Pitt finishes 2021 recruiting cycle with top-25 class

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Pitt officially secured its highest-rated recruiting class since 2006 on Wednesday, as its 2021 class was ranked 22nd in the nation by Rivals at the close of national signing day. The class is the highest-ranked group of recruits Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi has ever brought in, and its ranking suggests Pitt is on a major upswing after two down recruiting years.

Neither of Pitt’s last two recruiting classes were ranked among the top 40 in the nation, as the 2019 class ranked 49th and the 2020 class ranked 44th. The two rankings were Pitt’s lowest since Narduzzi took over as the head coach of the Panthers, but the classes offered promise and have already…