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Pittsburgh Panthers (@Pitt_FB)
Pat Narduzzi (9th year) (66-52) #1
Record: 3 - 9 (2 - 6) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#) | SOS: (#31)
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Pittsburgh's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Pittsburgh vs Wofford	-37.5	49.5	W 45 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati	-6.5	44.5	L 21 - 27	O	N
Sat 9/16	Pittsburgh at West Virginia	+2.5	48.0	L 6 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/23	Pittsburgh vs North Carolina	+7.0	49.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/30	Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech	-3.0	40.0	L 21 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Pittsburgh vs Louisville	+7.5	44.5	W 38 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Pittsburgh at Wake Forest	-3.0	45.0	L 17 - 21	U	N
Sat 10/28	Pittsburgh at Notre Dame	+21.0	45.5	L 7 - 58	O	N
Sat 11/4	Pittsburgh vs Florida State	+21.5	50.0	L 7 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Pittsburgh vs Syracuse	-4.5	37.5	L 13 - 28	O	N
Thu 11/16	Pittsburgh vs Boston College	-1.0	47.0	W 24 - 16	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Pittsburgh at Duke	+4.5	40.5	L 19 - 30	O	N

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR
Schedule Rating: #31
Future 2027 Schedule

Pittsburgh's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Pittsburgh vs Duquesne	-39.5	58.5	W 61 - 9	O	Y
Sat 9/6	Pittsburgh vs Central Michigan	-21.5	48.5	W 45 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Pittsburgh at West Virginia	-6.5	54.5	L 24 - 31	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/27	Pittsburgh vs Louisville	+3.0	53.5	L 27 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/4	Pittsburgh vs Boston College	-6.5	54.5	W 48 - 7	O	Y
Sat 10/11	Pittsburgh at Florida State	+10.5	56.5	W 34 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Pittsburgh at Syracuse	-9.5	54.5	W 30 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/25	Pittsburgh vs NC State	-5.5	52.5	W 53 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/1	Pittsburgh at Stanford	-13.5	51.5	W 35 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	Pittsburgh vs Notre Dame	+12.5	55.5	L 15 - 37	U	N
Sat 11/22	Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech	+2.5	61.5	W 42 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/29	Pittsburgh vs Miami	+6.5	49.5	L 7 - 38	U	N
Sat 12/27	Pittsburgh vs East Carolina	-13.5	51.5	L 17 - 23	U	N

2022 Schedule Rating: NR
2025 Record: 8 - 5 (ACC: 6 - 2)
Spread Record 8 - 5 - 0 | O/U 9 - 4

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 3 Good, 1 Avg, 2 Bad, 3 Poor

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Pittsburgh's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Pittsburgh vs Kent State	-23.5	55.5	W 55 - 24	O	Y
Sat 9/7	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	-2.5	62.5	W 28 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/14	Pittsburgh vs West Virginia	+2.5	60.5	W 38 - 34	O	Y
Sat 9/21	Pittsburgh vs Youngstown State	-29.5	59.5	W 73 - 17	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/5	Pittsburgh at North Carolina	-2.5	63.0	W 34 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/12	Pittsburgh vs California	-3.5	57.5	W 17 - 15	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/24	Pittsburgh vs Syracuse	-5.0	62.5	W 41 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/2	Pittsburgh at SMU	+7.0	55.5	L 25 - 48	O	N
Sat 11/9	Pittsburgh vs Virginia	-7.5	56.5	L 19 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/16	Pittsburgh vs Clemson	+12.0	52.0	L 20 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Pittsburgh at Louisville	+7.0	57.0	L 9 - 37	U	N
Sat 11/30	Pittsburgh at Boston College	+3.5	50.5	L 23 - 34	O	N
Thu 12/26	Pittsburgh vs Toledo	-6.5	48.5	L 46 - 48	O	N

