Daryl

Porter

R.I.P. to the Ben Sauls trade candidate era, which lasted about 50 minutes. Pittsburgh also waived DL Kyler Baugh, LB Mark Robinson, LB Julius Welschof, DB D’Shawn Jamison, DB Daryl Porter, OL Steve Jones, OL Aiden Williams, TE JJ Galbreath, RB Lew Nichols, WR Max Hurleman and WR Lance McCutcheon.

Porter (5'11/185) has a rich NFL family lineage, as his father, Daryl Sr., played eight seasons in the league while his cousin is former Washington standout Santana Moss. A three-star recruit, Porter was rated as the 77th cornerback in the 2019 prep class according to 247Sports and played for Patrick Surtain Sr. at American Heritage HS in Florida. He started every game this season for the Mountaineers, recording 716 snaps and earning a commendable 71.7 defensive grade from PFF. Porter was offered scholarships from Penn State, Miami, Maryland and BC during his initial recruitment, and could opt to revisit those institutions to gauge interest now that he is in the portal.

Porter (5'11/168) was also seriously considering Washington State and Utah, taking official visits to both programs during the season. The Fort Lauderdale native trekked out on his WVU OV this past weekend before taking the commitment plunge on Wednesday. On the 247Sports composite board, Porter lands as the No. 140 cornerback prospect in the 2020 class.