Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh Football News: Draft Scout Player News

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08/15/22 - TE Gavin Bartholomew, Sr/2025, Pittsburgh

As a second-team freshman tight end All-American in 2021, Pitt's Gavin Bartholomew already has his fair share of accolades going into his sophomore season. According to Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi, Bartholomew added another honor to his resume during a team gathering on Thursday night. "Gavin won the cornhole championship last night, so I saw he kicked the heck out of Matt Altzman and Nick Patti. Him and Dylan Bennett," Narduzzi said before Pitt's Friday morning practice. "But on the field, he's done a great job." He may have a knack for cornhole, but Bartholomew's specialty lies in his soft hands and smooth route-running ability as a 6-foot-5, 255-pound tight end. Bartholomew caught 28 passes for 326 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman while splitting time with the since-graduated Lucas Krull, who signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.

Now viewed as the leader of a deep position group that features a pair of transfers in Karter Johnson (TCU, Butler Community College) and Dylan Deveney (Georgia Tech) as well as redshirt junior Kyi Wright, Bartholomew has had no choice but to grow up fast. He seems to be embracing his new role so far, even sporting a nifty mustache for preseason camp. "I watched Lucas [Krull[ very diligently. Everything he did, everything he taught me - I'm just trying to transfer that over to the guys we have now," Bartholomew said. "You've got to bring the juice and the energy and get the guys going." - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Sr/2025