Top Recruiting Rankings between PITT, PSU and WVU, and all the Pitt's Recruits & Players Freshman's Rookie Players Of The Year Awards, All-American, Heisman's Runner Up, and NFL Player of The Year & NFL Rookie Of The Year Awards and Pro Bowls! Even though PSU & WVU out recruited Pitt in most years, Pitt Recruits became NCAA, All Conference, Many Post Season Awards and NFL Players Conference Players Of The Years than The WVU & PSU combined! Clearly, Pitt Recruits play faster and often to prepare for the NFL sooner and when they arrive at the NFL, set records there too. As known also, only USC, ND, and OSU have more Players in the NFL Pro Hall of Fame!
RIVALS RECRUITING RANKINGS 2002-2016:
2002 COACH HARRIS
21 PSU
37 PITT Larry Fitzgerald Class
39 WVU
Pitt's Larry Fitzgerald-Heisman Trophy Runner-Up (2003), Unanimous All-American 2003, Walter Camp Award (2003), Paul Warfield Trophy (2003), Fred Biletnikoff Award (2003), Art Rooney Award winner 2014, University of Pittsburgh #1 Jersey Retired (2013), Unanimous All-American (2003), First-team All-Big East (2003), Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2003) 9× Pro Bowl (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015), NFC receiving yards leader (2008), NFL Receiving Touchdowns Co-Leader (2009), 1,000 Receptions Club, 10,000 Receiving Yards Club, Arizona Cardinals all-time career leader (Receptions, Receiving yards, Receiving TDs!
2003 COACH HARRIS
34 PITT
46 WVU
93 PSU
2004 COACH WANNSTEDT
29 PSU
63 WVU
74 PITT Darrelle Revis Class
Pitt's Darrelle Revis-Espy Best College Football Play of the Year, Sporting News First-team Freshman All-American (2004), First-team All-Big East (2005, 2006), Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist (2006), ESPN College Football Play of the Year (2006), NFL Super Bowl Champion (XLIX), 7× Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015), AFC Defensive Player of the Year (2009), AFC Interception Return yards leader (2011, SN Comeback Player of the Year (2013), Ranked #17 2015, #37 2014, #67 2013, #5 2012, #8 2011, Top 100 NFL Players, 3× AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 2009, Week 6, 2011, Week 2, 2015)!
2005 COACH WANNSTEDT
25 PSU
31 WVU
38 PITT
2006 COACH WANNSTEDT
6 PSU
21 PITT
53 WVU
2007 COACH WANNSTEDT
23 WVU
24 PSU
26 PITT LeSean Shady McCoy Class
Pitt's LeSean Shady McCoy-Freshman All-American (2007), Big East Rookie of the Year (2007), Big East Player of the Year (2008), Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2008), Sporting News Big East Offensive MVP (2008), 4× Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) 2× First-team All-Pro (2011, 2013), 2× FedEx Ground Player of the Year (2011, 2013), NFL Rushing Leader (2013), NFC Offensive Player of the Year (2013), NFL rushing touchdown leader (2011), Eagles single-season record of rushing yards in a season (1,607, 2013), Eagles all-time leading rusher (6,792, Eagles single game rushing rushing record (217)!
2008 COACH WANNSTEDT
28 PITT
42 WVU
43 PSU
2009 COACH WANNSTEDT
24 PSU
27 WVU
47 PITT Dion Lewis Class
Pitt's Dion Lewis - National Freshman of the Year honors (2009), Freshman All-America honors (2009), Big East Conference Rookie of the Year honors (2009), Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2009), BBVA Compass Bowl MVP (2010), Meineke Car Care Bowl MVP (2009), CollegeFootballNews.com Offensive Freshman of the Year (2009), NFL Patriots, Colts, Browns, Eagles!
2010 COACH WANNSTEDT
12 PSU
27 WVU
33 PITT Aaron Donald Class
Pitt’s Aaron Donald - Unanimous All-American (2013), ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2013), Outland Trophy (2013), Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2013), Lombardi Award (2013), Chuck Bednarik Award (2013), First-team All-ACC (2013), First Team All-Big East (2012), Second Team All-Big East (2011), NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2014), PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2014), Pro Football Focus All-Rookie Team (2014), PFWA All Rookie Team (2014), Pro Football Focus Defensive Player of the Year (2015), Ranked #92 in the Top 100 Players of 2015, 2x NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1,14 2015), 2015 PFWA All-NFL Team, 2015 PFWA All-NFC Team, 2x Pro Bowl (2014, 2015), First-team All-Pro (2015)!
