Pittsburgh Panthers

Atlantic Coast · Acrisure Stadium · Pittsburgh, PA

8-5 2025 record (6-2 conf)
Title odds (#37 board)
Win total (O -128)
48% Returning starter games
87th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Pat Narduzzi Head Coach · 12th year
80–61 Career · 12 seasons, all at PITT
Pro Style Offense
4-3 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 32%21 / 666 / 1848%
Offensive line 79%50 / 6311 / 1469%
Defensive front 59%48 / 8212 / 2346%
Secondary 18%10 / 578 / 1344%

Back 38

Mason Heintschel QB · 2,442 yds · 10g 28%
Cruce Brookins DB · 4 INT+PD · 10g 22%
Jimmy Scott DL · 14 havoc · 12g 11%
BJ Williams OL · 13g 11%
Ryan Baer OL · 13g 11%
Kendall Stanley OL · 13g 11%

Gone 33

Kavir Bains-Marquez DB · 6 INT+PD · 13g · gone 33%
Rasheem Biles LB · 20 havoc · 10g · to TEX 16%
Eli Holstein QB · 1,169 yds · 8g · to UVA 14%
Kyle Louis LB · 14 havoc · 11g · gone 11%
Lyndon Cooper OL · 13g · to VAN 11%
Javon McIntyre DB · 2 INT+PD · 13g · gone 11%

New 9

La'Vell Wright RB · 559 yds · 13g · from WKU
Elijah Lagg TE · 164 yds · 12g · from UAB
Carson Kent TE · 26 yds · 12g · from OKLA
Keylen Davis OL · 12g · from AKR
Eliyt Nairne DL · 1 havoc · 14g · from TULN
DeMarco Ward LB · 2 havoc · 13g · from MEM

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 33.7 85
Explosive play rate 11.2% 53
Red zone TD rate 62.7% 16
Line yards per carry 1.7 8
Sack rate allowed 9.2% 10

Defense

Points allowed per game 24.8 50
Explosive rate allowed 9.3% 80
Red zone score rate allowed 87.5% 21
Line yards per carry allowed 1.6 96
Sack rate 6.3% 57

2025 Margin by Game

DUQ
CMU
WVU
LOU
BC
FSU
SYR
NCST
STAN
ND
GT
MIA
ECU

2026 schedule

87th-hardest path in FBS · 2 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sat 4:30 PMvs Miami (OH)7-7 32 The CW
W2Sat 7:30 PMvs UCF5-7 27ESPN2
W3Thu 11:30 PMvs Syracuse3-9 26ESPN
W4Sat 4:00 PMvs Bucknell Bison 8ACC Network Extra
W5Fri 11:00 PM@ Virginia Tech3-9 35ESPN
W6Sat 5:00 PMvs North Carolina4-8 25
W7Sat 5:00 PM@ Boston College2-10 24
W8Sat 5:00 PM@ Miami (FL)13-3 76
W9Sat 5:00 PMvs Georgia Tech9-4 41
W11Sat 12:00 AMvs Florida State5-7 30ESPN
W12Sat 6:00 PM@ Louisville9-4 50
W13Sat 6:00 PM@ California7-6 39

Depth chart

Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Mason Heintschel SO · #6 Holden Geriner SR · #11 Corey Dailey FR · #5
RB Ja'Kyrian Turner SO · #25 La'Vell Wright GR · #29 Damon Ferguson Jr. FR · #26
WR-X Malik Knight SR · #18 Tony Kinsler SO · #17
WR-Z Blue Hicks JR · #3 Censere Lee SR · #10
WR-SL Bryce Yates SO · #80 Cam Sapp FR · #84
TE Carson Kent SR · #85 Elijah Lagg SR · #82 Max Hunt FR · #86
LT Kendall Stanley SR · #53 Netinho Olivieri SR · #74
LG Keylen Davis SR · #56 Keith Gouveia SR · #66
C Ryan Carretta JR · #71 Isaiah Montgomery SR · #72
RG BJ Williams SR · #55 Torian Chester FR · #68
RT Ryan Baer SR · #70 Jiavani Cooley SO · #51 Akram Elnagmi FR · #60

