Update (5:27 PM)-
**This afternoon, Pitt extended an offer to 2026 wide receiver Blake Hamilton from Katy, Texas. This becomes the first D-1 offer for Hamilton, who received it from WR coach JJ Laster.
Update (1:52 PM)-
**This morning, assistant coach JJ Laster and Pitt extend an offer to freshman lineman Jarmel Powell Jr., from Richmond, Virginia. Powell (6’4″, 270-pounds) played both left and right tackle this past season. This becomes the first D-1 offer for Powell.
Update (1:38 PM)-
**A second WPIAL junior receives an offer today from Wisconsin as Central Catholic 2026 3-star LB Ashton Blatt hears from the Badgers. Blatt (6’4″, 230-pounds) holds offers from Duke, Eastern Michigan, Michigan State, Syracuse, Toledo and West Virginia. Blatt will be making an unofficial visit this weekend to Michigan State.
Update (1:14 PM)-
**A big Power 4 offer comes in this morning for 2026 4-star outside linebacker Reston Lehman from Peters Township High School. Lehman (6’4″, 230-pounds) received an offer from Luke Fickell and Wisconsin. The rising junior also holds offers from Pitt, Akron, Boston College, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Maryland, Miami Ohio, Minnesota, Penn State, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. Last weekend, Lehman attended Pitt’s Junior Day.
Update (12:57 PM)-
**The first offer from the day for Pitt goes to 2027 running back Dajon Talley Rhodes from St. John’s College High School in Washington DC. Rhodes received the news from RB Coach Lindsey Lamar. Along with Pitt, Rhodes holds offers from Washington, Maryland, Virginia Tech and Boston College.
Update (12:51 PM)-
**This morning, Peters Township 2026 WR/DE Lucas Shanafelt picked up an offer from Cornell. The 6’4″, 235-pound athlete also holds offers from Buffalo, Toledo, Eastern Michigan and Penn.
Update (12:39 PM)-
**Pittsburgh Central Catholic 2026 inside linebacker Colsen Gatten received a visit today from Nebraska. Gatten is one of the top WPIAL players in the Class of 2026. At this stage of his recruitment, Gatten holds offers from Boston College, California, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
