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West Virginia Football: 5 signees who’ll have an instant impact in 2018

By Andrew Miller

MORGANTOWN, WV - DECEMBER 03: Head Coach Dana Holgorsen of the West Virginia Mountaineers looks on before the game against the Baylor Bears at Mountaineer Field on December 3, 2016 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - DECEMBER 03: Head Coach Dana Holgorsen of the West Virginia Mountaineers looks on before the game against the Baylor Bears at Mountaineer Field on December 3, 2016 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) /
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Raines and three-star corner Joshua Norwood are the two most potent options for Holgorsen in the secondary in 2018, out of this incoming group of recruits. Norwood is a talented JUCO transfer, that saw a ton of success at Northwest Mississippi C.C.

Furthermore, there were few JUCO cornerbacks that are ready to get going quicker than Norwood. He’s the fourth best at his position in the nation, among all JUCO prospects. And, he’s the 35th overall JUCO recruit in the nation, which is the best that West Virginia landed in that category.

Few programs pursued Norwood as heavily as they should have. This might end up being the most underrated signee in the Mountaineers 2018 class. It was really only West Virginia that gave Norwood a look, and some other Power Five programs could see why that was a mistake very soon.

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Watch out for the development of this Mountaineers secondary. There’s some sneaky talents that potentially work their way into the mix for All-Big 12 honors in 2018 and 2019. It’s only a matter of time before we see what a JUCO transfer like Norwood can do in his first season in Morgantown.

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