Jimmy Scott
Jimmy Scott
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent three seasons in the Pittsburgh defensive front. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Stanford, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
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 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 8 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 30 | 19 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 29 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 42–28
at Georgia Tech
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · 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
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Prince Dorbah’s 2025 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Herring's junior season at Tennessee (2025).
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Background
2025: Started 12 of 13 games, collecting 18 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, his first-career fumble recovery and one forced fumble…led Pitt’s defensive line in sacks…totaled a season-high two sacks at Stanford, as well as a season-high four tackles. 2024: Started all 13 games at defensive end…compil...