Michael Pittman Jr.

WR · USC 2019 · #6

Last confirmed: USC, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 220 lb · Woodland Hills, CA · Oaks Christian

Michael Pittman Jr.: WR · USC · #6.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Kenny GolladayNorthern Illinois · 2016 · 83% season match
Jonathan Adams Jr.Arkansas State · 2020 · 80% season match
Simmie Cobbs Jr.Indiana · 2017 · 76% season match
Antonio Gandy-GoldenLiberty · 2018 · 74% season match
Nico CollinsMichigan · 2019 · 74% season match

Michael Pittman Jr.

WR · USC · Sr · #6

Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at USC. On tape: 232 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Utah, Week 4, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

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

USC in the news

Top-150 recruit commits to USCOn3 Oct 21
$70M buyout talk for RileyYahoo Sports Oct 16
USC DC Gary Patterson explains key coaching changeSports Illustrated Oct 13
Ex-USC player arrested for rapeABC7 Los Angeles Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	USC	101	1,275	12.6	11
2018	USC	40	743	18.6	6
2017	USC	23	404	17.6	2
2016	USC	6	82	13.7	0
Career		170	2,504	14.7	19

Season	Team
2019	USC	--	--	--	--	--
2018	USC	2	20	--	4	--
2017	USC	--	--	--	89	1
2016	USC	--	--	31	63	--
Career		2	20	31	156	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-23vs Fresno State	6	28	4.7	0	9
Wk 2	W 45-20vs No. 23 Stanford	6	82	13.7	0	31
Wk 3	L 27-30@ BYU	9	95	10.6	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 4	W 30-23vs No. 10 Utah	10	232	23.2	1	77	Season-high 232 yds
Wk 5	L 14-28@ No. 17 Washington	4	64	16.0	1	44
Wk 7	L 27-30@ No. 9 Notre Dame	4	29	7.3	0	11
Wk 8	W 41-14vs Arizona	4	69	17.3	1	54
Wk 9	W 35-31@ Colorado	7	156	22.3	2	44	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 24-56vs No. 7 Oregon	8	37	4.6	1	13
Wk 11	W 31-26@ Arizona State	13	146	11.2	0	28	146-yard receiving day
Wk 12	W 41-17@ California	11	180	16.4	1	45	180-yard receiving day
Wk 13	W 52-35vs UCLA	13	104	8.0	2	13	2 TD catches
Bowl	L 24-49@ No. 19 Iowa	6	53	8.8	0	22
Total		101	1275	12.6	11	77

Signature game

Week 4 · 2019

W 30-23

vs Utah

10 rec · 232 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With M. Fink — 351 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.4 · B. Griffiths — 42.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 50 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Utah · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +7.13Fink to Pittman Jr.: a 77-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · California · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +4.63Kedon Slovis pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 33 yds for a TD (Chase McGrath KICK)
Week 4 · Utah · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +4.12Matt Fink pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 42 yds to the Utah 25 for a
Week 9 · Colorado · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.91Kedon Slovis pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 37 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK)
Week 9 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.41Kedon Slovis pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 44 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK)
Week 5 · Washington · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.41Matt Fink pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 44 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK)

4 more plays

Week 4 · Utah · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.38Matt Fink pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 39 yds to the Utah 23 for a
Week 4 · Utah · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Matt Fink pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 26 yds to the Utah 43 for a
Week 10 · Oregon · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.17Kedon Slovis pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 13 yds for a TD, (Chase McGrath KICK)
Week 2 · Stanford · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.16Kedon Slovis pass complete to Michael Pittman Jr. for 21 yds to the Stanf 45 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Clay Helton — 34-18 over that span.

2016USC10-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2017USC11-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2018USC5-7HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2019USC8-5HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (90th percentile). Strength: receptions (99th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#75 / 728 · 90th pct

81.7%

EPA / target#208 / 728 · 71st pct

0.68

TD rate#253 / 728 · 65th pct

6.7%

Explosive rate#310 / 728 · 57th pct

13.3%

Yards / catch#376 / 728 · 48th pct

12.2

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#4 / 556 · 99th pct

101

Rec yards#10 / 556 · 98th pct

1275

Rec TDs#19 / 556 · 96th pct

Long catch#45 / 556 · 92nd pct

Yards / catch#315 / 556 · 43rd pct

12.6

Fumbles lost#80 / 223 · 40th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

76th → 71st percentile

Explosive rate

90th → 57th percentile

Catch rate

26th → 90th percentile

TD rate

84th → 65th percentile

Yards / catch

95th → 48th 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

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	7.8	92.0	11.9	0.8
Road6g	8.0	112	14.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.4	83.3	12.0	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	9.3	115	13.3	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Pass share

57.8%

514 pass / 375 run

Plays / game

68.4

13 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

553 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

101 catches in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Michael Pittman Jr.

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

USC in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at USC, drafted

His moves

2016 9 games

2020