Pitt made a splash on national signing day, as the program landed the commitment of Samuel Okunlola, a defensive end out of Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon. The defensive end chose Pitt over more than 50 other programs, including 28 from the Power Five.
The 6’4”, 225-pound recruit holds a four-star rating from Rivals as well as three-star ratings from 247Sports and ESPN. Rivals considers Okunlola the No. 19 weak-side defensive end in the country, while 247Sports ranks him as the No. 105 edge defender and ESPN places him at No. 69 among defensive ends.