Patrick Jones II of Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Virginia committed to Pitt today over the Virginia Tech Hokies. Jones is a 6'5" 230 pound defensive end that comes in as a two-star recruit on Rivals and a three star recruit on 24/7. Despite modest rankings, he possesses an impressive offer sheet that includes Virginia Tech, Cal, Duke, Illinois, and NC State among others. The Chesapeake native is now the second Virginia native to commit to Pitt this year this year joining linebacker, Chase Pine.
Jones becomes the 13th member of the 2016 recruiting class. He is now the second defensive end for the class joining Pitt's other most recent commitment, Zack Gilbert.