Taelen Brooks commits to Pitt as preferred walk-on

Photo by Shelley Lipton/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesPitt put the finishing touches on its 2021 recruiting class on Wednesday, locking down a top-25 class for the first time since 2006. And in addition to the scholarship athletes Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt staff brought in, they landed a WPIAL standout as a preferred walk-on, as Taelen Brooks, a two-way contributor at Woodland Hills High School, committed to the program on national signing day.

“I’d like to thank all the friends, family and coaches along the way that helped me on my journey through high school,” Brooks wrote in a message posted on Twitter. “After thinking over the last couple months, me and my family have decided the best…