Teams Pittsburgh 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Pittsburgh roster 116 players: 19 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 23 juniors, 19 seniors, 38 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (33) and Florida (28). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 6 Mason Heintschel QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Oregon, OH 2,357 passing yards, 16 TD 10 Eli Holstein QB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 234 Zachary, LA 1,081 passing yards, 12 TD 9 Cole Gonzales QB Transfer from Oklahoma 6′0″ 200 Ocala, FL 118 passing yards, 1 TD 12 Beau Jackson QB RS 6′3″ 220 West Bloomfield, MI 16 David Lynch QB So. 6′3″ 215 East Greenwich, RI
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 25 Ja’Kyrian Turner RB Fr. 5′9″ 195 Wildwood, FL 747 rushing yards, 7 TD 22 Juelz Goff RB 5′9″ 195 York, PA 270 rushing yards, 5 TD 0 RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′8″ 175 Miami Gardens, FL 278 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Justin Cook RB Jr. 5′10″ 175 Harrisburg, PA 31 rushing yards 6 Caleb Williams RB Jr. 5′9″ 207 Pittsburgh, PA 10 rushing yards 35 Jalynn Williams RB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 210 St. Petersburg, FL 23 rushing yards 20 Synkwan Smith RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′7″ 185 Roswell, GA 22 Derrick Davis Jr. RB 6′1″ 210 Pittsburgh, PA 27 Jaylin Brown RB RS 5′10″ 210 Orlando, FL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 5 Raphael Williams WR Sr. 5′10″ 165 Fort Lauderdale, FL 52 catches, 741 yards, 7 TD 2 Kenny Johnson WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 York, PA 47 catches, 658 yards, 5 TD 3 Cataurus Hicks WR Transfer from Louisville 5′10″ 185 Miami, FL 24 catches, 422 yards, 4 TD 22 Deuce Spann WR Transfer from Florida State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 210 St. Petersburg, FL 13 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD 4 Bryce Yates WR Fr. 6′0″ 185 Ettrick, VA 11 catches, 202 yards, 1 TD 1 Zion Fowler-El WR 6′1″ 190 Jersey City, NJ 7 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD 10 Censere Lee WR 5′11″ 170 Clearwater, FL 5 catches, 86 yards 2 Tony Kinsler WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 175 Daytona Beach, FL 1 catch, 4 yards 84 Cam Sapp WR 5′10″ 175 Miami, FL 1 catch, 7 yards 14 Benny Haselrig WR So. 5′11″ 195 Allison Park, PA 24 Tyreek Robinson WR 5′10″ 180 Shreveport, LA 40 Amah Agwu WR Fr. 6′3″ 190 Lynbrook, NY 41 Jake Sassic WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Pittsburgh, PA 47 Caden Smith WR Jr. 6′4″ 185 Murrysville, PA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 88 Justin Holmes TE Transfer from Marshall 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 245 Kutztown, PA 28 catches, 301 yards, 4 TD 12 Malachi Thomas TE So. 6′3″ 242 Thomasville, GA 13 catches, 192 yards, 2 TD 87 Jake Overman TE Sr. 6′4″ 240 Yorba Linda, CA 10 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD 85 Josh Altsman TE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Zelienople, PA 6 catches, 51 yards, 1 TD 32 Truitt Brown TE Fr. 6′4″ 235 Tampa, FL 44 Adam Howanitz TE So. 6′4″ 240 Archbald, PA 86 Max Hunt TE RS 6′4″ 225 Tampa, FL
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 71 Ryan Carretta OL So. 6′5″ 320 Galena, OH 1 tackle 50 Shep Turk OL RS 6′4″ 310 Jefferson Hills, PA 51 Jiavani Cooley OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Erie, PA 53 Kendall Stanley OL Transfer from Charlotte Jr. 6′5″ 305 Albany, GA 55 B.J. Williams OL Jr. 6′4″ 320 Lawrenceville, GA 56 Lyndon Cooper OL Jr. 6′2″ 310 Atlanta, GA 58 Mason Lindsay OL Fr. 6′6″ 320 Hyattsville, MD 60 Akram Elnagmi OL RS 6′6″ 315 Bristol, England 62 Jordan Fields OL RS 6′4″ 265 Houston, TX 63 Ty Banco OL Transfer from Texas A&M So. 