Pittsburgh Panthers
Pittsburgh's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Mason Heintschel, a QB projected for 329.1 points (overall rank #20 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Pittsburgh projects for 1212.2 combined fantasy points — 290.7 points above the ACC median of 921.5, ranking #2 of 17 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 565.0 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 | 329.1 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Ja'Kyrian Turner | RB | 191.3 | 4.02 |
| 3 | Cataurus Hicks | WR | 140.2 | — |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Defense | DEF | 114.6 | 15.07 |
| 5 | Bryce Yates | WR | 87.4 | — |
| 6 | Censere Lee | WR | 85.5 | — |
| 7 | Antonio Chadha | K | 72.7 | — |
| 8 | Malik Knight | WR | 69.7 | — |
| 9 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | RB | 61.8 | — |
| 10 | La'Vell Wright | RB | 59.9 | — |
| 11 | Carson Kent | TE | 53.0 | — |
| 12 | Justin Cook | RB | 47.8 | — |
| 13 | Elijah Lagg | TE | 46.3 | — |
| 14 | Sam Hunsaker | K | 35.8 | — |
| 15 | Demetrice McCray | WR | 32.0 | — |
| 16 | Jaylin Brown | RB | 26.4 | — |
| 17 | Bryan Hamilton | WR | 22.7 | — |
| 18 | Beau Jackson | QB | 22.2 | — |
| 19 | Ethan Shine | RB | 20.4 | — |
| 20 | Corey Dailey | QB | 19.8 | — |
| 21 | Davin Friedman | QB | 19.8 | — |
| 22 | Carter Genchi | K | 19.8 | — |
| 23 | Angelo Renda | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 24 | Zaky Roberts | RB | 18.6 | — |
| 25 | Benny Haselrig | WR | 17.4 | — |