Michael Pittman Jr. at USC
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Receiver, USC, 2016–⁠19

Michael Pittman Jr.

Number
No. 6
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Woodland Hills, CA
Born
Oct 5, 1997, in Woodland Hills, California

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Michael Pittman Jr. played receiver at USC (2016–⁠19). The Indianapolis Colts took Pittman in round 2, No. 34 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,275
Receiving yards, 2019 (USC, 8–⁠5)
Best game
232 yards
Vs. Utah, week 4, 2019: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in receiving yards, 2019
Drafted
No. 34
Round 2, 2020 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

13catches, career hightwice; last vs. UCLA, 2019232receiving yards, career highvs. Utah, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. UCLA, 2019

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016USC68213.7021
2017USC2340417.6254
2018USC4074318.6665
2019USC1011,27512.61177
Career1702,50414.71977

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016USC750000
2017USC540000
2018USC110000
2019USC330000
Career16130000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016USC43102630
2017USC–––2891
2018USC–––140
2019USC–––100
Career431061561

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016USC6WRFr.
2017USC6WRSo.
2018USC6WRJr.
2019USC6WRSr.6′4″220

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
2016USC70.98––6.9–
2017USC320.9995th (n=507)0.5231.85%
2018USC640.7276th (n=497)0.5346.311%
2019USC1230.7581st (n=499)0.5492.813%

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

2019 USC 13 games, 101 catches, 1,275 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Fresno StateW 31–⁠2362809–
Sep 7vs.StanfordW 45–⁠20682031–
Sep 14atBYUL 27–⁠30995230–
Sep 20vs.UtahW 30–⁠2310232177–
Sep 28atWashingtonL 14–⁠28464144–
Oct 12atNotre DameL 27–⁠30429011–
Oct 19vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠14469154–
Oct 25atColoradoW 35–⁠317156244–
Nov 2vs.OregonL 24–⁠56837113–
Nov 9atArizona StateW 31–⁠2613146028–
Nov 16atCaliforniaW 41–⁠1711180145–
Nov 23vs.UCLAW 52–⁠3513104213–
Dec 27 ✦vs.IowaL 24–⁠49653022–
2018 USC 10 games, 40 catches, 743 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.UNLVW 43–⁠21136036–
Sep 8atStanfordL 3–⁠17365045–
Sep 15atTexasL 14–⁠3741607–
Sep 21vs.Washington StateW 39–⁠36272150–
Sep 29atArizonaW 24–⁠20120020–
Oct 13vs.ColoradoW 31–⁠20514426511
Oct 20atUtahL 28–⁠414107142–
Oct 27vs.Arizona StateL 35–⁠38686236–
Nov 17atUCLAL 27–⁠3471060379
Nov 24vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠24791035–
2017 USC 9 games, 23 catches, 404 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 7vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠10224014–
Oct 14vs.UtahW 28–⁠27117017–
Oct 21atNotre DameL 14–⁠49–––––
Oct 28atArizona StateW 48–⁠17223015–
Nov 4vs.ArizonaW 49–⁠35359021–
Nov 11atColoradoW 38–⁠24459132–
Nov 18vs.UCLAW 28–⁠231707–
Dec 1vs.StanfordW 31–⁠287146154–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠24369032–
2016 USC 9 games, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Utah StateW 45–⁠7–––––
Sep 23atUtahL 27–⁠31–––––
Oct 1vs.Arizona StateW 41–⁠20221011–
Oct 27vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠24–––––
Nov 5vs.OregonW 45–⁠20461021–
Nov 12atWashingtonW 26–⁠13–––––
Nov 19atUCLAW 36–⁠14–––––
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠27–––––
Jan 2 ✦vs.Penn StateW 52–⁠49–––––

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team) but didn’t play.

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′4″
Weight223 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan79¼″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.51 sW
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.96 s
20-yard shuttle4.14 s

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

7 seasons, 98 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Indianapolis Colts13405031
2021Indianapolis Colts17881,0826
2022Indianapolis Colts16999254
2023Indianapolis Colts161091,1524
2024Indianapolis Colts16698083
2025Indianapolis Colts17807847
2026 (so far)Pittsburgh Steelers37890
NFL career984925,34325

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

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