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Name	Class	Height	Position	School	DI Offers
Tiqwai Hayes	2025	6'1	RB	Aliquippa	Signed with Penn State
Arison Walker	2025	5'9	DB	Aliquippa	Signed with Saint Francis (PA)
Daiveon Taylor	2026	6'2	OLB	Aliquippa	Penn State, Pitt, West Virginia, Syracuse, Miami (OH)
Jamar Allen	2026	6'1	OL/DL	Aliquippa	Robert Morris, Temple
Justus Starks	2026	6'0	DL	Aliquippa	Saint Francis (PA)
Sa'Nir Brooks	2027	5'10	RB/SS	Aliquippa	Pitt, West Virginia, Michigan State, Syracuse, Miami (OH), Akron
Larry Moon III	2027	5'11	DB	Aliquippa	Pitt, Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Oregon, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, LSU, Minnesota, Indiana, Kansas, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Penn State, UCLA, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Tennessee, Miami, South Carolina, Nebraska, Akron, UNLV, Troy, UCF, USC, Syracuse, Miami (OH), Kentucky, North Carolina, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, UConn, Colorado State, San Jose State
Nasir Wade	2028	5'9	RB/WR	Aliquippa	Buffalo
Nikolas Engelmore	2025	6'3	OT	Avonworth	Maine, Robert Morris
Peter Bonnet	2026	6'5	OT/DT	Avonworth	Miami (OH), Dartmouth, Cornell
Amari Jackson	2025	6'	DB	Beaver	Signed with Villanova
Brady Mayo	2025	6'1	ATH	Beaver	Signed with Bucknell
Anthony Crews	2025	5'10	WR	Belle Vernon	Robert Morris
Clancy Orie	2025	6'3	DE/TE	Bethel Park	Navy Commit
Ryan Petras	2025	5'9	ATH	Bethel Park	Princeton Commit
Henry Barbisch	2025	6'5	TE/DE	Bishop Canevin	Signed with Air Force
Matt McMahon	2025	6'2	OL	Canon-McMillan	Signed with Navy
TJ Sabatucci	2026	6'2	TE/DE	Canon-McMillan	Wake Forest, Miami (OH)
Billy Lech	2025	6'2	K	Central Catholic	Akron
Sam Brackney	2025	6'2	OL	Central Catholic	Brown Commit
Elijah Faulkner	2025	5'10	RB	Central Catholic	Youngstown State, Furman, Villanova, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Howard, Fordham, Cornell, Navy
Jy'Aire Walls	2025	6'1	QB	Central Catholic	Robert Morris
Bradley Gompers	2025	6'5	OLB	Central Catholic	Signed with Duke
Xxavier Thomas	2025	5'10	DB	Central Catholic	Signed with Penn State
Colsen Gatten	2026	6'1	LB	Central Catholic	Pitt, Wisconsin, Penn State, Nebraska, California, Duke, Tennessee, West Virginia, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma, Maryland, Kentucky, Boston College, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Temple
Ashton Blatt	2026	6'4	OLB/ATH	Central Catholic	Michigan State, Duke, Toledo, Eastern Michigan
Roman Thompson	2027	6'	LB/RB	Central Catholic	Akron, Miami (OH), Toledo
Jimmy Kalis	2027	6'6	OT	Central Catholic	Pitt, West Virginia, Ole Miss, N.C. State, Florida State, Syracuse, California, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, Duke, Arizona State, Central Michigan, Akron, Miami (OH), Toledo
Chrys Black Jr	2028	5'7	ATH/DB	Central Catholic	West Virginia, Syracuse, Temple, Akron, Bowling Green, UNLV, Troy
Zachary Gleason Jr.	2027	6'	DB/ATH	Central Catholic	Pitt, California, Akron
Jon Sassic	2027	6'6	OL	Central Catholic	Toledo
Brendan Alexander	2026	6'4	OL/DL	Central Valley	West Virginia, USF, Boston College, Pitt, Duke, N.C. State, Penn State, Stanford, Michigan State, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Temple, Marshall, Bowling Green, Akron, Central Michigan, UConn, Troy
Ethan Shearer	2026	6'	LB/TE	Central Valley	Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH)
Jance Henry	2027	5'8	RB	Central Valley	Pitt, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, Syracuse, N.C. State, Michigan State, West Virginia, UCF, Temple, UNLV, Miami (OH), Akron, Toledo, UConn
Mekhi Ahmed	2027	6'2	WR/DB	Central Valley	Miami (OH)
Zaemear Correll	2025	6'4	WR/ATH	Clairton	Monmouth, Duquesne
Donte Wright	2026	5'9	DB/ATH	Clairton	Temple, Akron
Brandon Murphy	2028	5'11	ATH	Clairton	Syracuse, Temple, Akron
Taris Wooding	2026	5'9	WR/DB	Clairton	Akron
Chris Portis	2026	6'2	WR/S	East Allegheny	UNLV
Christopher Climes	2025	6'2	DT	Elizabeth Forward	Signed with Buffalo
Shane Cornali	2025	6'2	WR/OLB	Fort Cherry	Robert Morris
Matt Sieg	2026	6'1	QB/S	Fort Cherry	Penn State Commit
Harran Zureikat	2026	6'	K	Fox Chapel	Syracuse
Austin Kerns	2025	6'1	LB	Franklin Regional	St. Francis (PA), Robert Morris
Macallister Bresnahan	2025	6'5	TE	Franklin Regional	Robert Morris
Jaymier Austin	2026	6'3	ATH	Franklin Regional	Purdue, Youngstown State, Marshall
Kenny Lewis	2025	5'10	ATH	Gateway	Temple, Marshall, UNLV, Bryant, Robert Morris
Carlos Diggs	2026	5'11	CB	Gateway	Marshall, Akron, Bowling Green
Samir Crosby	2026	5'9	WR/DB	Greensburg Central Catholic	Fordham, Miami (OH), Buffalo, UNLV, Kent State
Brock Heisler	2026	6'3	DE	Hempfield	Arkansas St., Penn, Princeton, Harvard
Dayshaun Burnett	2025	6'4	LB	Imani Christian	Signed with Penn State
Stephen Vandiver	2026	6'2	DB	Imani Christian	Miami (OH), Bowling Green
Will Gorman	2026	6'3	Edge	Imani Christian	Akron, Troy, UNLV, Miami (OH), Dartmouth, Hampton
David Davis	2026	6'	DB/RB	Imani Christian	Pitt, WVU, Penn Sate, Kentucky, Nebraska, Duke, Tennessee, Michgian State, Maryland, Cincinnati, James Madison, Miami (OH), Akron
Gabriel Jenkins	2027	6'1	ATH	Imani Christian	Penn State, Michigan State, Pitt, Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia, Syracuse, UCF, Temple, Akron, Toledo, James Madison, Marshall, Miami (OH), UNLV
Alex Tatsch	2025	6'3	LB	Latrobe	Signed with Penn State
John Wetzel	2025	6'	S	Latrobe	Signed with Marshall
Andy Tatsch	2026	6'1	WR/S	Latrobe	West Virginia, Akron
Antwan Black Jr.	2025	6'1	ATH	Laurel Highlands	Penn State, Pitt, WVU, Michigan State, Syracuse, Boston College, Bowling Green, Akron, Marshall, Toledo, Robert Morris, Delaware
Sean Franklin	2026	6'5	OT	Mars	Miami (OH)
Valdez Stuvaints	2025	5'11	Safety	McKeesport	Youngstown State, Robert Morris, Mercyhurst
Kemon Spell	2027	5'10	RB	McKeesport	Penn State Commit
Jaivien Robinson	2027	6'2	WR/SS	McKeesport	Syracuse, Akron, Duquesne
Mark Dobrowsky	2025	6'3	OL	Montour	VMI
AJ Alston	2025	5'11	WR	Montour	Robert Morris
Daniel Batch	2025	5'11	WR	Montour	Signed with Maine
Caden Halajcio	2026	5'11	RB/LB	Montour	Robert Morris
Jayden Revis	2026	5'10	WR/CB	Moon	Temple
Patrick Smith	2026	6'3	LB	Mt. Lebanon	Penn
Joseph Malone	2026	6'2	DE/ATH	Mt. Lebanon	Toledo, Buffalo
Peter Notaro	2025	5'11	K	North Allegheny	Signed with Alabama
Nicholas Humphries	2025	6'	WR/CB	North Allegheny	Signed with Drake
Jack Yatchenko	2025	6'3	OL	North Allegheny	Signed with Princeton
Korry Pitts Jr.	2026	6'	WR/DB	North Allegheny	Arizona State
Lincoln Hoke	2026	6'1	DT	North Allegheny	Penn
Joe Safar	2025	6'6	TE/DE	North Catholic	Cornell Commit
Brady O'Hara	2025	6'6	ATH	North Catholic	Signed with Penn State
Julius Green	2025	6'	S/ATH	North Hills	Mercyhurst
Ryan Carey	2025	6'4	DE/TE	North Hills	Robert Morris
Vann Kavals	2025	6'5	DE	OLSH	Signed with Akron
Donovan Burnett	2025	6'4	DT	Penn Hills	St. Francis (PA)
Naytel Mitchell	2025	5'10	ATH	Penn Hills	Sacramento State Commit
Carter Bonner	2027	6'3	CB	Penn Hills	Penn State, Michigan State, West Virginia, Pitt, Maryland, Temple, UConn, Troy, Akron, Miami (OH), UNLV
Micaiah Wheeler	2026	6'2	DL	Perry	Akron, Central Michigan, Kent State, Army, Bucknell, Cornell, New Hampshire, Marist, Holy Cross, Campbell, Wagner,Sam Houston State, Mercyhurst, Drake
Tasso Whipple	2025	6'1	RB/OLB	Penn-Trafford	Robert Morris, St. Francis (PA)
Mickey Vaccarello	2025	6'4	LB	Peters Township	Signed with Stanford
Nick McCullough	2025	6'	WR/DB	Peters Township	Davidson, Colgate, Brown, Duquesne, Robert Morris, St. Francis (PA), Mercyhurst, Dayton, Bucknell
Nolan DiLucia	2026	6'2	QB	Peters Township	Miami (OH)
Reston Lehman	2026	6'4	Edge	Peters Township	Penn State, Pitt, West Virginia, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Boston College, Tulane, Toledo, Akron, Eastern Michigan, Buffalo, Miami (OH), Central Michigan
