Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 1749th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1083rd / 1911 |
| Run stops | 4 | 1619th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 4 | — |
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Pittsburgh#42 · 5-2 | 6 | 16% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh#31 · 8-5 | 11 | 28% | 18 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh#64 · 7-6 | 13 | 34% | 30 | 12.5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh#84 · 3-9 | 6 | 9% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jimmy Scott's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Jimmy Scott's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 59–14 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | W 12–7 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | W 27–13 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | W 59–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 5 | @ | W 35–33 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | L 17–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 7 | @ | L 21–27 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 2895th / 5408 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 760th / 2450 |
| Sacks | 1 | 489th / 1212 |
| QB hurries | 1 | 629th / 1380 |
| 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 | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | ✓ DL | 75 | · | · | — |
| Wk 2 · UCF | ✓ DL | 54 | ~28 (11–44) | 2 | 52% |
| Wk 3 · Syracuse | ✓ DL | 70 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 4 · Bucknell | ✓ DL | 82 | · | · | — |
| Wk 5 · Virginia Tech | ✓ DL | 73 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 27% |
| Wk 7 · Boston College | ✓ DL | 64 | · | · | — |
| Season | 6 GS | 425 | 68 (35–89) | 4 | 16% |
19 DLs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Sean FitzSimmons | DL | SR | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Isaiah Neal | DL | SR | 19 | 3 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nick James | DL | SR | 18 | 7 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Jaeden Moore | DL | SR | 12 | 4.5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Zach Crothers | DL | JR | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 44 | Jimmy Scott | DL | SR | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Eliyt Nairne | DL | SR | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 50 | Denim Cook | DL | SO | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Josh Pittman | DL | FR | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 76 | Lincoln Hoke | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jeremiah Warren | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 35 | JuJu Anderson | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 58 | Reston Lehman | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ty Yuhas | DL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 40 | Ty Millhimes | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | Charlie Donehue | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 →