MORGANTOWN — West Virginia addressed one of its biggest issues in 2025, adding a veteran offensive lineman out of the transfer portal.

Kansas State offensive lineman Devin Vass announced on social media Wednesday night that he’s committed to the Mountaineers, becoming the first offensive line addition for Rich Rodriguez. He chose WVU after taking a visit on Tuesday, and after a visit to Auburn.

Vass was a 3-star recruit out of high school and chose the Wildcats over Vanderbilt. He didn’t see any action in his first two seasons, redshirting. In Year 3, Vass finally saw some action and started in seven games, playing in nine at right guard. In his limited action, Vass didn’t allow a sack in every game he started, and is graded highly at pass blocking, according to PFF. He has two years of eligibility left.

Vass is listed at 6-foot-6, 308 pounds, giving the Mountaineers a big offensive lineman to help improve the pass blocking for 2026. WVU struggled mightily at protecting the quarterback in 2025. The Mountaineers allowed the second-most sacks in the Big 12 (31) for a loss of 172 yards. The performance resulted in Rodriguez bringing in Jacksonville State and long-time coach Rick Trickett to coach the line, moving on from 2025 O-line coach Jack Bicknell Jr.

With Vass, WVU’s offensive line for 2026 is coming together. Vass would fill one of the guard spots for the Mountaineers. WVU still needs to add one or two linemen more for depth, and potentially a starter at the other guard spot, and a tackle if Rodriguez and Trickett don’t feel that 4-star Kevin Brown will be an automatic starter as a true freshman.

Vass was the fourth commitment on Wednesday for Rodriguez, totaling 14 for this cycle. WVU has been very active, and there should be more to come with multiple visits scheduled in the coming days.