MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Fairmont Senior High School graduate Darius Stills has been named a AP All-America first team selection in his senior season with the Mountaineers.
The Big 12 Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year has also been named a first team All-America pick by USA Today, Bleacher Report and ESPN. Stills becomes the first Mountaineer to earn AP top recognition since Tavon Austin was honored in 2012.
Stills finished the 2020 regular season with 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and an interception. He also registered 10.5 sacks and 21 tackles for loss over the past two seasons.
West Virginia University AP All-American First Team Selections
2020 – Darius Stills, DL
2012 – Tavon Austin, All-Purpose
2006 – Dan Mozes, C & Steve Slaton, RB
2003 – Grant Wiley, LB
1996 – Canute Curtis, LB
1994 – Todd Sauerbrun, P
1992 – Mike Compton, OL
1985 – Brian Jozwiak, OL
1982 – Darryl Talley, LB
1970 – Jim Braxton, TE
WVU sophomore safety Tykee Smith is a third team AP All-American. Smith is tied for the team lead in interceptions (2), second in tackles for loss (8.0) and tied for second in tackles (61) and solo tackles (33). He finished with six or more tackles in the final eight games of the season, including a season-high nine tackles against TCU. He had two tackles for loss against Kansas and Texas Tech and registered an interception that led WVU to the double-overtime victory against Baylor.