2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 34
Avery Wilcox
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Ft. Mill, S.C.
- High School:
- Ft. Mill
-
2024 Tommy Nickolich Award winner; signifying WVU’s most outstanding walk-on
2023 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- Played in all 13 games; adding depth at safety and used primarily on special teams
- Saw action on a season-high 12 defensive snaps against Duquesne
- Used on 97 special teams snaps, including a a season-high 17 plays at Houston
- Assisted on a tackle at Houston
- Finished with a 34-yard interception return against Duquesne
2022 (r-Fr.)
- Saw action against Towson
- WVU Special Teams Scout Champion: Oklahoma State
2021 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- WVU Defensive Scout Champion: Kansas
High School
- Played for coach Rob McNeely at Ft. Mill High
- Saw action in 10 games as a senior and finished with 44 tackles, including 28 solo stops, three interceptions, six pass breakups and three blocked field goals
- Played in nine games as a junior and registered 62 tackles, including 36 unassisted tackles, two interceptions and two pass breakups
Personal
- Son of Ray and Robie Wilcox
- One of two children (1 brother)
- Father played football at West Virginia and won the Nickolich Award, signifying the top walk-on in the program
- Majoring in management information systems
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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