Dajaun Webb	2026	5'11	WR/DB	Pine-Richland	Akron
Grant Argiro	2025	6'2	K	Pine-Richland	Akron
John Curran III	2026	6'4	OG	Pine-Richland	Penn
Lawrence Timmons	2026	5'11	WR/LB	Pine-Richland	Pitt, West Virginia, Syracuse, USF, Temple, Akron, Eastern Michigan, Toledo
Aaron Strader Jr.	2027	5'10	QB	Pine-Richland	Central Michigan, Miami (OH)
Darian Slaughter	2025	6'3	DE	Plum	Signed with St. Francis (PA)
Darian Nelson	2025	6'1	ATH	Plum	Signed with St. Francis (PA)
Jayden Price	2025	6'3	DB	Seneca Valley	Signed with Toledo
Cayden Parker	2026	6'3	ATH/Edge	Seneca Valley	Miami (OH), Toledo
Adam Gehm	2026	6'6	TE/DE	Seneca Valley	Wisconsin, West Virginia, Maryland, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, East Carolina, Toledo, Miami (OH)
D'Angelo Stewart	2025	6'2	DB	Serra Catholic	Akron, St. Francis (PA)
Logan King	2025	5'10	RB/SS	Seton LaSalle	Robert Morris
Aaron Loritts	2026	6'2	OLB/ATH	Seton LaSalle	Miami (OH)
Nelson Coleman	2027	5'9	WR/CB	Seton LaSalle	West Virginia, Akron
Richard Littlejohn	2027	6'0	WR/SS	Seton LaSalle	Akron, Miami (OH)
Kia Jones Jr.	2028	6'	QB	Seton LaSalle	Boston College
Hunter Molanick	2025	5'2	WR/CB	South Allegheny	Robert Morris
Anthony Charles	2026	6'5	DE	South Fayette	Penn State, Syracuse
Camden Lewis	2025	6'3	TE	South Allegheny	Mercyhurst Commit
Eric Doerue	2025	6'	RB	South Park	Bowling Green, Robert Morris
Parker Cunningham	2025	6'4	OL	South Park	Signed with James Madison
Troy Cunningham	2025	6'3	DL	South Park	Temple, Bowling Green, Air Force, Navy, Dartmouth, Penn, Harvard, Cornell, Colgate, Monmouth, Stony Brook, Maine, Towson, Duquesne, New Hampshire, Bryant, Robert Morris
Kenyan Brown	2025	6'	RB/DB	South Park	Mercyhurst, Toledo (PWO)
Donald Barksdale	2025	5'10	ATH	Steel Valley	Signed with Youngstown State
Da'Ron Barksdale	2026	5'11	ATH	Steel Valley	West Virginia, Syracuse, Pitt, Temple, BGSU, Akron, UNLV
Shep Turk	2025	6'5	OL	Thomas Jefferson	Signed with Pitt
Brayden White	2025	6'	WR/DB	Thomas Jefferson	South Dakota Commit
Semaj Fuse	2025	6'3	Edge	Trinity	Rutgers, Robert Morris, Monmouth, Miami (OH),
Jonah Williamson	2026	6'2	LB	Trinity	Lehigh, Robert Morris
Xair Stevenson	2025	6'2	S	University Prep	Signed with Buffalo
Michael Albert	2025	6'3	DL	Upper St. Clair	Princeton Commit
Nate Stohl	2025	6'3	OL	Upper St. Clair	Princeton Commit
Charlie Bywalski	2025	6'2	WR/SS	Upper St. Clair	Bucknell, Richmond, Sacred Heart
Julian Dahlem	2025	5'10	ATH	Upper St. Clair	Sacred Heart
Van Hellmann	2025	6'2	HB/LB	Upper St. Clair	Army, VMI, Merrimack, Richmond, Navy, Sacred Heart
Brock Cornell	2025	6'	S	West Allegheny	Penn Commit
Tyler Hatton	2027	6'4	TE/DL	West Allegheny	UNLV, Robert Morris
Lloyd Penn	2025	5'11	WR/DB	Westinghouse	Miami (OH)
Kyshawn Robinson	2026	5'10	ATH	Westinghouse	Penn State, Pitt, WVU, Clemson, Oklahoma, TCU, Oregon, Washington, USC, Michigan State, Florida, Texas A&M, Kansas, South Carolina, Colorado, Nebraska, Tennessee, Maryland, Florida State, Wisconsin, Louisville, Illinois, Kentucky, Memphis, Houston, Syracuse, N.C. State, Purdue, SMU, Boston College, Cincinnati, Boise State, Toledo, Akron, UNLV, Temple, UConn, Florida A&M
Josiah Collins	2026	6'2	DL/TE	Westinghouse	Temple, Miami (OH), Maine
George Hill	2025	6'2	RB/LB	Woodland Hills	Signed with Buffalo
Lenair Butler	2025	6'3	DE	Woodland Hills	Maine, Duquesne
Scoop Smith	2026	5'6	ATH	Woodland Hills	Nebraska, Temple, Toledo, UNLV, Robert Morris, UMass
Zykir Moore	2026	6'2	LB	Woodland Hills	Syracuse, UConn, Albany, Akron, Miami (OH), Toledo New Hampshire, UMass
Jaiden Brown-Demery	2025	6'4	OL	West Mifflin	Signed with Akron
Jarelle Mason	2028	5'10	RB/S	West Mifflin	Syracuse, Akron
Armand Hill	2027	5'10	ATH	West Mifflin	Michigan, WVU, Pitt, Syracuse, Penn State, Maryland, Akron, Toledo, UNLV, Bowling Green
Grayson Beck	2026	6'2	OLB/ATH	Mt. Lebanon	Toledo, Eastern Michigan
Lucas Shanafelt	2026	6'4	WR/DE	Peters Township	Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Buffalo, Penn

