Pittsburgh Panthers Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

6Mason HeintschelQB12-SO—11Holden GerinerQB25-SR—

PORTAL 5Corey DaileyQB3FR (4)8Angelo RendaQB4FR (3)

12Beau JacksonQB5 19Davin FriedmanQB6

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25Ja'Kyrian TurnerRB12-SO—29La'Vell WrightRB2GR—

PORTAL 26Damon Ferguson Jr.RB3FR (4)28Justin CookRB45-SR

20Synkwan SmithRB5

X×5

18Malik KnightX15-SR—

PORTAL 17Tony KinslerX22-SO—81Rodney DunbarX3FR (4)87Demetrice McCrayX4FR (3)

40Amah AgwuX5

Z×5

3Cataurus HicksZ14-JR—

PORTALALSO KR 10Censere LeeZ25-SR—

PORTAL 83Dylan WesterZ3FR (3)24Tyreek RobinsonZ43-SO

30Jack LesniewiczZ5

SLOT×5

80Bryce YatesSLOT12-SO—84Cam SappSLOT22-FR—22Bryan HamiltonSLOT3FR (3)41Jake SassicSLOT43-SO

14Benny HaselrigSLOT5

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85Carson KentTE15-SR—

PORTAL 82Elijah LaggTE24-SR—

PORTAL 86Max HuntTE32-FR 88Wyatt VillarrealTE4FR (3)

44Adam HowanitzTE5 32Truitt BrownTE6

LT×5

53Kendall StanleyLT15-SR—

PORTAL 74Netinho OlivieriLT25-SR—

PORTAL 60Akram ElnagmiLT32-FR 78Nick HowardLT4FR (4)

58Mason LindsayLT5

LG×4

56Keylen DavisLG15-SR—

PORTAL 66Keith GouveiaLG25-SR—

PORTAL 62Jordan FieldsLG32-FR 64Josh NindlLG42-FR

C×4

71Ryan CarrettaC14-JR—72Isaiah MontgomeryC25-SR—50Shep TurkC32-FR 63Ty BancoC44-JR

PORTAL

RG×4

55BJ WilliamsRG14-SR—68Torian ChesterRG22-FR—77John CurranRG3FR (3)61Sean FranklinRG4FR

RT×3

70Ryan BaerRT15-SR—51Jiavani CooleyRT23-SO—76Mike van der OordRT3FR (3)

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×7

55Sean FitzSimmonsDT15-SR—95Eliyt NairneDT24-JR—

PORTAL 20Josh PittmanDT3FR (3)35JuJu AndersonDT42-FR

90Trevor SommersDT5

NT×7

11Nick JamesNT15-SR—

PORTAL 45Jeremiah WarrenNT24-JR—

PORTAL 76Lincoln HokeNT3FR (3)50Denim CookNT42-FR

93Ty YuhasNT5

EDGE

LDE×3

2Isaiah NealLDE14-JR—56Jaeden MooreLDE24-JR—

PORTAL 58Reston LehmanLDE3FR (4)

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EDGE

RDE×2

44Jimmy ScottRDE15-SR—5Zach CrothersRDE23-SO—

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MLB×6

0Braylan LovelaceMLB14-SR—32Jeremiah MarcelinMLB23-SO—52Abe IbrahimMLB35-SR 34Marcus JenningsMLB4FR (3)

48Desmond JohnsonMLB5 30John WetzelMLB6

MONEY×5

10Alex Sanford Jr.MONEY14-SR—

PORTAL 31DeMarco WardMONEY24-JR—

PORTAL 54Justin ThompsonMONEY32-FR 37Davin BrewtonMONEY43-SO

46Zach ZollersMONEY5

LCB×7

21Shadarian HarrisonLCB14-JR—23Kanye ThompsonLCB25-SR—

PORTAL 39D'Angelo StockerLCB35-SR

PORTAL 22Zion FergusonLCB43-SO

25Kentrail McRae Jr.LCB5

RCB×5

16Raion StraderRCB14-SR—

PORTAL 28Shawn Lee Jr.RCB22-SO—18Rashan MurrayRCB35-SR

PORTAL 29Da’Ron BarksdaleRCB4FR (3)

27Nigel MaynardRCB5

STAR×5

24Cameron LindseySTAR13-SO—38Emmanuel TaylorSTAR22-SO—19Jayden BonsuSTAR34-JR

PORTAL 15Tony ForneySTAR4FR (3)

47Jaxson MarkSTAR5

FS×2

12Cruce BrookinsFS14-JR—17Cole WoodsonFS22-FR—

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SS×2

14Josh GuerrierSS12-SO—26Allen BryantSS23-SO—

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Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

91Sam HunsakerKO13-JR—

PORTAL 93Antonio ChadhaKO25-SR—

PORTAL

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×1

3Cataurus HicksKR14-JR—

PORTALALSO WR

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×2

59Justin SchmidtLS12-FR—

PORTAL 57Alex RudolphLS2FR—

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×2

91Sam HunsakerPK13-JR—

PORTAL 93Antonio ChadhaPK25-SR—

PORTAL

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×2

98Gabe RussoPT14-JR—

PORTAL 92Kaemon TijerinaPT22-FR—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Mason Heintschel#6QB12-SO—QB211Holden Geriner5-SR

