Javon Mcintyre
Javon Mcintyre
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent five seasons in the Pittsburgh secondary. The receipt: 8 tackles against Miami — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 50 | 36 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 51 | 30 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 85 | 43 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 198 | 116 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 42–28
at Georgia Tech
6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #44
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mitch Leigber’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to AJ Williams's graduate season at Coastal Carolina (2024).
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