West Virginia University Athletics

Trey Neyer has been on the football staff since 2020, currently serving as the director of player personnel.

He oversees the identification, development, strategy and execution of the recruiting plan for Mountaineer football.

He started his tenure at WVU as the defensive recruiting coordinator, then associate director of recruiting in 2021. He was promoted to the director of recruiting in July 2022 and then director of player personnel in July 2024.

He oversees all aspects of the program’s recruiting department. He maintains the program’s recruiting database, prospect identification and evaluation process. He maintains the status of scholarship offers, recruiting targets and commitments. He organizes recruiting areas, makes staff assignments and oversees the planning and organizing of the official and unofficial visits. He organizes the head coach film evaluations and prospect communication.

Prior to coming to WVU, Neyer served as the director of player personnel at Miami University (Ohio). He supervised the recruiting efforts for the RedHawks’ football program, oversaw the roster management and planning duties, managed all recruiting evaluations, and maintained and populated the program’s database. He coordinated the assistant coaches recruiting areas and assigned responsibilities and assisted with all recruiting aspects for the head coach.

Prior to that, Neyer was an offensive graduate assistant intern at Miami, working with the running backs and overseeing the team’s kickoff return responsibilities. He worked with the running backs during individual meetings and practice.

While an undergraduate student at Alabama, he was a student manager for the Crimson Tide football program. The North Bend, Ohio, native graduated with his bachelor’s degree in communication and information sciences in 2017.