The WPIAL football recruiting board has tracked over 100 prospects from around the Pittsburgh area, including the City League, from the class of 2025 through the class of 2028.

In the Class of 2025, 40 recruits have signed or committed to Division I schools.

Five players in the class are Penn State bound with Aliquippa four-star running back Tiqwai Hayes, Latrobe four-star linebacker Alex Tatsch, Imani four-star linebacker Dayshaun Burnett, Central Catholic defensive back Xxavier Thomas and North Catholic athlete Brady O’Hara.

Princeton has landed four WPIAL products in Upper St. Clair teammates Nate Stohl and Michael Albert, Bethel Park wide receiver Ryan Petras and North Allegheny offensive lineman Jack Yatchenko.

Buffalo has landed three players in Woodlands Hills’ George Hill, Elizabeth Forward’s Christopher Climes and University Prep’s Xair Stevenson.

The Class of 2026 also boasts a handful of talented recruits with high-level offers. The highest-rated WPIAL product in the class according to Rivals.com is Fort Cherry quarterback/safety Matt Sieg who has committed to Penn State.

Other highly-rated players in the Class of 2026 include Imani Christian athlete David Davis, Westinghouse cornerback Kyshawn Robinson and Steel Valley athlete Da’Ron Barksdale.

Daiveon Taylor — a 6-foot-2 linebacker from Aliquippa — is the lone commit of 2026 so far as he made his verbal pledge to West Virginia earlier in the spring.

The future of Western Pennsylvania recruiting is bright with a lot of talented names in 2027 like Larry Moon III — a 2027 defensive back prospect out of Aliquippa — who already holds over 40 offers from big-time programs such as Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, USC, Penn State, Pitt, WVU and more.

Kemon Spell became the first player in the 2027 cycle to announce his commitment. The running back prospect picked Penn State in early August.