Pittsburgh earns dedication from 2026 three-star New Jersey DL Logan Nagle
Pittsburgh is the selection for sophistication of 2026 three-star defensive lineman Logan Nagle. He introduced his dedication to the Panthers on Tuesday.
The DePaul Catholic Excessive College (Wayne, New Jersey) standout took an official go to to Pitt in the course of the weekend of June 6 by way of June 8. He additionally took official visits to Indiana (Might 1 by way of Might 3), Boston Faculty (Might 30 by way of June 1) and Michigan State June 13 by way of June 15).
At Pittsburgh, Nagle will play beneath head coach Pat Narduzzi, defensive coordinator Randy Bates, defensive position coach Tim Daoust and the remainder of the workers.
Finally, Nagle pledged to the Panthers as a result of workers’s observe report of growing defensive lineman, his match within the defensive system and the comfortability he felt inside the program.
“I selected Pitt due to their lengthy historical past of manufacturing NFL D-linemen,” Nagle informed Rivals.com. “(They’ve) an amazing defensive scheme, which may be very D-line pleasant. And all of the love the coaches confirmed me and my household (additionally performed an element).”
Nagle has grown shut to only about all people on the Pittsburgh workers. He has constructed particularly shut bonds with Daoust, his future place coach, and Narduzzi, his future head coach. Nonetheless, Nagle has connections with lots of the Panthers’ workers members.
“I’ve an amazing relationship with all of them,” Nagle mentioned concerning the Pitt workers. “I discuss to Coach Daoust and Coach Narduzzi nearly on a regular basis. And I’ve nice relationships with others on the workers, too.”
Throughout Nagle’s official go to to Pittsburgh, he was in a position to discover the town, spend high quality time with the coaches, study extra concerning the Panthers’ defensive scheme and extra.
“I bought to see the entire metropolis of Pittsburgh and bought to study much more about Pittsburgh soccer,” Nagle famous about his official go to. “I actually loved sitting down and speaking soccer with Coach Daoust and Coach Bates. It was superb studying extra of their scheme and the way they educate it.”
Along with the faculties already talked about, Nagle obtained provides from Central Florida, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Wake Forest, West Virginia, James Madison, Tulane and others.
An enormous part of Nagle’s sport is his versatility alongside the defensive position. The 6-foot-5, 275-pound New jersey native can play inside as a defensive deal with, or outdoors as a five-tech defensive finish or elsewhere. With the ability to play in a number of spots is vital to Nagle.
“They’re letting me taking part in DE and DT, which was an enormous factor for me as a result of I like having positional flexibility,” Nagle mentioned concerning the Pittsburgh coaches. “The easiest way to explain my sport is I’m very versatile — I’m in a position to play throughout the D-line utilizing my size and pace.”
As a junior, Nagle recorded 62 whole tackles 11 sacks, six tackles for loss, 18 quarterback hurries, three compelled fumbles and one blocked punt. He helped lead the Spartans to an 11-1 total report and a NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship.
Pittsburgh’s 2026 class grows to 22 whole commitments and ranks twenty eighth nationally.
