Pitt Announces Most Improved Player Awards

Last season, Johnson put together 46 receptions for 537 yards and three scores situated on the opposite side of the field from Konata Mumpfield, who racked up 52 catches for 813 yards and five touchdowns.

Without question, it's expected that Johnson will replace Mumpfield as WR1.

"This camp has been my first camp, for real," Harrison said in a recent press conference. "I'll say just the difference in my body. I would say just trying to take care of my body for the most part. Just being detailed and understanding what it takes to actually go through a full spring because this has been my first one. So, yeah, that's pretty much it. 

"It takes grit. It takes toughness for sure. And you've got to focus on a lot of small details throughout the whole game, I would say," Harrison added.

Harrison was a highly recruited prospect on the Pitt Panthers spectrum, holding more than two-dozen scholarship offers. His list included Colorado, Illinois, Louisville, Miami, Nebraska, Oregon State, Tennessee, South Florida, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, and others.

This season, it's projected that Rashad Battle and Tamon Lynum will return to their starting roles at cornerback. However, the nickel corner role is less predictable, as are the No. 2 roles behind Battle and Lynum.

Harrison is a long, rangy cornerback at roughly 6-foot-1 and with big-time speed.

All in all, Johnson and Harrison winning the Ed Conway Awards has very positive implications on each side of the ball, specifically the strength of the perimeter players.