Pitt FB Recruiting
Recapping a Busy Tuesday of Pitt Football Recruiting
The Pitt football coaching staff is out in full force this week recruiting various players in the Class of 2026, 2027 and 2028.
At least at the start of the week, one of the states that’s receiving the most attention from Pitt is Texas. By our count, the Panthers have at least four coaches in the state recruiting different areas of the talent rich state.
I find it interesting that secondary coach Archie Collins, who’s normally in Georgia and Michigan, is one of the coaches in Texas.
Not surprisingly, Pitt also has multiple coaches in Florida and as the week moves on, I’d imagine coaches will be moving on to different areas.
On Tuesday, the Pitt coaches were busy handing out offers and here’s a recap of the activity.
**Archie Collins stopped by to see 2026 defensive back Rodney Thomas from Bellaire, Texas. At this point, Thomas (6’2″, 170-p0unds) doesn’t have an offer from Pitt but does from Boston College, LSU and San Diego State.
**Pitt assistant Jacob Bronowski extended an offer to 2027 four-star defensive lineman Khing Thibodeaux from Garland, Texas. Thibodeaux (6’2″, 260-pounds) holds offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Florida State, Penn State and SMU.
Blessed to receive an Offer from the University of Pittsburgh ‼️@coachjbronowski @TheCoachPitt @saincilaire @samspiegs @Coach_Everett58 @LC_PAT_NATION @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong_ @Pitt_FB @StephConn5 @TFloss32 @adamgorney @GPowersScout @Youngbullz22 pic.twitter.com/sCeyd3rWow
— | Khing “KT8” Thibodeaux | ’27 | 4⭐️ (@KhingThibo_8) April 29, 2025
**Pitt assistant Jacob Bronowski extends an offer to 2027 four-star cornerback Montre Jackson from Garland, Texas. Jackson (6’1″, 170-pounds) holds offers from Tennessee, Baylor, Florida State, Houston, Illinois, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Purdue, SMU, Syracuse and Texas Tech.
https://t.co/cYTgfmQOfc
Soph highlights (9 games)Second year playing corner !!
35 Tackles (21 solo)
9 Pbus 1 int
1 Kr Td
2 touchdowns allowed !!
7 Catch’s on 17 Targets@DareceRoberson @TomLoy247 @CKennedy247 @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong_ @MohrRecruiting @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/bejL3g3Uf6— Montre Jackson |’27 (@M2ntre) November 3, 2024
**Pitt extended an offer to freshman athlete Maikol Armas from Fort Myers, Florida. This becomes the first Power Four offer for Armas.
University of Pittsburgh offered!! 🟡🔵@239Sneddon @CoachJjLaster @CoachPasquale @_CoachCottrell_ pic.twitter.com/1aO8qVmbow
— maikolarmas.52 (@maikol2028) April 29, 2025
**Pitt extended an offer to elite 2027 four-star DE Chris Whitehead from Chesterfield, Virginia. Rivals rates Whitehead as the No. 1 sophomore in Virginia and the No. 29 overall junior in the country. Along with Pitt, Whitehead holds offers form Florida State, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, NC State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, SMU, Syracuse, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.
**Pitt OL coach Jeremy Darveau made an in-school and home visit to see 2026 3-star OL Devan Robison from Pasadena, Texas. Robison (6’3”, 315-pounds) has an offer list that includes Baylor, Texas Tech, Stanford, Houston, TCU, Maryland, Memphis, Ole Miss and San Diego State.
Thank you @CoachDarveau for stopping by to visit me at my home and school!! @Pitt_FB pic.twitter.com/bnT52W6u3r
— Devan Robison (@robison_devan) April 29, 2025
**Pitt extends an offer to freshman athlete Derrell Hines from Tampa, Florida. Hines received the news from Lindsey Lamar and holds other offers from Rhode Island, Syracuse, Central Florida and Bowling Green.
freshman year still got more to prove 💯Check out my highlight – https://t.co/jH9LINyROR
— Derrell (@derrellhinesjr) January 11, 2025
**Pitt TE coach Jacob Bronowski attended the practice of 2026 three-star tight end Braden Bach from Argyle, Texas. Bach (6’5″, 232-pounds) currently has an offer list that includes Pitt, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, Memphis, Navy, New Mexico State, North Texas, San Diego State, Tulane, UNLV, UTEP and Virginia.
BRADEN BACH: Jr. Blocking Tape / Jr. Highlight Tape 2026 6'5" 230lb TE/DE ARGYLE HIGH SCHOOL, TX pic.twitter.com/y7pKOUnPYM
— Braden Bach 3⭐ (@BradenBach2026) February 26, 2025
**Pitt OC Kade Bell has extended an offer to talented 2027 offensive tackle Jasper Ngokwere from Richardson, Texas. Ngokwere is 6’6”, 290-pounds and holds offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Houston, LSU, Memphis, Nebraska, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and UTEP.
Blessed to receive an offer from @Pitt_FB 🙏 @Coach_KHolloway @Richardson1FB @Kb1Raw @coachACopeland pic.twitter.com/h3JUL2WVdl
— Jasper Ngokwere (@jasper2027) April 28, 2025
**Pitt TE coach Jacob Bronowski has extended an offer to elite 2027 four-star WR Julian Caldwell from Argyle, Texas. Caldwell (6’1”, 175-pounds) is rated by Rivals as one of the Top 100 overall prospects in the Class of 2027 and the No. 12 wide receiver. Caldwell holds a long list of Power Four offers including Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Colorado, Duke, Ole Miss, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech and USC.
Sophomore Season Highlights –
21 catches
581 Receiving Yards (27.7 YPC)
7 TD Receptions@toddrodgers13 @TXCoachGregory @CoachCalebHunt @CoachCaleNannyHudl ⬇️https://t.co/F2ajYPgauR
— Julian Caldwell (@JulianCaldwell_) December 18, 2024
**While recruiting in Texas, Pitt extended an offer to 2026 offensive lineman Nicholas Howard from Pearland, Texas. This becomes the first Power Four offer for Howard, who holds other ones from Tulane, Louisiana Monroe, Montana State, North Texas, Texas Southern, Texas State, Tulsa and UTEP.
Check out my FULL junior season highlights!
2026 6’5 285lbs 86inch WINGSPAN Offensive Tackle
Full highlight link⬇️https://t.co/278BCRbfX6@OilerRecruiting @CoachGotte @coachjbridges
First 2 minutes⬇️ pic.twitter.com/UYsur3lv3r— Nicholas “Nick” Howard 26’ (@NickHoward0070) March 13, 2025
