WPIAL, City League Class of 2026 college football commitments

By: Triblive
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 7:55 PM

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A look at where Western Pennsylvania senior football players signed to play at the Division I and II levels during the early-signing period in December and Wednesday:

Division I FBS

Name, high school, position, college

Da’Ron Barksdale, Steel Valley, DB, Pitt*

Ashton Blatt, Central Catholic, LB, North Carolina*

Anthony Charles, South Fayette, DL, Minnesota*

John Curran III, Pine-Richland, OL, Pitt*

David Davis, Imani Christian, DB, North Carolina*

Jacobo Echeverria Lozano, Upper St. Clair, K, Purdue

Colsen Gatten, Central Catholic, LB, Duke*

Adam Gehm, Seneca Valley, TE, Vanderbilt*

Anthony Giorgi, Trinity, OLB, Navy**

Lincoln Hoke, North Allegheny, DL, Pitt*

Rory Knipp, Central Catholic, LS, Maryland

Reston Lehman, Peters Township, DL, Pitt*

Zykir Moore, Woodland Hills, LB, N.C. State*

Angelo Pugliano, Central Catholic, DL, Western Michigan*

Tristan Reed, Washington, WR, Miami (Ohio)*

TJ Sabatucci, Canon-McMillan, TE, Buffalo*

Tim Schwera, Belle Vernon, LS, Buffalo*

Lucas Shanafelt, Peters Township, OLB, Stanford*

Matt Sieg, Fort Cherry, ATH, West Virginia*

Scoop Smith, Woodland Hills, WR, Miami (Ohio)*

Braeden Stuart, Moon, DB, Navy**

Daiveon Taylor, Moon, LB, Kent State*

Jay Timmons, Pine-Richland, DB, Ohio State*

Harran Zureikat, Fox Chapel, K, Georgia*

Division I FCS

Tom Arth, North Catholic, TE, Bucknell

Colton Astorino, South Fayette, OL, Cornell+

Grayson Beck, Mt. Lebanon, OLB, Princeton+

Matt Bowers, Central Catholic, OL, Princeton+

Drew Cook, South Allegheny, WR, Duquesne

Marques Council Jr., Aliquippa, QB, Yale+

Samir Crosby, Greensburg Central Catholic, WR, Georgetown*

Carlos Diggs, Gateway, ATH, Maine*

Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township, QB, Villanova*

Nico D’Orazio, Upper St. Clair, WR/S, Brown+

James Gardner, Upper St. Clair, LS, Robert Morris

Will Ki Gorman, Imani Christian, DE, Youngstown State*

Gabe Hein, Mars, WR, Sacred Heart*

Brock Heisler, Hempfield, DL, Harvard+

Khylil Johnson, Nazareth Prep/Cornell, WR/RB, William & Mary*

Jack Kopas, Hempfield, WR, Duquesne

Jackson Kraemer, Mt. Lebanon, DL, Villanova*

Santino LaMolinare, Bethel Park, OL, Duquesne*

Josh Lenart, Norwin, LB, Lehigh

Aaron Loritts, Seton LaSalle, DL, Monmouth*

Joseph Malone, Mt. Lebanon, DE, Cornell+

Cameron Mallory, DE, Shady Side Academy, Youngstown State*

Will Martin, Seton LaSalle, LB, Duquesne*

Kaiyen Mbandi, Gateway, DL, Bucknell*

Jino Mozzocio, Neshannock, DB, Duquesne

Jalen Neals, Pine-Richland, WR, Duquesne

Korry Pitts Jr., North Allegheny, DB, Monmouth*

Braylen Price, Pine-Richland, OT, William & Mary*

Jayden Revis, Moon, WR/DB, Mercyhurst

Preston Simko, North Catholic, WR, Duquesne

Patrick Smith, Mt. Lebanon, QB, Penn+

Jackson Steiner, Mt. Lebanon, OL, Duquesne

Andy Tatsch, Latrobe, DB, Lehigh*

Myles Turner, Moon, DB, Robert Morris

Dominic Volomino, Thomas Jefferson, DE, Lehigh*

Maceo Watkins, Central Catholic, WR, NC A&T

Jonah Williamson, Trinity, QB, Harvard+

*Signed during early-signing period

**Signed certificate of intent for service academies

+Ivy League commits do not sign letters of intent

Division II

Bloomsburg

Ryker Kennedy, North Catholic, WR

Cal (Pa.)

