
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | 58 | ~29 (11–46) | 2 | 50% |
| Season | 58 | 29 (11–46) | 2 | 50% |
18 DLs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Isaiah Neal | DL | SR | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Sean FitzSimmons | DL | SR | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Nick James | DL | SR | 6 | 3.5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Zach Crothers | DL | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Jaeden Moore | DL | SR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Jimmy Scott | DL | SR | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 76 | Lincoln Hoke | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Eliyt Nairne | DL | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Josh Pittman | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ty Yuhas | DL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 35 | JuJu Anderson | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Ty Millhimes | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Denim Cook | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | Charlie Donehue | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | Reston Lehman | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | Ben Kauffman | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | Dylan Pitzer | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Trevor Sommers | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Pittsburgh depth chart →