While the West Virginia coaching staff has spent a ton of time recruiting out of the transfer portal, they have also been making a lot of progress in future high school recruiting classes. Saturday evening, the effort paid off by picking up their first commitment of the 2026 class in tight end Sam Hamilton (6’4″, 230 lbs) out of Archbishop Moeller in Cincinnati, Ohio.

If that school sounds familiar, well, that’s because it’s the alma mater of former Mountaineer basketball guard, Miles “Deuce” McBride.

Hamilton chose West Virginia over offers from Akron, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Duke, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Houston, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, Miami (OH), Sacramento State, Toledo, UMass, Washington, and a handful of others.

As a junior, Hamilton caught all 22 passes that were thrown in his direction for 272 yards and five touchdowns.

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