Jonathan Baldwin
Jonathan Baldwin

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Aliquippa, Pa.

High School:
Aliquippa

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 220

Position:
WR

High School:One of the country's elite receiver prospects and multi-sport stars...selected to play in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...SuperPrep All-American and Northeast Offensive Player of the Year...PrepStar "Dream Team"...Scout.com All-American...rated one of the country's top 40 overall prospects by SuperPrep (No. 14), Scout (No. 20), Rivals, (No. 26) and PrepStar (No. 38)... among national receiver prospects, was rated No. 3 by SuperPrep, No. 5 by Rivals and No. 6 by Scout...named to The Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AA All-State Team (first team)...rated the No. 2 prospect in Pennsylvania by SuperPrep, Rivals, Scout and Keystone Recruiting...rated No. 3 on Scout's East Top 100 list... had 41 receptions for 613 yards (14.9 avg.) and nine touchdowns as a senior...compiled 62 catches for 1,083 yards (17.5 avg.) and 14 touchdowns his final two years...helped team to a combined 19-4 record (.826) as a junior and senior, including berths in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs each season...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22"...Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 25"...Harrisburg Patriot-News "Platinum 33"...played under Coach Mike Zmijanac...selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic...in addition to being a national football recruit, also had several Division I scholarship offers in basketball, including Marquette...the first-team all-state performer averaged 21.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocks a game his senior year... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous Five" and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 10" honoree...was an AAU basketball teammate of fellow Pitt recruit Mike Shanahan...was a member of the Quips' PIAA and WPIAL champion 400-meter relay teams in track...earned a combined eight varsity letters at Aliquippa High, including four in basketball, three in football and three in track...Jonathan becomes the latest in a long line of Aliquippa products to sign with Pitt, including redshirt freshman linebacker Brandon Lindsey...other recent Quips at Pitt include cornerback Darrelle Revis (2004-06), who now plays for the New York Jets, defensive lineman Sean Gilbert (1989-91), who went on to a decade-long career in the NFL, and All-Big East cornerback Bernard "Josh" Lay (2002-05)...legendary Hall of Famer Mike Ditka is another Aliquippa product who played at Pitt (1958-60).

Personal: Jonathan Dupree Baldwin, born 8/10/89, is the son of Jeffrey and Tezmalita Baldwin...has two sisters...father was a defensive lineman at Pitt from 1981-84...cousin, Charles Fisher, was a standout defensive back at West Virginia (1995-98) who went on to play with the Cincinnati Bengals (1999-2000).