2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll
2019 Season: Appeared in all 12 games, starting the final 10 at running back ... led Northwestern State with 445 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns ... his touchdown total ranked sixth in the Southland Conference ... recorded a career-best 40 receptions, the most in a single-season by a Demon running back ... scored on his final collegiate carry, a 10-yard run against Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 21 ... rushed for a season-high 84 yards on 21 carries and added four catches for 41 yards against Lamar on Nov. 9 ... had a career-high-tying seven catches against McNeese on Nov. 2 ... ran for a career-high-tying three touchdowns at Incarnate Word on Oct. 26 and finished with 86 total yards on 24 touches (19 rushes, 5 catches) ... rushed for a touchdown in four straight games from Oct. 12-Nov. 2 ... rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown at Houston Baptist on Sept. 21 ... opened his senior season with a career-high seven catches at UT Martin on Aug. 29.
2018 Season: Appeared in all 11 games, starting 10 as the starting running back ... ran for 769 yards and averaged 4.7 yards per carry with four touchdowns ... was fifth on the team in receptions and receiving yards with 24 for 176 ... had a season-high 137 yards on 22 carries at Southeastern Louisiana ... had game-sealing runs in wins at Lamar (40 yards) and Stephen F. Austin (51 yards) ... also had the touchdown at Stephen F. Austin that put the Demons up 12 late in the game ... ran in from 19 yards early in the third to tie the game up against McNeese ... ran for 98 yards on 20 carries in the win against SFA.
2017 Season: Rushed for 326 yards, second best on the team … carried the ball 63 times, and his 5.2 yards per attempt was the most among the team’s regular runners … tied for a team-high five touchdowns … career-high 77 rushing yards on just four attempts at SHSU, including a 62-yard scamper … best overall game came against Lamar with 75 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 18 attempts … added 48 yards on three catches vs. Lamar to increase yards from scrimmage to 123 … added 45 rushing yards and two touchdowns on six attempts vs. SFA … had four other games with at least 18 rushing yards topped by 34 yards at La. Tech … top running back with 14 receptions and second out of the backfield with 152 yards … had a 36-yard catch against McNeese.
2016 Season: Appeared in five games as a redshirt freshman, including four of the last six games … rushed for 19 yards on 11 carries with one touchdown … best game came against Lamar with 12 yards on four carries and a two-yard touchdown run … caught two passes for 16 yards, both against Sam Houston State.
2015 Season: Redshirted.
High School: Finished career as Brother Martin’s second-leading scorer with 40 touchdowns … his 1,879 total offensive yards as a senior were second in school history … rushed for 1,704 and had 175 receiving yards … scored 22 touchdowns as a senior, second in school history … two-time all-district performer … two-time all-metro selection by New Orleans Times Picayune and New Orleans Advocate … all-state honorable mention … led team to state semifinals as a senior … crimson shield winner.
Personal: Son of John West, Sr. and Dionne West … dad is a senior shift operator at multiple oil refineries ... mom is a sales general manager ... two brothers John II and Jordan … cousin Corey Webster is a two-time Super Bowl Champion with the New York Giants and an All-American at LSU … cousins Collis and Garrett Temple were LSU basketball players … Collis was the first African-American to play basketball at LSU … Garrett was part of a Final Four team … graduated in business administration ... wants to be a pharmaceutical sales owner after an NFL career … life’s ambition is to create the new Apple brand and to never let himself down ... pledge of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
Game Highs
Rushing Yards: 137 at Southeastern Louisiana, Sept. 29, 2018
Rushes: 22 at Southeasern Louisiana, Sept. 29, 2018
Longest Rush: 62 at Sam Houston State, Oct. 14, 2017
Rushing Touchdowns: 3, 2x (last at Incarnate Word, Oct. 26, 2019)
Receptions: 7, 2x (last at McNeese, Nov. 2, 2019)
Receiving Yards: 48 vs. Lamar, Sept. 16, 2017
Longest Reception: 36 at McNeese, Nov. 11, 2017