Pittsburgh's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Pittsburgh vs Wofford	-37.5	49.5	W 45 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati	-6.5	44.5	L 21 - 27	O	N
Sat 9/16	Pittsburgh at West Virginia	+2.5	48.0	L 6 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/23	Pittsburgh vs North Carolina	+7.0	49.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/30	Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech	-3.0	40.0	L 21 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Pittsburgh vs Louisville	+7.5	44.5	W 38 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Pittsburgh at Wake Forest	-3.0	45.0	L 17 - 21	U	N
Sat 10/28	Pittsburgh at Notre Dame	+21.0	45.5	L 7 - 58	O	N
Sat 11/4	Pittsburgh vs Florida State	+21.5	50.0	L 7 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Pittsburgh vs Syracuse	-4.5	37.5	L 13 - 28	O	N
Thu 11/16	Pittsburgh vs Boston College	-1.0	47.0	W 24 - 16	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Pittsburgh at Duke	+4.5	40.5	L 19 - 30	O	N

Pittsburgh's 2022 Schedule
Thu 9/1	Pittsburgh vs West Virginia	-7.5	50.0	W 38 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/10	Pittsburgh vs Tennessee	+6.0	63.0	L 27 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/17	Pittsburgh at Western Michigan	-10.0	46.0	W 34 - 13	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Pittsburgh vs Rhode Island	-32.5	55.0	W 45 - 24	O	N
Sat 10/1	Pittsburgh vs Georgia Tech	-21.5	47.0	L 21 - 26	U	N
Sat 10/8	Pittsburgh vs Virginia Tech	-14.5	42.0	W 45 - 29	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	Pittsburgh at Louisville	+1.5	55.0	L 10 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/29	Pittsburgh at North Carolina	+2.5	65.5	L 24 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/5	Pittsburgh vs Syracuse	-3.5	47.5	W 19 - 9	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Pittsburgh at Virginia	-5.5	41.5	W 37 - 7	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Pittsburgh vs Duke	-6.5	49.0	W 28 - 26	O	N
Sat 11/26	Pittsburgh at Miami	-5.5	43.0	W 42 - 16	O	Y
Fri 12/30	Pittsburgh vs UCLA	+9.0	55.0	W 37 - 35	O	Y

Pittsburgh's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Pittsburgh vs Massachusetts	-38.0	56.0	W 51 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Pittsburgh at Tennessee	-3.5	56.0	W 41 - 34	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Pittsburgh vs Western Michigan	-14.0	59.0	L 41 - 44	O	N
Sat 9/25	Pittsburgh vs New Hampshire	-29.0	53.0	W 77 - 7	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech	-3.0	57.5	W 52 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech	-6.0	55.5	W 28 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/23	Pittsburgh vs Clemson	-3.5	47.0	W 27 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Pittsburgh vs Miami	-9.5	61.0	L 34 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/6	Pittsburgh at Duke	-21.0	64.5	W 54 - 29	O	Y
Thu 11/11	Pittsburgh vs North Carolina	-6.5	72.0	W 30 - 23	U	Y
Sat 11/20	Pittsburgh vs Virginia	-12.5	69.0	W 48 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/27	Pittsburgh at Syracuse	-12.0	58.5	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Sat 12/4	Pittsburgh vs Wake Forest	-3.5	72.5	W 45 - 21	U	Y
Thu 12/30	Pittsburgh vs Michigan State	+3.5	55.0	L 21 - 31	U	N

2026 class: 214 points   #35
2025 class: 200 points   #50
2024 class: 205 points   #44
2023 class: 196 points   #49
2022 class: 153 points   #78

Average Class Ranking:   #51
Average Recruiting Points: 194

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Average P4
4 Year Class: #54 - Best: #38 Worst: #78

CFB Crootin Averages
ACC Class: 204  #48
Power 4 Class: 222  #48
FBS Class: 171  #72

2021 class: 213 points   #38
2020 class: 197 points   #38
2019 class: 187 points   #56
2018 class: 193 points   #52
2017 class: 202 points   #40

