Pittsburgh Panthers · OL RoomOL
#76 Mike van der Oord
Class FRStatus True freshmanHt / Wt 6'7" · 300 lbHometown Westlake, OH · St. Ignatius
Depth-chart placement
Mike van der Oord is on the Pittsburgh Panthers roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Mike van der Oord is a 6'7", 300-pound offensive lineman from Westlake, Ohio, who attends St. Ignatius High School. He enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in June 2026. As a junior, van der Oord anchored an offensive line for a running game that produced 171.8 yards per game. He was ranked the No. 9 overall offensive tackle in Ohio by recruiting services. Van der Oord, a business major, is the son of Larry and Jeniffer van der Oord; both parents attended the Air Force Academy, where his mother played tennis and his father played football.
Pittsburgh2026 — presentRecruiting3-star · No. 1914 nationalOriginWestlake, OH · St. Ignatius