Pittsburgh

ACC

Incoming

Outgoing

-5

Net

Team TVS: 15%

Roster Risk by Position

Offense 20%

Defense 12%

Special Teams 4%

Highest Risk Players

Deuce Spann

WR 50%

Justin Holmes

TE 44%

Ryan Carretta

OL 42%

Cataurus Hicks

WR 41%

Isaiah Neal

DL 40%

Transfer Impact by Position

Pos	Out	In	Net Value
LB	2	2	$-1,094K
QB	2	1	$-981K
OL	4	2	$-283K
ST	3	3	+$240K
WR	2	1	$-216K
RB	3	1	$-188K
TE	1	2	+$150K
DB	2	2	+$120K
DL	3	2	$-56K

Coaching Staff 3 coaches

Pat Narduzzi

Head Coach

From: Youngstown, OH

School: Rhode Island

Previously: Michigan State (2014)

Cory Sanders

Defensive Coordinator

From: Grand Rapids, MI

School: Saint Joseph'S

Previously:

Kade Bell

Offensive Coordinator

From: Jacksonville, FL

School: Jacksonville

2026 Recruiting Class 14 commits

#245

Damon Ferguson RB

Baltimore, MD · 5'11" · 190 lbs

4-star

(0.9148)

#422

Reston Lehman LB

Canonsburg, PA · 6'4" · 230 lbs

4-star

(0.8935)

#440

Nicholas Howard OT

Pearland, TX · 6'5" · 285 lbs

4-star

(0.8922)

#1059

Kentrail Mcrae Jr. CB

Clearwater, FL · 6'2" · 160 lbs

3-star

(0.87)

#1158

Demetrice McCray WR

Orlando, FL · 6'0" · 180 lbs

3-star

(0.8678)

#1158

Bryan Hamilton WR

Tampa, FL · 5'11" · 165 lbs

3-star

(0.8678)

#1158

Isaac Patterson S

Westerville, OH · 6'0" · 185 lbs

3-star

(0.8678)

#1158

Dylan Wester ATH

Sarasota, FL · 5'9" · 160 lbs

3-star

(0.8678)

#1274

Desmond Johnson LB

Miami, FL · 6'1" · 195 lbs

3-star

(0.8656)

#1274

Lincoln Hoke DL

Wexford, PA · 6'2" · 260 lbs

3-star

(0.8656)

#1722

Angelo Renda QB

Southlake, TX · 6'0" · 180 lbs

3-star

(0.8556)

#1838

John Curran IOL

Gibsonia, PA · 6'3" · 300 lbs

3-star

(0.8533)

#1838

Michael Van Der Oord OT

Cleveland, OH · 6'7" · 280 lbs

3-star

(0.8533)

#1871

Wyatt Villarreal TE

Celina, TX · 6'5" · 226 lbs

3-star

(0.8522)

Transfer Pipelines Historical patterns

                        Players Transfer to Pittsburgh From:
                    

▸ Purdue

2 players

Justin Schmidt LS

$150K

Alex Sanford Jr. LB

$150K

                        Players Transfer from Pittsburgh To:
                    

▸ Charlotte

2 players

Cole Gonzales QB

$52K

Henry Searcy LS

$30K

Recruiting Pipelines High school & state data (2020-2026)

                        Top High School Feeders
                    

St. Thomas Aquinas

Fort Lauderdale, FL

3 recruits

3.0-star avg

Cardinal Newman

West Palm Beach, FL

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

Central Catholic

Pittsburgh, PA

2 recruits

3.5-star avg

Creekside

Fairburn, GA

2 recruits

3.5-star avg

                        Recruiting by State
                    

PA

FL

OH

GA

VA

TX

NJ

MD

                    Coach Hometown Recruiting Connections
                

Pat Narduzzi

Head Coach from Youngstown, OH

                            10 recruits from OH
                        

Kade Bell

Offensive Coordinator from Jacksonville, FL

                            16 recruits from FL
                        

Incoming Transfers 16

3-star

3-star

K from Northern Arizona

3-star

Carson Kent

TE from Oklahoma

3-star

Malik Knight

WR from Western Carolina

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

CB from Slippery Rock

3-star

3-star

3-star

RB from Western Kentucky

3-star

2-star

2-star

Outgoing Transfers 21

4-star

4-star

4-star

IOL to Jacksonville State

4-star

4-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

OT to Western Kentucky

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

Potential Incoming Targets 6 players

Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.

