West Virginia Football: 5 reasons Will Grier will win the Heisman

MORGANTOWN, WV - OCTOBER 28: Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers gets a pass on under pressure from Amen Ogbongbemiga #11 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Mountaineer Field on October 28, 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

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1. Grier has many weapons returning

Of West Virginia’s 4,021 receiving yards in 2017, 2,934 yards of that is returning in 2018 (That’s nearly 73 percent for you sabermetrics junkies out there). The two undisputed leaders of that receiving core are Gary Jennings and David Sills. Jennings led the Mountaineers receivers with 97 catches for 1,096 yards and, perhaps the most surprising statistic, only recorded one touchdown reception the entire season.

David Sills, perhaps better known as the eighth-grade quarterback who gave then-USC coach Lane Kiffin a non-binding verbal commitment, came to West Virginia as a quarterback. However, he became buried in the depth chart, which prompted him to go to El Camino Community College and learn wide receiver. He returned to West Virginia before the 2017 season and finished the year with 60 catches, 980 yards and a nation-leading 18 touchdown receptions.

West Virginia is poised to have one of the most explosive offenses in college football this season, and the personnel they boast on the field is a big reason for it. Other players returning include Marcus Simms, Reggie Roberson, Jr., and Ricky Rogers.

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