WRDavid Sills V
West Virginia — Big 12
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 210
- Hometown: Wilmington, DE
- Age: 22
SENIOR (2018):
· Two-time All-Big 12 First-Team Selection (2018, 2017)
· AFCA, Walter Camp All-American (Second Team)
· AP All-American (Third Team)
· Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist
· WVU Offensive Player of the Year
· WVU Team Captain
· No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 2 nationally in receiving touchdowns (15)
· No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 2 nationally in total touchdowns (15)
· No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 47 nationally in scoring (7.5)
· No. 6 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 40 nationally in receptions per game (5.4)
· No. 7 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 63 nationally in total points scored (90)
· No. 8 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 32 nationally in receiving yards per game (82.2)
· No. 10 in the Big 12 Conference in yards per reception (15.2)
· His 35 career receiving touchdowns are No. 2 in WVU history
· Only player in WVU history to have at least 15 receiving touchdowns in two different years
· Led the Mountaineers in 2018 with 65 catches and 15 receiving touchdowns and was No. 2 in yards with 986
· Holds the national mark for most receiving touchdowns over his last two years (33)
· Forty-Three of his 65 catches (66.2 percent) have resulted in either a first down or a touchdown in 2018
· Eighty-five of his 126 catches (67.5 percent) over the past two years have resulted in a first down or a TD
· Registered four catches for 90 yards with a long of 48 against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
· Finished with eight catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma; his 12th multiple touchdown game of his career
· Had four catches for 68 yards and a TD at Oklahoma State
· WVU Special Teams Champion: TCU
· Caught team-leading six passes for 71 yards and a touchdown vs. TCU
· Had six catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns at Texas, long was a 60-yard touchdown the first quarter
· Finished with a game-high five catches for 139 yards and two scores against Baylor
· Led all receivers with seven catches for 74 yards and a touchdown against Kansas
· Finished with four catches for 48 yards, including a long reception of 24 yards, at Texas Tech
· His three-touchdown game against Kansas State marked his fourth three-touchdown game of his career
· His 10 receptions vs. K-State was a career high; the seventh player to record 10 or more catches in a game
· In the season opener at Tennessee, he finished with 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns
JUNIOR (2017):
· 2017 Biletnikoff Award Finalist
· Earned All-American honors, including three first-team selections, five second-team and two third-team honors
· Big 12 Conference First-Team selection (AP, ESPN.com, coaches)
· Started 13 games at wide receiver
· Finished with 60 receptions for 980 yards, averaging 16.3 yards per reception, 18 receiving touchdowns and a long of 75 yards
· Tied for No. 1 nationally with 18 receiving touchdowns
· Ranked No. 11 nationally in total touchdowns, with 18
· Scored 8.6 points per game, ranking No. 24 in the country in scoring
· Ranked No. 2 in school history with 18 touchdown receptions in a season
· Has 20 touchdown receptions in his career, ranking
· No. 5 in school history for receiving touchdowns in a career
· One of two receivers in the nation’s top 50 scorers, which includes 33 placekickers, 11 running backs and four quarterbacks
· One of 20 players nationally to register at least 18 touchdown receptions in a season since 2000
· The third player in the Big 12 to record at least 15 receiving touchdowns in the last five seasons
· Caught three touchdowns in a game three times in 2017, becoming the second player in school history to do so (Stedman Bailey, 2012)
· Averaged a season-high 25.7 yards per catch at Oklahoma
· Hauled in two touchdowns and recorded 63 receiving yards at Kansas State
· Caught three passes and gained 44 receiving yards against Oklahoma State
· Hauled in three touchdown catches at Baylor, the sixth game this season he has recorded two or more receiving touchdowns
· Hauled in six catches and tallied three touchdown receptions against Texas Tech
· Recorded 116 yards receiving at TCU, the second consecutive game and the third time this season he had at least 100 receiving yards
· Tallied two receiving touchdowns at TCU, marking the fourth time this season he has recorded at least two receiving touchdowns in a game
· Finished with eight receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns at Kansas
· Recorded three touchdown catches against East Carolina, marking the first time a Mountaineer has caught three touchdowns since Stedman Bailey caught four against Oklahoma in 2012
· Hauled in career highs in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns against East Carolina
· Had two receiving touchdowns against Virginia Tech, the most in a season-opening game since 2012
SOPHOMORE (2016) – El Camino College:
· Played one season for coach Gifford Lindheim at El Camino College
· Completed 127-of-237 passes for 1,636 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2016
· Rushed for 258 yards on 96 carries with five touchdowns
· Southern California Football Association All-Central League Second Team (2016)
FRESHMAN (2015):
· Became a key member of the receiving corps in the second half of season
· Finished with seven catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns in seven games
· Caught the game-winning touchdown on a 15-yard reception with 2:19 remaining against Arizona State in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
HIGH SCHOOL:
· Coached by Dwayne Thomas at Eastern Christian Academy
· Played three games in 2014 before breaking his ankle and missing the remainder of the season
· Completed 38-of-74 passes for 594 yards and seven touchdowns
· Ran for 203 yards on 34 carries and six touchdowns
· Maryland Consensus All-State (2013)
· Maryland Private School All-State First Team (2013)
· Completed 202-of-318 passes for 2,688 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2013
· Also rushed for 672 yards and 15 touchdowns
PERSONAL:
· Son of David IV and Denise Sills
· One of four children
· Majoring in finance
· Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
· Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll