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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Pittsburgh
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  09/29/26 - Demetrice McCray, Fr/2030, Pittsburgh, 6-0, 205 (DS#199 WR) + More +

  09/28 WEEK 4 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Demetrice McCray, Fr., WR, Pitt (Clermont, Florida),...Caught three passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns in Pitt's 59-0 victory over Bucknell...Led all ACC true freshmen in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions for the week. He was the conference's only true freshman with multiple touchdown receptions...Became the first Pitt freshman with multiple touchdown receptions in a game since Tyler Boyd caught three at Duke in 2013...Recorded his first collegiate touchdowns on receptions of eight and 48 yards in the second quarter...Averaged 24.3 yards per reception, with his 48-yard touchdown representing Pitt's longest play from scrimmage...Tied for the FBS lead among true freshmen in touchdown receptions and ranked fifth among true freshmen in receiving yards for the week...Helped Pitt establish school records for total offense (766 yards), passing yards (574) and touchdown passes (eight), with the touchdown total also tying the ACC team record. - ACC Football

(DS#199 WR) Fr/2030 WR Demetrice McCray, Pittsburgh
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  09/23/26 - Damon Ferguson Jr., Fr/2030, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 190 (DS#20 RB) + More +

  09/21 WEEK 3 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Damon Ferguson Jr., Fr., RB, Pitt (Gwynn Oak, Maryland),...Recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game in Pitt's 27-13 victory over Syracuse, gaining 102 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in his second collegiate start...Led all ACC true freshmen in rushing for the week and ranked fourth nationally among FBS true freshmen...Was the only ACC true freshman to reach 100 rushing yards in Week 3...Averaged 10.2 yards per carry, highlighted by a 32-yard touchdown run that gave Pitt a 14-0 second-quarter lead...Helped the Panthers rush for a season-high 245 yards and improve to 3-0 to start the year...Added two receptions for 104 total yards from scrimmage...Has scored a touchdown in each of his first three collegiate games, totaling two rushing touchdowns and one receiving score. - ACC Football

(DS#20 RB) Fr/2030 RB Damon Ferguson Jr., Pittsburgh
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  09/23/26 - Alex Sanford Jr., Sr/2027, Pittsburgh, 6-1, 235 (DS#59 ILB) + More +

  09/21 WEEK 3 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Alex Sanford Jr., Sr., LB, Pitt (Oxford, Mississippi),...Matched his career high with 11 tackles and established a career high with 2.5 tackles-for-loss in Pitt's 27-13 victory over Syracuse...Led all ACC linebackers in tackles-for-loss during Week 3 and ranked second in tackles. He was the only ACC linebacker to record double-digit tackles and more than two tackles-for-loss...Led all players in the game in tackles and tackles-for-loss, while adding three quarterback hurries...Helped Pitt record eight tackles-for-loss while limiting Syracuse to one touchdown and only three second-half points...The Panthers held Syracuse scoreless in the first and third quarters, improving to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in ACC play. - ACC Football

(DS#59 ILB) Sr/2027 ILB Alex Sanford Jr., Pittsburgh
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  09/18/26 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  Damon Ferguson Jr., La'Vell Wright and Mason Heintschel ran for touchdowns, and Pittsburgh continued its perfect start with a 27-13 win over Syracuse on Thursday night. The Panthers (3-0, 1-0 ACC) piled up 245 yards rushing against the Orange (1-2, 0-1) to make Pat Narduzzi a winner in his school-record 144th game as head coach. Pitt's running game had struggled a bit coming in, averaging just 3.6 yards per carry. The Panthers nearly doubled that total in its conference opener. Ferguson finished with 102 yards on the ground, including a 32-yard sprint to the end zone early in the second quarter that gave Pitt a 14-point lead.

