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Pitt Returns ACC's Best CB Duo

Pitt Panthers corners Marquis Williams and M.J. Devonshire are two of the best coming back to the ACC.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Returns ACC's Best CB Duo
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers lost a ton of talent to the NFL Draft this past season, but they can comfortably say they are more than set at cornerback. 

According to Pro Football Focus' season grades, the Panthers will return one of the best cornerback duos in the ACC in Marquis Williams and M.J. Devonshire. Pitt is one of just three schools in the league to bring back two corners who ranked in the top 10 of season grades last season and the only team with a pairing that both have grades of 75 or higher. 

Virginia Tech and Florida State are the only other teams in the league to return a pair of top-10 graded corners. Williams, who earned an 80.8 overall grade, was the No. 4 cornerback in the ACC last season and Devonshire, with a grade of 77, clocked in at No. 7. 

Williams and Devonshire, alongside fellow co-starter A.J. Woods, spearheaded a Pitt pass defense that allowed the 15th-lowest opponent completion percentage while facing the 25th-most passing attempts of any defense in the country. 

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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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