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Pitt DE Habakkuk Baldonado Declares for NFL Draft

The Pitt Panthers will now be tasked with replacing their top three defensive ends.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt DE Habakkuk Baldonado Declares for NFL Draft
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PITTSBURGH -- More offseason roster attrition has hit the Pitt Panthers, who will enter next season without their three top defensive ends from a year ago. John Morgan transferred and Deslin Alexandre declared for the NFL Draft before the Sun Bowl and this week, Habakkuk Baldonado became the third upperclassmen edge rusher to depart the program. 

Baldonado leaves behind a decorated career as a Panther. A member of Pitt's two Coastal Division squads and the 2021 ACC Championship team, he amassed 99 total tackles, 15 sacks, 22.5 tackles for loss, two passes defended and a forced fumble in 40 career games. 

2021 was one of just two full seasons uninterpreted by injuries that Baldonado played at Pitt and he earned second-team All-ACC honors for his work along the team's outstanding defensive line. 

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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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