2022 Football Roster
Roster
West, Uriah

Jersey Number 20
Uriah West
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, Georgia
- High School:
- Douglas County
Bio
Rice: Transfer running back who will join the Owls at the start of training camp in August. Rushed for 1,392 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in 39 games for the Gamecocks.
Jacksonville State
2021
Rushed for 377 yards in six games after missing the first half of the season … Capped his career by topping 100 yards for the third time in his career in his final game with the Gamecocks, finishing with 105 yards and two touchdowns vs. Eastern Kentucky.
Fall 2020/Spring 2021
Started seven of JSU’s 13 contests throughout the fall and spring season ... Second on the team in rushing with 687 yards on 137 carries… Broke off a career-best, 66-yard run against Tennessee Tech... Recorded back-to-back games with over 100 yards rushing, including a career-high 116 in the upset victory against FIU... Scored a touchdown in four straight games, including two against Davidson in the first round of the FCS Playoffs... Added 17 catches for 195 yards including a 54-yard catch-and-run touchdown against Tennessee State to finish the season with 909 all-purpose yards.
2019
Appeared in 11 of 12 games his second year carrying the ball for JSU... Rushed for 137 yards (19 carried), including a 58 yard sprint against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 9... Returned five kickoffs for 53 yards to finish the year with 199 total all-purpose yards... Recorded a solo tackle against Tennessee Tech.
2018
Played in seven games as a freshman and carried the ball 31 times for 195 yards… Scored three touchdowns on runs of 11, 9 and 12 yards against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 8 ... Returned a kickoff in the 2018 FCS Playoff matchup against Maine for 13 yards.
Douglas County High School
Lettered four seasons for head coach Johnny White at Douglas County High School in Douglasville, Ga…received a two-star rating from Rivals.com…First team all-state, all-district and all-region selection for the Tigers…named a Rising Seniors All-Star during the 2017 campaign…Rushed for 1,496 yards and 13 touchdown , averaging 9.2 yards per carry his senior season … Atlanta Journal-Constitution First Team selection…received offers from Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky, Marshall, Samford, Toledo and Troy.
PERSONAL:
Full Name; Uriah West… Born on October 2 at Atlanta, Georgia … Parents: Charles Ferrell and Annette West… two sisters … Received his undergraduate degree in Biology at JSU.
Jacksonville State
2021
Rushed for 377 yards in six games after missing the first half of the season … Capped his career by topping 100 yards for the third time in his career in his final game with the Gamecocks, finishing with 105 yards and two touchdowns vs. Eastern Kentucky.
Fall 2020/Spring 2021
Started seven of JSU’s 13 contests throughout the fall and spring season ... Second on the team in rushing with 687 yards on 137 carries… Broke off a career-best, 66-yard run against Tennessee Tech... Recorded back-to-back games with over 100 yards rushing, including a career-high 116 in the upset victory against FIU... Scored a touchdown in four straight games, including two against Davidson in the first round of the FCS Playoffs... Added 17 catches for 195 yards including a 54-yard catch-and-run touchdown against Tennessee State to finish the season with 909 all-purpose yards.
2019
Appeared in 11 of 12 games his second year carrying the ball for JSU... Rushed for 137 yards (19 carried), including a 58 yard sprint against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 9... Returned five kickoffs for 53 yards to finish the year with 199 total all-purpose yards... Recorded a solo tackle against Tennessee Tech.
2018
Played in seven games as a freshman and carried the ball 31 times for 195 yards… Scored three touchdowns on runs of 11, 9 and 12 yards against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 8 ... Returned a kickoff in the 2018 FCS Playoff matchup against Maine for 13 yards.
Douglas County High School
Lettered four seasons for head coach Johnny White at Douglas County High School in Douglasville, Ga…received a two-star rating from Rivals.com…First team all-state, all-district and all-region selection for the Tigers…named a Rising Seniors All-Star during the 2017 campaign…Rushed for 1,496 yards and 13 touchdown , averaging 9.2 yards per carry his senior season … Atlanta Journal-Constitution First Team selection…received offers from Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky, Marshall, Samford, Toledo and Troy.
PERSONAL:
Full Name; Uriah West… Born on October 2 at Atlanta, Georgia … Parents: Charles Ferrell and Annette West… two sisters … Received his undergraduate degree in Biology at JSU.
Louisiana Postgame
Sunday, August 31
2025 February Signing Day
Thursday, February 06
Scott Abell 2024 December Signing Day
Wednesday, December 04
USF postgame
Sunday, December 01