Jimmy Johnsen IOL

Purdue Transfer pipeline

$150K

BJ Mayes LB

Purdue Transfer pipeline

$150K

Richard Toney Jr. S 2-star

Purdue Transfer pipeline

$150K

Tyrell Green IOL 3-star

Purdue Transfer pipeline

$150K

Carson Dean LB 3-star

Purdue Transfer pipeline

$150K

Sterling Smith S 2-star

Purdue Transfer pipeline

$30K

Transfer Ledger 38 transactions

Date		Player	Pos	School	NIL Value
01-23	OUT →	Zion Fowler-El	WR	→ Wagner	$14K
01-16	OUT →	Caleb Holmes	IOL	→ Jacksonville State	$30K
01-16	← IN	Holden Geriner	QB	Texas State →	$150K
01-15	OUT →	Sam Carpenter	K	→ Sam Houston	$30K
01-15	OUT →	Jackson Brown	IOL	→ UNLV	$32K
01-14	OUT →	Eli Holstein	QB	→ Virginia	$1,078K
01-14	OUT →	Davion Pritchard	CB	→ Kent State	$30K
01-14	← IN	Alex Sanford Jr.	LB	Purdue →	$150K
01-14	← IN	Samuel Hunsaker	K	Northern Arizona →	$150K
01-13	OUT →	Tai Ray	OT	→ Western Kentucky	$30K
01-13	OUT →	Francis Brewu	DL	→ Notre Dame	$156K
01-12	OUT →	Jahsear Whittington	DL	→ Nebraska	$170K
01-12	OUT →	Juelz Goff	RB	→ Boise State	$38K
01-12	OUT →	Henry Searcy	LS	→ Charlotte	$30K
01-11	OUT →	Rasheem Biles	LB	→ Texas	$1,060K
01-11	← IN	Eliyt Nairne	DL	Tulane →	$150K
01-10	OUT →	Maverick Gracio	EDGE	→ Ball State	$30K
01-10	← IN	DeMarco Ward	LB	Memphis →	$150K
01-10	← IN	Jeremiah Warren	DL	Illinois →	$150K
01-10	← IN	Elijah Lagg	TE	UAB →	$150K
01-10	← IN	La'Vell Wright	RB	Western Kentucky →	$250K
01-09	OUT →	Jesse Anderson	S	→ Kentucky	$150K
01-09	← IN	Carson Kent	TE	Oklahoma →	$150K
01-09	← IN	Justin Schmidt	LS	Purdue →	$150K
01-09	← IN	Gabe Russo	P	Idaho State →	$150K
01-08	OUT →	Trey Butkowski	K	→ Michigan	$150K
01-08	OUT →	Cole Gonzales	QB	→ Charlotte	$52K
01-08	← IN	Raion Strader	CB	Auburn →	$150K
01-08	← IN	Kanye Thompson	CB	Slippery Rock →	$150K
01-08	← IN	Keylen Davis	IOL	Akron →	$150K
01-07	OUT →	Lyndon Cooper	IOL	→ Vanderbilt	$491K
01-07	OUT →	Kenny Johnson	WR	→ Texas Tech	$702K
01-07	← IN	Malik Knight	WR	Western Carolina →	$501K
01-05	OUT →	Malachi Thomas	TE	→ LSU	$150K
01-04	← IN	Netinho Olivieri	OT	Pennsylvania →	$150K
01-03	OUT →	Derrick Davis Jr.	RB	→ TBD	$150K
-	OUT →	Kyle Louis	LB	→ NFL Draft	$334K
-	OUT →	Desmond Reid	RB	→ NFL Draft	$250K

