pittfanemm Wrote:The number of Pitt scholarships to give out this year is somewhat uncertain at this time. Pitt will have at least 16 but I would expect that number to rise to somewhere around 20 by the time February rolls around.
Pitt will not have to turn away any top recruits due to a lack of scholarships. At this point Pitt will be looking for one more qb, 1 rb, 3 more lineman, 1 wr, 1 te and a couple of db's.
Wannstedt came in and did what was necessary and rebuilt some relationships with the schools in the local areas. I don't expect more than 1 or two more local recruits and the rest will be out of state with at least a couple from FL.
I'm not sure if Pitt needs any more O-line recruits unless they're blue-chippers. There are already a lot of young guys on the team from the last couple recruiting classes.
LT Charles Spencer 6-5, 330, Sr.
Jerald Robinson 6-8, 315, RFr.
LG Dominic Williams 6-4, 300, RFr.
Mike DeLuca 6-3, 290, Soph.
C Joe Villani 6-3, 300, Jr.
Chris Vangas 6-2, 300, Soph.
RG John Sinonitis 6-4, 315, Jr.
Dave Weber 6-3, 345, RFr.
RT Mike McGlynn 6-5, 315, Soph.
Neal Tracey 6-3, 295, Soph.
Three freshmen and four sophomores!
For qb, they'd love Devlin. but he's a long shot at best. Dexter Davidson from Florida is a possible. He's coming up for the ND game, and his personal tutor is a guy named Dan Marino.
At wr, they'd love Vidal Hazleton, but he's got a lot of offers. I think Pitt has a real shot at Gateway qb Aaron Smith, who is a great athlete and could play wr. I, also, think the Panthers have a real shot at Elijah Fields who could play wr or safety. With his hitting ability, it would be a shame for him to play receiver. If OSU offers, he may prefer them.
Tight end--cross your fingers. Nate Byham is the man. Quarless from NY is also good, but I think he's leaning PSU.
At cb, I love the same guy everyone else does, Darrin Walls. He's one of the best, so everyone wants him, but I believe Pitt has a real shot. Wannestadt looks as if he might be building a perrenial top 10 team, and Darrin might like to be a part of that.
When all is said and done, this should be one of the top recruiting classes in the country, certainly the best Pitt has has in a while.
Here's who I think Pitt gets.
TE=BYHAM
CB=WALLS
QB=DAVIDSON
WR=A SMITH
S=FIELDS
CB=WALLS
OTHER POSSIBLES (LONG-SHOTS)
QB=DEVLIN
RB=MCCOY (real long shot)
rb=kevin collier (NY)
WR=HAZELTON
OL=J HOLT (FL)
Jim