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Collection of Tributes for Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry

Collecting some of the touching tributes on social media honoring the memory of Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry

Matt Newton

Virginia Athletics

There has been a seemingly countless number of touching and thoughtful tributes posted all over social media in the past couple of days honoring the memories of Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry, Virginia football players who were tragically shot and killed on Sunday night at UVA. 

In an effort to promote these heartwarming tributes and further celebrate the lives of these three tremendous young men, we're putting together a compilation of all of the tributes we can find across the internet all in one place. 

You can click on the posts in this article to go to the source of the posts on the original social media platform, where you can engage with the posts - retweet, repost, like, comment, share, etc. 

If there are tributes that you've seen that we haven't included in this article, feel free to reach out to us on social media (Twitter @CavaliersNowFN | Instagram: @cavaliersnowfn) and we'll add the tributes to this page. 

Click here for links to GoFundMe pages where you can donate to the families of the victims.

Virginia athletics photographer Matt Riley placed flowers at the center of the field at Scott Stadium and also took pictures of the flowers people have left outside the gates of the stadium. 

Ahmad Hawkins posted an edited version of Riley's photo, with the faces of Lavel, Devin, and D'Sean superimposed over Scott Stadium.

Hawkins also posted a Twitter video from Marques Hagans from back in 2021, when Lavel Davis Jr. was baptized. 

Lauren Hagans created a very emotional video compilation of pictures and videos of Lavel Davis Jr., who was very close to Marques Hagans and his family, especially his two sons. 

Wahoops posted some beautiful tributes from various artists on Instagram.

Lindsay Huff, a well-known artist in the UVA community and the wife of Jay Huff, drew a touching tribute. 

Chico Bennett Jr. posted a series of images on Instagram and wrote a letter to Lavel Davis Jr. in the caption.

Similarly, Aaron Faumui posted on Instagram and penned a letter to D'Sean Perry. 

Sean Wilson posted on Instagram and wrote a letter to both Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr.

Will Bettridge, who went to the same high school as D'Sean Perry in Florida before joining him at UVA, posted a couple of times in Perry's honor on Twitter.

Tapuvae "Snoop" Amaama posted on Twitter with a message for all three of his teammates. 

Jack Hamilton, a professor of Media Studies and American Studies at UVA, tweeted a long thread sharing his experience teaching Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr.

Justin Cardoza, who coached D'Sean Perry at Gulliver Prep, posted some very kind words about D'Sean. 

Devin Chandler's high school football team posted in his honor. 

D'Sean Perry's father also tweeted a number of videos and pictures to remember his son. 

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Devin Chandler transferred to Virginia from Wisconsin last December, so there has been a strong response from the Wisconsin community. 

Jordan Cornette spoke from the heart on Lavel, Devin, and D'Sean on the on the ACC Network on Tuesday evening. 

Some more tribute from the ACC, which created the following graphic to display on scoreboards during a moment of silence before every ACC football game this weekend. Helmet decals will also be worn by every ACC football team for the games this weekend.

Other football teams in the Commonwealth of Virginia are collaborating to wear these decals on their helmets.

Virginia Tech has been especially supportive during this trying time for the UVA community. 

The UVA women's basketball team is wearing patches on the sleeves of their warm-up shirts for the first UVA sporting event to be played following the shooting on Wednesday night.

UVA president Jim Ryan posted a picture from the vigil on Monday night and many have pointed out that there are three bright stars visible in the night sky.

The Virginia athletics video and social media department created this video documenting the vigil. 

Mark Atuaia, who spent six years at UVA on Bronco Mendenhall's staff as the running backs coach, posted a heartfelt message on Twitter along with a video of D'Sean Perry freestyling on a bus with the team. 

Bakari Edwards, a former teammate of D'Sean Perry at Gulliver prep, posted a touching message and a few images on Twitter. 

UVA football posted several images of the signs of support visible on Grounds and in the Charlottesville community. 

Former UVA running backs coach Mark Atuaia posted a heartfelt video message on Twitter and said that he and other members of Bronco Mendenhall's Virginia coaching staff - Robert Anae, Jason Beck, Nick Howell, Shane Hunter, Kelly Poppinga, Vic So'oto, Dwayne Chandler, and Shawn Griswold - will be wearing UVA gear on the sidelines as they coach in their respective college football games on Saturday. 

The Washington Commanders will wear decals on their helmets with the jersey numbers of the victims for their game on Sunday.

UVA commit Cole Surber wrote the names and numbers of the victims on his cleats for his high school football game. 

The UVA men's basketball team has warm-up shirts with the names and numbers of the victims on them and the Cavaliers will also wear a patch with the numbers on their jerseys for this weekend's games in Las Vegas.

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh wore a Cavaliers shirt during a press conference and delivered a heartfelt message in support of the UVA football program.

In the Virginia Tech-Liberty football game on Saturday, Virginia Tech will wear all-orange uniforms while Liberty will wear all-blue uniforms as show of solidarity and support for UVA. 

Andrea Adelson and ESPN produced a very emotional and touching feature on Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry which aired on ESPN's College Gameday show on Saturday morning.

Virginia Tech wide receivers coach Fontel Mines, a former UVA wide receiver, carried the UVA flag onto the field ahead of the Virginia Tech-Liberty game on Saturday.

Liberty is also playing the Good Ole Song after scores. 

Multiple former UVA football players had custom cleats honoring the three victims made for them to wear in their NFL games this weekend. 

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Louisville volleyball paid tribute to the fallen UVA football players before their match on Friday night.

The Pac-12 had its member teams paint the 1, 15, and 41-yard lines orange for this weekend's games. 

If there are tributes that you've seen that we haven't included in this article, feel free to reach out to us on social media (Twitter @CavaliersNowFN | Instagram: @cavaliersnowfn) and we'll add the tributes to this page.

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Matt Newton
MATT NEWTON

Matt launched Virginia Cavaliers On SI in August of 2021 and has since served as the site's publisher and managing editor, covering all 23 NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. He is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania and graduated from UVA in May of 2021.

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