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WVU secures second Scandinavian commitment in ’21 class

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For the second time in the Class of 2021, WVU has secured a verbal commitment from a player from Scandinavia. Helsinki, Finland defensive lineman Edward Vesterinen has accepted a scholarship offer from West Virginia.

Vesterinen stands 6-foot-4 and weights 250 pounds. Dublin, Ohio product Hammond Russell and Buford, Ga. native Brayden Dudley are other defensive linemen in this year’s recruiting class.

This was the first ‘Power 5’ offer for Vesterinen. He also received offers from Coastal Carolina and Massachusetts. Vesterinen competed on European Junior and Finland national championship teams in his prep career. He is listed as the No. 2 defensive lineman recruit from Europe in this year’s class by ‘Europe’s Elite’ recruiting service.

Stockholm, Sweden tight end Viktor Wikstrom was the first player to commit to next year’s recruiting class.

 

West Virginia’s previous Class of 2021 verbal commitments

Tomas Rimac Brunswick, Oh. 6-6, 275 OL 3-star
Kaden Prather Germantown, Md. 6-3, 200 WR 4-star
Brayden Dudley Buford, Ga. 6-3, 250 DL
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




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