Pittsburgh's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Mar 26, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Mason Heintschel SO | 6'2"/215 | 201/316 (64%), 2357 Yds, 16 TD / 8 INT | 86 Car, 88 Yds, (1 YPC), 2 TD, 7 FUM | C- | C | #86 | 659 (100%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #11 Holden Geriner SR | 6'3"/225 | 0/1 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 2 Car, 10 Yds, (5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | C | 11 (2%) | TXST ('26) | ||
| #5 Corey Dailey FR | 6'6"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Angelo Renda FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #12 Beau Jackson FR | 6'3"/220 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Ja'Kyrian Turner SO | 5'9"/180 | 140 Car, 747 Yds, (5.3 YPC), 7 TD, 2 FUM | 25 Rec, 150 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C- | #81 | 354 (39%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #29 La'Vell Wright GR | 5'11"/215 | 85 Car, 471 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 10 TD, 0 FUM | 10 Rec, 88 Yds, (8.8 YPR), 1 TD | B | C | #26 | 222 (25%) | WKU ('26) | |
| #28 Justin Cook SR | 5'10"/175 | 9 Car, 31 Yds, (3.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 8 Rec, 44 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 0 TD | C- | B- | #435 | 53 (6%) | NA | |
| #00 Damon Ferguson FR | 5'11"/190 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 Synkwan Smith FR | 5'7"/170 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #27 Jaylin Brown FR | 5'10"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #18 Malik Knight SR | 6'1"/180 | 47 Rec, 774 Yds, (16.5 YPR), 7 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Car, 7 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 656 (48%) | WCU ('26) | ||
| #3 Cataurus Hicks JR | 5'10"/175 | 24 Rec, 422 Yds, (17.6 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Car, -5 Yds, 0 TD | C- | D | #321 | 608 (45%) | LOU ('25) | |
| #80 Bryce Yates SO | 6'0"/180 | 11 Rec, 202 Yds, (18.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | C- | #558 | 122 (9%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #10 Censere Lee SR | 5'11"/165 | 5 Rec, 86 Yds, (17.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D+ | #502 | 122 (9%) | NA | |
| #17 Tony Kinsler SO | 5'11"/170 | 1 Rec, 4 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | A | #930 | 49 (4%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #84 Cam Sapp FR | 5'10"/175 | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B- | 13 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #81 Rodney Dunbar FR | 6'5"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #87 Demetrice McCray FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #83 Dylan Wester FR | 5'9"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Bryan Hamilton FR | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #24 Tyreek Robinson SO | 5'10"/175 | 3* HS ('24) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #82 Elijah Lagg SR | 6'2"/245 | 20 Rec, 164 Yds, (8.2 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | D | D+ | B | 524 (37%) | UAB ('26) | |
| #85 Carson Kent SR | 6'4"/245 | 3 Rec, 26 Yds, (8.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | C- | B+ | 130 (9%) | OKLA ('26) | |
| #86 Max Hunt FR | 6'4"/215 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | C+ | B- | 6 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #88 Wyatt Villarreal FR | 6'5"/230 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #44 Adam Howanitz JR | 6'4"/235 | NA |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #70 Ryan Baer (T) SR | 6'7"/325 | B | A | B+ | 882 (134%) | 4* HS ('22) | |
| #74 Netinho Olivieri (T) SR | 6'4"/305 | C+ | B | A+ | 687 (93.6%) | PENN ('26) | |
| #53 Kendall Stanley (T) SR | 6'5"/295 | D+ | C- | B- | 582 (88%) | CHAR ('25) | |
| #51 Jiavani Cooley (T) SO | 6'4"/295 | D- | D+ | D | 65 (10%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #60 Akram Elnagmi (T) FR | 6'6"/310 | C | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Nicholas Howard (OT) FR | 6'5"/285 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Michael Van Der Oord (OT) FR | 6'7"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #55 BJ Williams (G) SR | 6'4"/320 | C | C+ | B+ | 893 (136%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #56 Keylen Davis (G) SR | 6'2"/315 | C+ | A | C- | 691 (94.5%) | AKR ('26) | |
| #71 Ryan Carretta (G) JR | 6'5"/305 | C | C+ | B+ | 582 (88%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #66 Keith Gouveia (G) SR | 6'4"/310 | C+ | B+ | B+ | 213 (32%) | RICH ('25) | |
| #72 Isaiah Montgomery (G) SR | 6'4"/305 | C- | B | B- | 63 (10%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #68 Torian Chester (C) FR | 6'4"/325 | D | D+ | B- | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #62 Jordan Fields (OL) FR | 6'4"/260 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #50 Shep Turk (OL) FR | 6'4"/305 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #77 John Curran (OL) FR | 6'3"/305 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #58 Mason Lindsay (OL) SO | 6'6"/315 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #63 Ty Banco (OL) JR | 6'1"/325 | TA&M ('25) | |||||
| #59 Justin Schmidt (LS) FR | 6'2"/240 | PUR ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Isaiah Neal (DE) JR | 6'2"/265 | 36 Tac, 18 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | B- | 557 (58%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #44 Jimmy Scott (DE) SR | 6'3"/260 | 17 Tac, 8 Solo, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 8 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C | 531 (55%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #5 Zach Crothers (DE) SO | 6'4"/260 | 15 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | C | 95 (10%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #56 Jaeden Moore (DE) JR | 6'4"/240 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C | 54 (6%) | ORE ('25) | |
| #35 JuJu Anderson (DE) FR | 6'4"/230 | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #11 Nick James (DT) SR | 6'2"/280 | 21 Tac, 7 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C | 486 (84%) | IND ('24) | |
| #55 Sean FitzSimmons (DT) SR | 6'3"/295 | 25 Tac, 8 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | C | 356 (62%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #95 Eliyt Nairne (DT) JR | 6'1"/290 | 10 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C | 186 (28.8%) | TULN ('26) | |
