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Recap of Second Pitt Football Junior Day

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Pitt tight end target Sam DeFrancesca.

A large contingent of high school football players were in town on Saturday as the Pitt Panther football program hosted their second Junior Day of the offseason.

On these days designed for recruiting, the coaches invite players both that hold offers and others that they’re both evaluating and could have a future interest in.

As opposed to the first Junior Day last Saturday, yesterday seemed to be geared more towards players that currently held Pitt offers or that would be receiving one in the new future.

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While this is just my opinion, Pitt hosted a number of players who were definite targets and players the staff would like to receive commitments from.

Here is a recap of some of the players who made a visit and the ones who received Pitt offers while in town.

-Isaiah Fox: 2026 OL/DL (6’2″, 270-pounds) from Odenton, Maryland.

-Sean Franklin: 2026 offensive tackle (6’6″, 295-pounds) from Mars High School.

-David Czapp: 2026 lineman from Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.

-Sam DeFrancesca: 2026 3-star tight end from Richmond, Virginia. DeFrancesca (6’5″, 195-pounds) came to town holding a Pitt offer and has others from UMass, East Carolina and Charlotte. Pitt offered him last January, which became his first D-1 offer.

-Amare Gough: 2026 wide receiver from Richmond, Virginia. Gough (6’1″, 180-pounds) holds offers from Liberty, Old Dominion, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

-James Armstrong: 2028 quarterback from Hopewell High School. Armstrong (6’2″, 210-pounds) received his offer from Pitt last week and also picked one up from Sacramento State.

-Adrian Hamilton: 2026 3-star offensive guard from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Hamilton (6’3″, 275-pounds) holds offers from Boston College, Charlotte, Duke, Maryland, South Florida, Syracuse, Toledo, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

-Ashton Blatt: 2026 3-star defensive end from Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School received the hometown offer yesterday. Blatt (6’4″, 230-pounds) holds other offers from Duke, Eastern Michigan, Michigan State, Syracuse, Toledo, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

-Elias Martinez-Beasley: 2026 offensive lineman/linebacker from New Jersey. Pitt extended Beasley an offer back in May, which was his first Power 4 offer. He tells me Pitt is recruiting him to play Center.

-Jordan Rodriguez: 2026 athlete from Jersey City, New Jersey received a Pitt offer on Saturday. Rodriguez (6’2”, 200) holds other offers from Charlotte, UMass, West Virginia, Army, UConn, Jacksonville State, Rhode Island, Akron, Toledo and Boston College.

 

-Logan Nagle: 2026 defensive end from DePaul Catholic in Wayne, New Jersey received his Pitt offer on Saturday.  Nagle (6’5”, 240) holds offers from Boston College and Wake Forest.

-Xavier Jackson: 2026 cornerback from Bergen Catholic in Oradell, New Jersey. Jackson (6’1”, 175-pounds) is someone the staff has been pursuing for some time now. Jackson holds offers from Pitt, North Carolina, West Virginia, Purdue, UConn and Central Michigan.

-Isaac Patterson: 2026 3-star safety from Westerville, Ohio received a Pitt offer yesterday. This becomes the first Power 4 offer for Patterson.

-Grady Holmes: 2027 offensive tackle from Marion, Massachusetts. Holmes (6’8”, 300 lbs.) holds other Power 4 offers from West Virginia and Purdue.

Sandy Schall, Coldwell Banker

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