2018 Pittsburgh roster

95 players: 13 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 14 juniors, 14 seniors, 42 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (35) and Florida (14). The 2018 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
8	Kenny Pickett QB		6′3″	220	Oakhurst, NJ	1,969 passing yards, 12 TD
3	Jeff George Jr. QB	Jr.	6′3″	220	Indianapolis, IN	1 passing yard
12	Ricky Town QB	Jr.	6′3″	220	Newbury Park, CA	15 passing yards
15	Justin Sliwoski QB		6′1″	190	Greensburg, PA

Running backs 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
37	Qadree Ollison RB	Sr.	6′2″	230	Niagara Falls, NY	1,213 rushing yards, 11 TD
22	Darrin Hall RB4-star recruit	Sr.	5′11″	225	Youngstown, OH	1,143 rushing yards, 10 TD
1	A.J. Davis RB4-star recruit		6′0″	215	Graceville, FL	148 rushing yards
35	George Aston FB	Sr.	6′0″	255	Stephens City, VA	15 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
34	Jason Edwards FB		5′10″	230	Bluefield, WV
37	Cole Blake RB		5′11″	210	Crescent, PA
39	Kyle Vreen RB	So.	5′10″	190	Aliquippa, PA
47	Ryan Sliwoski FB		5′11″	225	Greensburg, PA
48	Peyton Deri FB	So.	6′1″	220	North Huntingdon, PA
	Todd Sibley Jr. RB4-star recruit		5′9″	227	Akron, OH

Receivers 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
82	Rafael Araujo-Lopes WR	Sr.	5′9″	190	Kissimmee, FL	37 catches, 380 yards, 4 TD
2	Maurice Ffrench WR	Jr.	5′11″	200	New Brunswick, NJ	35 catches, 515 yards, 6 TD
11	Taysir Mack WR		6′2″	200	Brooklyn, NY	25 catches, 557 yards, 1 TD
19	V’Lique Carter WR	Fr.	5′9″	185	West Palm Beach, FL	202 rushing yards, 2 TD
18	Shocky Jacques-Louis WR3-star recruit		6′0″	180	Fort Myers, FL	9 catches, 76 yards
6	Aaron Mathews WR3-star recruit	Jr.	6′4″	220	Clairton, PA	8 catches, 112 yards
6	Tre Tipton WR		6′1″	185	Apollo, PA	5 catches, 42 yards
88	Dontavius Butler-Jenkins WR	Fr.	6′0″	215	Hollywood, FL	4 catches, 12 yards
3	Michael Smith WR		6′1″	215	Vero Beach, FL	1 tackle
9	Darian Street WR	RS	6′2″	190	Bethlehem, PA
40	Charles Chustckie WR		6′2″	190	Staten Island, NY
46	Michael Vardzel WR	So.	5′11″	190	Charleston, SC
48	Kellen McAlone WR	Sr.	6′2″	215	Dallas, TX
49	Alex Capstick WR		6′1″	205	Lincolnshire, IL
85	Garrett Bickhart WR	Fr.	6′5″	225	Liberty, PA

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
10	Will Gragg TE4-star recruit	Jr.	6′4″	245	Dumas, AR	5 catches, 31 yards
81	Jim Medure TE	Jr.	6′2″	235	New Castle, PA	3 catches, 29 yards
35	Tyler Sear TE		6′4″	260	New Castle, PA	2 catches, 9 yards
41	Jake Zilinskas TE	Fr.	6′2″	245	Indiana, PA
84	Grant Carrigan TE	Fr.	6′7″	290	Las Vegas, NV

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
37	Rashad Wheeler OL	So.	6′3″	280	Pittsburgh, PA	12 tackles, 1 sack
67	Stefano Millin OL		6′5″	305	Massillon, OH	6 rushing yards, 1 TD
52	Kenny Rainey III OL	Fr.	6′3″	340	Aliquippa, PA
55	Chase Brown OL	Jr.	6′5″	310	Ashburn, VA
56	Brandon Ford OL4-star recruit	So.	6′5″	310	Pittsburgh, PA
57	Gabe Houy OL	RS	6′6″	325	Pittsburgh, PA
60	Owen Drexel OL	RS	6′3″	305	Montclair, NJ
61	Brian Burgess OL	Fr.	6′2″	315	Charleroi, PA
63	Nick Stazer OL		6′3″	295	Butler, PA
66	Mike Herndon OL	Sr.	6′4″	310	Greenville, VA
67	Jimmy Morrissey OL	So.	6′3″	305	Huntingdon Valley, PA
70	Nolan Ulizio OL	Jr.	6′5″	320	West Chester, OH
71	Bryce Hargrove OL	So.	6′4″	320	Akron, OH
74	Jerry Drake Jr. OL	Fr.	6′5″	310	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
76	Connor Dintino OL3-star recruit		6′3″	315	Mashpee, MA
77	Carter Warren OL3-star recruit	RS	6′5″	325	Paterson, NJ
78	Alex Bookser OL4-star recruit		6′6″	315	Pittsburgh, PA
79	Carson Van Lynn OT	So.	6′5″	295	Worthington, OH

