As a Junior (2024): Played in 10 games as a reserve defensive lineman and used on special teams... Made 11 tackles including six solo stops... Recorded one interception, returning it 19 yards... Also recorded a pair of quarterback hurries... Recorded a season-high three tackles against Alcorn State (Nov. 23)... Recorded at least one tackle in seven games.
Before Jackson State (at NW Mississippi CC): Played at Northwest Mississippi Community College... Recorded 15 tackles including seven solo stops... Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks... Recorded two quarterback hurries... Played in five games for Murray State in 2022, finishing with five tackles, a tackle-for-loss and a forced fumble... Played in one game at Murray State before redshirting the rest of his true freshman season in 2021.
High School: Played for head coach Ed Rigby at Eufaula... Helped the Tigers to a 9-3 record and the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A playoffs as a senior... Compiled 22 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, two sacks and a forced fumble during his senior season... Tallied a season-high four tackles in a loss to Percy Julian on September 3, 2020... Forced a fumble in the playoff loss to Blount... All-district defensive lineman...received recruiting interest from Tennessee, Florida State, Auburn, Washington, BYU, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Austin Peay, UT Martin, Tennessee State and North Alabama.
Personal: Son of Natasha and Michael Pittman... Relative, Emmanual Stevenson, Jr., currently plays college football for Arkansas State... Another relative, Steve McLendon, played college football for Troy and spent 13 years in the NFL (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)... Enjoys fishing and watching movies in his spare time... Studying general curriculum...nicknames are “Dee” and “Deebo”... Born September 14, 2003.
