WVU Football Recruiting
West Virginia Sports Now Recruiting Notebook: May 27

Keep updated on all the news and notes concerning West Virginia recruiting in the WVU Sports Now Recruiting Notebook. If Neal Brown, Bob Huggins and their staff extend a scholarship offer, you’ll find out about it in our recruiting notebook.
Update: 6:30 p.m.
**West Virginia has offered another highly-rated prospect today, this time four-star cornerback Trevell Mullen.
BLESSED TO RECEIVE ANOTHER OFFER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIRGINIA @RivalsWoody @Rivals @247recruiting @SleeperAth1etes @CreekFootball1 @Rivalsfbcamps @SWiltfong247 pic.twitter.com/hTIjbikVKB
— Trevell Mullen (@tt_mullen) May 27, 2020
Mullen (5-foot-11, 150 lbs.) is a 2022 prospect from Pompano Beach, Florida. He is rated as the 26th best corner in the class and the 32nd best prospect in Florida according to 247Sports. Mullen has offers from Florida, Indiana, Oregon, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Miami, Penn State and Pitt.
Update: 6:15 p.m.
**WVU has made the top 15 for cornerback Ryan Barnes and the top 10 for defensive end Miles Capers.
Barnes (6-foot-2, 180 lbs.) is a three-star 2021 cornerback from Maryland. Also in his top 15 are Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Penn State, Duke, Florida State, Tennessee, Michigan, Oregon, South Carolina, Clemson, Virginia, Maryland, NC State and Georgia Tech.
I want to Thank All of the Coaches that have believed in my potential & offered me opportunities to play football on the next level. Although My Recruitment is Still Open, I will be Focusing on these 15 schools at the moment… #ClearEyeView #Blessed #Honored @QO_FOOTBALL pic.twitter.com/MmLOnUtiDk
— Ryan “Bo” Barnes (@Bo11Ryan) May 26, 2020
Capers (6-foot-5, 220 lbs.) is a three-star 2021 defensive end from South Carolina. Also in his top 10 are Indiana UCF, Virginia, Tennessee, Kansas, Old Dominion, App State, Liberty and Middle Tennessee State.
Top 10🙏🏽(Recruitment still open) pic.twitter.com/XmOKulU9Gf
— Miles Capers (@MilesCapers) May 27, 2020
Update: 4:40 p.m.
**WVU has offered 2023 wide receiver, Brandon Inniss
Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the university of West Virginia 💙💛 @UNCLELUQ @CB_Tha_1 #LLG #LLJ #Blessed💯 pic.twitter.com/wa5ezVL6yt
— Brandon”SHOWTIME” inniss (@brandon5star2) May 27, 2020
Inniss (5-11, 179 lbs.) is another prospect from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He already has a long offer sheet, including Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Oklahoma, Penn State and Texas A&M.
Update: 12:00 p.m.
**WVU has offered four-star wide receiver Jacolby Spells from Florida.
Blessed to receive another offer from West Virginia university 🟡🔵 #blessed pic.twitter.com/rt3Pvde77Z
— jacolby spells (@drippy4k_) May 26, 2020
Spells (6-foot, 170 lbs.) is from American Heritage high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a 2022 recruit and has offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Virginia.
**West Virginia has offered the number one recruit in the 2022 class, defensive end Shemar Stewart.
Blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia #gomountaineers @MonsignorPaceFB @TheRealCoachMoe @DP214EVER @Andrew_Ivins @247recruiting pic.twitter.com/CHVIFkOyeD
— Shemar Stewart (@ShemarStewart14) May 25, 2020
Stewart (6-foot-5, 236 lbs.) is rated as a five-star recruit by 247Sports and is the number one recruit in the 2022 class. rivals is slightly lower on Stewart, only having his as a four-star prospect. As expected, Stewart’s offer sheet is a who’s who of football powerhouses. Stewart has offers from Florida, LSU, Miami, Penn State, Arizona State, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas A&M and Pitt, among others.