RECRUITING UPDATE TJ Banks is the third prospect to sign with WVU

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T.J. Banks, TE, 6-5, 240, North Versailles, Pa./East Allegheny HS

Played tight end, wide receiver and defensive end for coach Dominic Pecora at East Allegheny High …2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers 2A First-Team All-State (TE) … Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22 … Pittsburgh Tribune Review 2017 Trib 25 All-Star team … helped lead East Allegheny to a 7-4 record and quarterfinals of WPIAL 2A playoffs … finished with 48 catches for 679 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 14.1 yards per catch … named 2016 All-WPIAL Three Rivers Conference … had 34 catches for 479 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior … three-star ranking by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports … No. 19 tight end nationally, No. 21 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 88 in the East by ESPN … No. 11 in Pennsylvania and No. 14 tight end nationally by rivals … No. 16 player in the Pennsylvania and No. 29 athlete overall by 247Sports … also offered by Cincinnati, Illinois, Maryland, Pitt, Syracuse, Temple, Toledo and UCF.