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Pitt DT Calijah Kancey Declares for NFL Draft

Pitt Panthers defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is off to the NFL Draft.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt DT Calijah Kancey Declares for NFL Draft
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PITTSBURGH -- It was all but certain and now Calijah Kancey has made it official - the Pitt Panthers' star defensive tackle is forgoing his senior year and will declare for the NFL Draft. 

Kancey, undoubtedly the best player along Pitt's immensely talented and productive defensive line, recorded 31 tackles, 14.5 for a loss and 7.5 sacks in 11 games this year. He suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of the regular season finale and will sideline him for the Sun Bowl against No. 18 UCLA. He led the country's interior defensive linemen in tackles for loss.

Kancey was a unanimous All-American selection, first-team all-conference defender and the ACC Player of the year. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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