Edward Vesterinen
Edward Vesterinen
Wins his gap play after play. Five seasons at West Virginia, three different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott and Rich Rodriguez. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Texas Tech, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 30 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 28 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 77 | 28 | 13.5 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jayson Ademilola’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Onyedim's graduate season at Texas A&M (2025).
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