Tracking Pitt Football Recruiting News from Thursday

The first week of in-person Spring recruiting for Pitt is coming to a close.

The week started out with many members of the Pitt staff in Texas and Florida but as the days passed, the recruiting got closer to home.

Keep in mind, the Panther staff will be back out next week, and it’ll be interesting to see where their travels take them.

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As PSN has done all week, here’s a recap of who the Pitt staff visited and extended offers to.

PITT’S RECRUITING HEADLINES FROM THURSDAY

**Pitt extends an offer to 2027 wide receiver Charles Alexander, Jr. from Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Alexander received the offer from Tim Daoust. Along with Pitt, Alexander holds offers from West Virginia, Indiana, Maryland, Louisville, Toledo, Ohio U., Miami Ohio, UMass, Kent State, Kentucky and Akron.

I am Blessed To receive another offer from the university of pittsburgh 🟡🔵#agtg @CoachBerry3211 @coachdaoust pic.twitter.com/Fpa6JFAI4K

— Charles “chuck” Alexander Jr (@CharlesA2027) May 2, 2025

**Pitt WR coach JJ Laster stopped by to watch practice of 2026 3-star wide receiver Zyuan Dukes from Lake Wales, Florida. Dukes (5’11”, 175-pounds) has an offer list that includes Coastal Carolina, UConn, UMass, Florida Atlantic, Kansas, Liberty, Marshall, Rhode Island, Toledo and Western Michigan.

**Pitt DL coach Tim Daoust extended an offer to 2027 4-star DE Jaylen Mercer from Winston Woods High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. 247 Sports rates Mercer as one of the Top 10 sophomores in the state of Ohio. At this stage of his recruitment, Mercer holds offers from Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, USC and Wisconsin.

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— Jaylen Mercer (@Jaylen_Mercer) November 14, 2024

**Pitt extended an offer to freshman Kameron Battle from Tampa, Florida. This talented freshman also holds offers from SMU, Florida Atlantic, Central Florida, Florida International, South Florida, Maryland and Rhode Island.

My updated version of my highlights C/O28 ATH @MarshallMcDuf14 @Qoach_Deuce @Coach_Gaither @CoachWooChing @MozeeJ43 pic.twitter.com/dFX3p3KRwA

— Kameron Battle (@kameron_9ine) January 29, 2025

**Pitt TE coach Jacob Bronowski stopped by practice to see 2026 3-star wide receiver Cooper Reid from Dripping Springs, Texas. This is something to watch because Reid (6’5″, 185-pounds) is currently committed to Arizona State. Along with Arizona State, Reid holds offers from Pitt, California, Houston, Kansas, Minnesota, North Texas and Washington State.

**Pitt OC Kade Bell spent some time at Lennard High School in Tampa, Florida to see 2026 wide receiver London Green. Back in April, Green traveled to Pittsburgh to attend a Pitt spring practice.

I had a amazing time at @Pitt_FB thank you @Kb1Raw @CoachJjLaster @CoachKlineAlex @LennardFootball @Coach_KBjr @CoachMcClain73 @RyanWrightRNG pic.twitter.com/yT9AmgIBkq

— London Green (@londondgreen12) April 5, 2025