Average Class Ranking:   #45
Average Recruiting Points: 198

Transfer Portal Classes
2023 Portal Class #60 - 7 players, 88 Avg
2025 Portal Class #64 - 17 players, 86 Avg
2024 Portal Class #51 - 14 players, 87 Avg
2023 Portal Class #60 - 7 players, 88 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #49 - 6 players, 88 Avg
2021 Portal Class #38 - 24 players, 87 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. (in his second season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Mason Heintschel	201	316	64%	2357	16	8	7.5
Bryce Yates	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Ja'Kyrian Turner	140	747	7	5.3	56
La'Vell Wright	85	471	10	5.5	39
Mason Heintschel	86	88	2	1.0	36
Justin Cook	9	31	0	3.4	13

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Malik Knight	47	774	7	16.5	69
Cataurus Hicks	24	422	4	17.6	84
Bryce Yates	11	202	1	18.4	68
Elijah Lagg	20	164	0	8.2	17

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Randy Bates (been DC for 3 years) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Braylan Lovelace	79	6	1	6	2
Cruce Brookins	53	1	0	0	2
Demarco Ward	50	3	0	1	0
Alex Sanford	47	4	0	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jimmy Scott	17	8	4	8	1
Isaiah Neal	36	7	4	4	1
Cameron Lindsey	32	6	2	0	1
Zach Crothers	15	3	2	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Shawn Lee Jr.	31	5	4
Josh Guerrier	8	0	3
Shadarian Harrison	29	0	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: % NR
Offense Returning Production: % NR
Defense Returning Production: % NR
Pittsburgh's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2023 Portal Class #60
7 Commits, 87.8 Avg Rating
NAN% of 2023 Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

Team Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 700.42 #39
Offense Talent NR | Defense Talent NR
2025 #58 | 2024 #39 | 2023 #39 | 2022 #45

2023 - 2023 Records
2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

2025 Record: 8 - 5
2025 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 4

2024 Record: 7 - 6
2024 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

Four Year Record: 21 - 29
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 22 - 28 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 13 - 19

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 9 - 4
2022 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 9 - 4

2021 Record: 11 - 3
2021 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 10 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 6

2020 Record: 6 - 5
2020 Conf Record: 5 - 5
Spread: 5 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 8 - 3

2019 Record: 8 - 5
2019 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 9

Eight Year Record: 55 - 46
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 50 - 50 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 37 - 32

Pittsburgh Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2022	Sun Bowl	Pittsburgh vs UCLA	+9.0	55.0	W 37 - 35
2021	Peach Bowl	Pittsburgh vs Michigan State	+3.5	55.0	L 21 - 31
2019	Lane Bowl	Pittsburgh vs Eastern Michigan	-12.5	51.0	W 34 - 30
2018	N/A	Pittsburgh vs Stanford	+3.5	52.5	L 13 - 14
2016	Pinstripe Bowl	Pittsburgh vs Northwestern	-3.0	63.0	L 24 - 31
2015	Military Bowl	Pittsburgh vs Navy	+5.0		L 28 - 44
2014	Forces Bowl	Pittsburgh vs Houston	-5.5	54.0	L 34 - 35
2013	Caesars Bowl	Pittsburgh vs Bowling Green	+7.0	49.5	W 30 - 27

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.19 (57)	1.39 (10)	41% (94)	3.65 (74)	33.3 (6)	33%	61%	.08 (24)	1.35 (119)	35% (11)	3.81 (82)	31 (117)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.15 (91)	1.35 (19)	42% (85)	4.11 (49)	27.3 (108)	38%	52%	.12 (35)	1.42 (122)	38% (25)	3.68 (57)	29 (69)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	13	28:55	20.8	33%	61%	7.3	67.4	1.8	1.6	7.7	2.4	6

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	24:01	20.7	38%	52%	6.4	58.2	1.3	1.2	7.6	3	6

