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Pitt Pledge Shelton Lewis Decommits

The Panthers are down a defensive back in their 2023 class.
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Pitt Pledge Shelton Lewis Decommits
Pitt Pledge Shelton Lewis Decommits

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PITTSBURGH -- On the same day that the Pitt Panthers added three players to their 2023 recruiting class, they lost one of its members as well. On Sunday, three-star defensive back Shelton Lewis, who visited Pitt at the beginning of June and committed that weekend, announced that he was reopening his recruitment. 

Lewis, the No. 80 player in Georgia according to 247Sports, will have plenty of eager suitors looking to make Pitt's loss their gain. He holds 23 offers, including ones from North Carolina, Arkansas, Boston College, Maryland, Duke, Louisville, Purdue, Louisville, NC State and others. Auburn, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, West Virginia and Kentucky have shown interest, but did not offer. 

Lewis has taken two official visits to Arkansas and North Carolina since committing to Pitt. 

The Panthers' 2023 class now has 13 members and stands at No. 27 in 247Sports' national rankings. 

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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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