WVU’s Stills named Big 12 preseason Defensive Player of the year

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WTAP) - Pre-season honors have come the way of West Virginia Mountaineer lineman Darius Stills.

The senior has been named the Big 12 Conference’s pre-season Defensive Player of the Year.

The honor was voted on by media that cover the Big 12 conference

Stills is 6′1 282 pounds and is a Fairmont native.

He’s coming off of a great 2019 season that saw him rack up 31 solo tackles, including 7 sacks and 1 forced fumble

The conference’s Offensive Player of the Year honors went to Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard.

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