Pitt FB Recruiting
Pitt Extends More Offers, Rounding Out Visitor List for Junior Day
Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt coaching staff are back in town following a long and busy week of recruiting high school players.
Starting on Monday and continuing all throughout the week, Pitt recruited and extended offers to players in the classes of 2026, 2027 and 2028. While many recruiting territories were visited, many offers went out to players in Texas, Georgia, Maryland, Florida and Pennsylvania.
Throughout the week, Pittsburgh Sports Now kept you updated on the offers via the Frank Walker Law/PSN Daily Notebook and also individual recap stories.
The Pitt offers continued today, headlined by an offer to 2028 quarterback James Armstrong from Hopewell High School.
Pitt Extends Offer to Hopewell 9th Grade Quarterback James Armstrong
Here is a rundown of other offers that were extended on Friday by Pitt.
Alexander Haskell- 2026 3-star defensive lineman from St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia. Holds offers from Pitt, Akron, Duke, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Calvin Thomas– 2026 inside linebacker from Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas. Holds offers from Pitt and Duke.
Bryce Smalls- 2028 offensive tackle (6’5″, 280-pounds) from Severn, Maryland. This becomes the first D-1 offer for Smalls.
James Branch– 2027 wide receiver (6’3″, 195 pounds) from St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland. Holds offers from Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, NC State, Penn State and Virginia Tech.
Angel Luciano- 2026 linebacker (6’3″, 215 pounds) from Steelton, Pennsylvania. Holds offers from Akron, Michigan State, Syracuse and Delaware.
Nick Abrams II– 4-star 2026 linebacker (6’2″, 210 pounds) from Owings Mills, Maryland). Holds offers from Alabama, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, South Carolina, Temple, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Wisconsin.
#AGTG I’m blessed to receive my 16th offer from the University of Pittsburgh @McDCoachSule @McDonoghFB pic.twitter.com/ewZAjTiKeS
— Nick Abrams II 4⭐️ (@thenickabrams) January 10, 2025
The Panthers will be hosting a number of players for an all-important Junior Day. Aside from visiting the facilities, the Pitt campus, meeting the players and coaches, the recruits will head over to the Petersen Events Center for the Pitt vs. Louisville game.
Here are some of the players that will be in town tomorrow. As we add names, we’ll add them to this list.
JUNIOR DAY VISITORS
*Ben Whitver– 3-star wide receiver from Powhatan, Virginia. Holds offers from Buffalo, Charlotte, East Carolina, Liberty, UMass, Penn State, UNLV and Old Dominion.
*Dahveed Jacob– defensive back from South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York.
Junior SZN Highlights
Safety/Nickel/LB
6’1 190
1 Interception
43 Tackles@SSVikingsFB @TheLegreeKid_8 @PrepRedzoneNY @PRZCaleb https://t.co/NNvvNxJqMu— Dahveed Jacob (@d4hv_) November 28, 2024
*Elijah Berman– defensive line from Dayton, Ohio. Holds offers from Miami of Ohio and Ohio University.
*Amori McNeil– athlete from Jersey City, New Jersey. Holds an offer from Charlotte.
End of season highlights and stats!!
93 tackles/10.3 Tackles A Game
6 pbu's
3 TFL'S
1 interception
2 catches allowed
1 Fumble Recovery
20 Receptions 340 yards 3 touchdowns
36 carries 252 yards 3 touchdowns@HCHawksFB @LamarMcKnight_ https://t.co/QZRQltHxk7— Amori McNeil (@AmoriMcNeil5) November 16, 2024
*Kahden Davis– 2027 quarterback from Seton Hall Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey. Holds offers from Arkansas State, Duke, Marshall, Maryland, Toledo and West Virginia.
*Brady Owens– tight end from Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia. Holds offers from Appalachian State and West Virginia.
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