Lafayette Pitts Class: Freshman Hometown: Duquesne, Pa. High School: Woodland Hills Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180 Position: DB

One of Western Pennsylvania's most coveted prospects... SuperPrep All-American...standout as a running back and cornerback for Woodland Hills...rushed for 1,758 yards on 218 carries (8.1 avg.) and scored 28 touchdowns...selected first team All-State Class AAAA by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers as an "athlete"...Pennsylvania Football News first team All-Class AAAA at defensive back...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22"... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 25"...All-Big East Conference...led team to a combined 21-6 mark his final two years, including back-to-back appearances in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship game...Woodland Hills went 12-2 his junior year, winning the WPIAL title and advancing to the PIAA state quarterfinals...as a senior, team went 9-4 and reached the WPIAL title game again...played under Coach George Novak...selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic (Pennsylvania vs. Ohio) and the inaugural Chesapeake Bowl all-star game that showcases players from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C....rated the No. 12 prospect in Pennsylvania by Rivals and SuperPrep...rated the nation's No. 12 cornerback by Scout...rated the nation's No. 16 defensive back by SuperPrep...will reunite with a pair of fellow Woodland Hills products at Pitt -- freshman defensive lineman Khaynin Mosley-Smith and freshman linebacker Juan Price.

Personal: Lafayette E. Pitts, born 9/24/92, is the son of Marsha Pitts and Cliffton Carley...has five brothers and four sisters.