Gone are the days of Pat McAfee and Nick O’Toole. The Mountaineers have struggled on special teams the past few years but now it looks like there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. With Tavon Austin, the Mountaineers were one misstep or one good block away from a kickoff going 99 yards for seven. With Mario Alford, the Mountaineers continued to be dangerous if the kickoff team wasn’t disciplined. It has been a while since the return team had to worry about the Mountaineers but that might be the case this year.
2018 West Virginia Special Teams
| Number | Player | Height | Weight | Year | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Height | Weight | Year | Depth |
| 8 | Marcus Simms | 6'-0" | 194 | Junior | Kick Returner-1 |
| 14 | Tevin Bush | 5'-6" | 160 | Sophomore | Kick Returner-2 |
| 15 | Billy Kinney | 6'-4" | 221 | R-Senior | Kicker-1/Punter-1 |
| 20 | Alec Sinkfield | 5'-9" | 187 | R-Freshman | Kick Returner-3 |
| 23 | Evan Matthes | 6'-1" | 208 | Freshman | Scout Team |
| 30 | Evan Staley | 6'-1" | 184 | R-Sophomore | Kicker-2 |
| 31 | Casey Legg | 6'-4" | 199 | Freshman | Scout Team |
| 32 | Martell Pettaway | 5'-9" | 210 | Junior | Kick Returner-3 |
| 43 | Luke Hogan | 6'-1" | 209 | R-Sophomore | Scout Team |
| 48 | Skyler Simcox | 6'-0" | 187 | R-Junior | Long Snapper |
| 51 | Kyle Poland | 6'-2" | 229 | R-Sophomore | Long Snapper |
| 52 | JP Hadley | 6'-2" | 258 | Freshman | Long Snapper |
| 64 | Rex Sunahara | 6'-6" | 240 | R-Junior | Long Snapper |
According to Dana Holgorsen, kicker Evan Staley has taken over the kicking job.