Syracuse kept Heintschel under wraps as a passer. The sophomore completed just 10 of 23 for 123 yards but made up for it with his legs. Heintschel ran for 41 yards, the highlight coming on a 9-yard touchdown scramble in the third quarter that featured a pretty juke past diving Orange linebacker Gary Bryant III. He capped the win with a spin move on third-and-9 that produced a 10-yard gain and a first down that allowed the Panthers to drain the rest of the clock. Syracuse began the night as the most penalized team in the country and was flagged nine times for 90 yards, including a sequence in the second quarter in which the Orange were called for pass interference on third down, leading head coach Fran Brown to get called for unsportsmanlike conduct when he protested. Two plays later, Ferguson bounced outside and down the sideline to the end zone to give the Panthers control. Steve Angeli had for 167 yards passing for Syracuse before being benched in favor of Amari Odom in the fourth quarter after throwing interceptions on back-to-back drives to thwart any chance of a rally. Odom was 7 for 7 against a Pitt defense protecting a three-score lead. - AP College Football

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  09/15/26 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  OCT 7 WEEK 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK RUNNER-UP: Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh. The second-year quarterback threw seven touchdown passes in a 59-14 win over Miami (Ohio) to set the Atlantic Coast Conference record and tie the school record. Heintschel completed 31 of 41 passes for 453 yards. His seven touchdowns went to seven different receivers, with three coming in the first half and four in the second. - AP College Football

(DS#12 QB) So/2029 QB Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
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  09/08/26 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  09/07 WEEK 1 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Mason Heintschel, So., QB, Pitt (Oregon, Ohio),...Completed 31-of-41 passes (75.6%) for 453 yards, seven touchdowns and no interceptions in Pitt's 59-14 victory over Miami (Ohio), all ACC highs...Led all ACC quarterbacks during Week 1 in passing yards per game (453), passing touchdowns (seven) and total offense per game (476 yards)...His 453 passing yards were 23 more than the next-highest total by an ACC quarterback, while his seven touchdown passes were two more than any other ACC quarterback...His 476 yards of total offense led the ACC by 70 yards and accounted for 73.7% of Pitt's 646 total yards...His seven touchdown passes tied Pitt's single-game record and set a new ACC single-game record...Became the first FBS quarterback since LSU's Joe Burrow in 2019 to pass for at least 450 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception...Was one of only three ACC quarterbacks to produce a 400-yard passing performance and the only one to surpass 450 yards...Directed an offense that led the ACC with 646 total yards, 480 passing yards and 8.61 yards per play...Distributed his seven touchdown passes to seven different receivers, making Pitt the first FBS team with seven different touchdown receivers in a game since Western Kentucky in 2022. - ACC Football

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  11/24/25 - Braylan Lovelace, Sr/2027, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 225 (DS#13 ILB) + More +

  WEEK 13 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Braylan Lovelace, Jr., LB, Pitt (Leechburg, Pennsylvania),...Recorded four tackles and a 100-yard pick-six that flipped the momentum of the second half in the Panthers' ranked road win at No. 16 Georgia Tech...His interception return was Pitt's longest interception return for a touchdown since 1908, when Homer Roe posted a 105-yard pick-six against West Virginia...It marked the second interception return touchdown of Lovelace's career and his second interception of the season...It was the longest interception return for a touchdown by an ACC linebacker since at least 1996...It also stood as the longest interception return by any linebacker in the nation this season...Only six FBS linebackers have recorded a 100-yard interception return touchdown since 1996, including Lovelace, who is the first to do so since 2021. - ACC Football

(DS#13 ILB) Sr/2027 ILB Braylan Lovelace, Pittsburgh
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  11/24/25 - JaKyrian Turner, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 5-09, 195 (DS#16 RB) + More +

  WEEK 13 ACC RUNNING BACK & ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Ja'Kyrian Turner, Fr., RB, Pitt (Wildwood, Florida),...Rushed for 201 yards on 21 carries and scored one touchdown—a game-clinching 56-yarder—in the Panthers' ranked road win at No. 16 Georgia Tech...His 201 rushing yards are a single-game high by a true freshman nationally this season...Became the first Pitt running back to eclipse 200 rushing yards since Israel Abanikanda in 2022...Added four receptions for 12 yards, totaling 213 all-purpose yards...Led all ACC players last week in rushing yards, rushing average (9.6), and all-purpose yards...His rushing and all-purpose yardage totals were both single-game highs among all ACC freshmen this season...His rushing total is the most by a Pitt freshman since Qadree Ollison's 207 yards versus Youngstown State in 2015 and the third most by a Pitt freshman since at least 1995 (James Conner, 229 vs. Bowling Green). It also stands as the most by a Pitt freshman against a Power 4 opponent. - ACC Football

