Pitt Football Continues to Look for Quarterback in Class of 2023

As Pitt found out firsthand last season, having an elite quarterback is a gamechanger and can turn your program from being a good one into a great one.

Behind the leadership of Kenny Pickett, Pitt enjoyed an 11-win season, won their first ACC Football Championship and played in a major bowl game for the first time since 2004.

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The Panthers were fortunate enough to land one of the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal in USC’s Kedon Slovis, so his presence along with the abundance of talent on the returning roster puts Pitt in a legitimate position to once again contend for another ACC Coastal Division Championship.

Tracking the quarterback position has been interesting this off-season in terms of players that have received Pitt offers. Pat Narduzzi and Frank Cignetti Jr. have already extended offers to 16 junior quarterbacks, many of whom are highly rated and are getting heavily recruited. If 16 seems like a large number, it is. In fact, it’s the most offers to quarterbacks that we can track when going through yearly offers from the Pitt program.

The latest one came Tuesday night as Cignetti offered 3-star Kenny Minchey from Hendersonville, Tennessee. It’s interesting, Pitt has now offered three junior quarterbacks from Tennessee, which is likely a by-product of Pitt new assistant quarterbacks coach Jonathan DiBiaso, who has roots to that area.

Here are the 16 quarterbacks in the Class of 2023 with offers from Pitt:

Dante Moore: 5-star from Detroit, Michigan.

Nico Iamaleava: 5-star from Downey, California.

Christopher Vizzina: 4-star from Birmingham, Alabama. (Recent offer).

Blessed to receive an offer from The University of Pittsburgh!@FrankCignetti @BriarwoodFTBLL @GasCrew7v7 @SWiltfong247 @samspiegs @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/f7TizPDj2K

— Christopher Vizzina (@vizzina2) February 5, 2022

JJ Kohl: 4-star from Ankeny, Iowa. (Recent offer).

Junior Season Highlights – @Hudl https://t.co/bW8m5m4pCx #hudl

— JJ Kohl (@JJKohl3) November 23, 2021

Marco Lainez: 4-star from Princeton, New Jersey. (Has committed to Iowa).

Bo Edmundson: 3-star from Austin, Texas. (Recent offer/Has committed to Michigan State).

Brock Glenn: 3-star from Memphis, Tennessee. (Recent offer).

https://t.co/bAmU8lsUZn
2023 Pro Style QB
Amazing Football IQ
Multiple P5 offers
Big Arm/Ability to make off platform throws
Sensational pocket presence
***YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE THIS KID ON THE OTHER SIDELINE***@Brock1Glenn @LausanneFB @johnvarlas

— Hunter Fick (@Coach_Fick) February 1, 2022

Colin Houk: 3-star from Lilburn, Georgia.

Junior Season Highlights ⁦@ParkviewFB⁩ https://t.co/MmCtTbCogN

— Colin Houck (@colin_houck) December 19, 2021

Hank Brown: Pitt was his first D-1 offer. From Nashville, Tennessee. (Will visit Pitt this spring).

Check out my Junior Season – https://t.co/BAJKlw43FM

— Hank Brown (@Hankb_15) November 11, 2021

Austen Fraturra: Pitt was his first D-1 offer. From Sparta, New Jersey.

2023 QB Austen Frattura of Sparta working Vertical Climb to Hank Drill. Keeping base staying centered. Drop back foot/hip to a jump stop to make a straight, balanced throw to left with consistent sequence. 1 of the better Qs in country always working. @AustenFrat @ShawnB_247 #qb pic.twitter.com/e9SKBNSPXv

— Tony Racioppi (@Tonyrazz03) February 14, 2022

Shadarian Harrison: From Lakeland, Florida.

Kenny Minchey: 3-star from Hendersonville, Tennessee.

‘23 Pope John Paul II HS (TN) QB Kenny Minchey 6’3 205 @kenny_minchey
Brains 🧠 X Rising Star ⭐️
Offers: Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky https://t.co/7MAFmmBNtb

— ELITE 3 FOUNDATION (@_Elite3) January 20, 2021

Pierce Clarkson: 4-star from Bellflower, California. (Has committed to Louisville).

Avery Johnson: 4-star from Maize, Kansas. (Recent offer).

9-2🙏 https://t.co/kTJ680fb7k

— Avery Johnson (@avery2johnson) November 18, 2020

Marcus Stokes: 3-star from Ponte Vedra, Florida. (Recent offer).

Check out my highlight – https://t.co/urXbKMfUTi Updated highlight, full junior season🤘 over 3,100 total yards and 28 tds @NeaseFTBL @CoachDrafts @CoachRGarth @6pointsjax @QBHitList @NationalComb1ne @Elite11 @NP_Florida @FBUcamp @Mansell247 ⁦@DuvalSports⁩

— Marcus Stokes (@marcusstokes06) November 27, 2021

William Watson: 3-star from Springfield, Massachusetts. (Has committed to Nebraska).