2026 Safety Rickey Giles Commits to West Virginia

Monday afternoon, class of 2026 safety Rickey Giles (5'11", 185 lbs) of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas, announced his commitment to West Virginia.

Giles picked the Mountaineers over Memphis and Utah, while also holding offers from North Texas, Oregon State, Purdue, San Diego State, Texas State, Tulsa, UTEP, UTSA, and a few others.

In 14 games as a junior, Giles recorded 51 tackles, two interceptions, two pass breakups, one forced fumble, and a sack.

Stayed tuned as we'll have more in-depth analysis on this breaking story on West Virginia On SI, soon.

West Virginia's Current 2026 Commits

QB Jyron Hughley, RB Jett Walker, WR Robert Stith, WR Charlie Hanafin, WR Malachi Thompson, TE Sam Hamilton, OL Rhett Morris, OL Justyn Lyles, OL Cameron Goforth, EDGE Noah Tishendorf, DL Cam Mallory, LB Cameron Dwyer, LB Antoine Sharp, LB Miles Khatri, CB Emari Peterson, DB Simaj Hill, DB Jaylon Jones (JUCO), S Taj Powell, S Aaron Edwards, S Rickey Giles, and S Emory Snyder.

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