Inside The Panthers

Three Pitt Players Earn NFL Combine Invites

Three former Pitt Panthers will show what they’re made of at the NFL Combine.

Stephen Thompson

Three Pitt Players Earn NFL Combine Invites
Three Pitt Players Earn NFL Combine Invites /
In this story:

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers will be well-represented at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana later this month. 

Three former Panthers - wide receiver Bub Means, offensive tackle Matt Goncalves and cornerback M.J. Devonshire - will workout in front of and conduct interviews with the 32 NFL squads in attendance. 

Devonshire, an Aliquippa native, one-upped his breakout 2022 campaign. He set career-highs in tackles for loss (0.5), interceptions (4) and passes defended (10). He ends his Pitt career with 83 tackles. 1.5 tackles for loss and eight interceptions - one of which was the iconic “Pitt Six” that sealed a win over West Virginia. 

Means finished the 2023 campaign with 41 receptions for 721 yards, ranking eighth in the ACC, while also pacing the team with six touchdowns.

Goncalves emerged as one of the Panthers' best offensive linemen after a strong 2022 campaign in which he helped fill in for Carter Warren, a starter and team captain who went down with a knee injury midway through the season. Goncalves was a preseason first-team All-ACC selection before suffering a season-ending injury earlier this year. 

Make sure you bookmark Inside the Panthers for the latest news, exclusive interviews, recruiting coverage, and more!

Pitt at Virginia: Panthers Seek Statement Win

Former Pitt F Mouhamadou Gueye Makes NBA Debut

Pitt Opponent Dismisses Star WR

Report: Pitt Loses Backup TE Karter Johnson

Pitt Gets Low 2024 Win Total Prediction

Report: Pitt's Payout to Youngstown State Revealed

Published
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:

Home/Football