| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #10 Eli Holstein (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/225 | 179/290 (62%), 2225 Yds, 17 TD / 7 INT | 81 Car, 328 Yds, (4 YPC), 3 TD, 5 FUM | C | B+ | #66 | 563 (58%) | 0.88 | ALA ('24) |
| #16 David Lynch (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/215 | 16/27 (59%), 111 Yds, 0 TD / 3 INT | 4 Car, -14 Yds, (-3.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | D | #331 | 58 (6%) | 0 | NA |
| #12 Julian Dugger (QB) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/210 | 7/13 (54%), 72 Yds, 2 TD / 1 INT | 21 Car, 88 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | D+ | A+ | #211 | 59 (6%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #00 Mason Heintschel (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/200 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Beau Jackson (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/200 | 0 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #25 Desmond Reid (RB) | SR ('1) | 5'8"/175 | 184 Car, 966 Yds, (5.3 YPC), 5 TD, 3 FUM | 52 Rec, 579 Yds, (11.1 YPR), 4 TD | A- | A | #84 | 607 (62%) | 0.87 | WCU ('24) |
| #34 Derrick Davis Jr. (RB) | SR (0) | 6'0"/205 | 27 Car, 70 Yds, (2.6 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 15 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD | B- | D | #262 | 111 (11%) | 0.89 | LSU ('23) |
| #26 Juelz Goff (RB) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/190 | 16 Car, 41 Yds, (2.6 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 6 Rec, 53 Yds, (8.8 YPR), 0 TD | C | A- | #550 | 93 (10%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #00 Jaylin Brown (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/187 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #30 Caleb Williams (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/205 | 0 | 0 | NA | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #2 Kenny Johnson (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/200 | 46 Rec, 537 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 3 TD, 2 FUM | 6 Car, 26 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | C | #202 | 648 (45%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #20 Raphael Williams Jr. (WR) | SR (0) | 5'10"/165 | 36 Rec, 419 Yds, (11.6 YPR), 6 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -3 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D | #217 | 830 (58%) | 0.89 | SDSU ('24) |
| #22 Censere Lee (WR) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/175 | 19 Rec, 254 Yds, (13.4 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | #335 | 307 (21%) | 0 | NA |
| #81 Cataurus Hicks (WR) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/180 | 12 Rec, 149 Yds, (12.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | #572 | 246 (10.2%) | 0.87 | LOU ('25) |
| #24 Tyreek Robinson (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'10"/170 | 3 Rec, 27 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B | #936 | 30 (2%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) |
| JR ('1) | 5'10"/180 | 2 Rec, 15 Yds, (7.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 6 Car, 76 Yds, 1 TD | C+ | B- | #911 | 26 (2%) | 0 | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #23 Zion Fowler-El (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/190 | 1 Rec, 12 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | B | 77 (5%) | 0 | NA | |
| #29 Benny Haselrig (WR) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/185 | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, (7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 11 (1%) | 0 | NA | |
| #5 Deuce Spann (WR) | GR ('1) | 6'4"/208 | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | #952 | 12 (0.6%) | 0.87 | FSU ('25) |
| #27 Cameron Monteiro (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | F | 12 (1%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #47 Nilay Upadhyayula (WR) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/230 | 0 | 0 | NA | |||||
| #47 Caden Smith (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/185 | 0 | 0 | NA | |||||
| #14 Andy Jean (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/184 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | 0.85 | FLA ('25) | ||
| #00 Tony Kinsler (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/165 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Kha’leal Sterling (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/165 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Cameron Sapp (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/160 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #87 Jake Overman (TE) | GR (0) | 6'4"/245 | 17 Rec, 160 Yds, (9.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B | B- | D+ | 310 (31%) | 0.86 | ORST ('24) | |
| #82 Malachi Thomas (TE) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/225 | 2 Rec, 22 Yds, (11 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A- | C | B- | 23 (2%) | 0 | NA | |
| #00 Max Hunt (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/210 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #88 Jake Renda (TE) | SR ('0) | 6'4"/240 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #70 Ryan Baer (T) | JR ('1) | 6'7"/325 | 957 (95%) | C | B+ (34%) | C- (66%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('22) | ||
| #53 Kendall Stanley (T) | JR ('1) | 6'5"/290 | 706 (42%) | A | A- (41%) | A- (59%) | 0.86 | CHAR ('25) | ||
| #74 Terrence Enos Jr. (T) | SR (0) | 6'5"/315 | 383 (38%) | F | C- (39%) | D+ (61%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('21) | ||
