National Signing Day 2016

Pitt and Penn State renew their rivalry with a four-game series beginning next season at Heinz Field. It will be the schools' first game against each other since 2000, and the 2016 recruiting classes could play huge roles in determining the outcome.

Which school got the edge this recruiting season? Who are you most excited to watch in the coming years?

Check out our Penn State and Pitt signing day coverage, and explore info on players in both classes below.

Player ratings by Rivals.com

Signed to Pitt

Damar Hamlin

DB | Pittsburgh, PA

6'2 - 189 lbs

Aaron Mathews

ATH | Clairton, PA

6'4 - 188 lbs

Phil Campbell

DB | Monmouth Junction, NJ

6'1 - 195 lbs

Therran Coleman

DB | Pittsburgh, PA

6'1 - 181 lbs

Maurice Ffrench

WR | New Brunswick, NJ

5'11 - 179 lbs

Ruben Flowers

RB-S | Lima, OH

6'4 - 191 lbs

Brandon Ford

OL | Pittsburgh, PA

6'5 - 304 lbs

Bricen Garner

DB | Pittsburgh, PA

6'5 - 159 lbs

Zack Gilbert

DE | Charlotte, NC

6'0 - 241 lbs

Bryce Hargrove

DE | Akron, OH

6'6 - 255 lbs

George Hill

DB | Hubbard, OH

6'0 - 185 lbs

Patrick Jones

DE | Chesapeake, VA

6'5 - 230 lbs

Thomas MacVittie

QB | Cincinnati, OH

6'4 - 213 lbs

Henry Miller

DB | Kissimmee, FL

6'3 - 195 lbs

Justin Morgan

OL | Brooklyn, NY

6'7 - 335 lbs

Chawntez Moss

RB | Bedford, OH

5'11 - 202 lbs

Chase Pine

LB | Williamsburg, VA

6'4 - 220 lbs

Kaezon Pugh

LB | Aliquippa, PA

6'1 - 203 lbs

Elias Reynolds

LB | Brooklyn, NY

6'2 - 227 lbs

Amir Watts

DT | Chicago, IL

6'3 - 275 lbs

Rashad Wheeler

DT | Pittsburgh, PA

6'3 - 270 lbs

Zack Williams

OL | Citra, FL

6'5 - 265 lbs

Keyshon Camp

DT | Lakeland, FL

6'3 - 274 lbs

Chris Clark

TE | Avon, CT

6'5 - 253 lbs

Rashad Weaver

DE | Cooper City, FL

6'5 - 245 lbs

Signed to Penn State

Danny Dalton

TE | Marshfield, MA

6'4 - 240 lbs

Alex Gellerstedt

OT | Dublin, OH

6'6 - 275 lbs

Connor McGovern

G/C | Lake Lehman, PA

6'5 - 310 lbs

Jake Zembiec

QB | Rochester, NY

6'3 - 205 lbs

Cameron Brown

LB | Potomac, MD

6'6 - 210 lbs

Will Fries

OL | Cranford, NJ

6'6 - 280 lbs

Blake Gillikin

P | Atlanta, GA

6'2 - 185 lbs

Ellison Jordan

DT | Baltimore, MD

6'0 - 265 lbs

Daniel Joseph

DE | Lake Forest, IL

6'0 - 265 lbs

Zechariah McPhearson

DB | Upper Marlboro, MD

5'11 - 178 lbs

Michal Menet

OL | Reading, PA

6'5 - 273 lbs

Brenon Thrift

Rating N/A

DL | Lackawanna College

6'4 - 260 lbs

Miles Sanders

RB | Pittsburgh, Pa.

5'11 - 200 lbs

Shane Simmons

DE | Hyattsville, MD

6'3 - 225 lbs

Shaka Toney

LB | Philadelphia, PA

6'3 - 193 lbs

Alex Barbir

K | Cumming, GA

5'10 - 195 lbs

Daeā€™lun Darien

WR | Baltimore, MD

6'4 - 204 lbs

Antonio Shelton

DT | Westerville, OH

6'3 - 275 lbs

Tyrell Chavis

DT | Garden City, NY

6'5 - 305 lbs

Anthony Johnson

DB | Euclid, OH

6'3 - 185 lbs
 
 

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