Pittsburgh Panthers
Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi (11th year)
Offensive Coordinator: Cory Sanders
Defensive Coordinator: Harlon Barnett (1st year)
Spring Game: No spring game. Practice concludes on 12-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 9-3(expected 8.7)The Panthers enter 2026 with new defensive coordinator Cory Sanders.
Pat Narduzzi returns veteran DB Raion Strader (149 score) and WR Censere Lee (115) to anchor both sides of the ball. Transfer QB Holden Geriner (104) takes over the offense alongside TE Carson Kent (98) and DB Cruce Brookins (100). Five transfer starters supplement a strong returning defensive core in the ACC.
Key Games
Toss-up: edges UCF (Big 12)56% win
Toss-up: edges Louisville (ACC)58% win
Quarterbacks(5)
Mason Heintschel
6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Starter
Holden Geriner
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Angelo Renda
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Beau Jackson
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Corey Dailey
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(6)
La’Vell Wright
5'0" · 215 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Starter
Synkwan Smith
5'0" · 170 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Ja'Kyrian Turner
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Starter
Justin Cook
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Ethan Shine
5'0" · 215 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Jaylin Brown
5'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(13)
Cataurus "Blue" Hicks
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Censere Lee
5'0" · 165 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Benny Haselrig
5'0" · 185 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Tony Kinsler
5'0" · 170 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Backup
Amah Agwu
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Bryce Yates
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Cam Sapp
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Demetrice McCray
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Dylan Wester
5'0" · 165 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jake Sassic
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Malik Knight
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Rodney Dunbar
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Tyreek Robinson
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Tight Ends(6)
Truitt Brown
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Key Reserve
Carson Kent
6'0" · 245 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Adam Howanitz
6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Elijah Lagg
6'0" · 245 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Max Hunt
6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Wyatt Villarreal
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(17)
BJ Williams
6'0" · 320 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jiavani Cooley
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Key Reserve
Keith Gouveia
6'0" · 310 lbs · Age 21
GR
Role: Starter
Kendall Stanley
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Ryan Baer
6'0" · 325 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Akram Elnagmi
6'0" · 310 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Isaiah Montgomery
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
John Curran
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jordan Fields
6'0" · 260 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Josh Nindl
6'0" · 290 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Keylen Davis
6-2 · 290 lbs
R-Senior
Role: Backup
Mason Lindsay
6'0" · 315 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Netinho Olivieri
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 23
5th Year Senior
Role: Starter
Ryan Carretta
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Shep Turk
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Torian Chester
6'0" · 325 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Ty Banco
6'0" · 325 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Defensive Line(20)
Isaiah Neal
6'0" · 265 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Nick James
6'0" · 280 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Sean FitzSimmons
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Zach Crothers
6'0" · 260 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Key Reserve
Eliyt Nairne
6'0" · 290 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Ben Kauffman
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Cam Rosinsky
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Charlie Donehue
6'0" · 285 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Denim Cook
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jaeden Moore
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Jeremiah Warren
6-4 · 285 lbs
R-Junior
Role: Reserve
Jimmy Scott
6'0" · 260 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Josh Pittman
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
JuJu Anderson
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Lincoln Hoke
6'0" · 260 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Reston Lehman
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Trevor Sommers
6'0" · 270 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Ty Millhimes
6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Ty Yuhas
6'0" · 280 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Zach Zollers
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Linebackers(14)
Braylan Lovelace
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Cameron Lindsey
6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Starter
Alex Sanford Jr.
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jayden Bonsu
6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Abe Ibrahim
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Davin Brewton
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
DeMarco Ward
6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Desmond Johnson
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Emmanuel Taylor
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Emory Fluhr
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jeremiah Marcelin
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
John Wetzel
5'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Justin Thompson
6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Marcus Jennings
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(17)
Allen Bryant
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Key Reserve
Cruce Brookins
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Josh Guerrier
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Key Reserve
Raion Strader
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Cole Woodson
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
D'Angelo Stocker
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Da’Ron Barksdale
5'0" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Isaac Patterson
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kanye Thompson
6'0" · 160 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Kentrail McRae
6'0" · 165 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Nigel Maynard
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Rashan Murray
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Shadarian Harrison
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Shawn Lee Jr.
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Starter
Tony Forney
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Valdez Stuvaints
5'0" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Zion Ferguson
6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Kickers(2)
Antonio Chadha
5'0" · 200 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Samuel Hunsaker
5'0" · 150 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Punters(2)
Gabe Russo
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Kaemon Tijerina
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Long Snappers(1)
Justin Schmidt
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Backup