PANTHER NATION · ACC · 2026 SEASON
Pitt Panthers Football Stats
The 2026 Pitt football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 32.9 points per game, 450.1 total yards per game and 16.4 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | 10.5 | – |
| FPI | 9.228 | #37 |
| SRS | 6.5 | – |
| Elo | 1624 | – |
| Returning Production | 39.7% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 32.9 PPG · 16.4 ALLOWED · 450.1 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 32.9 | #45 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 16.4 | #23 |
| Total Yards / Game | 450.1 | #28 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 165.6 | #57 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 284.6 | #16 |
| Yards / Play | 6.3 | #43 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 42.9% | #51 |
| Turnover Margin | 4 | #22 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.165 | #61 |
| Defense PPA | -0.036 | #21 |
| Offense Success Rate | 45.5% | #46 |
| Defense Success Rate | 33.1% | #6 |
| Explosiveness | 1.151 | #109 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Heintschel | 98/148 | 1304 | 8.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Holden Geriner | 46/70 | 438 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 |
| Corey Dailey | 14/30 | 250 | 8.3 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 158/248 | 1992 | 8.0 | 18 | 5 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 83 | 438 | 5.3 | 3 |
| La'Vell Wright | 59 | 242 | 4.1 | 4 |
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | 30 | 131 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Mason Heintschel | 30 | 112 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Justin Cook | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 1 |
| Synkwan Smith | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Jaylin Brown | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Tony Kinsler | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| Holden Geriner | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Corey Dailey | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Braylan Lovelace | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Carson Kent | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Censere Lee | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Tyreek Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 246 | 1168 | 4.7 | 10 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataurus Hicks | 26 | 500 | 19.2 | 4 |
| Bryce Yates | 17 | 245 | 14.4 | 1 |
| Carson Kent | 21 | 238 | 11.3 | 1 |
| Censere Lee | 20 | 212 | 10.6 | 4 |
| Malik Knight | 13 | 165 | 12.7 | 1 |
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 1 |
| Demetrice McCray | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 2 |
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Tyreek Robinson | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 |
| Elijah Lagg | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 1 |
| La'Vell Wright | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Tony Kinsler | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 |
| Bryan Hamilton | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 |
| Dylan Wester | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Jaylin Brown | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Synkwan Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Justin Cook | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 158 | 1992 | 12.6 | 18 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruce Brookins | 46 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Marcelin | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Sanford | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Braylan Lovelace | 27 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Demarco Ward | 25 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Raion Strader | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Josh Guerrier | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean FitzSimmons | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Shawn Lee Jr. | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Neal | 19 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nick James | 18 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Cole Woodson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaeden Moore | 12 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Allen Bryant | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Forney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Crothers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe Ibrahim | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davin Brewton | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan Murray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zion Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Lindsey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eliyt Nairne | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Scott | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Thompson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentrail McRae Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadarian Harrison | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denim Cook | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Bonsu | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Kinsler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Warren | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Pittman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lincoln Hoke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Yates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cataurus Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanye Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reston Lehman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Yuhas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 414 | 44 | 15 | 9 |