WVU Football Sparks P4 Offers for 2027 New Jersey Edge

The WVU football program sent an official offer to a first-year player who has been gaining recent national interest. West Virginia extended an offer to notable 2027 recruit Joshua Benka-Coker on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Benka-Cooker then posted about his West Virginia offer on social media. Listed at 6-foot-7 and 230 pounds, Benka-Cooker attends The Pennington School in New Jersey.

With experience on both offense and defense, Benka-Cooker is being recruited as an edge rusher after recording 18 sacks during his monster senior season.

He also plays basketball as forward. WVU’s offer sparked opportunities from Michigan State and Missouri out of the Big Ten and SEC, respectively.

Before the Power Four interest, Benka-Cooker was in communication with schools like Arkansas State, Towson, New Hampshire, Jackson State, Rhode Island and Stony Brook.

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