• At Navy: Enters the fall as the starter at bandit ... has earned 3 varsity letters.
• 2020: A starter in 6 of the 10 contests in which he played, including each of the last 5 ... close the year with 50 tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup ... recorded 8 tackles at Army in the finale ... led Navy with 8 tackles, including 7 solo stops, against Tulsa ... turned in 5 tackles and broke up a pass, the first of his career, against Memphis ... paced the Mids with a career-high 10 tackles, all solo stops, at SMU ... recorded 8 tackles, including 5 solo stops, against Houston ... also recorded his first-career forved fumble ... made the start against Temple in place of Kevin Brennan who was sidelined in the opening quarter due to his targeting penalty against Air Force ... turned in 3 tackles against the Owls ... recorded 5 tackles at Air Force, replacing Kevin Brennan who was ejected for targeting less than a minute into the second half ... turned in 3 tackles in the Mids’ opener against BYU.
• 2019: Appeared in all 13 contests, mostly on special teams ... tallied a tackle on special teams at Tulsa ... turned in a solo tackle at Memphis ... turned in a solo tackle against East Carolina ... saw action in the Mids’ season-opening win over Holy Cross.
• 2018: Appeared in 6 games, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Lehigh where he assisted on a tackle ... finished the year with 7 tackles ... chipped in a solo tackle at Tulane ... turned in a pair of tackles against Tulsa ... recorded 3 tackles at UCF where he saw time on defense as well as special teams.
• High School / Personal: A 2017 graduate of Montini Catholic High School, West attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2017-18 academic year ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (3) and track & field (3) ... an Honorable Mention All-State (Ill.) selection in football his senior year, while also garnering all-area honors ... three-time All-State sprinter (100m, 200m, 4x100) for Montini Catholic ... also received offers from Purdue, Western Michigan, North Dakota State, Lehigh, Fordham, Western Illinois and Illinois State ... originally committed to Purdue, but changed his mind after the Boilermakers’ change in coaching staff ... son of Bennett and Christina West ... majoring in political science.
