Daily Notebook
The Frank Walker Law/PSN Daily Notebook- April 16

Update (12:51 PM)-
**Former North Allegheny standout DL Nate Hoke is leaving BYU and entering the NCAA Transfer Portal with 4 seasons of eligibility remaining.
I am grateful for all of the relationships and development that I was able to make at BYU. I am also grateful for the blessings I received while being a part of the team. With that being said, I am officially entering the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility left. pic.twitter.com/8hsNZQ1Y85
— Nathan Hoke (@natehoke26) April 16, 2025
Update (11:48AM)-
**Former Central Catholic defensive tackle Bralen Henderson, a grad transfer, announced he was entering the transfer portal from Ohio University on Tuesday and now he is garnering some Power Four interest. The 6-2, 280-pound WPIAL product picked up an offer out of the SEC from Vanderbilt Wednesday morning and from California in the ACC. He has added additional offers from New Mexico, Middle Tennessee, UTEP, FAU and Western Kentucky.
Vanderbilt Offered‼️ pic.twitter.com/2vNcclP4hU
— Bralen Henderson (@bhendo81) April 16, 2025
Update (10:23 AM)-
**This morning, the Pitt coaching staff extended an offer to 2026 3-star tight end Jack Janda from Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi, Michigan. Janda made an unofficial visit to Pitt yesterday with teammates. Janda holds offers from Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio U., Purdue, Stanford, Toledo, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
#AGTG Blessed to receive an offer from Pitt!!! #H2P @coachjbronowski @ARCHIECOLLINS_ @CoachDuzzPittFB pic.twitter.com/ctk6fRncFO
— Jack Janda (@JackJanda87) April 16, 2025
Update (8:30 AM)-
**Last night, Pitt football extended an offer to 2026 running back Edward Kelly, Jr. from Klein High School in Spring, Texas. This was a huge moment for Kelly because it’s his first D-1 offer. Kelly received it from Randy Bates and Lindsey Lamar. Here are his highlights from last season.
https://t.co/PmvJGqUKqK
235 carries
1,677 yards
21 rushing TD’s
24 receptions
240 receiving yards
3 receiving TD’s
7 returns
256 return yards
1 return TD
2,173 all purpose yards
25 total TD’s— Edward Kelly Jr (@_datkidej) November 14, 2024
Update (8:10 AM)-
**Another offer for Central Catholic 2027 4-star OT Jimmy Kalis as the Tennessee Volunteers extend one. It’s interesting that the latest six offers for Kalis have come from SEC programs- Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Auburn.
#AGTG
After an AMAZING conversation, I’m beyond grateful and excited to have received an OFFER to @Vol_Football ‼️#GBO 🍊 @CoachDC72 @Gelarbee @coachjoshheupel @CoachSerchia @KevinP_71 @CoachLehmeier @timothysasson @DAWGHZERECRUITS @64AMDG @wpialsportsnews @210ths @SWiltfong_… pic.twitter.com/pXtW3g1PHt— Jimmy Kalis (@Jimmy_Kalis) April 15, 2025
Update (7:55 AM)-
**Another former WPIAL standout has entered the transfer portal. Former Avonworth TE Peyton Faulkner has announced he’s leaving Kent State and will have 3 seasons of athletic eligibility remaining.
Open to any and all opportunities!
High School Film – https://t.co/CrmMsFremE pic.twitter.com/CL9PqcbNfV
— Peyton Faulkner (@Peyton4Faulkner) April 14, 2025
Update (7:45 AM)-
**A big moment for 2026 OL/DL Brock Heisler from Hempfield High School. To this point, Heisler has received plenty of D1 offers but was waiting for that first Power Four offer and it came from West Virginia. Congrats Brock. Prior to WVU, Heisler held offers from Air Force, Villanova, Navy, James Madison, Lafayette, New Hampshire, UConn, Ohio U., Miami Ohio, Kent State, Temple, Lehigh, Delaware, Akron, Buffalo, Fordham, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Arkansas State and Penn.
After a conversation with @coach_willgreen I’m blessed to receive an offer from @WVUfootball @RealCoachRod @HirschGarrett @AlPoodie @_coachkeef @RivalsFriedman @On3Recruits pic.twitter.com/DPchAe12RJ
— Brock Heisler 2026 (@Brock_Heisler) April 14, 2025
Update (7:31 AM)-
**On Tuesday, Peters Township 2026 3-star TE/DE Lucas Shanafelt earned his latest offer from Temple. Last week, Shanafelt picked up a big offer from Stanford, while on an unofficial visit.
Blessed to receive an offer from @Temple_FB!! 🦉🦉🦉@Coach_Raitano @Coach_AlJohnson @Coach_Plack @PetersTwpFB pic.twitter.com/9MIGrk3Zcw
— Lucas Shanafelt 3🌟 ATH (@ShanafeltLucas) April 15, 2025
Update (7:26 AM)-
**Former West Mifflin standout offensive lineman Rico Steele has decided to leave Bowling Green and enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. Steele will have 4 seasons of eligibility remaining.
I am excited to see what this next chapter holds and I will be entering the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility remaining !
DM’s are open
6’4 295 LBS
Cell Number: 412-224-8460@RodSteele16 @AlPoodie @210ths pic.twitter.com/OBazGPs5iT— Rico Steele (@RicoSteele_) April 15, 2025
