3-star junior safety Javon McIntyre commits to Pitt
With Pitt’s 2020 recruiting class nearly complete, coach Pat Narduzzi received the third verbal commitment from a member of the class of 2021 when safety Javon McIntyre tweeted his intention to enroll next year.
He committed to Pitt over the weekend while visiting campus with several teammates from the Imhotep Institute Charter School in Philadelphia.
130% COMMITTED!! #H2P #PITT2L1TT pic.twitter.com/UuNPrQq1n5
— . (@JavonMcIntyre2) January 20, 2020
McIntrye can’t sign a letter of intent until December, but his tweet included the words “130 percent committed.”
A three-star junior, he has offers from 10 Power 5 schools, according to Rivals.com. Among them are Penn State, West Virginia, Michigan State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
McIntrye (6-foot-1, 181 pounds) is the 18th-ranked junior prospect in Pennsylvania, according to Rivals.
He joins West Mifflin defensive end Nahki Johnson, a four-star prospect, and three-star running back Rodney Hammond of Norfolk, Va., in Pitt’s class of 2021.
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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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