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Sincere Edwards Decommits, Names Pitt in Top Five

The Pitt Panthers are a finalist for a recently decommitted four-star defensive lineman.

Stephen Thompson

Sincere Edwards Decommits, Names Pitt in Top Five
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers will have a chance to steal a four-star defensive lineman away from another program and add them to an already impressive 2024 recruiting class. 

Sincere Edwards, a four-star edge defender from Apopka, Florida by way of Wekiva High School, has decommitted from UCF, wh landed his verbal pledge last August, and included Pitt in a top five alongside the Knights, South Florida, Maryland and Penn State. 

Edwards visited Pitt unofficially in April and almost immediately scheduled a trip back to Pittsburgh for his official visit, which is this weekend. 

He hasn't been shy about fielding offers from other schools in the process. Since giving a verbal pledge to the Knights, Edwards has added offers from Colorado, Maryland, Duke, Georgia Tech and Penn State and visited Florida, Texas and Kentucky, in addition to UCF and Pitt.

As a junior at Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida, Edwards recorded 78 tackles (48 solo), 27 tackles for loss, 16 sacks and recovered two fumbles.

The 6'1 and 250-pound edge rusher is rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and three-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports and On3. He's ranked as high as the No. 48 player in the state and No. 19 defensive lineman in the class. of 2024 (Rivals)

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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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