Roster 113

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Braylan LovelaceLBSR6'2"225Leechburg, PA
2 Isaiah NealDLJR6'2"250Washington, DC
3 Blue HicksWRJR5'10"185Miami, FL
5 Zach CrothersDLSO6'4"265Weston, FL
5 Corey DaileyQBFR6'6"200Seguin, TX
6 Mason HeintschelQBSO6'2"215Oregon, OH
8 Angelo RendaQBFR6'0"180Southlake, TX
10 Alex Sanford Jr.LBSR6'1"235Oxford, MS
10 Censere LeeWRSR5'11"170Clearwater, FL
11 Nick JamesDLSR6'2"295Prattville, AL
11 Holden GerinerQBSR6'3"215Savannah, GA
12 Cruce BrookinsDBJR6'0"205Pittsburgh, PA
12 Beau JacksonQBFR6'3"220West Bloomfield, MI
14 Benny HaselrigWRJR5'11"195Pittsburgh, PA
14 Josh GuerrierDBSO5'10"185Ocoee, FL
15 Tony ForneyDBFR6'1"195Decatur, GA
16 Raion StraderDBSR6'0"190Pittsburgh, PA
17 Cole WoodsonDBFR6'1"210Haymarket, VA
17 Tony KinslerWRSO5'11"175Daytona Beach, FL
18 Rashan MurrayDBSR6'2"185Pittsburgh, PA
18 Malik KnightWRSR6'1"185Fort Lauderdale, FL
19 Davin FriedmanQBFR6'3"195Erie, PA
19 Jayden BonsuLBJR6'2"215Hillside, NJ
20 Synkwan SmithRBFR5'7"185Roswell, GA
20 Josh PittmanDLFR6'3"240Suffolk, VA
21 Shadarian HarrisonDBJR6'1"200Lakeland, FL
22 Bryan HamiltonWRFR5'11"165Tampa, FL
22 Zion FergusonDBSO6'1"180Atlanta, GA
23 Kanye ThompsonDBSR6'0"170McKeesport, PA
24 Cameron LindseyLBSO6'1"210Aliquippa, PA
24 Tyreek RobinsonWRSO5'10"180Shreveport, LA
25 Ja'Kyrian TurnerRBSO5'9"195Wildwood, FL
25 Kentrail McRae Jr.DBFR6'2"175Clearwater, FL
26 Damon Ferguson Jr.RBFR5'11"190Gwynn Oak, MD
26 Allen BryantDBSO6'0"180Pahokee, FL
27 Jaylin BrownRBFR5'10"210Orlando, FL
27 Nigel MaynardDBSO5'11"180Smyrna, TN
28 Justin CookRBSR5'10"175Harrisburg, PA
28 Shawn Lee Jr.DBSO5'10"180Harrisburg, PA
29 La'Vell WrightRBGR5'11"215Louisville, KY
29 Da'Ron BarksdaleDBFR5'10"195Pittsburgh, PA
30 John WetzelLBFR5'11"210Latrobe, PA
30 Jack LesniewiczWRFR6'2"175Hinsdale, IL
31 DeMarco WardLBJR6'1"230Duluth, GA
32 Jeremiah MarcelinLBSO6'2"235Opa-locka, FL
32 Truitt BrownTESO6'4"235Tampa, FL
34 Marcus JenningsLBFR6'2"220Southfield, MI
34 Ethan ShineRBJR5'10"225Doylestown, PA
35 Zaky RobertsRBJR5'10"190Hurricane, WV
35 JuJu AndersonDLFR6'4"245Orlando, FL
37 Davin BrewtonLBSO6'0"230Neptune, NJ
38 Emmanuel TaylorLBSO6'1"205Virginia Beach, VA
39 D'Angelo StockerDBSR5'10"170Coatesville, PA
40 Ty MillhimesDLJR6'2"240Hummelstown, PA
40 Amah AgwuWRSO6'3"190Lynbrook, NY
