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Pitt secures verbal commitment from Florida linebacker, 17th prospect in class of 2021

Jerry DiPaola
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Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi works the sideline as his team plays against Ohio in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi added a third Florida prospect to his class of 2021 when inside linebacker Derrveron Maxwell-Black of St. Petersburg pledged to enroll next year. Maxwell-Black made the announcement Thursday on Twitter.

Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Maxwell-Black is the second linebacker in Pitt’s class, joining Preston Lavant of Cordele, Ga. Pitt has verbal commitments from 17 players who live in eight states, and its class is ranked 21st in the nation, fifth in the ACC, by Rivals.

Maxwell-Black, 6-foot, 210 pounds, has scholarship offers from nine schools, including Syracuse and Illinois. He recorded 83 tackles, 16 for a loss, four sacks and three fumble recoveries last season for Lakewood High School, according to Rivals.

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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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