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Three-Star DB Chasen Johnson Decommits from Pitt

The Pitt Panthers lost a defensive back from their 2024 recruiting class.

Stephen Thompson

Three-Star DB Chasen Johnson Decommits from Pitt
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers' 2024 recruiting class became one player lighter this week as one of their most recent commitments opted to abandon his pledge to Pat Narduzzi program. 

Chasen Johnson, a three-star defensive back from Seminole, Florida, who committed to Pitt following an official visit earlier this month, announced that he would be decommitting from the Panthers and reopening his recruitment. 

Johnson, who made the switch from receiver to cornerback last season, picked Pitt over offense from South Carolina, West Virginia, UCF, Florida State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon State, Missouri and others. He had taken visits to see the Gamecocks and Knights, as well as Florida and Miami, earlier this year.

Rated by 247Sports and On3 as a three-star prospect, he's ranked as high as the No. 111 player in the state of Florida and the No. 65 cornerback in his class (247Sports). 

The Panthers still have a class crowded with defensive backs. They have four - Nigel Maynard, Davion Pritchard, Allen Bryant and Tayshawn Banks - still pledged to join the program next 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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