Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Jimmy Scott
5th-year defensive lineman on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 265 lb · Cheektowaga, NY · St. Francis
CFB Index 61 · #146 of 420 edge rushersLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs UCF
Statement game6 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3 sacksvs California (FBS) · W 17-15
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
5th-year defensive lineman on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2022.
Jimmy Scott
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent four seasons in the Pittsburgh defensive front. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against UCF, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of St. Francis
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Pittsburgh
Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 58 | 30 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
1 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
With G. Russo — 40.8 yards per punt · 8 punts · 3 inside the 20 · M. Heintschel — 212 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 13 rush yds (7 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 21-20 over that span.
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh3-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
47.5%
96 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
67.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
61 · #146 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #146 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #25 of 73 ACC DLs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Prince Dorbah’s 2025 season.
65%match
Matches Prince on
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Prince on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Herring's junior season at Tennessee (2025).
64%match
Matches Caleb on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Caleb on
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jimmy Scott
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…
The defensive line · Pittsburgh
- #44Jimmy Scott7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Isaiah Neal7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Nick James6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Sean FitzSimmons3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Zach Crothers3 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology