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Former North Catholic LB Nikhai Hill-Green Puts Pitt in Top Five

Published on May 18, 2019

Pittsburgh native and former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green released his top five schools late Friday night, and the hometown Panthers are in the mix.

Hill-Green, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound, three-star prospect, narrowed his list of scholarship offers to Indiana, Pitt, Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin in advance of his decision, which he is scheduled to make on May 23.

I ‘d like to thank all of the colleges and universities that extended an offer to me over this past year. @DC5StarAthlete @Evolve2tenths #H2P🐾 #OnWisconsin🔴⚪️ #GOBLUE〽️ #BoilerUp🚂 #LEO🍿 pic.twitter.com/1zcyDA1WUZ

— N.Hill-Green (@HillNikhai) May 18, 2019

Among the other offers the the Class of 2020 outside linebacker turned down were Duke, Minnesota, Nebraska, Syracuse and West Virginia.

Following his junior season at North Catholic, Hill-Green transferred to St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

Pitt has three commitments in its Class of 2020, including three-star offensive tackle Michael Statham, who will be Hill-Green’s teammate at St. Frances this fall.