West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez said he was going to bring in a big recruiting class, with high school and junior college players, and so far, he’s kept that promise.

A little under a week after Rodriguez added “big fish” 4-star offensive tackle Kevin Brown, top-ranked Pearl River Community College wide receiver Kedrick Triplett announced his commitment to the Mountaineers Sunday night. Triplett had multiple FBS offers, including from in-state rival Marshall and the SEC’s Arkansas.

Triplett is rated the second-highest rated wide receiver in JUCO, just behind Keon Hutchins, who is also committed to the Mountaineers. But the two are interchangeable depending on where you look. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound receiver is a consensus 3-star and rated the top receiver in Rodriguez’s class, according to 247Sports.

This year, in nine games, Triplett had 25 catches for 399 yards and five touchdowns, adding some depth for years to come in the WR room that could lose a couple big names this offseason, like Jeff Weimer, who’s made big players over the past four weeks. The Florence, Alabama, native took an official visit during the bye week on Nov. 21, and quickly decided Morgantown is his next home.

Triplett has three years of eligibility left to make an impact for the Mountaineers.

Rodriguez’s first recruiting class as the full-time coach has now reached 30 commitments and is rated 31st in the country. WVU’s 30 commitments are tied for fourth-most, and expect a couple of more before the early signing period on in early December. Southern California has the most recruits, with 35, and has the highest-rated class for 2026. WVU has the most in the Big 12.

Rodriguez has talked a couple of times about why he plans to bring in a big recruiting class compared to the large number of transfer portal players that he had last year. First, because high schoolers are cheaper, and second, the players aren’t rentals like some transfers are. JUCO players aren’t like transfers and have more years of eligibility. High schoolers and JUCO players have more time to learn and grow in the system, which WVU lacked with some of its rental transfers.

WVU brought in a lot of transfers this year because Rodriguez didn’t have enough time to bring in a high school class, as he was hired in December. Rodriguez still intends to add a couple of transfers when the portal, which is a single period, opens in early January.