Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-45vs Oklahoma State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Walter Young Bear
Senior offensive lineman for West Virginia. 2024: 1 tackle.
6′3″ · 312 lb · Norman, OK
All-ConferenceReturning to West Virginia for 2026
The story
4 offensive lineman for West Virginia. 2024: 1 tackle.
- Transferred from Tulsa to West Virginia in 2025.
Walter Young Bear
Tulsa to West Virginia — the move that set up everything since. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-AAC. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2024
- All-AACthird
2025
- Entered the portal
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2024)
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Walter Young Bear is now an All-Conference mainstay for West Virginia.
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All-AAC (2024)
West Virginia has produced 2 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 5 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2015. Wyatt Milum was one of them, an All-American.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Offensive line · West Virginia
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -17 net (34 in / 51 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology