At least according to 247Sports he is. Davis is a Gateway alum and just finished his sophomore season with the Tigers. Nice catch by this Twitter user (not me!). Can anyone corroborate this?
LSU S Derrick Davis transferring to Pitt? (Not yet)
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I was wondering if we'd see Davis in the portal after I saw McMillon's name in there.
Is there a chance both end up here? That secondary would have a lot of potential for 2023.
I wanted to see these guys commit to Pitt out of high school and believe both would help out the secondary. You figure seeing the success of Devonshire would be a positive for at least one to end up here.
Is Derrick Davis in the portal? If not, then Pitt shouldn’t be in contact with Davis. I’d love to have him, but It should be done the right way. Especially after the Addison fiasco….
Our secondary has a chance to be really good next year especially if hill ,Hallett,and Williams return along with Devonshire and McIntyre looked good to
I'm sure the coaches totally understand the situation and are behaving like good fine men before Christmas 🎄
The one where there was clear tampering and exactly zero repercussions? We should be whoring ourselves out to every SEC roster whether they're in the portal or not.
Could be wrong, but I think they liked them both at LB out of high school and might like Davis at RB now. Not sure about McMillon. Seems like a good fit for star LB, but I guess he could end up at safety also.
Apparently Davis wants to play RB. If he believes in his ability and saw what Izzy did then this is the spot for him.
Thought he was tight with the PSU guy dahn the street? Probably not speaking since the LSU selection. Lol.
He would have to practice his fake Pittsburgh accent first.
Dooz's phone call and big bag of money from a top tier program should be coming along any minute now.
The Jurk couldn't sniff the field in 2 years at ND so he transferred to a bottom barrel P5 where his body of work can best be described as lackluster. Now he's the next one year band aid at Pitt.Ask Jurkovec...maybe he will put in a good word.
And you're laughing at Kelly.
Really? I'd probably do the exact opposite. McMillon, though I realize he wants to play safety, is a tailor made star linebacker in our defense. I think he would do exceptional there. Maybe you work him in at that nickel spot and eventually convince him that LB is the move.
Davis doesn't really have a position. He'll get a shot at RB, I guess, but is he any better than Salahuddin, AJ Davis, etc.? I don't think he's all that twitchy.
Ask Jurkovec...maybe he will put in a good word.
Yeah, I'm going to trust a dude who can't throw a spiral over one of the five best coaches in the nation. Let's ask the office cleaners what they think of the CEO while we're at it.
I’d imagine lot’s of guys would want to get away from Kelly.
Starting with QBs and video camera operators.
Starting with QBs and video camera operators.
I saw McMillon play in HS and was not impressed. Never stuck his head in a pile, didn't hit anyone, and generally avoided contact. I was honestly shocked at how passive he was.
I didn't see anything that fit on this defense, but what the hell do I know since Pitt offered again when he went into the portal.
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He is right where he belongs.Dooz's phone call and big bag of money from a top tier program should be coming along any minute now.
Seems like the Pitt coaches are way more sure about McMillon right now than Davis. Personally, I was impressed by McMillon's tape (which largely consisted of UF practices, but still).
I look at it like this:
Our running backs next year are Hammond and Flemister. We're also bringing in at least one freshman (Lloyd) who doesn't even play RB in high school and potentially looking to add another freshman to the class.
So we definitely need to add another transfer to the mix for production purposes. At the same time, five is probably the maximum number of spots you want to devote to that position. So can we afford to take a guy at the position who we're not even sure can play it? I don't know. I guess that will be for them to decide. I don't know that I could fault them if they brought in someone with more experience instead, though.
Our running backs next year are Hammond and Flemister. We're also bringing in at least one freshman (Lloyd) who doesn't even play RB in high school and potentially looking to add another freshman to the class.
So we definitely need to add another transfer to the mix for production purposes. At the same time, five is probably the maximum number of spots you want to devote to that position. So can we afford to take a guy at the position who we're not even sure can play it? I don't know. I guess that will be for them to decide. I don't know that I could fault them if they brought in someone with more experience instead, though.
I'm meh on both Davis and McMillon, I think. Davis was the far better HS player, but his high rating was as a safety, and he doesn't play that position, apparently. McMillon was overrated, I thought at the time, but I only saw him play once.
I'm skeptical of the guys who come from big programs and bail out. I'd truthfully rather have a kid who went to a lower program, balled out in a big way, and now is looking to move up. If LSU and Florida aren't fighting (paying) to keep those two guys, they probably aren't going to move the needle here much. I get that there are exceptions like Devonshire, but that to me isn't typical.
I don't buy the whole coming-home thing. Neither of them gave a crap about home when they left.
I'm skeptical of the guys who come from big programs and bail out. I'd truthfully rather have a kid who went to a lower program, balled out in a big way, and now is looking to move up. If LSU and Florida aren't fighting (paying) to keep those two guys, they probably aren't going to move the needle here much. I get that there are exceptions like Devonshire, but that to me isn't typical.
I don't buy the whole coming-home thing. Neither of them gave a crap about home when they left.
Another perspective:
pittsburghsportsnow.com
Farrell Files Pitt: Decisions to make in portal?
Lots of fun rumors flying around for Pitt football with the portal and recruiting and I have my thoughts on some in this Farrell Files Pitt Edition. — Let’s start with Derrick Davis Jr. The RB/DB from Gateway chose LSU over Pitt and many others a couple of years ago and can play running back […]
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