Pittsburgh Panthers
Pittsburgh's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Mason Heintschel, a QB projected for 245.0 points (overall rank #902 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Pittsburgh projects for 1155.2 combined fantasy points — 142.7 points above the ACC median of 1012.5, ranking #4 of 17 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 528.0 combined projected points from 15 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Pittsburgh players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Heintschel | QB | 245.0 | — |
| 2 | Ja'Kyrian Turner | RB | 126.3 | 9.03 |
| 3 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | RB | 124.7 | — |
| 4 | Cataurus Hicks | WR | 122.5 | — |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Defense | DEF | 114.6 | 15.06 |
| 6 | La'Vell Wright | RB | 100.9 | — |
| 7 | Censere Lee | WR | 95.0 | — |
| 8 | Antonio Chadha | K | 79.8 | — |
| 9 | Bryce Yates | WR | 75.4 | — |
| 10 | Carson Kent | TE | 71.0 | — |
| 11 | Malik Knight | WR | 55.4 | — |
| 12 | Demetrice McCray | WR | 49.5 | — |
| 13 | Holden Geriner | QB | 42.7 | — |
| 14 | Justin Cook | RB | 33.1 | — |
| 15 | Elijah Lagg | TE | 33.0 | — |
| 16 | Tyreek Robinson | WR | 30.2 | — |
| 17 | Bryan Hamilton | WR | 25.8 | — |
| 18 | Corey Dailey | QB | 23.0 | — |
| 19 | Synkwan Smith | RB | 22.2 | — |
| 20 | Jaylin Brown | RB | 21.6 | — |
| 21 | Tony Kinsler | WR | 18.6 | — |
| 22 | Sam Hunsaker | K | 14.6 | — |
| 23 | Dylan Wester | WR | 13.6 | — |
| 24 | Zaky Roberts | RB | 11.6 | — |
| 25 | Cam Sapp | WR | 9.3 | — |