Tight end, Pittsburgh, 2021–⁠24

Gavin Bartholomew

Number
No. 86
Height
6′5″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Schuylkill Haven, PA
Born
Apr 30, 2003

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Gavin Bartholomew played tight end at Pittsburgh (2021–⁠24). The Minnesota Vikings took Bartholomew in round 6, No. 202 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
329
Receiving yards, 2024 (Pittsburgh, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 202
Round 6, 2025 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

84receiving yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Boston College, 2024

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Pittsburgh2832611.6437
2022Pittsburgh2128313.5257
2023Pittsburgh1832618.1160
2024Pittsburgh383298.7421
Career1051,26412.01160

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Pittsburgh86TEFr.
2022Pittsburgh86TESo.
2023Pittsburgh86TEJr.
2024Pittsburgh86TESr.6′5″250

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Pittsburgh261.24––32.23%
2022Pittsburgh270.54––14.54%
2023Pittsburgh221.01––22.35%
2024Pittsburgh420.6921st (n=581)0.9229.05%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Pittsburgh 13 games, 38 catches, 329 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Kent StateW 55–⁠24566021–
Sep 7atCincinnatiW 28–⁠27225013–
Sep 14vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠34220017–
Sep 21vs.Youngstown StateW 73–⁠173205–
Oct 5atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠2421109–
Oct 12vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠15329013–
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠13321021–
Nov 2atSMUL 25–⁠48421010–
Nov 9vs.VirginiaL 19–⁠24329120–
Nov 16vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠24432111–
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 9–⁠37328011–
Nov 30atBoston CollegeL 23–⁠34326211–
Dec 26 ✦vs.ToledoL 46–⁠481190192
2023 Pittsburgh 8 games, 18 catches, 326 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.WoffordW 45–⁠7238028–
Sep 9vs.CincinnatiL 21–⁠27380160–
Sep 16atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠17239027–
Sep 23vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠41259030–
Sep 30atVirginia TechL 21–⁠38342021–
Oct 14vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠21233024–
Oct 21atWake ForestL 17–⁠2131908–
Nov 4vs.Florida StateL 7–⁠24116016–
2022 Pittsburgh 11 games, 21 catches, 283 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠311909–
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠34584157–
Sep 17atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠13137037–
Sep 24vs.Rhode IslandW 45–⁠241303–
Oct 1vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠26355129–
Oct 8vs.Virginia TechW 45–⁠29341024–
Oct 22atLouisvilleL 10–⁠24224018–
Nov 5vs.SyracuseW 19–⁠91404–
Nov 19vs.DukeW 28–⁠26219014–
Nov 26atMiamiW 42–⁠161808–
Dec 30 ✦vs.UCLAW 37–⁠351−100–
2021 Pittsburgh 13 games, 28 catches, 326 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠732107–
Sep 18vs.Western MichiganL 41–⁠441808–
Sep 25vs.New HampshireW 77–⁠7348024–
Oct 2atGeorgia TechW 52–⁠21222016–
Oct 16atVirginia TechW 28–⁠721218–
Oct 23vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠17218011–
Oct 30vs.MiamiL 34–⁠38247037–
Nov 6atDukeW 54–⁠29129129–
Nov 11vs.North CarolinaW 30–⁠23323112–
Nov 20vs.VirginiaW 48–⁠38232017–
Nov 27atSyracuseW 31–⁠14550125–
Dec 4vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠211707–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠311909–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–⁠22).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′4⅝″
Weight246 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan78⅜″
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump36½″W
Broad jump10′2″W
Bench press16 repsW
3-cone drill7.00 sW
20-yard shuttle4.30 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Minnesota Vikings26370

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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