From the Mountain State to the Sunshine State.
That’s the path Wyatt Milum will travel to begin his professional football career after the West Virginia offensive lineman was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 89th overall pick in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday night.
A tackle who played on both the right and left side for the Mountaineers, the 6-foot-6, 313-pound Milum projects by some as a guard in the NFL and was widely considered anywhere from a second to fourth-round pick.
We have drafted OL Wyatt Milum with the No. 89 overall pick!
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— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 26, 2025
Milum started 43 games throughout his college career and was an All-Big 12 Conference first team selection in 2023 and 2024.
Milum was an immediate contributor as a true freshman in 2021 when he played in 12 games and started eight at right tackle. He moved to the left side in 2022.
Former Spring Valley and WVU offensive lineman Wyatt Milum has been selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars (Pick No. 89) in the third round of the NFL Draft. #wvprepfb @MetroNewsSports pic.twitter.com/ytpnKohayx
— Joe Brocato (@joebrowvm) April 26, 2025
A native of Kenova, Milum attended Wayne High School as a freshman and Spring Valley for his final three years. He was a prominent recruit with numerous high level Division I offers that ultimately settled on staying in his home state.
Milum becomes West Virginia’s second offensive lineman drafted on the second day of the draft in as many years. Center Zach Frazier was picked by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 51st pick in the second round last year.
Milum is the 46th West Virginia player taken in the last 20 drafts, including the sixth offensive lineman over that time.
On the ABC broadcast of the draft, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban said the Crimson Tide tried to get Milum to transfer into their program every year. Milum held an Alabama offer out of Spring Valley.