Top 2025 WVU Football WR Commit Teriq Mallory Flips Away from Mountaineers

Days after firing head coach Neal Brown, the WVU football program experienced their biggest recruiting loss. West Virginia’s top wide receiver commit flipped his school of choice from the Mountaineers to Florida State, according to On3 Sports.

Mallory (6-foot-5, 195 pounds), considered a 2025 three-star prospect, was initially committed to Wake Forest before picking WVU in June.

When he committed to West Virginia, Mallory mentioned WVU wide receivers coach Bilal Marshall in one of his posts on X (Twitter). Marshall has been Mallory’s lead recruiter, leveraging his position as wide receivers coach and his standing as a former player.

Back in January, the New Haven, Connecticut native received an offer from the Mountaineers and then celebrated by talking with Tavon Austin.

“Just got off the phone with MY GOAT TAVON AUSTIN after being offered by WVU,” said Mallory at the time.

WVU was among the first major conference programs to show interest in Mallory, joining Connecticut, Maryland and Massachusetts at the time of the offer. While Rivals has awarded Mallory as a three-star wide receiver, other major recruiting outlets have his position more fluid and regarded as just an athlete.

For a related story, here’s our list of where WVU football stands recruiting wise.