPI.