By: Justin “Couz” Walker | WV Sports Chat
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For the fourth time on Monday, West Virginia has received a verbal commitment from a junior college player as part of the 2026 recruiting class. This time, it’s an offensive lineman.
Rich Rodriguez snagged a commitment from Deshawn Woods, a 6-foot-5 inch 280 pound offensive lineman from Butler Community College (El Dorado, KS). The Omaha native, who started his college career at Wyoming, adds depth to WVU’s trenches.
A four-star gem in the 2022 class (No. 2 in NE per 247), Woods drew offers from Missouri, Arizona State, Texas A&M, LSU, Penn State, Florida, Miami & more coming out of high school. After verbally committing to Missouri, he eventually signed with Wyoming. He later transferred to Butler CC. He is considered a three-star recruit in 2026 and holds offers from South Alabama, Tulsa, Middle Tennessee State, Troy, North Texas and others.
According to the 247 Sports Composite, he is the number 27 overall JUCO player in the class. He is listed as the number two JUCO interior offensive lineman nationally and the number seven JUCO player from the state of Nebraska. He is the 35th commitment for Rich Rodriguez and the Mountaineers in this recruiting class.
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