Pitt FB Recruiting
Pitt Adds Stout Texas Offensive Lineman to Official Visitor List
Pitt football is exactly one month away from its official visit season for the 2026 class and the Panthers have added another prospect to their first weekend of visitors.
Nicholas Howard — a 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive lineman out of Texas — announced that he is taking an official visit at Pitt from June 5-7.
Locked In. @Pitt_FB pic.twitter.com/l9dcUt883x
— Nicholas “Nick” Howard 26’ (@NickHoward0070) May 6, 2025
The Pearland High School product added a Pitt offer last week from offensive line coach Jeremy Darveau. The Panthers joined an offer sheet that consists of Colorado State, Tulane, UNLV, Tulsa, UTEP, UTSA, Montana State, Texas Southern, Lamar, North Texas and Louisiana-Monroe.
He previously had an official visit set for Tulsa from June 6-8, but will forgo that to make the trip to Pittsburgh. Howard has yet to be rated by any of the major recruiting services.
Howard is a stout offensive lineman that lined up a majority of the time at left tackle during his junior season at Pearland. He is a solid blocker both in pass pro and the run game and has the quickness to get down field to block in the second level. He maintains a steady approach as a blocker and does not get beat often at the point of attack. According to his X account, he has an 87-inch wing span.
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2026 6’5 285lbs 86inch WINGSPAN Offensive Tackle
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First 2 minutes⬇️ pic.twitter.com/UYsur3lv3r— Nicholas “Nick” Howard 26’ (@NickHoward0070) March 13, 2025
Pitt will host a handful of other offensive linemen for official visits. Four-star guard Day’Jon Moore and three-star Mason Wilhelm will visit from June 12-14. In-state four-star Tyler Duell and three-star New Jersey prospect Rhett Morris will be in town from June 19-21.
The Panthers have yet to land an offensive lineman in the 2026 class, but recently added their fifth commitment of the class. Three-star wide receiver Demetrice McCray out of Florida announced his verbal pledge on Monday
