2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 15
Kerry Martin Jr.
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charleston, W.Va.
- High School:
- Capital
2020 (So.)
- Redshirted
- Opted out of season for medical reasons
2019 (Fr.)
- Pro Football Focus All-Freshman Team (Third Team)
- Played in 12 games at free safety and started four
- Saw action on 585 plays, including 512 on defense
- Sixth-leading tackler for WVU with 50 tackles, including 35 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups
- Made five tackles and assisted on a TFL at TCU
- Set career highs in tackles (9) and assists (4) against Oklahoma State
- Tallied five tackles and a pass breakup at K-State
- Had five tackles against Texas Tech
- Posted a seven tackles, including four solos and a TFL at Baylor
- Made his first career start at Oklahoma, matching his career high with five tackles
- Tallied a career-high two pass breakups against Iowa State to go along with a pair of tackles
- Registered five tackles, all solos, against NC State
- Earned first career tackle for loss at Missouri; totaled three tackles on the day
- Made his first appearance against JMU, securing three tackles
- Enrolled at WVU in January
High School
- Played for coach Jon Carpenter at Capital High
- Two-time Class AAA All-State First-Team selection
- Two-time All-USA Today West Virginia First-Team Defense
- Three-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference First Team Offense (2017-18)
- Selected to the All-Kanawha Valley Team four times
- Passed for 2,164 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior at Capital
- Also rushed for 800 yards and 12 scores
- As a quarterback, he guided Capital to WVSSAC Class AAA semifinals for three consecutive seasons (2016-18)
- 2017 MSAC and KV Player of the Year
- As a freshman, he was a member of the 2015 Capital High football team that finished as the WVSSAC Class AAA runner-up,
- For his career, Martin passed for 6,845 yards and 85 touchdowns
- Rushed for 2,383 yards and 37 scores
- Also had 23 receptions, 385 receiving yards and four touchdowns
- Defensive totals include 55 tackles, one sack, five interceptions, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles
- Also had a blocked field goal and two defensive touchdowns, including a pick-six and a fumble returned for a touchdown
- Set five school records
- Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- Rated No. 72 safety in the nation by 247Sports, No. 77 by ESPN
- No. 5 ranked recruit in West Virginia by 247Sports, No. 6 by rivals and ESPN
- Also received offers from Army, Cincinnati and Rutgers
Personal
- Son of Kerry Martin Sr. and Nicole Mitchell-Berkley
- One of six children (2 brothers, 3 sisters)
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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