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Where West Virginia stands on its top targets for 2018

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On the heels of a 51st-ranked recruiting class in 2017, West Virginia’s football staff has two primary reasons to believe it can produce a better haul in 2018.That 10-win season, for one, and a more stable head coaching scenario thanks to Dana Holgorsen’s contract extension.

Among the top targets on West Virginia’s board are Fairmont defensive line legacy Dante Stills, Delaware running back Leddie Brown, New Jersey quarterback Devin Leary and four-star safety Kwantel Raines of Aliquippa, Pa.

As part of the Gold & Blue Lunch Report, Rivals recruiting Keenan Cummings discussed each player and West Virginia’s chances of landing him:

Kwantel Raines (6-3, 180) safety
From the same school that produced Dravon Askew-Henry in 2014, Rivals ranks Raines the No.