What we know after four days is that we don’t know everything about West Virginia. Quarterback? Check. Running backs? Check. The entire defense? Check. Receivers? Eh. Offensive line? Nope. Kickoff guy? Maybe? Kickoff returners? No, but in a good way, because there are many options. Punt returner? Hahahahaha.

You sort of hate coming back to that position on this team, like it’s middle linebacker at Penn State or tight end at Miami or walkons at Kansas State. But it’s a Thing until it’s not, and even then, isn’t it still a Thing, though in far better fashion?

So let’s look for a moment. We have a depth chart, a two-deep with three names, and K.J. Dillon precedes William Crest and then Jordan Thompson. But on Tuesday, Thompson basically said he doesn’t have a shot and then predicted Vernon Davis would get the job. Davis isn’t on the whatever-deep, but is in a five-man rotation Dana Holgorsen listed yesterday: Dillon, Crest, Davis, Lamar Parker and Gary Jennings.

Then Jovon Durante showed up for the afternoon practice and fielded punts.

Certainly it’s too soon to say he’s in the mix. I saw that, on his first day, as a way for him to get acclimated and to be involved until he can put on shoulder pads for the first time Saturday. I mean, a year ago, Crest was the backup quarterback returning punts and that — wait, never mind. And of course, we saw Durante quickly step over to the kickoff return drill and elicit oohs and aahs on two catch-and-runs but also earn the wrath of Lonnie Galloway after missing a block and going to the ground. “Hey, I know you’re fast, but they’ll still knock your ass out.”

I won’t pretend to know who’s going to win, and I won’t predict the the eventual pick is the permanent choice. (I’m kidding. Dillon wins and makes a Heisman push.) But I do find this all interesting, not merely because we’re finally feasting on football and digging into our favorite topic, but because WVU is really, really trying now and getting the returners about 35 catches each per day and the entire unit as many reps as the practice plan will allow.

“We’ll chart it and coach it and make it more challenging for them and make the best decision we can possibly make,” Holgorsen said. “The thing you guys don’t see is how much we’re working with the front-line guys. If you’ve got front-line guys who don’t do their jobs and pressure the punter or hold people up, it doesn’t matter who you’ve got back there.

“We’re working those guys hard, too. That’s where having great depth on defense and multiple receivers who can do different things makes their job back there easier.”

Brass tacks time: First game, first Georgia Southern punt … who’s the man?