Sixteen new recruits round out Pitt's first class with Chryst

**BlackNGoldRules** · Feb-01-2012, 02:43 PM

Sixteen new recruits round out Pitt's first class with Chryst

Wednesday, February 01, 2012
By Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sixteen high school seniors officially signed to play for Pitt Wednesday, completing incoming coach Paul Chryst's first recruiting class.

The group includes six players from WPIAL schools, and was ranked by Rivals.com as the fourth-best class in the Big East. While most of the class committed to Pitt while Todd Graham was still the head coach, Chryst and the new staff have worked over the past month to turn verbal commitments into official letters of intent.

The class is highlighted by four players listed as four-star talents by Rivals: offensive lineman Adam Bisnowaty (Fox Chapel High School), running back Rushel Shell (Hopewell High School), Deaysean Rippy (Sto-Rox High School) and Chad Voytik (Cleveland, Tenn. High School).

Voytik and Shell both rank in the top ten nationally at their position. Shell set the WPIAL record for career rushing yards this past season. Voytik was the first player to fax his letter in at 7:01 a.m., one minute after the signing period officially started.

First published on February 1, 2012 at 2:06 pm

**jleisele58** · Feb-01-2012, 02:53 PM

when someone tells me my recruiting class is 4th best in the big east, i definitely dont take that as a compliment, but i definitely cant wait to see what PC can do. I really dont envy having to be the follow up performance to retodd graham

**bdeff** · Feb-01-2012, 05:40 PM

Being a WVU guy I hope none of your recruits work out! Just kidding....I don't pay too much mind to these recruiting rankings, I mean Pat White was a 2 or 3 star guy....

Then we had Jason "TOP RUNNING BACK IN THE COUNTRY" Gwaltney...***** and a total bust.....

These rankings are so subjective so enjoy the new guys and hopefully 10-12 work out...

**(419)BlackNGold** · Feb-01-2012, 05:57 PM

My Alma Mater, Toledo, signed 6 recruits from Pittsburgh including 3 from Penn Hills.

**bdeff** · Feb-01-2012, 09:52 PM

Go Rockets!!!!

**Palmetto Steel** · Feb-02-2012, 08:19 PM

Pitt had a rather "average" signing day... Ranked #46 overall with zero 5-star prospects, 4 4-star, and 10 3-star prospects out of the 16...

Teams like Clemson (#14) and SoCal (#7, and now off probation) should look to improve...

FWIW, West Virginia finished right behind Pitt at #47.....

Here's the list if anyone cares:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...k/2012/all/all