| #72 Isaiah Montgomery (T) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/300 | 208 (21%) | F | A (26%) | F (74%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #79 Jeffrey Persi (T) | GR (0) | 6'8"/310 | 168 (10.2%) | D+ | D+ (51%) | C (49%) | 0.85 | MICH ('25) | ||
| #77 Jackson Brown (T) | JR ('1) | 6'6"/305 | 126 (12%) | F | C- (27%) | F (73%) | 0.87 | CAL ('23) | ||
| #67 Tai Ray (T) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/330 | 8 (1%) | D+ | D+ (25%) | A- (75%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Akram Elnagmi (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'6"/305 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Shep Turk (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/275 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Jordan Fields (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/265 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #55 BJ Williams (G) | JR ('2) | 6'4"/315 | 898 (97%) | B | B (32%) | B (68%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #71 Ryan Carretta (G) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/305 | 15 (2%) | B- | C+ (20%) | A (80%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #56 Lyndon Cooper (C) | SR (0) | 6'2"/310 | 856 (88%) | A- | B+ (35%) | A- (65%) | 0.84 | NCST ('24) | ||
| #00 Torian Chester (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/315 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #54 Moritz Schmoranzer (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/290 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #66 Mason Lindsay (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/305 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #76 Caleb Holmes (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/285 | 0.91 | 4* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #53 Adham Abouraya (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/280 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #51 Jiavani Cooley (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/305 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #44 Jimmy Scott (DE) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/260 | 30 Tac, 19 Solo, 13 TFL, 6 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (43%) | B+ (57%) | C+ (1%) | 561 (56%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #45 Joey Zelinsky (DE) | GR (0) | 6'4"/250 | 30 Tac, 13 Solo, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (53%) | A- (46%) | B (1%) | 381 (22.8%) | 0.74 | EMU ('25) |
| #9 Blaine Spires (DE) | GR ('1) | 6'3"/230 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (43%) | B (56%) | D+ (1%) | 178 (10.8%) | 0.87 | USU ('25) |
| #39 Maverick Gracio (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/255 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (73%) | C- (27%) | 11 (1%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #46 Zach Zollers (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/235 | C+ (42%) | D+ (53%) | C+ (5%) | 19 (2%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #00 Julian Anderson (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/210 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #55 Sean FitzSimmons (DT) | JR ('1) | 6'3"/285 | 32 Tac, 13 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A (48%) | B- (52%) | C+ (0%) | 326 (35%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #97 Isaiah Neal (DT) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/270 | 21 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (33%) | D (66%) | A- (0%) | 422 (46%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #96 Nick James (DT) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/290 | 20 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (52%) | B- (48%) | B- (0%) | 371 (40%) | 0.85 | IND ('24) |
| #95 Francis Brewu (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/280 | 15 Tac, 2 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A (46%) | B+ (54%) | C+ (0%) | 252 (27%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) |
| SR ('1) | 6'3"/275 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (49%) | C (51%) | C+ (0%) | 81 (9%) | 0 | 4* HS ('21) | |
| #40 Jahsear Whittington (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/275 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (77%) | B (23%) | C+ (0%) | 43 (5%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #93 Ty Yuhas (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/275 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #53 Zach Crothers (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/255 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Trevor Sommers (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/245 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #38 Kyle Louis (LB) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/225 | 100 Tac, 45 Solo, 16 TFL, 7 Sacks, 9 QB Hur | 3 PD, 4 INT (1 TDS) | A+ (42%) | B+ (16%) | A+ (42%) | 838 (84%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #31 Rasheem Biles (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/215 | 80 Tac, 46 Solo, 14 TFL, 4 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 9 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | A- (41%) | A+ (18%) | A+ (41%) | 534 (54%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #35 Braylan Lovelace (LB) | JR (0) | 6'2"/225 | 53 Tac, 23 Solo, 11 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C (100%) | 2 (0%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #59 Nick Lapi (LB) | SR (0) | 6'2"/220 | 7 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (32%) | D+ (18%) | A (50%) | 38 (4%) | 0 | NA |