2011 COACH GRAHAM
35 PSU
47 WVU
59 PITT
2012 COACH CHRYST
47 PITT
48 WVU
51 PSU
2013 COACH CHRYST
25 WVU
35 PITT James Conner & Tyler Boyd Class
43 PSU
Pitt's James Conner - As a true freshman in 2013, Conner played in 12 of 13 games. Led the team in rushing yards and MVP of the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, after rushing for 229 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. The 229 yards broke Tony Dorsett's school record for rushing yards in a bowl game. In his sophomore season in 2014, Conner rushed for 1,765 yards on 298 attempts an ACC record 26 rushing touchdowns. The rushing yards led the ACC and ranked 7th in the FBS.[6] At the end of the season he was named the ACC Player of the Year and garnered AFCA first-team All-American honors! ESPN top 100 Players Of Year (2014)!
Tyler Boyd - Freshman All-American by Athlon Sports, CollegeFootballNews.com, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Phil Steele, Sporting News and 247Sports and ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year. As a true freshman, Boyd Was the nation's most productive freshman receiver, setting Pitt freshman records for receptions with 85 and receiving yards with 1,174, both of which were previously held by Larry Fitzgerald, ESPN Top 100 Players honors (2015), ACC record for receptions as a freshman, topping the mark held by Clemson's Sammy Watkins, USA TODAY All-Bowl Team, ACC Receiver of the Week honors! First-team All-ACC 2014!
2014 COACH CHRYST
24 PSU
44 PITT Qadree Ollison Class
45 WVU
Qadree Ollison - ACC Offensive Rookie Of the Year, Football Writers All ACC Freshmen All American. One of just five freshmen in Pitt school history to reach the 1,000-yard rushing for 1,048 yards and 10 touchdowns to lead a Panther ground attack that ranks fourth in the ACC. Ollison was voted the ACC Rookie of the Week on two occasions!
2015 COACH NARDUZZI
15 PSU
33 WVU
66 PITT Jordan Whitehead Class
Pitt's Jordan Whitehead - ACC Defensive Rookie Of The Year, ACC Rookie Of Week 3 Times, Freshmen All American, five games this double-digit tackles, and is one tackle shy of becoming just the second freshman in Pitt history to record 100 tackles in a single season!
2016 CURRENT NARDUZZI
24 PSU
30 PITT
44 WVU
All corrections or additions very appreciated!
LINK:
https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/teamrank/2002/all/all
RIVALS RECRUITING RANKINGS 2002-2016:
2002 COACH HARRIS
21 PSU
37 PITT Larry Fitzgerald Class
39 WVU
Pitt's Larry Fitzgerald-Heisman Trophy Runner-Up (2003), Unanimous All-American 2003, Walter Camp Award (2003), Paul Warfield Trophy (2003), Fred Biletnikoff Award (2003), Art Rooney Award winner 2014, University of Pittsburgh #1 Jersey Retired (2013), Unanimous All-American (2003), First-team All-Big East (2003), Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2003) 9× Pro Bowl (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015), NFC receiving yards leader (2008), NFL Receiving Touchdowns Co-Leader (2009), 1,000 Receptions Club, 10,000 Receiving Yards Club, Arizona Cardinals all-time career leader (Receptions, Receiving yards, Receiving TDs!
2003 COACH HARRIS
34 PITT
46 WVU
93 PSU
2004 COACH WANNSTEDT
29 PSU
63 WVU
74 PITT Darrelle Revis Class
Pitt's Darrelle Revis-Espy Best College Football Play of the Year, Sporting News First-team Freshman All-American (2004), First-team All-Big East (2005, 2006), Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist (2006), ESPN College Football Play of the Year (2006), NFL Super Bowl Champion (XLIX), 7× Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015), AFC Defensive Player of the Year (2009), AFC Interception Return yards leader (2011, SN Comeback Player of the Year (2013), Ranked #17 2015, #37 2014, #67 2013, #5 2012, #8 2011, Top 100 NFL Players, 3× AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 2009, Week 6, 2011, Week 2, 2015)!
