Braylan Lovelace holds the MLB · Starter spot in Pittsburgh Panthers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Braylan Lovelace is a 6'2", 220-pound senior middle linebacker for the Pittsburgh Panthers from Leechburg, Pennsylvania. He enrolled at Pitt in January 2023 after early graduation from Leechburg High School, where he rushed for 4,170 career yards and scored 29 total touchdowns as a senior. In 2025, Lovelace appeared in 13 starts and recorded 80 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions including one touchdown, and two pass breakups. He earned ACC Linebacker of the Week in Week 13 after returning an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against Georgia Tech, marking Pitt's longest pick-six since 1908.

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