| #45 Jeremiah Warren (DT) JR | 6'2"/315 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C | 97 (15.3%) | ILL ('26) | |
| #90 Trevor Sommers (DT) FR | 6'2"/270 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D- | C- | 17 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #93 Ty Yuhas (DT) SO | 6'3"/280 | C | C- | 12 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #66 Ben Kauffman (DT) FR | 6'3"/220 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #58 Reston Lehman (DL) FR | 6'4"/230 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 Josh Pittman (DL) FR | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #76 Lincoln Hoke (DL) FR | 6'2"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #50 Denim Cook (DL) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('25) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Braylan Lovelace SR | 6'2"/220 | 79 Tac, 41 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (1 TDS) | B | C- | C | 851 (106%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #31 DeMarco Ward JR | 6'1"/215 | 50 Tac, 33 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (2 TDS) | B- | C- | C- | 644 (80%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #10 Alex Sanford Jr. SR | 6'1"/225 | 47 Tac, 18 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | F | 362 (45%) | PUR ('26) | |
| #24 Cameron Lindsey SO | 6'1"/210 | 32 Tac, 20 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | C+ | 288 (36%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #52 Abe Ibrahim SR | 6'1"/225 | 16 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | C | 74 (9%) | NA | |
| #37 Davin Brewton SO | 6'0"/230 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | D+ | 35 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #38 Emmanuel Taylor SO | 6'1"/205 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | D+ | 26 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #54 Justin Thompson FR | 6'2"/235 | C | C+ | C | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #00 Isaiah Simmons FR | 6'0"/200 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #32 Jeremiah Marcelin SO | 6'2"/230 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #34 Marcus Jennings FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #48 Desmond Johnson FR | 6'1"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #30 John Wetzel FR | 5'11"/190 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #19 Jayden Bonsu JR | 6'2"/210 | OSU ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Shadarian Harrison (CB) JR | 6'1"/190 | 29 Tac, 17 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | C- | 518 (52%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #28 Shawn Lee Jr. (CB) SO | 5'10"/180 | 31 Tac, 23 Solo, 5 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C+ | B+ | 427 (43%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #16 Raion Strader (CB) SR | 6'0"/180 | 9 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C | 179 (18%) | AUB ('26) | |
| #18 Rashan Murray (CB) SR | 6'2"/180 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 44 (4%) | NA | ||
| #22 Zion Ferguson (CB) SO | 6'1"/175 | 8 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D- | 26 (3%) | UNC ('25) | ||
| #27 Nigel Maynard (CB) SO | 5'11"/180 | C | C | 6 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #12 Cruce Brookins (S) JR | 6'2"/195 | 53 Tac, 28 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C | B | 504 (38%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #14 Josh Guerrier (S) SO | 5'10"/175 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | 135 (10%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #26 Allen Bryant (S) SO | 6'0"/180 | 16 Tac, 13 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D | 71 (5%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #17 Cole Woodson (S) FR | 6'1"/205 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #41 Isaac Patterson (DB) FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #29 Da’Ron Barksdale (DB) FR | 5'10"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #25 Kentrail McRae (DB) FR | 6'2"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #15 Tony Forney (DB) FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #23 Kanye Thompson (DB) SR | 6'0"/160 | SRU ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #91 Samuel Hunsaker JR | 5'9"/150 | 11/15 (73.3%), Long 50 Yds | 39/39 | 72 Pts | B+ | B+ | NAU ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #98 Gabe Russo JR | 6'0"/240 | 38, 1762 YDS (46.4 YPP), Long 74 YDS | 17 In 20, 5 TB | IDST ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Pat Narduzzi returnsOC Kade Bell returnsDC Randy Bates returns
Players with Starting experience2613 off • 13 def
Team Talent822#59 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.86Blue-chip 2.5%
Roster Size9324 portal (22.2%)
Off: 46 Talent: (#62)
Def: 45 Talent: (#49)
ST: 2
New Portal In: 17 (15.7%)
Portal Losses: 23
Unrated/No Stats: 15
Total Team Snaps: 17917
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 63
JAG: 19
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 99 (1%)
SO Snaps: 3481 (19%)
JR Snaps: 4395 (25%)
SR Snaps: 9626 (54%)
GR Snaps: 316 (2%)
81% Snaps by Upperclassmen
15 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (0)
0 (0)
670(11)
Exp 100% • Prod 66% — Mason Heintschel returns, their starting QB from last year. Holden Geriner was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (1)
629(222)
Exp 70% • Prod 80% — Pittsburgh returns Ja'Kyrian Turner, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
2 (0)
2230(1310)
Exp 58% • Prod 48% — Pittsburgh lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
4 (1)
2 (0)
4667(1378)
T 100% • G 100% • C 1% — Pittsburgh OL: 4 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '26 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
4 (0)
0 (2)
2394(283)
DE 65% • DT 98% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (1)
2 (0)
2287(1006)
LB 95% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (1)
0 (0)
1919(179)
CB 61% • S 27% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 8196 (2921 portal) 64% returning, (36% via Portal) • Defense 6600 (1468 portal) 78% returning, (22% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge