The commits from New Jersey keep piling up. The latest, Defensive Tackle Marquise Wright.

Wright, a 6-foot-3, 270 pound defensive tackle from Paramus Catholic in New Jersey, had several other offers, most notably from from Florida State, Miami, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Maryland and Penn State. His final decision came down to Pitt, Maryland and Penn State.

Now here’s where the vagaries of recruiting rankings come in to play.

Scout.com has him as a 3-star recruit and the 21st best player at his position. Seems solid enough, and when you look a the list of teams pursuing him you have to figure that he is either due for a significant upgrade by the end of the summer or he has a lot of very raw potential.

ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. also has him as a moderately good prospect with a score of 79 (Insider subs.).

He flashes some good raw athleticism, but can tend to get tall out of his stance and needs to keep better pad level to maximize his ability. As a pass rusher he can be active with his weapons, but needs to be sure to not attack the whole man. Wright is kid who could offer some versatility in where he is played on the defensive line. He has some good tools, but needs to work to be more consistent in areas. He is a prospect who shows good upside as a defensive lineman.

Then there is Rivals.com, which has him as a 4-star, but also the #2 prospect out of New Jersey. Naturally, since they have him ranked the highest, and Wright has committed to Pitt their rankings are most accurate in terms of Wright.

Worth noting on the Rivals.com list of top-30 NJ prospects, 4 of the top-14 (Wright #2, Bill Belton #6, Quinton Alston#10, and Gary Nova #14) have verballed to Pitt.

And to think in May, there was concern over when Pitt would get some verbals.