WVSports: West Virginia Mountaineers Football & Basketball Recruiting – 2026 LB commit Taylor building stronger bonds with West Virginia

Pittsburgh (Pa.) Aliquippa 2026 linebacker Daiveon Taylor has been committed to West Virginia since April but has continued to build strong bonds with the coaching staff.

And the Rivals.com three-star prospect made multiple trips to Morgantown in June to further solidify that.

Taylor, 6-foot-2, 213-pounds, made the trek down for a one-day camp as well as the Mountaineers first 7-on-7 tournament in June and was able to showcase his improvement in front of the coaches.

“They like everything I’m doing. My hips got better, and I move better,” he said. “They were just giving me some pointers on playing linebacker.”

Inside linebackers coach Jeff Koonz, along with area recruiter tight ends coach Blaine Stewart have been the primary points of contact for Taylor but he also had plenty of time to talk with head coach Neal Brown.

“I feel like the relationship has gone great and it’s only getting better,” he said.

The Rivals.com three-star prospect has been no stranger to Morgantown over the course of his recruitment and a big reason for that has been his ties with the West Virginia coaches. That has made him feel welcomed.

“I love it, they make me feel at home,” he said.

Taylor had been the lone member of the 2026 class until Kingston (Ga.) Cass 2026 quarterback Brodie McWhorter jumped into the boat and the two have already built a strong bond. The pair plan to both be active when it comes to recruiting other key targets into the class moving forward.

“Me and Brodie are very close, and we are recruiting others,” he said.

Taylor next plans to return to West Virginia July 25 for the cookout on campus in order to spend even more time with the coaches and put his recruiting cap on to potentially add more to the group.