OUT: $5.2M IN: $2.9M

NET: $-2.3M

Current Roster 92 players

#	Name	Pos	Year	Ht	Wt	Est. Value
6	Mason Heintschel	QB	FR	6'2"	215 lbs	$2.1M
7	Beau Jackson	QB	FR	6'3"	220 lbs	$1.0M
16	David Lynch	QB	SO	6'3"	220 lbs	$542K
27	Jaylin Brown	RB	FR	5'10"	190 lbs	$150K
-	Desmond Reid	RB	SR	5'8"	175 lbs	$250K
20	Synkwan Smith	RB	FR	5'7"	170 lbs	$150K
25	Ja'Kyrian Turner	RB	FR	5'9"	180 lbs	$500K
35	Jalynn Williams	RB	SR	5'10"	210 lbs	$150K
40	Amah Agwu	WR	FR	6'3"	195 lbs	$150K
29	Benny Haselrig	WR	SO	5'11"	185 lbs	$150K
81	Cataurus Hicks	WR	SO	5'10"	175 lbs	$500K
17	Tony Kinsler	WR	FR	5'11"	170 lbs	$150K
11	Censere Lee	WR	SR	5'11"	165 lbs	$150K
24	Tyreek Robinson	WR	FR	5'10"	175 lbs	$150K
84	Cam Sapp	WR	FR	5'10"	175 lbs	$150K
41	Jake Sassic	WR	FR	5'10"	180 lbs	$150K
47	Caden Smith	WR	JR	6'4"	185 lbs	$150K
22	Deuce Spann	WR	SR	6'4"	210 lbs	$150K
5	Raphael Williams Jr.	WR	SR	5'10"	165 lbs	$1.0M
80	Bryce Yates	WR	FR	6'0"	180 lbs	$260K
85	Josh Altsman	TE	JR	6'3"	235 lbs	$150K
32	Truitt Brown	TE	FR	6'4"	230 lbs	$150K
88	Justin Holmes	TE	SR	6'3"	245 lbs	$417K
44	Adam Howanitz	TE	SO	6'4"	235 lbs	$150K
86	Max Hunt	TE	FR	6'4"	215 lbs	$208K
87	Jake Overman	TE	SR	6'4"	240 lbs	$150K
70	Ryan Baer	OL	JR	6'7"	325 lbs	$1.0M
63	Ty Banco	OL	SO	6'1"	325 lbs	$150K
71	Ryan Carretta	OL	SO	6'5"	305 lbs	$260K
68	Torian Chester	OL	FR	6'4"	325 lbs	$150K
51	Jiavani Cooley	OL	FR	6'4"	295 lbs	$150K
60	Akram Elnagmi	OL	FR	6'6"	310 lbs	$150K
62	Jordan Fields	OL	FR	6'4"	260 lbs	$150K
66	Keith Gouveia	OL	SR	6'4"	310 lbs	$150K
58	Mason Lindsay	OL	FR	6'6"	315 lbs	$150K
72	Isaiah Montgomery	OL	JR	6'4"	305 lbs	$150K
64	Josh Nindl	OL	FR	6'3"	290 lbs	$150K
78	Jeff Persi	OL	SR	6'8"	315 lbs	$500K
53	Kendall Stanley	OL	JR	6'5"	295 lbs	$150K
50	Shep Turk	OL	FR	6'4"	305 lbs	$150K
55	BJ Williams	OL	JR	6'4"	320 lbs	$216K
35	JuJu Anderson	DL	FR	6'4"	230 lbs	$150K
53	Zach Crothers	DL	FR	6'4"	260 lbs	$150K
49	Charlie Donehue	DL	FR	6'1"	285 lbs	$150K
55	Sean FitzSimmons	DL	JR	6'3"	295 lbs	$150K