Kaedyn Daniels, McKeesport, DL

Deakyn Dehoet, Jefferson-Morgan, WR

Damien Holloway, Chartiers Valley, WR

Noah Layhue, California, OLB

Elias Lippincott, Thomas Jefferson, LB

Jayden McCray, Apollo-Ridge, WR

DJ Mellix, Westinghouse, DB

Damar Olds, Bishop Canevin, WR

Sean Smith, Seneca Valley, OL

Justus Starks, Aliquippa, DL

Brian Tarrant Jr., Woodland Hills, DB

Tristyn Tavares, Norwin, QB

Ethan Thomas, West Mifflin, OL

Dylan Turcan, Pine-Richland, OL

Tymir Walker, Woodland Hills, DB

JJ Work, Aliquippa, LB

Clarion

Braden Anderson, Kiski Area, LB

Julius Best, Chartiers Valley, WR

Adam Budzilek, Mars, OL

Ben Gottschalk, Canon-McMillan, OL

Domenik Hogue, Ellwood City, WR

Michael Lawrence, Chartiers Valley, LB

Roberson Louis Jeune Jr., Gateway, OL

Aiden McCurdy, Deer Lakes, OL

Maclane Miller, Pine-Richland, RB

Earl Perry, Woodland Hills, DB

Coury Pitts, Penn Hills, DB

Chris Portis, East Allegheny, WR

Daymein Rice, Elizabeth Forward, DL

Ryan Scully, Hampton, TE

Niko Signor, Plum, DB

Taier Swindle, McKeesport, DB

Quinn Tkatch, Ambridge, OL

Zach Villa, Thomas Jefferson, LB

Cam Walter, Woodland Hills, QB

DJ Warren, East Allegheny, WR

Ean Woods, Gateway, DB

Jah’mar Wright, Highlands, WR

Edinboro

Tahvaz Armstrong, Clairton, DE

Beau Burchett, Butler, OL

Michael DeFazio, Norwin, TE

Deaubre Lightfoot, Belle Vernon, DB

Jack Miles, Laurel, LB

Grant Pillar, Pine-Richland, OLB

Mike Work, Connellsville, OL

Fairmont State (W.Va.)

Ethan Hellmann, Upper St. Clair, QB

Tayshaun Lewis, Chartiers Valley, ATH

Anthony Portis, Imani Christian, RB

IUP

Marcus Burkley Jr., Shady Side Academy, LB

Mason Cook, New Castle, LB

Ryan Messina, Elizabeth Forward, QB

Preston Rathway, Belle Vernon, K

Jayden Rosenberger, Leechburg, OL

Jayden Shaffer, New Castle, DE

Jovian Smith, Bethel Park, TE

Lukas Stead, Allderdice, TE

Carter Strayer, Mt. Pleasant, DL

Lock Haven

Isaiah Stillwagon, NG, Greensburg Salem

Seton Hill

Mason Green, South Fayette, OL

Christian Yanosko, Fort Cherry, RB

Slippery Rock

Ethan Campoli, Canon-McMillan, WR

Qualin Davis, New Castle, DE

David Dennison, Bethel Park, RB

Lukas Gerovac, Central Valley, DL

Qa’lil Goode, Aliquippa, WR

Caden Halajcio, Montour, RB

Austin Knox, Moon, OL

Aaron Lawson, Central Valley, S

Chase Lemmon, New Castle, WR

Lester Longmire, Aliquippa, LB

Joseph Lutz, North Hills, TE

Cayden Parker, Seneca Valley, DL

Michael Ruffin, Clairton, WR

Jaylen Stanford, Westinghouse, WR

Ben Stricklin, Plum, DL

Jeff Thompson III, Clairton, QB

Taris Wooding, Clairton, DB

Donte Wright, Clairton, DB

West Liberty (W.Va.)

Sena Agbodzie, Gateway, DL

Landon Akins, Woodland Hills, DB

Lochlan Bresnahan, Franklin Regional, DE

Evan Devine, Bethel Park, QB

Seamus Mahon, Central Catholic, DB

Nick Mendoza, Jeannette, LB

Shawn Moorefield Jr., Gateway, WR

Aiden Nasiadka, Central Catholic, WR

Luca Neal, Avonworth, DB

Cam Turner, West Allegheny, LB

Wheeling (W.Va.)

Caiden Akitoye, Imani Christian, DL

Tristan Huston, Gateway, DB

Chase Mazanek, Seneca Valley, RB