West Virginia Lands Ex-Kentucky Safety Commit Da'Mare Williams

West Virginia was in the running to land junior college safety Da'Mare Williams (6'3", 205 lbs) before losing out to Kentucky. With Mark Stoops being fired by the Wildcats, Williams reopened his recruitment late last night, and it didn't take very long for him to circle back with the staff at West Virginia.

Early Monday evening, Williams announced on X that he is shutting his recruitment down and coming to Morgantown.

Extremely blessed to be in this position! Morgantown let’s do it! I’m a mountaineer ⛰️Recruitment shut down‼️#HardEdge @RealCoachRod @WVUfootball @CoachRich_23 @Red_Raven_FB #JUCOPRODUCT pic.twitter.com/nrXR2i0f5r
— Da’Mare Williams 6’3 205 (@DaMareWilliams3) December 1, 2025

Williams becomes the third player to commit to the Mountaineers today, all of whom are coming from the JUCO ranks. He joins Hutchinson C.C. cornerbacks Rayshawn Reynolds and Da'Mun Allen, who announced their commitments within minutes of each other earlier this afternoon.

In 10 games this season, Williams recorded 39 tackles, four pass breakups, two interceptions, and two tackles for loss.

He also held offers from Charlotte, Central Michigan, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, Houston, Marshall, Mississippi State, Old Dominion, Texas State, UCF, and UTEP.

Updated 2026 WVU Football Recruiting Class

QB: Jyron Hughley, Wyatt Brown

RB: SirPaul Cheeks, Christopher Talley, Martavious Boswell

WR: Robert Oliver, Malachi Thompson, Charlie Hanafin, Kedrick Triplett, Landon Drumm

TE: Sam Hamilton, Kade Bush

OL: Kevin Brown, Lamarcus Dillard, Rhett Morris, Camden Goforth, Aidan Woods

DL: Cameron Mallory

EDGE: Noah Tishendorf, Carter Kessler, Kamdon Gillespie

LB: Antoine Sharp, Miles Khatri, Cam Dwyer, Caleb Gordon

CB: Vincent Smith, Simaj Hill, Makhi Boone, Rayshawn Reynolds, De'Mun Allen

S: Emory Snyder, Rickey Giles, Jayden Ballard, Da'Mare Williams

Updated 2026 WVU Football Recruiting Class

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