
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
Career highs
13catches, career hightwice; last vs. UCLA, 2019232receiving yards, career highvs. Utah, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. UCLA, 2019Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2017
Receiving
Defense
Returns
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
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | USC | 7 | 0.98 | – | – | 6.9 | – |
| 2017 | USC | 32 | 0.99 | 95th (n=507) | 0.52 | 31.8 | 5% |
| 2018 | USC | 64 | 0.72 | 76th (n=497) | 0.53 | 46.3 | 11% |
| 2019 | USC | 123 | 0.75 | 81st (n=499) | 0.54 | 92.8 | 13% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 31–23 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–20 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 27–30 | 9 | 95 | 2 | 30 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 30–23 | 10 | 232 | 1 | 77 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 14–28 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 27–30 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 41–14 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 54 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 35–31 | 7 | 156 | 2 | 44 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 24–56 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 31–26 | 13 | 146 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 41–17 | 11 | 180 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 52–35 | 13 | 104 | 2 | 13 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 24–49 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 22 | – |
2018 USC 10 games, 40 catches, 743 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 43–21 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 3–17 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 14–37 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 39–36 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | W 24–20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 31–20 | 5 | 144 | 2 | 65 | 11 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 28–41 | 4 | 107 | 1 | 42 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 35–38 | 6 | 86 | 2 | 36 | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 27–34 | 7 | 106 | 0 | 37 | 9 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 17–24 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 35 | – |
2017 USC 9 games, 23 catches, 404 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 38–10 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 28–27 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 14–49 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 48–17 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 49–35 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 38–24 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 28–23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 31–28 | 7 | 146 | 1 | 54 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 7–24 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 32 | – |
2016 USC 9 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 27–31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 41–20 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 45–24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 45–20 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 26–13 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 36–14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 45–27 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 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.
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ |
| Weight | 223 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 79¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.14 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 40 | 503 | 1 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 88 | 1,082 | 6 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 99 | 925 | 4 |
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 109 | 1,152 | 4 |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 69 | 808 | 3 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 80 | 784 | 7 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 7 | 89 | 0 |
| NFL career | 98 | 492 | 5,343 | 25 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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