MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Georgia defensive lineman Brayden Dudley has become the ninth verbal commitment to WVU’s recruiting Class of 2021. Dudley received an offer from the Mountaineers on January 28.
Dudley possesses twenty FBS offers, including ‘Power 5’ offers from Iowa State and Michigan State. Other offers included Air Force, Appalachian State, Army, Bowling Green, Connecticut, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Kent State, Liberty, Lousiana-Lafayette, UCF, USF, Troy, Tulane and Western Kentucky. Dudley also had a handful of FCS offers.
The 6-foot-3, 250-pounder hails from Buford, Ga. and plays for Mill Creek High School in Hoschton, Ga. Dudley played in 12 games in his junior season, collecting 33 tackles, 5 sacks, 12 quarterback hurries and 3 fumble recoveries. Mill Creek went 9-4 in 2019, advancing to the state quarterfinals in Class 6A.
I am officially 100% COMMITTED to West Virginia University @WVUfootball @NealBrown_WVU @CoachLesley_WVU @MC_Recruiting @RecruitGeorgia @MCFootballCoach @MCHawksOfSteel @coachjlovelady @JedHodges2 #iMpaCt @DASHGwinnett @IamJordanDudley pic.twitter.com/a2DBwR3mWx
— Brayden Dudley (@dudley_brayden) May 28, 2020
West Virginia’s previous commitments for 2021
| Treylan Davis | Jackson, Ohio | 6-5, 230 | TE | 3-star |
| Jaylen Anderson | Perry, Ohio | 6-1, 210 | RB | 4-star |
| Hammond Russell | Dublin, Ohio | 6-3, 235 | DE | 3-star |
| Will “Goose” Crowder | Birmingham, Ala. | 6-3, 192 | QB | 3-star |
| Wyatt Milum | Huntington, W.Va. | 6-6, 280 | OL | 4-star |
| Saint McLeod | Philadelphia, Pa. | 5-11, 190 | Safety | 3-star |
| Andrew Wilson-Lamp | Massilon, Ohio | 6-3, 175 | WR | 3-star |
| Viktor Wikstrom | Stockholm, Sweden | 6-3, 235 | TE | 3-star |