2005 COACH WANNSTEDT
25 PSU
31 WVU
38 PITT
2006 COACH WANNSTEDT
6 PSU
21 PITT
53 WVU
2007 COACH WANNSTEDT
23 WVU
24 PSU
26 PITT LeSean Shady McCoy Class
Pitt's LeSean Shady McCoy-Freshman All-American (2007), Big East Rookie of the Year (2007), Big East Player of the Year (2008), Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2008), Sporting News Big East Offensive MVP (2008), 4× Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) 2× First-team All-Pro (2011, 2013), 2× FedEx Ground Player of the Year (2011, 2013), NFL Rushing Leader (2013), NFC Offensive Player of the Year (2013), NFL rushing touchdown leader (2011), Eagles single-season record of rushing yards in a season (1,607, 2013), Eagles all-time leading rusher (6,792, Eagles single game rushing rushing record (217)!
2008 COACH WANNSTEDT
28 PITT
42 WVU
43 PSU
2009 COACH WANNSTEDT
24 PSU
27 WVU
47 PITT Dion Lewis Class
Pitt's Dion Lewis - National Freshman of the Year honors (2009), Freshman All-America honors (2009), Big East Conference Rookie of the Year honors (2009), Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2009), BBVA Compass Bowl MVP (2010), Meineke Car Care Bowl MVP (2009), CollegeFootballNews.com Offensive Freshman of the Year (2009), NFL Patriots, Colts, Browns, Eagles!
2010 COACH WANNSTEDT
12 PSU
27 WVU
33 PITT Aaron Donald Class
Pitt’s Aaron Donald - Unanimous All-American (2013), ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2013), Outland Trophy (2013), Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2013), Lombardi Award (2013), Chuck Bednarik Award (2013), First-team All-ACC (2013), First Team All-Big East (2012), Second Team All-Big East (2011), NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2014), PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2014), Pro Football Focus All-Rookie Team (2014), PFWA All Rookie Team (2014), Pro Football Focus Defensive Player of the Year (2015), Ranked #92 in the Top 100 Players of 2015, 2x NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1,14 2015), 2015 PFWA All-NFL Team, 2015 PFWA All-NFC Team, 2x Pro Bowl (2014, 2015), First-team All-Pro (2015)!
2011 COACH GRAHAM
35 PSU
47 WVU
59 PITT
2012 COACH CHRYST
47 PITT
48 WVU
51 PSU
2013 COACH CHRYST
25 WVU
35 PITT James Conner & Tyler Boyd Class
43 PSU
Pitt's James Conner - As a true freshman in 2013, Conner played in 12 of 13 games. Led the team in rushing yards and MVP of the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, after rushing for 229 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. The 229 yards broke Tony Dorsett's school record for rushing yards in a bowl game. In his sophomore season in 2014, Conner rushed for 1,765 yards on 298 attempts an ACC record 26 rushing touchdowns. The rushing yards led the ACC and ranked 7th in the FBS.[6] At the end of the season he was named the ACC Player of the Year and garnered AFCA first-team All-American honors! ESPN top 100 Players Of Year (2014)!
Tyler Boyd - Freshman All-American by Athlon Sports, CollegeFootballNews.com, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Phil Steele, Sporting News and 247Sports and ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year. As a true freshman, Boyd Was the nation's most productive freshman receiver, setting Pitt freshman records for receptions with 85 and receiving yards with 1,174, both of which were previously held by Larry Fitzgerald, ESPN Top 100 Players honors (2015), ACC record for receptions as a freshman, topping the mark held by Clemson's Sammy Watkins, USA TODAY All-Bowl Team, ACC Receiver of the Week honors! First-team All-ACC 2014!
2014 COACH CHRYST
24 PSU
44 PITT Qadree Ollison Class
45 WVU
Qadree Ollison - ACC Offensive Rookie Of the Year, Football Writers All ACC Freshmen All American. One of just five freshmen in Pitt school history to reach the 1,000-yard rushing for 1,048 yards and 10 touchdowns to lead a Panther ground attack that ranks fourth in the ACC. Ollison was voted the ACC Rookie of the Week on two occasions!
2015 COACH NARDUZZI
15 PSU
33 WVU
66 PITT Jordan Whitehead Class
Pitt's Jordan Whitehead - ACC Defensive Rookie Of The Year, ACC Rookie Of Week 3 Times, Freshmen All American, five games this double-digit tackles, and is one tackle shy of becoming just the second freshman in Pitt history to record 100 tackles in a single season!
2016 CURRENT NARDUZZI
24 PSU
30 PITT
44 WVU
All corrections or additions very appreciated!
LINK:
https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/teamrank/2002/all/all
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