Pitt football has landed three players on the Athlon Sports College Football Preview All-America team. Adam Bisnowaty, Ejuan Price, and Jordan Whitehead earned the honors of being selected among the top players in the nation. All three players produced fantastic 2015 seasons and were rewarded at the conclusion of last season with a spot on the All-ACC teams, voted on by the coaches and media.

Adam Bisnowaty, a red-shirt senior offensive tackle, enters his last season with the Panthers after leading an offensive line that produced two 1,000 yard rushers in the previous 2 seasons. Biz offers experience among the offensive line with 30 starts under his belt entering 2016. An All-ACC coaches first team selection in 2015, he looks to build on the success he had last year entering his final campaign. He is an early season pick for the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, an award he finished 4th in voting for a season ago, which is awarded to the ACC’s top offensive lineman. Pitt looks to rely on the run game this season as they enter the season with a deep depth chart at the running back position, and Bisnowaty and the offensive line with play a key role in making that the strength of offense throughout the year.

Ejuan Price will return to the Pitt lineup this year after being granted a 6th year of eligibility due to his time spent on the sideline with injury over the past 5 seasons. After starting every game as a true freshman linebacker in 2011, he was limited by injury to 6 games over 3 seasons prior to the 2015 where he started all 13 games at linebacker. He enjoyed quite the season in Pat Narduzzi’s defensive scheme racking up 48 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, and 11.5 sacks. He finished tied for third in the media’s voting for ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and was chosen as an All-ACC first team linebacker by both the media and coaches. Price was one of Pitt’s best defenders in 2015 and showed he can be a standout linebacker when healthy. He looks poised to make up for lost time throughout his career and build on his successful 2015 season.

Jordan Whitehead had a breakout season as a starting true freshman safety in 2015. He entered Pitt as Pennsylvania’s number 1 overall prospect in the class of 2015 and certainly lived up to expectations. Whitehead led the Pitt team with 109 tackles, which was a record for tackles by a true freshman at Pitt, 1 interception, and 6 pass breakups. He also made an impact on the offensive side of the ball as a change of pace running back, rushing 12 times for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns. He earned the honors of consensus Freshman All-American, ACC Rookie of the Year (Outright in media voting, shared with teammate Qadree Ollison in coaches voting), ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, and third team All-ACC at safety. Expectations surrounding him will only increase if he can keep putting up performances like he did in 2015, but so far he has exceeded everything that was expected of him and we look for him to put in another stellar season in 2016. Not only did he earn a spot on the preseason All-America teams, Whitehead will also appear on the cover of the regional edition of the Athlon Sports College Football Preview.

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