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

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

Jerry DiPaola | Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:54 p.m.

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.

I will like to thank God,my mother,grandfather, and the rest of my family and also my coaches everybody that has helped me along this long process but with that being said i will like to announce i will be committing 100% to the university of Pittsburgh ??#hail2pitt pic.twitter.com/sX2006GyDS

— Derrveron (bobby) maxwell-black (@DerrveronM1) June 25, 2020

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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