| #56 Jaeden Moore (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/240 | 6 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (20%) | B- (69%) | C+ (11%) | 104 (6%) | 0.86 | ORE ('25) |
| #37 Davin Brewton (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/235 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (100%) | 6 (1%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #24 Cameron Lindsey (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/210 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (46%) | B- (54%) | 13 (1%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #32 Jeremiah Marcelin (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/235 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (43%) | C (23%) | A- (34%) | 35 (4%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #00 Justin Thompson (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/220 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Denim Cook (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/223 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #8 Tamon Lynum (CB) | GR (0) | 6'2"/190 | 37 Tac, 22 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (40%) | B- (0%) | B (59%) | 435 (44%) | 0.85 | NEB ('24) |
| #21 Shadarian Harrison (CB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/190 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C (17%) | A- (83%) | 6 (1%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Mason Alexander (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/180 | 0 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #7 Javon McIntyre (S) | SR (0) | 6'1"/195 | 51 Tac, 30 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (44%) | B (0%) | C (56%) | 574 (53%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #34 Cruce Brookins (S) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/195 | 35 Tac, 26 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | A- (28%) | A- (4%) | C- (67%) | 278 (26%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #16 Jesse Anderson (S) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/185 | 9 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (53%) | B (47%) | 43 (4%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Cole Woodson (S) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/190 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #21 Jayden Bonsu (S) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/207 | 0 | 0.85 | OSU ('25) | |||||
| #26 Allen Bryant (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/170 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #27 Nigel Maynard (DB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/180 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #23 Davion Pritchard (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/170 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #94 Sam Carpenter (K) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/190 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C- | 0 | NA | |||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #91 Caleb Junko (P) | SR (0) | 6'1"/210 | 58, 2534 YDS (43.7 YPP), Long 67 YDS | 16 In 20, 3 TB | C+ | B | 0 | NA | ||
| FR ATH - No Position Yet | Yr | H/W | Rating | Origin | ||||||
| #00 Synkwan Smith (ATH) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/165 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Joshua Guerrier (ATH) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/160 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Bryce Yates (ATH) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/160 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Emmanuel Taylor (ATH) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/190 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Shawn Lee (ATH) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/170 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Ja'Kyrian Turner (ATH) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/163 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 786, #48 in CFB. 0.87 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 3.23%
Breakdown - Offense: 336.2 (49) Defense: 273.76 (36) ST: 0 (2)
93 Total players, 18 from Transfer Portal. 15.7% of roster is from the Portal.
12 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 10.4% of roster is from this years Portal, 19 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 3 very good players, 65 good players, 12 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 3269 (20%), JR: 7081 (42%), SR: 4439 (27%), GR: 1901 (11%)
22 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (70%), Prod: (69%) Eli Holstein returns, their starting QB from last year.
RB Exp: (83%), Prod: (86%) '24 lead RB Desmond Reid returns, QB was 2nd rush threat
Pittsburgh lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (73%), Prod: (63%) OL Experience: T: (100%): G: (50%): C: (88%):
Pittsburgh OL: 3 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 1 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 1 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (46%) DT: (81%)
LB Experience: (51%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (23%) S: (42%)
Kicker Experience: (1%), Punter: (46%)
Return Experience - QB 70%, Skill Players 58%, Off Line 79%, Front Seven 59%, Secondary 33% | Offense 69% - Defense 49%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 69%, Rush Yds: 86%, Rec Yds: 63%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 56%, Sacks: 81%, QB Hurries: 63%, TFLs: 80%, Pass Def: 55%, INTs: 69%