Former WVU football wide receiver catches first career NFL touchdown pass

Sometimes, if you work hard and persevere, you eventually find the success that you've worked for. Even if it takes a bit longer than you might have hoped.

Such was the case for former WVU football wide receiver David Sills V, who realized what has likely been a dream for years on Sunday as he managed to score his first-ever NFL touchdown with the Atlanta Falcons. Sills, who starred for the Mountaineers from 2015-2018 and became one of the best receivers the program has seen in the past decade, has bounced around multiple organizations within the NFL since signing with the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2019

Sills secured his first-career score in the NFL in the second quarter of Sunday's NFC South showdown between the Falcons and the New Orleans Saints, as quarterback Kirk Cousins dialed up a nine-yard pass to the back of the endzone to connect with Sills and put the Falcons up 10-0. Sills finished the day with two receptions for 16 yards and the score, and now has a career stat line of 173 receiving yards and one touchdown in the NFL. In college, Sills was a two-time All-American and two-time All-Big 12 selection for the Mountaineers, tallying 2,097 receiving yards and 35 touchdowns over his career.

Sills stint with the Falcons started last January, and he initially made the team's 53-man roster to start the 2025 season before being cut and re-signed to the practice squad in September. He was promoted back to the main roster shortly after, however, and is making the most of his opportunities.

West Virginia fans will be hopeful that Sills continues to find a role and flourish within it for the Dolphins, giving the Mountaineers just one more success story at the highest level of the sport. But for now, fans and Sills himself can revel in the fact he's achieved a rare milestone among those who suit up in shoulder pads and take the gridiron – and that's scoring an NFL touchdown.