6′0″ 320 Washington, PA 64 Josh Nindl OL RS 6′3″ 295 Gibsonia, PA 66 Keith Gouveia OL Transfer from Richmond Jr. 6′4″ 305 Stephens City, VA 67 Tai Ray OL So. 6′7″ 330 Apopka, FL 68 Torian Chester OL RS 6′4″ 310 Albany, GA 70 Ryan Baer OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′7″ 325 Eastlake, OH 72 Isaiah Montgomery OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Virginia Beach, VA 75 Caleb Holmes OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 300 Fairburn, GA 78 Jackson Brown OL So. 6′6″ 310 Danville, CA 78 Jeff Persi OL Transfer from Michigan 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′8″ 315 Mission Viejo, CA
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 Isaiah Neal DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 250 Washington, DC 36 tackles, 3.5 sacks 7 Francis Brewu DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 285 Westerville, OH 34 tackles, 1 sack 44 Jimmy Scott DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 265 Cheektowaga, NY 17 tackles, 4 sacks 45 Joseph Zelinsky DL Transfer from Eastern Michigan Sr. 6′4″ 250 Cressona, PA 23 tackles, 2 sacks 55 Sean FitzSimmons DL 6′3″ 300 Monaca, PA 25 tackles, 1 sack 11 Nick James DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 295 Bradenton, FL 21 tackles, 1 sack 10 Blaine Spires DL Transfer from Utah State Sr. 6′3″ 250 Youngstown, OH 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks 5 Zach Crothers DL Fr. 6′4″ 265 Weston, FL 15 tackles, 1.5 sacks 44 Jahsear Whittington DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 270 Philadelphia, PA 12 tackles, 1 sack 6 Nate Temple DL Sr. 6′4″ 245 Abbeville, SC 11 tackles 39 Maverick Gracio DE So. 6′4″ 252 West Palm Beach, FL 4 tackles, 1 sack 56 Jaeden Moore DL Transfer from Oregon 6′4″ 250 Hanford, CA 2 tackles 90 Trevor Sommers DL 6′2″ 280 Davie, FL 1 tackle 35 JuJu Anderson DL RS 6′4″ 245 Orlando, FL 49 Charlie Donehue DL RS 6′1″ 275 Powell, OH 50 Denim Cook DL RS 6′3″ 245 Columbus, OH 57 Cam Rosinsky DL So. 6′1″ 240 Noblestown, PA 66 Ben Kauffman DL RS 6′3″ 240 Media, PA 93 Ty Yuhas DL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Munhall, PA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 3 Rasheem Biles LB Jr. 6′1″ 222 Columbus, OH 100 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT 9 Kyle Louis LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 East Orange, NJ 79 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 0 Braylan Lovelace LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Leechburg, PA 79 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 24 Cameron Lindsey LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Aliquippa, PA 32 tackles, 2 sacks 31 Nick Lapi LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Upper Saddle River, NJ 16 tackles, 1 sack 52 Abe Ibrahim LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Bridgeville, PA 16 tackles 37 Davin Brewton LB 6′0″ 230 Neptune, NJ 5 tackles 38 Emmanuel Taylor LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Virginia Beach, VA 5 tackles 29 Luke DelGaudio LB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Shavertown, PA 2 tackles 19 Jayden Bonsu LB Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 215 Hillside, NJ 30 John Wetzel LB RS 5′11″ 210 Latrobe, PA 32 Jeremiah Marcelin LB 6′2″ 235 Opa Locka, FL 36 Emory Fluhr LB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Willow Street, PA 46 Zach Zollers LB So. 6′2″ 225 Royersford, PA 51 Drew Foster LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Austin, TX 54 Justin Thompson LB 6′2″ 235 Bowie, MD
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 20 Kavir Bains DB Transfer from UC Davis Sr. 5′10″ 175 San Jose, CA 58 tackles, 3 INT 12 Cruce Brookins DB 6′0″ 205 Pittsburgh, PA 53 tackles, 2 INT 7 Javon McIntyre DB Sr. 6′1″ 195 Bear, DE 50 tackles, 1 INT 15 Rashad Battle DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 195 Atlanta, GA 42 tackles, 1 sack 3 Shawn Lee Jr. DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Harrisburg, PA 31 tackles, 1 INT 21 Shadarian Harrison DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 200 Lakeland, FL 29 tackles, 1 INT 8 Tamon Lynum DB Sr. 6′2″ 185 Orlando, FL 22 tackles, 1 INT 26 Allen Bryant DB 6′0″ 180 Pahokee, FL 16 tackles 14 Josh Guerrier DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 185 Ocoee, FL 8 tackles 22 Zion Ferguson DB Transfer from North Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 Atlanta, GA 8 tackles 17 Cole Woodson DB 6′1″ 210 Haymarket, VA 7 tackles 16 Jesse Anderson DB Jr. 6′0″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 tackles 4 Rashan Murray DB Transfer from California (PA) Jr. 6′2″ 185 Pittsburgh, PA 1 tackle 22 Davion Pritchard DB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Youngstown, OH 1 tackle 14 Matthew Amofa DB So. 5′9″ 182 Hillsborough, NJ 27 Nigel Maynard DB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Murfreesboro, TN 34 Marcus Serrano DB Sr. 5′11″ 185 Philadelphia, PA 43 Valdez Stuvaints DB RS 5′10″ 200 Mckeesport, PA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 99 Trey Butkowski PK Fr. 6′0″ 170 Orlando, FL 20 of 23 field goals 91 Caleb Junko P Sr. 6′1″ 205 Akron, OH 51 punts, 44.2 average 94 Samuel Carpenter PK Jr. 5′11″ 180 Foxborough, MA 1 of 3 field goals 47 Nilay Upadhyayula LS Sr. 5′11″ 225 San Jose, CA 1 tackle 33 Henry Searcy LS RS 6′3″ 185 Tallahassee, FL 49 Nico Crawford LS Jr. 6′2″ 235 Dublin, OH 83 James London PK Jr. 6′0″ 195 Miami, FL 92 Kaemon Tijerina P RS 6′0″ 215 Redford, MI 97 Cade Dowd P So. 6′1″ 230 Baton Rouge, LA
Rashan Murray, Caleb Williams, Cruce Brookins, Derrick Davis Jr., Jake Sassic, Valdez Stuvaints, Shep Turk, Ty Yuhas Tamon Lynum, Jaylin Brown, JuJu Anderson, Trey Butkowski Zion Fowler-El, Kyle Louis, Jayden Bonsu Cataurus Hicks, James London, Cam Sapp Rashad Battle, Zion Ferguson, Lyndon Cooper Desmond Reid, Jeremiah Marcelin Kenny Johnson, Juelz Goff Rasheem Biles, Denim Cook Shawn Lee Jr., Justin Cook Raphael Williams, Jesse Anderson Francis Brewu, Ryan Carretta Blaine Spires, Davion Pritchard Kavir Bains, Nilay Upadhyayula Deuce Spann, Jalynn Williams Truitt Brown, Max Hunt Marcus Serrano, Jahsear Whittington Emmanuel Taylor, Isaiah Montgomery Charlie Donehue, Nico Crawford Kendall Stanley, Torian Chester Isaiah Neal Tony Kinsler Bryce Yates Zach Crothers Mason Heintschel Nate Temple Javon McIntyre Cole Gonzales Censere Lee Eli Holstein Nick James Beau Jackson Malachi Thomas Benny Haselrig Josh Guerrier Matthew Amofa David Lynch Cole Woodson Synkwan Smith Shadarian Harrison Cameron Lindsey Tyreek Robinson Ja’Kyrian Turner Allen Bryant Nigel Maynard Luke DelGaudio John Wetzel Nick Lapi Henry Searcy Emory Fluhr Davin Brewton Maverick Gracio Amah Agwu Adam Howanitz Jimmy Scott Zach Zollers Caden Smith Drew Foster Jiavani Cooley Abe Ibrahim Justin Thompson B.J. Williams Sean FitzSimmons Jaeden Moore Mason Lindsay Jordan Fields Ty Banco Josh Nindl Ben Kauffman Keith Gouveia Tai Ray Ryan Baer Caleb Holmes Jackson Brown Jeff Persi Josh Altsman Jake Overman Trevor Sommers Caleb Junko Kaemon Tijerina Samuel Carpenter Cade Dowd PA 33 FL 28 OH 11 GA 9 CA 6 Hometowns of the 2025 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 33 Florida 28 Ohio 11 Georgia 9 New Jersey 6 California 6 Virginia 5 Louisiana 3 Top counties Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 12 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 6 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 5 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 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’ 2025 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.
Desmond Reid RB3-star recruit