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#25Defensive BackActiveWVU confirmed
Jayden Ballard
Freshman · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height6' 0"
Weight187 lbs
HometownChesterfield, VA
Unitdefense
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ClassFreshman
High schoolManchester
Previous schoolWVU / not listed
Official hometownChesterfield, Va.
High School
- Played safety and wide receiver for coach Jason Harrell at Manchester High
- Earned Class 6 Second Team All-State honors as a linebacker
- Named Manchester’s Defensive MVP in 2025
- As a senior, recorded 48 tackles, two sacks, 10 tackles for loss and an interception
- As a receiver, he has 12 receptions for 226 yards and two touchdowns
- Member of a defense that held its opponents to 13.0 points per game
- As a junior, recorded 39 tackles, two sacks, nine tackles for loss and an interception
- Also ran track
- Added four receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown
Personal
- Son of James and Lasheta Ballard
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Enrolled in university studies.
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