J.P. Holtz

TE · Pittsburgh 2015 · #86

Last confirmed: Pittsburgh, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · Pittsburgh, PA · Shaler Area

J.P. Holtz: TE · Pittsburgh · #86.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Charles Jones IITulane · 2015 · 89% season match
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J.P. Holtz

TE · Pittsburgh · #86

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Two seasons at Pittsburgh, two different head coaches: Paul Chryst and Pat Narduzzi. On tape: 58 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Notre Dame, Week 10, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Pittsburgh in the news

Pitt announces voluntary early retirement buyoutOct 14
Pitt legend Mike Ditka diesOct 9
Pitt under federal visa fraud investigationOct 8
Pitt QB out for seasonOn3 Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Pittsburgh	24	350	14.6	4
2014	Pittsburgh	21	199	9.5	4
Career		45	549	12.2	8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 24-7@ Akron	3	42	14.0	1	25
Wk 3	L 24-27@ Iowa	3	37	12.3	0	19
Wk 5	W 17-13@ Virginia Tech	1	23	23.0	1	23
Wk 6	W 26-19vs Virginia	2	36	18.0	0	28
Wk 7	W 31-28@ Georgia Tech	3	38	12.7	1	20
Wk 8	W 23-20@ Syracuse	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 9	L 19-26vs North Carolina	3	49	16.3	0	20
Wk 10	L 30-42vs No. 8 Notre Dame	3	58	19.3	0	27	Season-high 58 yds
Wk 11	W 31-13@ Duke	2	31	15.5	1	28
Wk 12	W 45-34vs Louisville	2	12	6.0	0	7
Wk 13	L 24-29vs Miami	1	10	10.0	0	10
Total		24	350	14.6	4	28

Signature game

Week 7 · 2015

W 31-28

at Georgia Tech

3 rec · 38 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.

With T. Boyd — 8 rec · 68 yds · 2 TD · 29 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · N. Peterman — 162 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.7 · 31 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · Virginia · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.86Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 28 yds to the Virg 37 for a
Week 9 · North Carolina · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.45Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 20 yds to the NCaro 39 for a
Week 11 · Duke · 2nd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +3.19Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 28 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 3 · Iowa · 4th and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 19 yds to the Iowa 8 for a
Week 2 · Akron · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.94Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 18 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)
Week 5 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.66J.P. Holtz 23 Yd pass from Nathan Peterman

4 more plays

Week 11 · Duke · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 3 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK)
Week 10 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 21 yds to the Pitt 41 for a
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 1st and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.05Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 6 yds for a TD, (Chris Blewitt KICK) GEORGIA TECH Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
Week 9 · North Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.44Nathan Peterman pass complete to J.P. Holtz for 16 yds to the NCaro 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Pittsburgh6-7HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2015Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (94th percentile). Strength: epa / target (91st percentile). Concern: long catch (27th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#43 / 684 · 94th pct

21.2%

EPA / target#65 / 684 · 91st pct

0.81

TD rate#88 / 684 · 87th pct

9.1%

Yards / catch#180 / 684 · 74th pct

14.2

Catch rate#278 / 684 · 59th pct

69.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#21 / 119 · 82nd pct

14.6

Rec TDs#20 / 119 · 79th pct

Rec yards#31 / 119 · 74th pct

350

Receptions#38 / 119 · 68th pct

Long catch#85 / 119 · 27th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

94th → 91st percentile

Explosive rate

18th → 94th percentile

Catch rate

98th → 59th percentile

TD rate

89th → 87th percentile

Yards / catch

18th → 74th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	33.0	13.9	0.0
Road6g	2.2	30.8	15.2	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	35.2	16.0	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	29.0	13.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Pass share

40.6%

342 pass / 501 run

Plays / game

64.8

13 games

Team sack rate

7.7%

379 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

24 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

J.P. Holtz

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Pittsburgh in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

24 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at Pittsburgh

His moves

2012