Pittsburgh Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh • PA
Recruiting context
Pittsburgh recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Pittsburgh commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2002 class includes 9 commits, including 2 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 2.78. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2002 Pittsburgh: Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 72.36
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 22.2%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
9
Average Stars
2.78
Blue-Chip Recruits
2(22%)
Top Pipeline State
PA • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2002.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
9 recruits found in 2002.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Palko | DUAL | 4★ | 94.1 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | Imperial, PA | West Allegheny | Retained |
| David Abdul | K | 4★ | 93.3 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Massillon, OH | Washington | Retained |
| Eric Fritz | DT | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'5" | 295 lbs | Dublin, OH | Dublin Coffman | Retained |
| Reggie Carter | CB | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Naples, FL | Naples | Retained |
| Zack Schlundt | OT | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'4" | 300 lbs | Punta Gorda, FL | Charlotte | Retained |
| AJ Schneider | FB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 235 lbs | Tampa, FL | Jesuit | Retained |
| Jason Cappizzi | OT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'9" | 300 lbs | Gibsonia, PA | Pine-Richland | Retained |
| Sam Bryant | S | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 200 lbs | Reading, PA | Reading | Retained |
| Vernon Botts | WDE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | Mount Holly, NJ | Rancocas Valley Reg H | Retained |
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