Teams Pittsburgh 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Pittsburgh roster 117 players: 26 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 12 juniors, 19 seniors, 45 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (37) and Ohio (15). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 11 Christian Veilleux QB Transfer from Penn State 6′5″ 209 Ottawa, ON 1,179 passing yards, 7 TD 5 QB Transfer from Boston College 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 235 Pittsburgh, PA 818 passing yards, 6 TD 19 Nate Yarnell QB So. 6′6″ 215 Austin, TX 595 passing yards, 4 TD 14 Ty Dieffenbach QB RS 6′6″ 227 Calabasas, CA 16 David Lynch QB RS 6′3″ 215 East Greenwich, RI 17 Jake Frantl QB So. 6′0″ 205 Erin, WI
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Konata Mumpfield WR Jr. 6′1″ 185 Hoschton, GA 44 catches, 576 yards, 5 TD Bub Means WR Sr. 6′2″ 215 Lovejoy, GA 41 catches, 721 yards, 6 TD 3 Daejon Reynolds WR Transfer from Florida 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Springfield, IL 28 catches, 316 yards 2 Kenny Johnson WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 York, PA 15 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD 21 Che Nwabuko WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 Austin, TX 2 returns, 21 yards 1 Zion Fowler-El WR 6′1″ 190 Jersey City, NJ 1 catch, −3 yards 5 Israel Polk WR 6′2″ 177 Richmond, CA 1 catch, 14 yards 7 Jake McConnachie WR So. 6′5″ 215 Verona, NJ 1 catch, 39 yards, 1 TD 2 Devin Whitlock WR RS 5′7″ 160 Monessen, PA 11 Lorenzo Jenkins WR Fr. 6′3″ 185 Beaver Falls, PA 14 Benny Haselrig WR RS 5′11″ 195 Allison Park, PA 29 Josh Junko WR Sr. 6′1″ 195 Akron, OH 40 Addison Copeland III WR Fr. 6′2″ 180 Buffalo, NY 47 Caden Smith WR Fr. 6′4″ 185 Murrysville, PA 80 Thaddeus Shaw WR RS 6′2″ 190 York, PA 81 Peter Vardzel WR So. 6′0″ 190 Charleston, SC 83 Lamar Seymore WR RS 6′1″ 190 Miami, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 86 Gavin Bartholomew TE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Schuylkill Haven, PA 18 catches, 326 yards, 1 TD 8 Karter Johnson TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 255 Pickerington, OH 12 catches, 175 yards, 2 TD 7 Malcolm Epps TE Transfer from USC 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 255 Houston, TX 9 catches, 115 yards 17 Jake Renda TE Fr. 6′5″ 225 Princeton, NJ 2 catches, 14 yards 43 Cole Mitchell TE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Frederick, MD 44 Adam Howanitz TE RS 6′4″ 240 Archbald, PA 85 Josh Altsman TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Zelienople, PA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 50 Jason Collier OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 West Deptford, NJ 51 Dorien Ford OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 325 Pittsburgh, PA 53 Jake Kradel OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 305 Butler, PA 55 B.J. Williams OL Fr. 6′4″ 320 Lawrenceville, GA 57 Graysen Riffe OL RS 6′7″ 310 Ocoee, FL 57 Trey Andersen OL 6′6″ 285 Eagle Mountain, UT 58 Terrence Moore OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Massillon, OH 61 Ryan Jacoby OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 305 Mentor, OH 63 Matt Altsman OL Jr. 6′0″ 285 Zelienople, PA 67 Tai Ray OL RS 6′7″ 330 Apopka, FL 68 Blake Zubovic OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 330 Belle Vernon, PA 69 Matt Metrosky OL So. 6′1″ 290 Greensburg, PA 70 Ryan Baer OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 325 Eastlake, OH 71 Ryan Carretta OL RS 6′5″ 320 Galena, OH 72 Isaiah Montgomery OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Virginia Beach, VA 74 Terrence Enos Jr. OL So. 6′5″ 310 Redford, MI 75 Brody Riffe OL RS 6′8″ 315 Ocoee, FL 76 Matt Goncalves OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 330 Manorville, NY 77 George French OL So. 6′9″ 300 Bethlehem, PA 78 Branson Taylor OL Jr. 6′6″ 330 Lorain, OH 78 Jackson Brown OL Transfer from California RS 6′6″ 310 Danville, CA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 50 Dayon Hayes DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 264 Pittsburgh, PA 45 tackles, 4 sacks 57 Bam Brima DL Sr. 6′5″ 275 Worcester, MA 31 tackles, 3 sacks 2 David Green DL Sr. 6′1″ 285 West Mifflin, PA 33 tackles, 1 sack 51 Samuel Okunlola DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 249 Brockton, MA 18 tackles, 5 sacks 6 Nate Temple DL 6′4″ 245 Abbeville, SC 27 tackles, 1 sack 99 Deandre Jules DT 6′4″ 315 Germantown, MD 24 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Tyler Bentley DL Sr. 6′2″ 300 West Chester, OH 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks 95 Devin Danielson DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 290 Pittsburgh, PA 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 44 Jimmy Scott DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 265 Cheektowaga, NY 8 tackles 88 Nahki Johnson DL 6′3″ 285 Pittsburgh, PA 3 tackles 55 Sean FitzSimmons DL 6′3″ 300 Monaca, PA 2 tackles 94 Elliot Donald DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 275 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles 2 Isaiah Neal DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 250 Washington, DC 5 Thomas Aden DL Fr. 6′1″ 275 Lakewood, OH 8 Antonio Camon DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 232 Tampa, FL 39 Maverick Gracio DE RS 6′4″ 252 West Palm Beach, FL 53 Todd Hill DL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 240 Homestead, PA 56 Will King IV DL Sr. 6′5″ 275 Holland, MI
