Jan. 16—MORGANTOWN — West Virginia isn’t quite done yet. The Mountaineers have gone quiet in the transfer portal, but added two additions on the day the portal is set to close.

Kent State cornerback Jaire Rawlison announced through “JPGCFB ” on social media, and he later confirmed that he has committed to WVU. A couple of hours later, WVU hit again, landing LSU transfer safety Jacob Bradford, according to On3. Rawlison and Bradford are WVU’s 28th and 29th transfers of the cycle, and Rawlison was the first since Monday, Jan. 2, when WVU picked up Mississippi State tight end Cam Ball.

Rawlison is a young corner, but he has some experience under his belt. He appeared in four games for the team and started in two of them during his true freshman year. Rawlison recorded 21 tackles and one pass breakup. As a redshirt freshman, Rawlison had a big season. He played in all 12 games and recorded 54 tackles in 2025. Rawlison also had six pass breakups and two tackles for loss. Rawlison also has some experience returning kicks.

Bradford was a highly-rated recruit out of high school and a consensus 4-star in 2025, who was offered by multiple Power Four schools, including Texas Tech. Last year, he played in just five games. With the coaching change at LSU, Bradford decided to transfer. He was a 3-star transfer recruit in the portal and ranked as the 38th safety in the portal. Bradford is the second Tiger that’s committed to WVU. Former 4-star wide receiver TaRon Francis committed last week.

The secondary was one of the positions that still needed help, even after 27 additions prior to Rawlison and Bradford. WVU lost a lot of defensive backs in the secondary, like Michael Coats Jr., to graduation and the transfer portal. There were also a lot of safeties WVU lost, like Fred Perry.

The Mountaineers have added a lot of corners during this cycle. Rawlison is the fifth corner picked up in the portal. Some of them have experience, and two of them are brothers of other players on the team, so it’ll be interesting to see where Rawlison fits on the depth chart. He’ll definitely have a role down the road with three years of eligibility left.

WVU really needed a safety, so Bradford is a welcomed addition for the Mountaineers. He’s a young safety with not a lot of experience, but he should be a starter in the future as long as he can be maintained.

The transfer portal closed on Jan. 16, but that just means no players can enter, so WVU can sign more in the coming weeks.

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