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Four-Star RB Yasin Willis Commits to Pitt

The No. 1 player in New Jersey is a Pitt Panther.

Stephen Thompson

Four-Star RB Yasin Willis Commits to Pitt
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have added another massive fish to their already impressive group of 2024 recruits. 

Four-star running back Yasin Willis, choosing between a final three of Alabama, Rutgers and Pitt, announced on Instagram that he would join the Panthers' 2024 recruiting class. 

Willis took two visits to Pitt over the past year. He also visited South Carolina for their spring game after visiting Columbia in the fall for a regular season game and took a trip to see in-state Rutgers as well.

Willis is considered a four-star prospect and the No. 1 player in New Jersey by Rivals, as well as the No. 11 running back nationally. ESPN, On3 and 247Sports rate him as a three-star, with 247Sports ranking him as high as the No. 10 player in his state.

Willis also held offers from Syracuse, Penn State, South Carolina, Michigan Louisville, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Virginia Tehc, Maryland, West Virginia and Illinois, among others.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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