Justin Smith-Brown, Gadget Play Menace | WVU Football All 105

All 105 is a West Virginia Sports Now collection profiling every member of the 2025 WVU Football Roster.

Wide receiver Justin Smith-Brown transferred to WVU Football for his last season of school after 4 profitable seasons at South Carolina State (D-I FCS).

Smith-Brown racked up 749 receiving yards final season, the second-best mark in his convention. The Bulldogs additionally used the 5-foot-11, 185 pound speedster out of the backfield on performs like end-arounds.

Returning Mountaineers’ head coach Rich Rodriguez typically prioritizes the run recreation — Jacksonville State had the third-most carries per recreation within the nation beneath his steering final season — which may restrict the quantity of targets to go round, however Smith-Brown’s capability on gadget performs ought to assist him choose up snaps regardless.

11 • Justin Smith-Brown, redshirt senior vast receiver

Last yr: Smith-Brown picked up All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference First-Team honors after hauling in 54 passes for 749 yards, good for the second-best mark within the convention.

Stats: 81 catches for 1,196 yards and 7 touchdowns at South Carolina State.

Camp outlook: The vast receiver room is likely one of the greatest place teams WVU Football has this season, so Smith-Brown could have loads of work to do in an effort to safe his place in Rodriguez’s hard-edge system.

Projected position: Expect important enjoying time for Smith-Brown in 2025, with carries and receptions relying on the offensive model Rodriguez decides to go together with.

Accolades, highlights: First-Team All-MEAC honors in 2024; Second Team honors in 2023.

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