2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 74
Wyatt Milum
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 317
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kenova, W.Va.
- High School:
- Spring Valley
- Started 43-of-47 games at tackle during his career at West Virginia; including started his last 42 straight games in which he has played
- NFL Combine Participant
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Participant
- Hampshire Honor Society
- Part of offense that rushed for 140 or more yards in 27 of the past 29 games
- Over the past three years, WVU rushed for 200 or more yards 18 times and 300 or more yards six times
- Did not allow a sack in 34 of the last 36 games in which he played, including not allowing a sack over his last two years
2024 (Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- NCAA Consensus First Team All-American
- First Team All-American: Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, The Sporting News, Football Writers’ Association of America, College Football Network, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report
- Second Team All-American: Associated Press, Phil Steele, FOX, USA Today
- Outland Trophy Semifinalist
- All-Big 12 Conference First Team (Coaches, AP, Phil Steele)
- Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year (Big 12 Coaches)
- Big 12 Offensive Tackle of the Year (CollegeFootballNetwork)
- Started all 11 games in which he played at left tackle
- Saw action on 729 total plays, including 721 offensive snaps, including 50 or more in eight games
- Member of the offensive line that ranked No. 9 among Power Four schools in rushing attack, No. 32 in scoring offense, No. 33 in total offense and No. 35 in fewest sacks allowed
- WVU was No. 9 nationally in missed tackles forced on runs (132)
- WVU finished with 88 rushes that gained 10+ yards, tying for No. 7 nationally
- WVU was No. 13 nationally with 1,716 rushing yards after contact
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: UAlbany, Kansas
- WVU Blue Collar Award: UCF
- Registered 37 knockdowns and 54 great blocks during the regular season
- Recorded a season-high seven knockdowns and four great blocks at Pitt
- Finished with eight great blocks against UAlbany
- Posted six knockdowns against Iowa State
- Had four knockdowns and four great blocks against Kansas
- Registered a season-high nine great blocks at Oklahoma State
- Finished with three knockdowns and eight great blocks against UCF
- Had three knockdowns and eight great blocks against Baylor
- Posted three knockdowns and four great blocks at Texas Tech
- 2024 Iron Mountaineer Award
2023 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- All-American Honorable-Mention (Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (Coaches, Phil Steele)
- Saw action on 753 offensive snaps, including 60 or more snaps in nine games
- Did not allow a sack or a quarterback hit and only eight pressures allowed in 2023
- Used on 305 pass blocking snaps, zero sacks allowed, zero quarterback hits allowed and only nine pressures
- WVU Offensive Champion: Texas Tech
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Duquesne, Texas Tech, UCF
- Member of the offensive line that led Power 5 in rushing yards per game and was No. 3 nationally in fewest sacks allowed
- Among Power 5 schools, WVU has the longest streak of games with 140 or more rushing yards (16), three more than any other team
- Graded out to 92% or better in 11 of the 12 games in 2023 in which he has played
- Has not allowed a sack in 23 of the last 25 games in which he played over the past two years
- Led WVU in great blocks (75) and was second in knockdowns (49)
2022 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Started all 12 games at left tackle
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Oklahoma
- Saw action on 849 plays, including being used on 70 or more in eight games
- Season-high 91 plays against Oklahoma
- Finished second with 36 knockdowns, including a season-high seven against Kansas State
- Had 47 great blocks, including 10 or more against Oklahoma (12) and Kansas State (10)
- Registered eight games without allowing a sack or having a missed assignment
2021 (Fr.)
- Played in 12 games and started eight at right tackle
- FWAA Freshman All-America Team
- The Athletic Freshman All-America Team
- On3 True Freshman All-America Team
- Saw action on 628 offensive plays, including a season-high 90 against Texas
- Used on 50 or more offensive plays in seven games
- Helped pave the way for Leddie Brown to rush for 1,000 yards
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Iowa State
- Finished with 32 knockdowns, including a season-high eight against Iowa State
- Registered 19 great blocks, including a season-high five at Kansas
- Did not surrender a sack in eight contests
High School
- Played offensive and defensive tackle for coach Brad Dingess at Spring Valley High
- Sports Illustrated -All-American, No. 1 right tackle in the nation and top-10 tackle overall
- Named 2020 All-American and was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game before it was canceled in October
- Named the 2020 recipient of the Joe Stydahar Award by the West Virginia Sportswriters Association, given to the state's top lineman
- Three-time West Virginia All-State honoree, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior and second team as a sophomore
- For his career, saw action on 1,480 plays, finishing with 198 knockdowns, did not allow a sack and graded out to 92.7%
- Was a three-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference selection, twice on the first team (2020, 2019) and once on the second team (2018)
- Helped Spring Valley to finish 7-2 his senior season and second round of the state playoffs
- Saw action on 274 plays on offense
- Registered 36 knockdowns and did not allow a sack
- Graded out to 94.8% for the season
- Also had 23 tackles on defense, including 1.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one blocked kick
- As a junior, helped lead Spring Valley to an 11-3 overall record, 7-1 in the Mountain State Region and No. 3 in the state
- Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports
- An ESPN300 prospect, ranked No. 97-best player nationally and No. 15-best player in the region, No. 101 by 247Sports and No. 187 by Rivals ranked No. 10-best tackle prospect nationally by ESPN, No. 16 by 247Sports and No. 20 by Rivals
- No. 1 tackle prospect overall in West Virginia by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports
Personal
- Son of Todd and Francie Milum
- One of two children (1 sister)
- Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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