National Signing Day 2012: List of committments
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Rushel Shell, the WPIAL all-time rushing leader from Hopewell High School and one of the top recruits in the country, is headed to Pitt. -
South Allegheny tight end Jesse James, seen here giving a pep talk to this teammates during halftime of a game against Burgettstown in September, will attend Penn State. -
McKeesport linebacker T.J. Neal will attend Illinois.
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Today is college football's National Signing Day -- the first day in which potential recruits can sign a binding letter of intent to play football for a particular school.
Below is a list of players already committed to Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia, as well as a list of notable players from the WPIAL and City League.
Check back throughout the day for updates as more recruits are added.
Name, Pos., Hometown/High School, Ht./Wt.

Adam Bisnowaty, OL, Pittsburgh/Fox Chapel Area, 6-6/275
Bam Bradley, S, Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison, 6-2/200
Mike Caprara, LB, Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills, 6-0/210
Trenton Coles, WR, Clairton/Clairton, 6-3/175
Chris Davis, ATH, Austintown, OH/Austintown Fitch, 5-9/185
Demitrious Davis, ATH, Austintown, OH/Austintown Fitch, 5-10/183
JP Holtz, TE, Pittsburgh/Shaler Area, 6-4/240
Terrell Jackson, DL, Columbus, Ohio/Marion-Franklin, 6-3/285
Ryan Lewis, ATH, Sammamish, WA/Eastlake, 6-0/185
Jahmahl Pardner, DB, Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute, 6-1/179
Devon Porchia, LB, Baltimore/Gilman School, 6-2/200
Darryl Render, DE, Brook Park, OH/St. Edward, 6-3/240
Deaysean Rippy, LB, McKees Rocks/Sto-Rox, 6-2/200
Gabe Roberts, OL, New London, WI/New London, 6-4/290
Rushel Shell, RB, Aliquippa/Hopewell, 6-0/210
Chad Voytik, QB, Cleveland, TN/Cleveland, 6-1/183

Jesse James, TE, McKeesport/South Allegheny, 6-7/248
Steven Bench, QB, Cairo, GA/Cairo, 6-3/206
Da-Quan Davis, DB, Towson, MD/Calvert Hall, 5-11/172
Derek Dowrey, DT, Winchester, VA/John Handley, 6-3/279
Brian Gaia, OL, Baltimore/Gilman School, 6-5/285
Malik Golden, ATH, Cheshire, CT/Cheshire Academy, 6-1/185
Austin Johnson, DT, Richland, NJ/St. Augustine, 6-4/276
Jake Kiley, ATH, New Hampton, NH/New Hampton Prep, 6-2/173
Wendy Laurent, DT, Princeton, NJ/Hun School, 6-4/285
First Published February 1, 2012 12:00 am











