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#95 Eliyt Nairne
Class RS JR/TRFrom Tulane (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'1" · 290 lbHometown Charlotte, NC · Olympic
Depth-chart placement
Current role
DT2Placement
BackupRoom
Defensive TackleExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29DL room context
View full depth chart →Eliyt Nairne holds the DT · Backup spot in Pittsburgh Panthers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Tulane→Pittsburgh Panthers
Background & career
Eliyt Nairne is a 6'1", 290-pound defensive tackle from Charlotte, NC who transferred to Pittsburgh in January 2026 after one season at Tulane. At Tulane in 2025, he appeared in all 14 games as the Green Wave won the American Athletic Conference Championship and earned a College Football Playoff berth, recording 13 tackles, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery. Previously, Nairne spent two seasons at Liberty, logging 25 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack across 14 games.
Libertythrough 2024
Tulane2025
Pittsburgh2026 — presentPrevious schoolTulaneOriginCharlotte, NC · Olympic