Derrek Pitts
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | August 8, 1998 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | South Charleston (South Charleston, West Virginia) | ||||||||
| College | West Virginia (2017–2018) Marshall (2019–2020) NC State (2021–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2023 | |||||||||
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Derrek Pitts Jr. (born August 8, 1998)[1] is an American football cornerback. He played college football at West Virginia, Marshall and NC State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buccaneers after the 2023 NFL draft.
Early years
[edit | edit source]Pitts was born in Baltimore, Maryland[2] and played high school football at South Charleston High School in South Charleston, West Virginia.[3]
College career
[edit | edit source]Pitts first attended West Virginia University where he played college football for the Mountaineers,[4] then he transferred to Marshall University where he played for the Thundering Herd,[5] and finally he transferred once again to North Carolina State University, and playing with the NC State Wolfpack.[3][6] He played two seasons with each team.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]After not being drafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Pitts was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[7] On August 29, 2023, the Buccaneers announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster.[8]
In Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Pitts recorded his first NFL tackles, one solo and one assist. He was waived on October 25, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9][10] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[11]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- American football cornerbacks
- Marshall Thundering Herd football players
- NC State Wolfpack football players
- People from Dunbar, West Virginia
- South Charleston High School alumni
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- Players of American football from Kanawha County, West Virginia
- 21st-century American sportsmen