General: Fourth-year player… a dynamic wide receiver and return specialist who emerged as one of the top skill players in the MIAA in 2018… primed for a big senior season… has 96 career receptions for 1408 yards (14.7 ypg) and nine touchdowns… has compiled 2969 career all-purpose yards.
In 2018: Started all 11 games… caught a team-leading 51 passes for 814 yards (16.0 ypc) and four touchdowns, earning third-team All-MIAA honors… ranked sixth in the MIAA averaging 74.0 yards per game… averaged 24.0 yards per kickoff return with one score… also carried the ball 20 times for 144 yards (7.2 ypc) and one touchdown… posted a pair of 100-yard receiving games… had seven catches for a career-high 161 yards vs. WU (Nov. 3)… returned a kickoff 95 yards for a TD vs. MWSU (Oct. 27).
In 2017: Started 11 of 12 games… caught a team-leading 40 passes for 518 yards (12.9 ypc) and five touchdowns… also carried the ball 12 times for 88 yards (6.3 ypc)… returned 13 kickoffs for a 19.7-yard average… caught five passes for a career-high 90 yards and a TD vs. NSU (Sept. 16)… also had eight grabs for 85 yards and a score vs. ATU (Dec. 2).
In 2016: Saw action in all 11 games in a reserve role and on special teams… caught five passes for 76 yards (15.2 ypc)… carried the ball six times for 77 yards (12.8 ypc) including a 30-yard TD run vs. UCO (Sept. 8)… returned 19 kickoffs for a 27.2-yard average, ranking second in the MIAA and 22nd nationally… had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. WU (Oct. 1), earning MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
In 2015: Redshirt season.
In High School: An Oklahoma Class 5A All-State performer at Lawton’s MacArthur High School as a senior in 2014… helped lead the Highlanders to the 5A state title with a school record 1,176 receiving yards and 17 TDs… also an All-State return specialist… a state medalist in track & field.
Personal: Born June 3, 1996… son of Barry West and Tasha Soria… a recreation service, sport & hospitality management major.