(DS#16 RB) So/2029 RB JaKyrian Turner, Pittsburgh
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  11/22/25 - JaKyrian Turner, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 5-09, 195 (DS#16 RB) + More +

  Ja'Kyrian Turner ran for 201 yards and a touchdown, Braylan Lovelace had a 100-yard interception return and Pittsburgh held off No. 15 Georgia Tech 42-28 on Saturday night to keep its Atlantic Coast Conference championship holes alive. Up 28-0 early in the second quarter, Pitt (8-3, 6-1) had only a seven-point advantage in the fourth quarter when Ja'Kyrian Turner went up the middle for 56 yards and a touchdown with 2:41 remaining. Mason Heintschel was 20 of 27 from 226 yards and two touchdowns for Pitt. Kenny Johnson caught six passes for 91 yards and a score. Georgia Tech (9-2, 6-2) dropped out of the ACC title chase. Haynes King completed 27 of 41 passes, with a pair of scoring throws to Isiah Canion. King threw two interceptions. - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

(DS#16 RB) So/2029 RB JaKyrian Turner, Pittsburgh
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  11/19/25 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  WEEK 9 ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Mason Heintschel, Fr., QB, Pittsburgh (Oregon, Ohio),...Completed 28 passes for 423 yards and four touchdowns as Pitt defeated NC State...The 423 passing yards marked a freshman record at Pitt...His 423 passing yards were the most in the ACC and second-most nationally last week...Became the first ACC freshman in the past 30 seasons to throw for 400 yards and three touchdowns in a game...Also became the first Power Four freshman quarterback to throw for 400 yards this year...Since taking over as a starter in Week 6, Heintschel ranks second in college football in passing yards (1,210), fifth in completions (92) and seventh in passing touchdowns (9)...Earned his second ACC Rookie of the Week honor. - ACC Football

(DS#12 QB) So/2029 QB Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
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  11/01/25 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  Mason Heintschel threw for 304 yards and tied his season-high with three touchdown passes, leading Pittsburgh to a 35-20 win over Stanford on Saturday. Pitt's first true freshman starting quarterback since Kenny Pickett in 2017, Heintschel completed 23 of 38 passes and had a rating of 143.3 while guiding the Panthers (7-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) to their fifth consecutive victory. Ja'Kyrian Turner ran for a season-high 127 yards while Kenny Johnson, Raphael Williams Jr. and Jake Overman each caught touchdown passes for Pitt in its first game at Stanford since 1922.

Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi was appreciative of the win but was more concerned with Pitt's jittery finish in the fourth quarter when Heintschel committed two turnovers in the red zone. "That's probably the most disappointing thing but you live and learn," Narduzzi said. "Young quarterback, he's gotta learn how to just take what they're giving you and not try to force things." Shawn Lee Jr. scored on a 30-yard interception, one of four turnovers forced by the Panthers. That was part of a dominant day by Pitt's defense, which had five sacks and limited Stanford to minus-4 yards rushing and twice forced turnovers on downs. "That was big, especially because we knew how they wanted to start the game," Panthers defensive end Jimmy Scott said. "We were scheming that play up all week." Ben Gulbranson completed 17 of 30 throws for 228 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions for Stanford (3-6, 2-4) before getting benched in the second half. "Obviously today was not our best offensive outing," Stanford coach Frank Reich said. "There were eight possessions where it was still a two-score game, and we just couldn't do anything on offense." The Panthers never trailed, scoring their first touchdown four plays after dropping Stanford for a two-yard loss on 4th-and-1 from the Cardinal 37 on the game's opening drive. - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

(DS#12 QB) So/2029 QB Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
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  10/25/25 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  Mason Heintschel set a freshman school record by passing for 423 yards and Pittsburgh pushed its winning streak to four by racing past North Carolina State 53-34 on Saturday night. The Panthers (6-2, 4-1 ACC) are unbeaten since Heintschel replaced Eli Holstein following a loss to Louisville in late September. Heintschel completed 28 of 48 for three scores, including an 84-yard strike to Blue Hicks in the third quarter that blew it open. Hicks finished with four receptions for 120 yards. Kenny Johnson added seven catches for 112 yards and a 10-yard score late in the second quarter in which he shook off a tackle, spun, and then fended off a Wolfpack defender while diving across the pylon.