41 Isaac PattersonDBFR6'0"190Westerville, OH
41 Jake SassicWRSO5'10"180Pittsburgh, PA
43 Valdez StuvaintsDBFR5'10"200McKeesport, PA
44 Jimmy ScottDLSR6'3"265Buffalo, NY
44 Adam HowanitzTEJR6'4"240Archbald, PA
45 Jeremiah WarrenDLJR6'2"305Belleville, MI
46 Zach ZollersLBJR6'2"225Royersford, PA
47 Jaxson MarkDBFR6'0"170Westerville, OH
48 Desmond JohnsonLBFR6'1"210Miami, FL
49 Charlie DonehueDLFR6'1"275Powell, OH
50 Denim CookDLFR6'3"245Columbus, OH
50 Shep TurkOLFR6'4"310Jefferson Hills, PA
51 Jiavani CooleyOLSO6'4"315Erie, PA
52 Abe IbrahimLBSR6'1"225Carnegie, PA
53 Kendall StanleyOLSR6'5"305Albany, GA
54 Justin ThompsonLBFR6'2"235Bowie, MD
55 BJ WilliamsOLSR6'4"320Lawrenceville, GA
55 Sean FitzSimmonsDLSR6'3"300Monaca, PA
56 Keylen DavisOLSR6'2"325Indianapolis, IN
56 Jaeden MooreDLJR6'4"250Hanford, CA
57 Alex RudolphLSFR5'9"200Edwardsburg, MI
58 Mason LindsayOLSO6'6"320Hyattsville, MD
58 Reston LehmanDLFR6'4"235McMurray, PA
59 Justin SchmidtLSFR6'2"235Pittsburgh, PA
60 Akram ElnagmiOLFR6'6"315Bristol,, GBR
61 Sean FranklinOLFR6'6"300Mars, PA
62 Jordan FieldsOLFR6'4"265Houston, TX
63 Ty BancoOLJR6'0"320Washington, PA
64 Josh NindlOLFR6'3"295Gibsonia, PA
66 Keith GouveiaOLSR6'4"305Stephens City, VA
66 Ben KauffmanDLFR6'3"240Media, PA
68 Torian ChesterOLFR6'4"310Albany, GA
70 Ryan BaerOLSR6'7"325Eastlake, OH
71 Ryan CarrettaOLJR6'5"320Galena, OH
72 Isaiah MontgomeryOLSR6'4"300Virginia Beach, VA
74 Netinho OlivieriOLSR6'4"310Newton, MA
76 Mike van der OordOLFR6'7"285Westlake, OH
76 Lincoln HokeDLFR6'2"285Sewickley, PA
77 John CurranOLFR6'3"310Gibsonia, PA
77 Dylan PitzerDLFR6'7"285Derry, PA
78 Nick HowardOLFR6'5"350Pearland, TX
80 Bryce YatesWRSO6'0"185Ettrick, VA
81 Rodney DunbarWRFR6'5"185Thomasville, GA
82 Elijah LaggTESR6'2"235Mountain Home, AR
83 Dylan WesterWRFR5'9"175Palmetto, FL
84 Cam SappWRFR5'10"175Miami, FL
85 Carson KentTESR6'4"250Milton, GA
86 Max HuntTEFR6'4"225Tampa, FL
87 Demetrice McCrayWRFR6'0"205Clermont, FL
88 Wyatt VillarrealTEFR6'5"230Celina, TX
90 Trevor SommersDLFR6'2"280Davie, FL
91 Sam HunsakerKJR5'9"175Gilbert, AZ
92 Kaemon TijerinaPFR6'0"215Redford, MI
93 Antonio ChadhaKSR5'9"200Bryn Mawr, PA
93 Ty YuhasDLSO6'3"285Munhall, PA
94 Carter GenchiKFR5'10"160Powder Springs, GA
95 Eliyt NairneDLJR6'1"290Charlotte, NC
98 Gabe RussoPJR6'0"235Montgomery, AL