Quarterback, Pittsburgh, 2025–⁠26

Mason Heintschel

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Oregon, OH

Mason Heintschel plays quarterback for Pittsburgh. Last time out, at Virginia Tech: 10 of 18, 113 yards, 1 TD. Heintschel leads Pittsburgh in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season. Since the Virginia Tech game, the news has been about Heintschel’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.

2026 so far

1,304 passing yards, 14 TD

In the news: Mason Heintschel injury has created QB question Pitt's Pat Narduzzi must answer, Yahoo Sports

Last game: 10 of 18, 113 yards, 1 TD at Virginia Tech, W 35–⁠33; injury news since (status not on file)

Next game: at Miami, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 453M-OH
  2. 212UCF
  3. 123SYR
  4. 403BUCK
  5. 113@VT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
2,357
Passing yards, 2025 (Pittsburgh, 8–⁠5)
Best game
453 yards
Vs. Miami (OH), week 1, 2026: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

453passing yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 20267touchdown passes, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2026

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Pittsburgh20131663.62,3577.5168
2026Pittsburgh9814866.21,3048.8141
Career29946464.43,6617.9309

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Pittsburgh86881.0236
2026Pittsburgh301123.7121
Career1162001.7336

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Pittsburgh6QBFr.
2026Pittsburgh6QBSo.6′2″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2025Pittsburgh3980.2657th (n=314)0.24104.356%0.300.21
2026Pittsburgh1770.4491st (n=273)0.2177.350%0.22–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Pittsburgh44%7.9 yds4.9 yds25 of 21244%
2026Pittsburgh51%9.1 yds5.8 yds21 of 14538%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Pittsburgh43%4.201.801.2012%
2026Pittsburgh44%4.101.400.808%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Pittsburgh 5 games, 1,304 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Miami (OH)W 59–⁠1431414537023
Sep 12vs.UCFW 12–⁠718292120013
Sep 17vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠1310231230141
Sep 26vs.BucknellW 59–⁠029374036033
Oct 2atVirginia TechW 35–⁠331018113102
2025 Pittsburgh 10 games, 2,357 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganW 45–⁠17343600–
Oct 4vs.Boston CollegeW 48–⁠730413234028
Oct 11atFlorida StateW 34–⁠3121293212264
Oct 18atSyracuseW 30–⁠1313241430123
Oct 25vs.NC StateW 53–⁠342848423307
Nov 1atStanfordW 35–⁠2023383043221
Nov 15vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠371633126017
Nov 22atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠28202722620−29
Nov 29vs.MiamiL 7–⁠38223219911−24
Dec 27 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 17–⁠23254025611−9

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

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