The Las Vegas RaidersSelected Pitt Panthers CB M.J. Devonshire in the NFL Draft.
PITTSBURGH -- The Las Vegas Raiders selected Pitt Panthers cornerback M.J. Devonshire with the No. 229 pick in the Seventh Round of the NFL Draft.
He finished his time with the Panthers with 83 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, eight interceptions, returning three for touchdowns, and 21 pass breakups, while earning All-ACC punt returner honors in 2022. Devonshire becomes the 37th Pitt defensive back to earn a draft selection since 1971 and the ninth since head coach Pat Narduzzi took over in 2015.
Devonshire is also the ninth player from Aliquippa High School to earn a selection in the NFL Draft and the fifth to do so playing at Pitt, joining Hall of Famers Mike Ditka and Darrelle Revis, as well as Sean Gilbert and both Jonathan Baldwin and Tommie Campbell.
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