The victory kept Pitt in the thick of a wide-open ACC but also came at a potentially high cost. Panther running back Desmond Reid, an all-conference player a year ago, exited late in the third quarter with an apparent left leg injury. Reid missed two games earlier this season with an injury to the same leg. Hollywood Smothers, the ACC's leading rusher, darted for a 65-yard touchdown in the second quarter but finished with just 86 yards on eight carries as the Wolfpack (4-4, 1-3) spent most of the afternoon trying and failing to keep pace with the Panthers. CJ Bailey passed for 225 yards and three scores for N.C. State and wide receiver Teddy Hoffmann lobbed a 59-yard touchdown to tight end Justin Joly - who limped the last 20 yards after tweaking his left leg - on a double-pass, but the Wolfpack lacked the firepower to keep up. Pitt scored on four of its first six possessions of the first half and its first four of the second half with Heintschel looking perfectly comfortable running offensive coordinator Kade Bell's up-tempo attack. Trey Butkowski kicked four field goals for the Panthers. - Pittsburgh/AP College Football

(DS#12 QB) So/2029 QB Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
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  10/19/25 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  Quarterback Mason Heintschel ran for one score, Kenny Johnson returned a punt 66 yards for another, Trey Butkowski kicked three field goals and Pittsburgh beat Syracuse 30-13 on Saturday night. Pitt (5-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its third straight with true freshman Heintschel, while the Orange (3-4, 1-3) dropped their third straight, all with LSU transfer Rickie Collins as the starter quarterback following a season-ending injury to Steve Angeli. With the win, Pitt continued its dominance over the Orange. Pitt has won seven of eight and 20 of the last 24 games in the series that has been played since 1955. Pitt and Syracuse struggled on offense, combining for 28 first downs and 472 yards. The teams combined for 25 penalties. "Our kids weren't very excited after they came to the locker room. I had to get them going. I had to do a dance just to get them fired up because it's hard to win on the road," Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. But Narduzzi acknowledged his team "did not play as well as we needed to play." "I think we sputtered. We didn't protect the quarterback at all...We didn't get the run game going." Heintschel was 13 of 24 for 143 yards passing with one pick and was sacked seven times. Ja'Kyrian Turner had 42 yards rushing for the Panthers. "We've got to clean that up," Narduzzi said of the pass protection. Collins was 16-of-32 passing for 126 yards and threw two touchdown passes but had three interceptions to go with a team-leading 37 yards on the ground.

Johntay Cook had seven receptions for 66 yards for the Orange. Each team took advantage of quarterback miscues in the first half. Following an interception by Pitt cornerback Tamon Lynum, Heintschel ran the ball up the gut untouched for a 36-yard score for the first points of the game. Late in the first quarter, Syracuse cornerback Davien Kerr picked off a Heintschel pass and returned it to the Pitt 12. Two plays later, Collins hit Darrell Gill Jr. with an 11-yard touchdown strike tying the game at 7. It was all Pitt after that. Pitt delivered a knockout blow to close the half. Following a three-and-out, Johnson returned a Jack Stonehouse punt 66 yards to paydirt with just two seconds remaining, giving the Panthers a 17-7 lead at intermission. - Pitt/AP College Football

(DS#12 QB) So/2029 QB Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
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  10/16/25 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  WEEK 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Pittsburgh QB Mason Heintschel threw for 321 yards and two TDs in a 34-31 win over Florida State. - AP College Football

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  10/13/25 - Mason Heintschel, So/2029, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 215 (DS#12 QB) + More +

  WEEK 7 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Mason Heintschel, Fr., QB, Pitt (Oregon, Ohio),...Completed 21-of-29 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns in just his second career start as Pitt upset No. 25 Florida State on the road, 34-31...Rushed for a career-high 64 yards on 16 attempts, including a career-long 30-yard run in the fourth quarter...Was one of just three FBS players - and the only ACC player - with 320+ passing yards and 60+ rushing yards for the week...Led the ACC last week in passing yards (320), yards per attempt (11.07), and total offense (385), which also ranked sixth nationally...Among FBS true freshmen last week, he was first in passing yards, yards per passing attempt, passing touchdowns and QBR...Eclipsed 320 passing yards in each of his first two starts, while posting a 73% completion percentage and six total touchdown passes...Second consecutive ACC weekly honor after winning ACC Rookie of the Week last week. - ACC Football

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