After Pitt lands Virginia wide receiver, Panthers' 2021 class ranked fifth in the ACC
Pitt boosted its class of 2021 to seven members when wide receiver Myles Alston announced through his Twitter account Monday his intention to enroll next year.
@CoachAlstonOL @bredlife757 @RivalsFriedman @HamiltonESPN @BrianDohn247 @LandonVCooper @clarissacoop @KDotTheGemini
C O M M I T T E D ! pic.twitter.com/j4B2u29t0z— MYLES ALSTON (@Myles1Alston) April 27, 2020
Alston, 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, attends Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Va. He is rated a three-star prospect and the No. 22 overall prospect in Virginia by Rivals.com.
He had offers from several Power 5 schools, including two in his home state — Virginia and Virginia Tech — plus North Carolina, Maryland, Mississippi and South Carolina.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi has received verbal commitments from four rising seniors in the past week. The Panthers’ class is ranked 28th in the nation, fifth in the ACC, by Rivals.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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