M.J. Devonshire Says Goodbye to Pitt
PITTSBURGH -- He hinted at it with the announcement that he would participate in the East-West Shrine Bowl this winter, but former Pitt Panthers cornerback M.J. Devonshire made his decision to declare for the NFL Draft official this week.
Devonshire penned a heartfelt goodbye to his hometown school on Twitter when he announced that he would forgo his final season of eligibility at Pitt and try his luck in the NFL Draft.
"The journey has been a crazy but fun one and it is far from over," Devonshire said. "I am grateful
Devonshire gave a shoutout to his former school, Kentucky, where he spent the first season of his college career, and Pitt, where he truly put his stamp on college football as a two-year starter.
"My teammates and brothers I can't thank y'all enough for everything. Brothers for life," Devonshire said. "And to Coach Duzzi, the entire staff and the city of Pittsburgh, thank you for bringing me home and making me who I am today.
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, eight interceptions.
He won an ACC Championship, was named an All-ACC honorable mention at cornerback and second-team selection at punt returner in 2022 and capped his collegiate career with second-team all-conference honors as a cornerback. But no moment will ever stand out as boldly from Devonshire's career at as the 56-yard "Pitt Six" that was the deciding play in a win over West Virginia during the 2022 revival of the Backyard Brawl.
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