WVSN Notebook 4/27: WVU Football Loses Players, Offers QB Recruit

The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning WVU Athletics.

Update (9:38 PM) – 

Darnell Wright gets drafted with the 10th overall pick to represent the state of West Virginia in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

West Virginia Native OL Darnell Wright Drafted by Bears in First Round

Update (9:10 PM) – 

The Las Vegas Raiders draft Texas Tech DE Tyree Wilson as the first Big 12 product taken in the 2023 NFL Draft.

With the 7th Pick in the 2023 #NFLDraft ,
the @Raiders select:

𝗧𝘆𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 , @TexasTechFB #Big12FB x #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/BOs8WSmHRZ

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) April 28, 2023

Lucky No. 7 🎰

Welcome to Vegas, Tyree Wilson! pic.twitter.com/xcv8zwSQxc

— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 28, 2023

Update (3:30 PM) – 

WVU edge rusher Aric Burton decides to leave program and enter the transfer portal. Burton was a class of 2022 3-star recruit out of high school in Florida.

WVU Football Loses Edge Rusher to Transfer Portal

Update (3:26 PM) – 

Florida native Shamar Rigby posts about receiving an offer from WVU.

#AGTG Blessed to receive another offer from West Virginia University!! @CoachChadScott @LHSCoachMoore @Lakewoodhsfb @Andrew_Ivins @Rivals @WVUfootball pic.twitter.com/Z54yFgMOYG

— Shamar (Mar) Rigby (@Shamarrigby1) April 27, 2023

Update (11:08 AM) – 

Class of 2025 QB prospect from Florida Sean Ashenfelder (6-foot-1 and 180 pounds) gets a WVU offer.

Blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia University!! @CHSFLRecruiting @Coach_McIntyre @CoachSeanReagan @rebarnes23 @JonathanMohr12 pic.twitter.com/sRulRTB2jn

— Sean Ashenfelder (@AshenfelderSean) April 27, 2023

Update (10:38 AM) – 

WVU baseball star JJ Wetherholt has been added to the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award (BBNCSA) Watch List.

𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨, 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮@jj_wetherholt has been added to the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List!

📰https://t.co/PTespjp8GA#HailWV pic.twitter.com/2jYQT7uE6B

— WVU Baseball (@WVUBaseball) April 27, 2023

Update (10:30 AM) – 

Carl Jenkins Jr. (6-foot2 and 164 pounds), a class of 2025 WR out of Florida, receives an offer from WVU.

ALL GOD! Blessed To Receive My First Power 5 Offer From West Virginia University💛💙! @SAHSJackets @BJKGator2325 @SWiltfong247 @BlairASanderson pic.twitter.com/F27fQJKEEk

— Carl Jenkins Jr ✞ (@thecarljenkins) April 27, 2023

Update (8:30 AM) –

Running back recruit and West Virginia native Amir Hairston posts a video of him at WVU.

@CoachChadScott @NealBrown_WVU @TaylorLWest_ @DrewCasa_ @SEANMARTIN91 @WVUFBRecruiting @WVUfootball @WVUAlumniNCAC @FanRecruitWVU @WVUBarstool @WVUAlumniAssoc @WVUMascot @CMAnderson247 @_CoachCod pic.twitter.com/b1zbOJH0O8

— Amir J. Hairston (@CountryBoyFast) April 27, 2023

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