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Pittsburgh

Panthers0-06th in ACC
Acrisure Stadium · Pittsburgh, PA · 68,400
Rank —
33
Rating
60.7
TeamStrong roster
OffenseUnproven
DefenseStrong front seven

The season ahead

12 games scheduled

Schedule

12 games
WkOpponentWin probDateProjectedGame page
1
vs#91Miami (OH)
95%
Sep 537-14p›
2
vs#52UCF
73%
Sep 1232-24p›
3
vs#71SyracusePitt-Syracuse
82%
Sep 1735-23p›
4
vsBucknell
99%
Sep 2646-12p›
5
at#57Virginia Tech
60%
Oct 230-27p›
6
vs#61North Carolina
73%
Oct 1031-23p›
7
at#79Boston College
71%
Oct 1733-26p›
8
at#6Miami
15%
Oct 2421-35p›
9
vs#38Georgia Tech
59%
Oct 3130-27p›
11
vs#30Florida State
45%
Nov 1429-31p›
12
at#28Louisville
38%
Nov 2127-31p›
13
at#68California
69%
Nov 2831-24p›

Profile

Team DNA

rank of 138
Personnel
#5869
Talent
#3075
Position groups2025 player ratings
QB26th
RB32nd
WR91st
TE78th
OL78th
DL8th
LB9th
DB75th

Starting eleven

11 personnel
11 of 11 named10 ratedavg 51.12025 ratings
X55.6
B. Yates
WR · SO164th
LT45.5
R. Baer
OL · SR155th
LG44.0
K. Gouveia
OL · SR161st
C35.0
I. Montgomery
OL · SR199th
RG34.6
K. Davis
OL · SR204th
RT—
B. Williams
OL · SR
TE50.0
E. Lagg
TE · SR130th
SL47.1
C. Hicks
WR · JR404th
Z47.9
T. Kinsler
WR · SO378th
QB77.4
M. Heintschel
QB · SO26th
RB73.8
J. Turner
RB · SO40th

Roster

Core lineup

2025 ratings
Offense
QB
Mason HeintschelSO
77.4
26th QB
RB
Ja'Kyrian TurnerSO
73.8
40th RB
WR
Bryce YatesSO
55.6
164th WR
WR
Tony KinslerSO
47.9
378th WR
TE
Elijah LaggSR
50.0
130th TE
Defense
LB
Braylan LovelaceSR
89.0
12th LB
LB
DeMarco WardJR
79.0
67th LB
DB
Shawn Lee Jr.SO
84.7
48th DB
DB
Cruce BrookinsJR
76.7
130th DB
DB
Shadarian HarrisonJR
56.1
589th DB

Injury report

1 out
out
Keith GouveiaOL
08-26

Ahead

From the full-season Monte Carlo

Playoff impact

1%–12% playoff odds, on these results

Ranked by how far the result is likely to move their playoff odds. A close game against a good team moves more than a near-certain win, even when losing that one would hurt more.

W8
at#6Miami
1% lose12% win
±2.0
likely move
in odds
17% to win
W12
at#28Louisville
1% lose6% win
±1.7
likely move
in odds
39% to win
W11
vs#30Florida State
1% lose6% win
±1.7
likely move
in odds
46% to win
W5
at#57Virginia Tech
1% lose5% win
±1.5
likely move
in odds
60% to win
W9
vs#38Georgia Tech
1% lose5% win
±1.4
likely move
in odds
58% to win
W13
at#68California
1% lose4% win
±1.3
likely move
in odds
67% to win
W7
at#79Boston College
1% lose4% win
±1.1
likely move
in odds
69% to win
W6
vs#61North Carolina
1% lose4% win
±1.0
likely move
in odds
72% to win