11	Nick James	DL	JR	6'2"	280 lbs	$150K
66	Ben Kauffman	DL	FR	6'3"	220 lbs	$150K
56	Jaeden Moore	DL	SO	6'4"	240 lbs	$150K
97	Isaiah Neal	DL	SO	6'2"	265 lbs	$1.0M
57	Cam Rosinsky	DL	SO	6'1"	240 lbs	$150K
44	Jimmy Scott	DL	JR	6'3"	260 lbs	$260K
90	Trevor Sommers	DL	FR	6'2"	270 lbs	$150K
10	Blaine Spires	DL	SR	6'3"	250 lbs	$150K
6	Nate Temple	DL	SR	6'4"	245 lbs	$150K
93	Ty Yuhas	DL	FR	6'3"	280 lbs	$150K
45	Joey Zelinsky	DL	SR	6'4"	250 lbs	$500K
46	Zach Zollers	DL	SO	6'3"	225 lbs	$150K
19	Jayden Bonsu	LB	SO	6'2"	210 lbs	$150K
37	Davin Brewton	LB	FR	6'0"	230 lbs	$150K
29	Luke DelGaudio	LB	SR	6'2"	215 lbs	$150K
36	Emory Fluhr	LB	FR	6'1"	200 lbs	$150K
51	Drew Foster	LB	JR	6'2"	220 lbs	$150K
52	Abe Ibrahim	LB	JR	6'1"	225 lbs	$150K
31	Nick Lapi	LB	SR	6'2"	215 lbs	$150K
24	Cameron Lindsey	LB	FR	6'1"	210 lbs	$173K
9	Kyle Louis	LB	JR	6'1"	220 lbs	$333K
-	Braylan Lovelace	LB	JR	6'2"	220 lbs	$667K
32	Jeremiah Marcelin	LB	SO	6'2"	230 lbs	$150K
38	Emmanuel Taylor	LB	FR	6'1"	205 lbs	$150K
54	Justin Thompson	LB	FR	6'2"	235 lbs	$150K
30	John Wetzel	LB	FR	5'11"	190 lbs	$150K
-	Shawn Lee Jr.	CB	FR	-	-	$217K
48	Matthew Amofa	DB	JR	5'10"	180 lbs	$150K
20	Kavir Bains-Marquez	DB	SR	5'10"	175 lbs	$150K
15	Rashad Battle	DB	SR	6'3"	195 lbs	$150K
12	Cruce Brookins	DB	SO	6'2"	195 lbs	$834K
26	Allen Bryant	DB	FR	6'0"	180 lbs	$150K
22	Zion Ferguson	DB	FR	6'1"	175 lbs	$150K
14	Josh Guerrier	DB	FR	5'10"	175 lbs	$150K
21	Shadarian Harrison	DB	SO	6'1"	190 lbs	$150K
8	Tamon Lynum	DB	SR	6'2"	185 lbs	$150K
27	Nigel Maynard	DB	FR	5'11"	180 lbs	$150K
7	Javon McIntyre	DB	SR	6'1"	195 lbs	$417K
18	Rashan Murray	DB	SR	6'2"	180 lbs	$150K
34	Marcus Serrano	DB	SR	5'11"	185 lbs	$150K
43	Valdez Stuvaints	DB	FR	5'10"	195 lbs	$150K
17	Cole Woodson	DB	FR	6'1"	205 lbs	$150K
97	Cade Dowd	P	JR	6'1"	230 lbs	$150K
91	Caleb Junko	P	SR	6'1"	205 lbs	$166K
92	Kaemon Tijerina	P	FR	6'0"	220 lbs	$150K
48	Nico Crawford	LS	JR	6'2"	225 lbs	$150K
47	Nilay Upadhyayula	LS	SR	5'11"	225 lbs	$150K