RECRUITING UPDATE Dante Stills signs with WVU

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Dante Stills, DL, 6-4, 284, Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior HS

A three-time Class AA All-State performer for coach Nick Bartic and J.L. Abbott at Fairmont Senior High School ... named defensive captain and a first-team selection of the 2017 West Virginia AA All-State team … also a first-team All-State selection as a junior and a second team All-State selection as a sophomore … named a 2017 Under Armour All-American … led the Polar Bears to consecutive state runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2017 … team finished 12-2 overall and 8-0 in its conference in 2017 … collected 81 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks as a senior … as a junior, he collected 75 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks … a four-time member of the Times West Virginian football team … ranked as the state’s No. 1 prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … ranked the No. 140 overall in the nation by 247Sports … ESPN300 … ESPN ranks him the No. 24 best recruit in the region and No. 21 at his position … rivals lists him at No. 6 at his position and No. 150 overall nationally … Rivals250 … participant in the prestigious Nike Opening Camp … his brother, Darius, is a freshman on the 2017 Mountaineer football team … father, Gary, was an All-Big East standout linebacker at WVU for Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen, before enjoying a successful pro career with the Kansas City and Baltimore … also offered by Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.