Pitt Football Doing Heavy Recruiting in Florida and Georgia

As has been the case for the last two weeks, the Pitt Panther football staff has been out vigorously recruiting and extending offers to a large number of players.

Last week, the theme appeared to be recruiting the state of Texas as Pitt had at least 4 coaches in that large, talent-rich area.

Yesterday’s recruiting for the Panthers had a couple of things that stood out: 1) heavy recruiting in Florida and Georgia.  2) a lot of offers to players in the Class of 2027. FYI, we told you yesterday that OC Kade Bell was in South Florida and that’s where a number of offers came from.

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Since it’s impossible to keep up with every offer that’s made, here’s a recap of the offers from Pitt that we missed on Monday.

Players from Florida:

• Zayden Gamble– 2027 cornerback from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Big-time player with early offers from Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and West Virgina.
• Jayden Dean– 2027 4-star center from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Power 4 offers from Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Ole Miss, Missouri, Ohio State, Penn State, Syracuse, West Virginia and Texas A&M.
• Jordan Campbell- 2026 4-star linebacker from Opa Locka, Florida. Campbell is currently committed to Miami, Florida. 247 Sports rates him as one of the Top 100 overall players in the Class of 2026.
• Rodarion Jones– 2026 cornerback from Opa Locka, Florida. Power 4 offers from Florida, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
• Tavius Higgs Alien– 2027 defensive lineman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Power 4 offers from Florida State, Indiana and West Virginia.
• Gerren Bray– 2027 offensive lineman from Boca Raton, Florida. Holds a Power 4 offer from Miami.
• Samari Howard- 2027 cornerback from Hollywood, Florida. Power 4 offers from Ohio State, Florida State and Georgia Tech.
• Zayden Gatling– 2028 offensive lineman from West Palm Beach, Florida. Power 4 offers from Miami and Central Florida.

Players from Georgia:

• T.K. Cunningham– 2027 defensive end from Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. Another elite prospect with Power 4 offers from Auburn, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia Tech, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, NC State, Oklahoma, Penn State, South Carolina, SMU, Central Florida, UCLA, USC, Vanderbilt and West Virginia.
• Waylon Wooten– 2027 defensive tackle from Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. Power 4 offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, LSU, Michigan, Missouri, SMU, South Carolina, Texas A&M, USC and Wake Forest.
• Josh Echols– 2027 linebacker from Buford High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Power 4 offers from Ole Miss.
• Jameer Cantrell- 2027 safety from Buford, Georgia. Power 4 offers from Arkansas and Maryland.
• Ben Mubenga– 2026 3-star offensive tackle from Buford, Georgia. Power 4 offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Stanford, Texas A&M and West Virginia.
• Lawrence Brown Jr.– 2026 defensive end from Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. This becomes his first Power 4 offer.
  Zayden Gatling– 2028 offensive lineman from West Palm Beach, Florida. Power 4 offers from Miami and Central Florida.
  Noah Nixon– 2027 offensive lineman from Buford, Georgia. Holds Power 4 offer from Indiana.