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 22 Solomon Deshields LB Jr. 6′3″ 235 Millville, NJ 58 tackles, 2 sacks 32 Shayne Simon LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 235 West Orange, NJ 48 tackles, 5 sacks 1 Bangally Kamara LB 6′2″ 235 Akron, OH 53 tackles, 2 sacks 30 Brandon George LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Bernville, PA 50 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 0 Braylan Lovelace LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Leechburg, PA 24 tackles 9 Kyle Louis LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 East Orange, NJ 19 tackles 31 Nick Lapi LB So. 6′2″ 215 Upper Saddle River, NJ 10 tackles 45 Dylan Bennett LB So. 6′3″ 230 Montoursville, PA 6 tackles 3 Rasheem Biles LB Fr. 6′1″ 222 Columbus, OH 2 tackles 14 Montravius Lloyd LB 6′0″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL 20 rushing yards 29 Luke DelGaudio LB So. 6′2″ 215 Shavertown, PA 46 Zach Zollers LB RS 6′2″ 225 Royersford, PA 47 Aydin Henningham LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Delray Beach, FL 51 Drew Foster LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Austin, TX 52 Abe Ibrahim LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Bridgeville, PA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Donovan McMillon DB Transfer from Florida Jr. 6′2″ 205 Mcmurray, PA 105 tackles 7 Javon McIntyre DB 6′1″ 195 Bear, DE 85 tackles 5 P.J. O’Brien DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Pompano Beach, FL 41 tackles, 3 INT 12 M.J. Devonshire DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 190 Aliquippa, PA 32 tackles, 4 INT 9 A.J. Woods DB Sr. 5′11″ 195 Germantown, MD 30 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 14 Marquis Williams DB Sr. 5′9″ 180 Pompano Beach, FL 26 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jordan Bass S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 212 Hampton, VA 11 tackles 5 Stephon Hall S 6′2″ 193 Pittsburgh, PA 7 tackles 10 Ryland Gandy DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 189 Buford, GA 7 tackles 13 Tamarion Crumpley CB 6′1″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 3 tackles 12 Cruce Brookins DB 6′0″ 205 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles 10 Jahvante Royal CB 6′3″ 193 Miramar, FL 1 tackle 11 Buddy Mack III DB 6′0″ 214 Greer, SC 14 Matthew Amofa DB RS 5′9″ 182 Hillsborough, NJ 15 Rashad Battle DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 195 Atlanta, GA 16 Jesse Anderson DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 21 Shadarian Harrison DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 200 Lakeland, FL 28 Noah Biglow DB 5′11″ 185 Wesley Chapel, FL 41 John Glenn DB RS 5′11″ 185 Decatur, GA 45 Dante Caputo DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Pittsburgh, PA
David Green, Phil Jurkovec, Stephon Hall, Caleb Williams, Cruce Brookins, Derrick Davis Jr., Dante Caputo, Dayon Hayes, Dorien Ford, Todd Hill, Nahki Johnson, Elliot Donald, Devin Danielson Bangally Kamara, Josh Junko, Caleb Junko Nate Yarnell, Che Nwabuko, Drew Foster Byron Floyd, Ryan Jacoby, Ryan Baer Zion Fowler-El, Kyle Louis Kenny Johnson, Thaddeus Shaw P.J. O’Brien, Marquis Williams Jake McConnachie, Shayne Simon A.J. Woods, Deandre Jules Lorenzo Jenkins, Sean FitzSimmons Rashad Battle, John Glenn Addison Copeland III, Jimmy Scott Graysen Riffe, Brody Riffe Matt Altsman, Josh Altsman Blake Zubovic, Cam Guess Devin Whitlock Isaiah Neal Rodney Hammond Jr. Daejon Reynolds Donovan McMillon Rasheem Biles Daniel Carter Israel Polk Thomas Aden Jordan Bass Nate Temple Javon McIntyre Malcolm Epps Antonio Camon Karter Johnson Konata Mumpfield Jahvante Royal Ryland Gandy Buddy Mack III M.J. Devonshire Tamarion Crumpley Benny Haselrig Matthew Amofa Montravius Lloyd Ty Dieffenbach David Lynch Jesse Anderson Jake Renda Shadarian Harrison Solomon Deshields C’Bo Flemister T.J. Harvison Noah Biglow Luke DelGaudio Brandon George Nick Lapi Maverick Gracio Cole Mitchell Adam Howanitz Dylan Bennett Zach Zollers Aydin Henningham Caden Smith Jason Collier Samuel Okunlola Abe Ibrahim Jake Kradel B.J. Williams Will King IV Bam Brima Terrence Moore Tai Ray Matt Metrosky Ryan Carretta Isaiah Montgomery Terrence Enos Jr. Matt Goncalves George French Branson Taylor Jackson Brown Peter Vardzel Lamar Seymore Gavin Bartholomew Ben Sauls Tyler Bentley James Fineran Samuel Carpenter Jeff Yurk Bub Means PA 37 FL 15 OH 15 NJ 9 GA 8 Hometowns of the 2023 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 37 Ohio 15 Florida 15 New Jersey 9 Georgia 8 Texas 4 Maryland 4 Virginia 3 Top counties Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 15 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 5 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania pop. 353,000 5 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Travis County, Texas pop. 1.3 million 3 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’ 2023 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.
Phil Jurkovec QBTransfer from Boston College4-star recruit