Defensive line 11

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
17	Rashad Weaver DL	So.	6′5″	270	Fort Lauderdale, FL	44 tackles, 5.5 sacks
8	Dewayne Hendrix DL	Sr.	6′4″	265	O’Fallon, IL	28 tackles, 3.5 sacks
91	Patrick Jones II DL	So.	6′5″	260	Chesapeake, VA	19 tackles, 3.5 sacks
93	Shane Roy DL	Sr.	6′4″	280	Reading, OH	28 tackles, 0.5 sacks
34	Amir Watts DL3-star recruit	Jr.	6′3″	295	Chicago, IL	14 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
10	Keyshon Camp DL4-star recruit		6′4″	290	Lakeland, FL	14 tackles, 2 sacks
97	Jaylen Twyman DL	Fr.	6′2″	290	Washington, DC	15 tackles, 0.5 sacks
40	James Folston Jr. DL	Sr.	6′4″	250	Cocoa, FL	14 tackles
5	Deslin Alexandre DL		6′4″	275	Pompano Beach, FL	4 tackles
6	John Morgan DL		6′2″	270	Upper Marlboro, MD	1 catch, 8 yards
96	Chris Maloney DL		6′2″	255	Fort Washington, PA	0 passing yards

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
23	Oluwaseun Idowu LB	Sr.	6′0″	230	Wexford, PA	75 tackles, 2.5 sacks
58	Quintin Wirginis LB	Sr.	6′2″	250	Pittsburgh, PA	41 tackles, 3 sacks
25	Elijah Zeise LB	Sr.	6′2″	240	Pittsburgh, PA	43 tackles, 1 sack
44	Elias Reynolds LB		6′2″	235	Brooklyn, NY	43 tackles
9	Saleem Brightwell LB3-star recruit	Jr.	6′0″	230	Paterson, NJ	31 tackles
24	Phil Campbell LB		6′1″	220	Kendall Park, NJ	25 tackles
28	Anthony McKee Jr. LB3-star recruit	Jr.	6′2″	220	Columbus, OH	12 tackles, 1 sack
2	Cam Bright LB		6′0″	219	Cleveland, OH	9 tackles, 1 sack
36	Chase Pine LB		6′3″	250	Williamsburg, VA	12 tackles
29	Albert Tucker LB	Fr.	6′1″	220	Plantation, FL	3 tackles
4	Wendell Davis LB		6′2″	240	Richmond, VA	1 tackle
35	Chase Villani LB		6′1″	220	Pittsburgh, PA
47	Kyle Nunn LB	Fr.	6′3″	230	Findlay, OH

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
3	Damar Hamlin DB4-star recruit		6′1″	195	Mckees Rocks, PA	85 tackles, 2 INT
20	Dennis Briggs DB	Sr.	5′10″	195	Wilkinsburg, PA	52 tackles, 2 sacks
7	Jazzee Stocker DB	Jr.	6′2″	190	Coatesville, PA	37 tackles, 1 INT
11	Dane Jackson DB	Jr.	6′0″	190	Coraopolis, PA	41 tackles
21	Damarri Mathis DB		5′11″	205	Lakeland, FL	14 tackles, 1 INT
15	Jason Pinnock DB	So.	6′0″	200	Windsor, CT	11 tackles, 1 INT
32	Phillipie Motley DB	Sr.	5′10″	175	Columbus, OH	10 tackles, 1 INT
7	Therran Coleman CB		6′0″	190	Pittsburgh, PA	7 tackles, 1 INT
2	Bricen Garner S		6′1″	185	Pittsburgh, PA	7 tackles
12	Paris Ford DB	Fr.	6′0″	190	Pittsburgh, PA	5 tackles
5	Mychale Salahuddin DB4-star recruit		5′11″	200	Washington, DC	2 returns, 26 yards
10	Colin Jonov DB		6′0″	190	Murrysville, PA	1 tackle
14	Marquis Williams DB		5′9″	180	Pompano Beach, FL	1 tackle
22	Kollin Smith DB		5′10″	180	Upper Marlboro, MD
46	Rimoni Dorsey DB	Jr.	6′0″	215	Richmond, VA

Specialists 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
97	Alex Kessman PK	So.	6′3″	190	Clarkston, MI	12 of 16 field goals
98	Kirk Christodoulou P	Fr.	6′1″	220	Melbourne, VIC	74 punts, 41.4 average
94	Cal Adomitis LS		6′2″	250	Pittsburgh, PA	4 tackles
49	Jake Scarton PK		6′3″	195	Hermitage, PA

Hometowns of the 2018 Pittsburgh roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Pennsylvania 35
Florida 14
Ohio 11
Virginia 7
New Jersey 6
New York 4
Illinois 3
Washington, D.C. 2

Top counties

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 18
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 5
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania pop. 353,000 4
Franklin County, Ohio pop. 1.3 million 3
Kings County, New York pop. 2.6 million 2

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2018 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.