Pitt DT Commit Francis Brewu Elevated to 4-Star Status

The Pitt defensive line wasn’t as disruptive or productive in 2023 as has become accustomed to over the last handful of years.

With a nearly double-digit number of defensive linemen exhausting their eligibility or hitting the transfer portal, Charlie Partridge’s unit next season will have a nearly brand-new look in 2024. The room will also be adding a handful of four-star defensive linemen, too.

And that number increased by one this afternoon as Rivals elevated Francis Brewu to a four-star recruit. The 6-foot-2, 270-pound defensive tackle from Worthington, Oh. has been committed to Pitt since March — staving off interest and offers from several Power Five programs in the process.

Since the start of his senior season, despite his commitment to Pitt, Brewu picked up offers from Michigan State, Miami and Wisconsin.

“It’s a process. If you’re that guy, you’re going to get recruited by schools no matter where you’re committed to,” Brewu told PSN in May. “It’s going to happen. It doesn’t change anything really, depending on the person. It’s just bound to happen; you’re just going to keep getting recruited by big schools if you’re a guy.”

After receiving this news today, Pittsburgh Sports Now reached out to Brewu for his reaction.

“The reaction I had was just thankfulness,” Brewu said. “I just felt really blessed that my hard work paid off and is coming to light. I feel like I’m one of the best guys in my class based off my film and that’s what I should be ranked off one and Rivals is the first one to do it, so I appreciate them a lot.”

Brewu, of course, was one of the first recruits in the class of 2024 that Pat Narduzzi and the coaching staff made a home visit.