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Pitt Lands Commitment from LSU RB Transfer Derrick Davis

The Pitt Panthers added one more transfer to their 2023 recruiting class.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Lands Commitment from LSU RB Transfer Derrick Davis
Pitt Lands Commitment from LSU RB Transfer Derrick Davis /
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have made another addition to their 2023 recruiting class via the transfer portal. After spending the weekend on campus, former LSU defensive back and Pittsburgh native Derrick Davis announced that he had committed to Pitt. 

Davis is the fourth transfer the Panthers have added this cycle, joining quarterbacks Phil Jurkovec and Christian Veilleux, and defensive back Donovan McMillon.  

Coming out of Gateway High School, Davis, a former four-star recruit, was rated the top safety in the nation and the No. 51 overall prospect nationally for the Class of 2021 by 247Sports and was listed as the No. 2 overall prospect in the state of Pennsylvania by ESPN. 

He appeared in 12 games over two seasons as a Tiger, recording six total tackles. His sophomore year, Davis took on a role as a rusher, carrying the ball 11 times for 57 yards and a touchdown. 

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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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