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New Pitt LB Signee Jordan Bass Earns Fourth Star

New Pitt Panthers linebacker Jordan Bass is climbing up recruiting rankings even after the season is over.

Stephen Thompson

New Pitt LB Signee Jordan Bass Earns Fourth Star
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PITTSBURGH -- Jordan Bass was one of the top-rated players in the Pitt Panthers' 2023 recruiting class and his stock has continued to rise. When Bass steps on campus in the fall for the first time, he'll do it as a four-star recruit. 

Bass, who commited to Pitt last September, was elevated from a three to four-star player by the recruiting service On3, who also named him a top-50 prospect in the class of 2023. 

"Linebacker prospect who patrols the middle of the defense and makes his presence felt at every level of the field," the On3 staff wrote of Bass. "Good looking physique standing in at nearly 6-foot-4, 215 pounds with a 6-foot-5 wingspan. Long speed and short area quickness are evident on tape. Extremely impressive track and field profile. Ran a 6.66 55m, 36.93 300m, jumped a 5-foot-11 high jump and a 21-foot-3 long jump during his junior track and field season. Comfortable dropping in zone coverage and playing man against running backs and tight ends. Quality blitzer and pass rusher off the edge. Excellent field vision and ability to trigger and diagnose where the ball is heading quickly. Shows some ball skills and playmaking ability as a receiver on offense as well."

Evaluators at On3 said there was some room for improvement in shedding blocks, but they believe he has the athletic profile to become a top-line NFL Draft pick. 

Bass is a native of Hampton, Virginia and helped lead Pheobus High School to a state championship this past fall. Other sites like 247Sports and Rivals differ, but On3 has Bass rated as the top recruit in this class for the Panthers and the only high school four-star signed so far this cycle. 

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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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