Pitt Football Places in Top 3 for WPIAL 4-Star LB

Lehman has featured mostly at edge and excelled for Peters Township these past two seasons. They won the 2023 WPIAL 5A Title, 43-17 over Pine-Richland, and made the PIAA 5A Title game, losing to Imhotep Charter 38-13, finishing the season 15-1. They were 11-2 this past season and finished as WPIAL finalists.

He uses his quickness to beat his blockers, tackling running backs in the backfield or sacking the quarterback, while also doing well in the pass defense, breaking up quarterback passes and also making an interception or two, as he can play at outside linebacker too.

His 6-foot-4, 230-pound frame allows him to excel at both edge rusher and linebacker, making him difficult for opponents to plan around.

ESPN rates Lehman as a four-star, No. 185 in the nation, No. 14 at outside linebacker and No. 7 in Pennsylvania.

The other recruiting sites have him as a three-star, with 247Sports ranking him No. 32 at his position and No. 18 in the state, Rivals ranking him the No. 34 edge defender and No. 12 in Pennsylvania andOn3 ranking him No. 73 at his position and No. 25 in the state.

Lehman also received offers from Power 4 programs in ACC schools in Boston College, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, Big Ten schools in Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, UCLA and Wisconsin, Big 12 schools in Arizona and West Virginia and SEC schools in Missouri and Oklahoma.

He also earned offers from MAC schools in Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Ohio and Toledo, plus other FBS offers from Delaware, James Madison and Tulane.

Lehman is one of four WPIAL Class of 2026 recruits making their official visit to Pitt this summer, along with North Allegheny defensive tackle Lincoln Hoke, Pittsburgh Central Catholic linebacker Colsen Gatten and Fox Chapel kicker Harran Zureikat.