During a big recruiting weekend, Pitt landed commitments from a handful of 2022 prospects and made a late addition to its 2021 class. The 2022 prospects included Camden Brown, Ja'Kavion Nonar, Che Nwabuko and Marquan Pope, and the late 2021 addition was Cole Mitchell, a two-way star out of Linganore High School in Frederick, Maryland.
Mitchell is a 6’5”, 240-pound athlete who played as a tight end, defensive end and punter at Linganore. By the end of his high school career, he was best known for his defensive contributions and was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Frederick News-Post.