MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Tomiwa Durojaiye, (“TOE-mee-wah Durr-oh-JI-yay”) a 6-4, 278-pound, redshirt freshman defensive lineman from Middletown, Delaware, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from Kentucky. He will have four years of eligibility remaining.
Tomiwa Durojaiye, r-Fr., DL, 6-4, 278, Middletown, Del./Middletown/Kentucky
2022 (Fr.)
- Played for coach Mark Stoops at Kentucky
- Redshirted
- Played in three games – Miami (Ohio), Youngstown State and Iowa
- Dean’s List (Fall 2022)
- Mid-year enrollee in January of 2022
High School
- Coached by Zach Blum at Middletown High
- Named all-state first-team as a junior and senior
- Named the 2021 Delaware 3A Defensive Player of the Year by the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association
- Helped Middletown claim the 2021 DIAA Class 3A title
- Totaled 58 tackles, 25 1/2 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups
- In a shortened eight-game season in 2020, charted 45 tackles, 19 1/2 tackles for loss and 8 1/2 sacks, helping his team to a 7-1 record and conference championship, while finishing as state runner-up
- Rated a three-star by Rivals and 247Sports
- Ranked as the No. 42 strongside defensive end in the nation and top player in the state of Delaware by Rivals
- Named to the Honor Roll as a senior
- Also offered by Michigan, South Carolina, Arkansas and Missouri
Personal
- Son of Theresa and Bayo Durojaiye
- Dad originated from Nigeria
- Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- One of four children
- Major is undecided
