Jabaal Sheard Class: Sophomore Hometown: Hollywood Hills, Fla. High School: Hollywood Hills Height / Weight: 6-4 / 250 Position: DL

2008 Scouting Report: Made immediate contributions as a true freshman, seeing reserve duty at defensive end... has positioned himself to compete for a starting job this year...a speedy and athletic player who can be an asset for Pitt's pass rush.

2007: Lettered as a true freshman, contributing as a reserve defensive end...played in nine games and had three tackles and two PBUs...had a season-high two stops against USF.

High School: All-Broward County defensive lineman who had 54 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior at Hollywood Hills, a Florida 5A (second largest classification) school...was timed at 4.6 in the 40 at the Nike combine prior to his senior season... rated the nation's No. 23 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com...rated one of the top 60 prospects in the state of Florida by Rivals...PrepStar All-Southeast Region...rated one of the top 100 prospects in Florida by SuperPrep...Scout.com Southeast "Hot 100"...rated one of the top 75 prospects in the southeast region by Scout.com...played under Coach Al Lang...also a track and field letterman...placed fourth in the shot put at the state track and field championships...also earned All-Broward County in the shot.

Personal: Jabaal Lamar Sheard, born 5/10/89, is the son of Evelyn Sheard...has one brother and one sister...was awarded a bravery medal when he helped an elderly woman escape from her burning home in Florida...enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.