Big-Time List of Visitors Today at Pitt

The Pitt Panther football team will wrap up their second week of spring practice today and will do so in front of a large group of recruits.

Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt coaches have actually hosted players on unofficial visits every day this week but today is a big day.

In their first day of pads, the Panthers will practice in front of a number of top targets on their recruiting board. Credit to the Panthers staff for working hard to get these players at their facility which is always important in the recruiting process.

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Throughout the day, I’m sure we’ll add more names to this list, but here are the players that PSN has confirmed will be on the South Side.

–CJ Sanna: 2026 3-star linebacker from Lewis Center, Ohio. Sanna holds an impressive list of Power 4 offers including Pitt, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Louisville, Maryland, Miami Fla., Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Purdue and Rutgers.

–Lucas Shanafelt:  3-star 2026 tight end/edge rusher out of Peters Township High School. Holds Power 4 offers from Pitt and West Virginia.

–Nathan Zappitelli:  3-star 2026 offensive lineman out of Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio. Holds Power 4 offers from West Virgina and Cincinnati.

–Pete Eglitis:  3-star 2026 offensive lineman from Columbus, Ohio. Holds Power 4 offers from Missouri, Kentucky and Iowa State.

–Brandon Simmons, Jr:  3-star 2026 defensive tackle from New Jersey. Holds Power 4 offers from Pitt, Miami Fla., and West Virginia.

–Jude Cascone: 3-star 2026 tight end out of Walton High School in Georgia. Holds Power 4 offers from Pitt, West Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ohio State and South Carolina.

–Ashton Blatt: 2026 3-star defensive end from Central Catholic High School. Holds Power 4 offers from Pitt, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State, Syracuse, UCLA, Virgina, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

–Jimmy Kalis — Four-star 2027 offensive lineman out of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. The 6-foot-6, 280-pound prospect now owns over 30 scholarship offers from Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, Miami, Washington, Oklahoma, Florida, Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia, Ole Miss, N.C. State, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kentucky, UCLA, Nebraska, Florida State, Syracuse, California, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, Duke, Arizona State, USF, Central Michigan, Akron, Miami (OH), Toledo and Sacramento State.

–Chakai Scott–2026 3-star defensive back from Winter Garden, Florida. Scott holds an offer from Pitt.

–Corey Dailey: 2026 quarterback from Seguin, Texas.