Pitt FB Recruiting
Top 4-Star Pitt Commit Receives Offer from SEC Program
National Signing Day is a little under a week away, and while the majority of the Pitt class is expected to sign, it won’t be official until the paperwork is processed.
DaMarion Fowlkes has been locked in with Pitt since his official visit over the summer, but it appears the Panthers could have some competition down the final stretch.
Fowlkes — a 5-foot-10, 170-pound wide receiver from Good Counsel in Olney, Md. — received an offer from Missouri Friday night. It’s the first offer he’s posted since he committed to Pitt.
Blessed to have Earned an offer from Mizzou! @NastyWideOuts @Primetime_IX @CoachDrinkwitz @BrianDohn247 @MohrRecruiting @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/TV5MRycrBi
— DaMarion Fowlkes (@DamarionFowlke1) November 29, 2024
Fowlkes may just be the crown jewel of the Pitt recruiting class now, elevated to four-star status by a couple of national platforms. He’s not the biggest wide receiver, but he fits the system perfectly.
Fowlkes committed to Pitt in June over offers from Boston College, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Charlotte, ECU, Indiana, JMU, Kent State, Liberty, Memphis, Old Dominion, Temple, UNLV, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and West Virginia.
“(My host Poppi Williams) coming from the school coach Kade came from and knowing that offense, he really explained it to me well,” Fowlkes told Pittsburgh Sports Now over the summer. “We sat down and watched a little bit of his film and he showed me the ins and outs of the offense, and it really just opened my mind and blew my mind how great that offense works.”
247Sports rates Fowlkes as the 230th-ranked recruit in the class (22nd-ranked wide receiver and seventh-ranked recruit from Maryland) while On3 rates him as the 46th-ranked receiver and ninth-ranked recruit from Maryland.
Rivals hasn’t ranked Fowlkes, but he does hold a 5.7 Rivals Rating.
He’s caught 31 passes for 761 yards (19.7 yards per reception) and four touchdowns, adding five punt return touchdowns and another kick return touchdown.
It’s something to watch, not just for Fowlkes, but all commits in the class of 2025 has Signing Day approaches.
“Poppi” can go to Missouri with him.