Mason Heintschel
Mason Heintschel
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Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 201 | 316 | 63.6% | 2,357 | 7.5 | 16 | 8 | 137.9 | -- | -- |
| Career | 201 | 316 | 63.6% | 2,357 | 7.5 | 16 | 8 | 137.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 86 | 88 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 86 | 88 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 42–28
at Georgia Tech
226 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.8 · -29 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 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
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rocco Becht’s 2025 season.
Matches Rocco on
Differs from Rocco on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Alessio Milivojevic’s path through Michigan State.
Matches Alessio on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Bear Bachmeier's freshman season at BYU (2025).
Matches Bear on
Differs from Bear on
Player DNA
Players who play like Mason Heintschel
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #122
Peaked at #122 this season.
Background
2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2025 following his early graduation from Clay...Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Semifinalist, ACC Quarterback of the Week (Week 7) and two-time ACC Rookie of the Week in his eight starts as a true freshman...has completed 201-of-316 p...