{"id":851189,"date":"2025-05-26T04:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/pittmans-pocket-two-hbcu-programs-reload-with-top-juco-talent-in-2025-recruiting-class\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T04:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:12:13","slug":"pittmans-pocket-two-hbcu-programs-reload-with-top-juco-talent-in-2025-recruiting-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/pittmans-pocket-two-hbcu-programs-reload-with-top-juco-talent-in-2025-recruiting-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittman\u2019s Pocket: Two HBCU Programs Reload with Top JUCO Talent in 2025 Recruiting Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div>\n<article id=\"post-200657\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1809-1024x674.jpeg\" alt=\"Football Two HBCU Programs Reload with Top JUCO Talent in 2025 Recruiting Class\"  ><figcaption>Two HBCU Programs Reload with Top JUCO Talent in 2025 Recruiting Class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two storied HBCU football programs continue to make waves on the recruiting trail, securing commitments from two of the top junior college prospects in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/2025\/04\/nfl-draft-cornerback-rankings\/\">2025 class<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morgan State<\/strong>\u00a0bolstered its secondary with the addition of\u00a0<strong>Aki Harvey<\/strong>, a 6\u20194\u201d, 190-pound cornerback from Georgia Technical College. Known for his size, speed, and physicality, Harvey brings a skill set reminiscent of former Morgan standout Ja\u2019Son Prevard. Both are long, aggressive defenders with the ability to shut down wideouts on the perimeter. Head Coach\u00a0<strong>Damon Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0and his staff made Harvey a clear priority\u2014and landed a major piece for their defense.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>Alabama A&#038;M<\/strong>\u00a0Head Coach\u00a0<strong>Sam Shade<\/strong>\u00a0continues to rebuild the Bulldogs\u2019 front seven. The program recently added\u00a0<strong>Kylon Roberts<\/strong>, a 6\u20194\u201d, 250-pound defensive end from Lackawanna Community College. Roberts possesses an explosive first step and a versatile frame that allows him to line up both at the 5-tech and inside at the 3. Whether overpowering tackles or slicing past guards, Roberts adds immediate pass rush value to a unit in need of disruption.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to Coaches Wilson and Shade<\/strong>\u00a0for reloading with elite junior college talent as they continue to push their programs forward in 2025.<\/p>\n<div itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope itemprop=\"author\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Football Brian Pittman\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98b65daa03f538f90a44473b683edc7bdcd1887de9778d3b913e855f2daad333?s=100&#038;r=g\"  height=\"100\" width=\"100\" itemprop=\"image\" data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20100'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Worked as a Scout and volunteer for the East n West Shriners game in 2016-2017.<br \/>\nAlso attended the Hula bowl and Tropical Bowl games. 2022<br \/>\nAlso was a independent Agent and Scout at the CGS bowl game in 2021.<br \/>\nWorked All star games like the EPS All-Americans game in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/2025\/05\/hbcu-programs-2\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Brian Pittman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two HBCU Programs Reload with Top JUCO Talent in 2025 Recruiting Class Two storied HBCU football programs continue to make waves on the recruiting trail, securing commitments from two of the top junior college prospects in the 2025 class. Morgan State\u00a0bolstered its secondary with the addition of\u00a0Aki Harvey, a 6\u20194\u201d, 190-pound cornerback from Georgia Technical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":851190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790,138400,4046],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-851189","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"category-pittmans","9":"category-pocket"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/851190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}