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Pitt lands Georgia cornerback for its class of 2022

Jerry DiPaola
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Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi looks at the big screen after the Panthers go down to Notre Dame 21-3 in the second quarter Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 at Heinz Field.

Pitt secured a second defensive back for its class of 2022 when Ryland Gandy, a cornerback from Buford (Ga.) High School, announced on Twitter his intentions to enroll next year.

Gandy (6-foot, 170 pounds) holds an impressive offer sheet, with 17 schools seeking his name on a letter of intent. Those schools include Penn State, West Virginia and Notre Dame, plus Pitt’s ACC counterparts Virginia, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and North Carolina. Commitments are non-binding until signing day in December.

Gandy is rated a three-star recruit and the 66th cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com. In Georgia, he is the 69th overall prospect.

Pitt holds seven confirmed verbal commitments, including four who committed in the past five days. Defensive tackle Elijah Statham of Smyrna, Del., recently decommitted. He is the brother of Pitt redshirt freshman offensive lineman Michael Statham Jr.

The other six Pitt commitments are defensive back Aveon Groce of Mansfield, Ohio; wide receiver Addison Copeland II of Buffalo, N.Y.; defensive ends Jimmy Scott of Athol Springs, N.Y., and Central Valley’s Sean FitzSimmons; running back Jordaan Bailey of Tampa, Fla.; and kicker/punter Sam Vander Haar of Melbourne, Australia.

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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