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Pitt Target Keylen Adams Commits to Virginia Tech

A four-star Pitt Panthers receiver target will be joining an ACC rival.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Target Keylen Adams Commits to Virginia Tech
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers made a strong enough impression on four-star wide receiver Keylen Adams to land in his list of final five schools, but were left on the outside looking in when he committed this week.

Adams, who was picking from a top five of Pitt, Ohio State, South Carolina, Alabama and Virginia Tech, announced on his Instagram that he would be joining the Hokies' 2024 recruiting class as two analysts from 247Sports had predicted earlier in the week. 

Adams, a unanimous four-star recruit and consensus top-three player in the class of 2024 in the state of Virginia, is also ranked as high as the No. 19 wide receiver (ESPN) and No. 158 player (On3) in the class.

The dynamic athlete from Virginia Beach and Green Run High School held offers from North Carolina, Miami, Maryland, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State, Auburn, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, NC State, Duke, Syracuse, Virginia, Boston College and many others.

This is the third four-star recruit the Panthers have lost to the Hokies during this cycle, along with defensive lineman Emmett Laws and linebacker Gabriel Williams. 

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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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