Wide receiver Addison Copeland commits to Pitt; recruiting class grows to 7
Addison Copeland III, a wide receiver from Buffalo, N.Y., joined the recent parade of 2022 prospects to make public their commitment to Pitt when he put the news on his Twitter account Tuesday.
110% committed ??@Pitt_FB @BrennanMarion4 @CoachMcCannERT @wufosports @sportsQUBEtv @CoachDuzzPittFB You can’t even imagine the amount of thought that went in to this? #h2p pic.twitter.com/BUEfIwutwy
— Agent.0️⃣ (@D1_AC3) June 15, 2021
Copeland, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, is the seventh prospect — and the third in four days — to make a non-binding commitment to coach Pat Narduzzi. He is the first wide receiver in Pitt’s class and the second offensive skill position player, joining Tampa, Fla., running back Jordaan Bailey.
Pitt was among many suitors trying to get a promise from Copeland, a three-star prospect who had previously committed to Rutgers. A rising senior at Western Maritime School, Copeland has offers from Notre Dame, Penn State, Boston College, Indiana, Buffalo and South Carolina.
He is rated the No. 1 wide receiver in New York and the No. 5 player in the state overall, according to Rivals.com.
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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