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	13	33.7	36.6	33	40.6% (94)	3.65 (74)	1.8	21	391	118	274	3.6	43% (115)	55% (23)	41% (96)	41% (75)	18% (120)	.19 (57)
2025 Defense	13	24.8	25.1	24.6	35.1% (11)	3.81 (82)	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	46% (26)	52% (109)	34% (7)	37% (23)	19% (13)	.08 (24)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	32.9	37.6	23.8	41.6% (85)	4.11 (49)	1.3	21	375	119	256	4.3	42% (116)	58% (18)	45% (56)	39% (97)	21% (128)	.15 (91)
2024 Defense	13	28.4	21.6	34	38.1% (25)	3.68 (57)	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	45% (13)	55% (122)	38% (20)	38% (38)	18% (31)	.12 (35)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	13	43% (115)	41% (96)	33.1	117.7	3.6	18 (70)	.06 (97)	2.63 (122)	67% (97)	11% (107)	1.01 (51)
2025 Defense	13	46% (26)	34% (7)	-	-	-	-	-.06 (7)	2.34 (6)	69% (53)	13% (8)	0.96 (69)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	42% (116)	45% (56)	27.3	118.6	4.3	14 (98)	.18 (42)	3.1 (53)	77% (40)	12% (119)	1.05 (41)
2024 Defense	13	45% (13)	38% (20)	-	-	-	-	- (13)	2.36 (2)	48% (1)	12% (25)	0.98 (67)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	13	55% (23)	41% (75)	22.2	35.7	273.5	7.7	12.3	29 (8)	15 (127)	.34 (40)	1.7 (29)	33% (103)	31% (63)	.35 (53)	8% (123)	2 (66)
2025 Defense	13	52% (109)	37% (23)	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 (31)	.21 (53)	1.6 (110)	37% (8)	26% (19)	.17 (20)	6% (47)	2.1 (92)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	58% (18)	39% (97)	21.8	35.9	256.2	7.1	11.7	27 (20)	13 (103)	.13 (112)	1.6 (55)	32% (85)	35% (30)	.36 (60)	8% (126)	2.1 (40)
2024 Defense	13	55% (122)	38% (38)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (39)	.23 (70)	1.8 (123)	37% (3)	31% (82)	.33 (82)	6% (50)	2.2 (113)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Overall

Team Info

Power #72SP+ #36

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

3 - 9
ACC 2 - 6

Vs Spread4 - 8 - 0Totals8 - 4

One Score Games '25: (1-3)(29-30 under P.N.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Below Avg P4

'26 Profile

Up to Average P4

Performance #72

Special Teams #73

Returning Production

From 2025

0%NR

PITT lost their 25 starting QB

Offense %NR

Defense %NR

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 0%NR starters, exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 0 NRFrom Portal: NR

Rush Prod: %NR

Rec Prod: %NR

Front Seven: %NR

Secondary: %NR

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #39

Blue Chips (11%) #43

Offense TalentNR

Defense TalentNR

Portal Class #607 players (88 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #354 YR Class Rating #54

Talent Profile

Improving Average P4

NAN% of Roster from Portal, NAN% TY

NAN% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Frank Cignetti Jr. 2

(DC) Randy Bates 3

2023 Schedule

Information

SOS #31

Pittsburgh plays 1 opps off a byeND

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 8 - 5 (8 - 5 - 0) (ACC: 6 - 2)

2024 Record: 7 - 6 (6 - 7 - 0) (ACC: 3 - 5)

Win History

Past 5 years 7

Avg under Pat N 7.22

4 Yr Record (21 - 29)

8 Yr Record (55 - 46)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%)NR

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0NR

Defense: 0NR

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters of (%)2-Deep of (%)

Senior/Gr starters: (%) (Off: , Def: )

Upperclass Two-Deep: of (%)

Upperclass on Roster: %( of 0)

Portals

Top '23 Incoming Portals

Donovan McMillon (S)4★ (.90)

Derrick Davis Jr. (RB)3★ (.89)

Christian Veilleux (QB)3★ (.88)

Jackson Brown (OT)3★ (.87)

Phil Jurkovec (QB)3★ (.87)

Malcolm Epps (TE)3★ (.86)

Daejon Reynolds (WR)4★ (.00)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '23 Incoming Recruits

Jordan Bass (LB)4★ (.92)

Isaiah Neal (DL)3★ (.89)

Kenny Johnson (WR)3★ (.87)

Shadarian Harrison (CB)3★ (.87)

Antonio Camon (EDGE)3★ (.87)

T.J. Harvison (RB)3★ (.87)

Ryan Carretta (OT)3★ (.87)

Rasheem Biles (ATH)3★ (.87)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

Four Year Ratings Profile

Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile