WVU Takes Second Swing at Landing Former Top Recruit in West Virginia

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West Virginia is again within the combine for cornerback Isaiah Johnson, who was the top-rated participant within the state again within the 2021 recruiting class. After spending two years at Arizona State, the Bluefield, WV native elected to enter the switch portal. 

Johnson appeared in 4 video games earlier than redshirting in 2021 and this season, he appeared in six video games totaling 16 tackles, two go breakups, and one sort out for loss. 

Popping out of highschool, Johnson selected the Solar Devils over different provides from Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, USC, Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas, and West Virginia amongst a number of others.

The Mountaineers made the highest 8 for Johnson, whereas Arizona State didn’t. Johnson acquired his provide from ASU roughly two weeks after releasing his prime eight faculties. Simply days after receiving the provide, Johnson dropped his prime 5 faculties, which West Virginia was not featured in.

Since coming into the portal, Johnson has acquired provides from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.

Evaluation from SI All-American on Johnson:

“Athletic and speedy, Johnson is a defensive again with some positional versatility on the back-end. He may ultimately slot in properly as a boundary nook along with his dimension and athleticism, however it will not be stunning to see him develop right into a beginning security in faculty. Whereas there are some uncooked areas of his sport that have to be refined, comparable to his transition/plant-and-drive footwork and press-man method on the line of scrimmage, Johnson possesses elite size and pace, together with good ball abilities. He’ll discover a dwelling in a collegiate secondary and develop right into a starting-caliber back-end defender.”

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