PORTAL QB35Corey DaileyFR (4)QB48Angelo RendaFR (3)

RB7 listed

Ja'Kyrian Turner#25RB12-SO—RB229La'Vell WrightGR

PORTAL RB326Damon Ferguson Jr.FR (4)RB428Justin Cook5-SR

WRX5 listed

Malik Knight#18X15-SR—

PORTAL X217Tony Kinsler2-SO X381Rodney DunbarFR (4)X487Demetrice McCrayFR (3)

WRZ5 listed

Cataurus Hicks#3Z14-JR—

PORTALALSO KR Z210Censere Lee5-SR

PORTAL Z383Dylan WesterFR (3)Z424Tyreek Robinson3-SO

WRSLOT5 listed

Bryce Yates#80SLOT12-SO—SLOT284Cam Sapp2-FR SLOT322Bryan HamiltonFR (3)SLOT441Jake Sassic3-SO

TE6 listed

Carson Kent#85TE15-SR—

PORTAL TE282Elijah Lagg4-SR

PORTAL TE386Max Hunt2-FR TE488Wyatt VillarrealFR (3)

OLLT5 listed

Kendall Stanley#53LT15-SR—

PORTAL LT274Netinho Olivieri5-SR

PORTAL LT360Akram Elnagmi2-FR LT478Nick HowardFR (4)

OLLG4 listed

Keylen Davis#56LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG266Keith Gouveia5-SR

PORTAL LG362Jordan Fields2-FR LG464Josh Nindl2-FR

OLC4 listed

Ryan Carretta#71C14-JR—C272Isaiah Montgomery5-SR C350Shep Turk2-FR C463Ty Banco4-JR

PORTAL

OLRG4 listed

BJ Williams#55RG14-SR—RG268Torian Chester2-FR RG377John CurranFR (3)RG461Sean FranklinFR

OLRT3 listed

Ryan Baer#70RT15-SR—RT251Jiavani Cooley3-SO RT376Mike van der OordFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT7 listed

Sean FitzSimmons#55DT15-SR—DT295Eliyt Nairne4-JR

PORTAL DT320Josh PittmanFR (3)DT435JuJu Anderson2-FR

DLNT7 listed

Nick James#11NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT245Jeremiah Warren4-JR

PORTAL NT376Lincoln HokeFR (3)NT450Denim Cook2-FR

EDGELDE3 listed

Isaiah Neal#2LDE14-JR—LDE256Jaeden Moore4-JR

PORTAL LDE358Reston LehmanFR (4)

EDGERDE2 listed

Jimmy Scott#44RDE15-SR—RDE25Zach Crothers3-SO

LBMLB6 listed

Braylan Lovelace#0MLB14-SR—MLB232Jeremiah Marcelin3-SO MLB352Abe Ibrahim5-SR MLB434Marcus JenningsFR (3)

LBMONEY5 listed

Alex Sanford Jr.#10MONEY14-SR—

PORTAL MONEY231DeMarco Ward4-JR

PORTAL MONEY354Justin Thompson2-FR MONEY437Davin Brewton3-SO

CBLCB7 listed

Shadarian Harrison#21LCB14-JR—LCB223Kanye Thompson5-SR

PORTAL LCB339D'Angelo Stocker5-SR

PORTAL LCB422Zion Ferguson3-SO

CBRCB5 listed

Raion Strader#16RCB14-SR—

PORTAL RCB228Shawn Lee Jr.2-SO RCB318Rashan Murray5-SR

PORTAL RCB429Da’Ron BarksdaleFR (3)

CBSTAR5 listed

Cameron Lindsey#24STAR13-SO—STAR238Emmanuel Taylor2-SO STAR319Jayden Bonsu4-JR

PORTAL STAR415Tony ForneyFR (3)

SFS2 listed

Cruce Brookins#12FS14-JR—FS217Cole Woodson2-FR

SSS2 listed

Josh Guerrier#14SS12-SO—SS226Allen Bryant3-SO

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Sam Hunsaker#91KO13-JR—

PORTAL KO293Antonio Chadha5-SR

PORTAL

KR1 listed

Cataurus Hicks#3KR14-JR—

PORTALALSO WR

LS2 listed

Justin Schmidt#59LS12-FR—

PORTAL LS257Alex RudolphFR

PK2 listed

Sam Hunsaker#91PK13-JR—

PORTAL PK293Antonio Chadha5-SR

PORTAL

PT2 listed

Gabe Russo#98PT14-JR—

PORTAL PT292Kaemon Tijerina2-FR

Program & Venue

Program

Pittsburgh Panthers

University of Pittsburgh

Conference ACCFootball began 1890Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Home

Acrisure Stadium

68,400Listed capacity

Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Coaching staff

Head coachPat Narduzzi

Offensive coordinatorKade Bell

Defensive coordinatorCory Sanders

Identity

Mascot Panther

Blue Primary

Gold Secondary