Pitt FB Recruiting
Pitt Lands Commitment From Speedy 2024 WR Tyreek Robinson
Pitt has landed a late commitment from a very fast wide receiver in the class of 2024.
Tyreek Robinson — a 5-foot-10, 165-pound wide receiver from Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La. — committed to Pitt Sunday morning following an official visit over the weekend.
Robinson was a late offeree in the class of 2024, with the Pitt coaching staff extending an offer a few days before National Signing Day in December, and once the cycle picked back up and allowed for official visits, Robinson was officially on the clock as a target in the class of 2024.
Tiquan Underwood officially extended Robinson his first Power Five offer back in December, following a phone call with both Underwood and new offensive coordinator Kade Bell, and after taking his official visit, Robinson committed the Panthers over offers from Central Michigan, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State.
The official visit came a few days after Bell made the trip to Louisiana to check in on Robinson at his family home.
The attraction to Robinson is obvious: he can fly. He’s been clocked 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash and 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter dash. In 11 games as a senior at Evangel Christian, he racked up 51 passes for 860 yards (16.1 yards per reception) and 16 touchdowns — adding 11 carries for 133 yards and two more touchdowns.
Robinson, who starred on and off the football field as a senior at Evangel Christian, is confident in his ability to be a game-changer at wide receiver — pointing to his speed and route running as selling points.
“I’m a route runner,” Robinson told Pittsburgh Sports Now in December. “I’m fast. I’m the fastest in Louisiana, and I compare my route running to Tank Dell and Calvin Ridley — my speed to Tyreek Hill. I loved the way the coaches tell me how they are gonna use me.”
Robinson is not rated by the major recruiting services, holding offers from Central Michigan, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State, but he’s someone that the Pitt coaching staff has identified as a potential difference-maker.
Robinson is the second wide receiver in the class of 2024, joining three-star Cameron Monteiro (Brockton, Mass.), and he’s the fourth wide receiver that the Panthers have landed this offseason, joining Monteiro, Western Carolina transfer C.J. Lee and San Diego State transfer Raphael Williams.
He will likely be the final recruit added to the class of 2024, capping off a 20-man class that had the majority of its members signed on NSD back in December.
Can’t have too many receivers. Some will pan out, others will star and more will transfer. In this new offense you’ve gotta see who will develop and become that playmaker. Keep going Kade Panther faithful will give you at least a year (sarcasm).
Love it! He’s well worth the risk of a scholarship with that speed. Get one like this a year, and sooner or later one is going to be the next superstar.
H2P!!!
I am excited about this new OC, but so far he’s (off the top of my head) brought in 2 D2 transfers and a high school kid with no ranking.
Not to get down on this recruiting cycle, but how’s this good?
Why does it matter how many *’s someone has? Did you every wonder who these “experts” are that give out these ratings? I guess these “experts” know better than the coaches who actually saw these guys live and watched their film.
Wasn’t AD a two or three star? Now one of the greatest to play the sport.
There are outliers, for sure. But when you look at the NFL draft, there is a huge amount of first and second rounders that were highly ranked high school players. There are some busts too, but I’ll take the four star guy any day.
I would say it matters. And, in general, there is a correlation between great college teams and their ability to build programs.
Are there outliers? Absolutely. But you have to have the right players to win. If stars didn’t matter, then Pat would be recruiting the four and three star players.
Look at the Alabamas, Ohio States, LSUs and other top programs. Full of top-rated talent.