South Alabama DB Transfer Jordan Scruggs Signs with West Virginia

The West Virginia Mountaineers have officially signed versatile defensive back transfer Jordan Scruggs, formerly of South Alabama.

He chose the Mountaineers over offers from Colorado, Florida Atlantic, Miami (OH), New Mexico State, UNLV, UTEP, Virginia Tech, and a few others.

Scruggs played got his start at Washburn while also spending time at Central Missouri and Hutchinson Community College. In his lone season with the Jaguars, he totaled 70 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, and one interception this season for the Jaguars. The expectation is that he'll split time between nickel and safety.

He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

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Names in bold have signed.

Offense: QB Jaylen Henderson (Texas A&M), QB Max Brown (Charlotte), RB Tye Edwards (Northern Iowa), RB LJ Turner (Catawba College), WR Cyrus Traugh (Youngstown State), WR Cam Vaughn (Jacksonville State), WR Jarod Bowie (Jacksonville State), WR Oran Singleton Jr. (Eastern Michigan), TE Jacob Barrick (Jacksonville State), TE Johnny Pascuzzi (Iowa), OL Ty'Kieast Crawford (Arkansas), OL Walter Young Bear (Tulsa), OL Robby Martin (NC State), OL Wyatt Minor (Youngstown State), OL Kimo Makane’ole (LSU), OL William Reed (Princeton).

Defense: DE Braden Siders (Wyoming), DE Keenan Eck (Citrus College), LB Jimmori Robinson (UTSA), LB Chase Wilson (Colorado State), LB Ashton Woods (North Carolina), CB Derek Carter (Jacksonville State), CB Jordan Scruggs (South Alabama), CB Devonte Golden-Nelson (Akron), CB Jason Chambers (Appalachian State), CB Michael Coats Jr. (Nevada), S Justin Harrington (Washington), S Will Davis (Virginia Union), S Fred Perry (Jacksonville State), S Jordan Walker (Chattanooga), and K Ethan Head (Tulane).

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