Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles led the ACC in tackles for loss, returned two interceptions for touchdowns, and took back a fumble for a third score -- in 10 games. Texas brought him in to plug the one hole in a title defense.
Rasheem Biles led the ACC in tackles for loss, returned two interceptions for touchdowns, and took back a fumble for a third score — in 10 games. Texas brought him in to plug the one hole in a title defense.
Biles's 2025 at Pitt was a highlight reel of disruption: 101 tackles in just 10 games, an ACC-leading 17 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two pick-sixes and a fumble-return touchdown — three defensive scores from a linebacker who's always around the ball. All-ACC honors followed, and so did Texas, which added him to anchor its linebacker room. The forward stakes are a championship ceiling: the Longhorns had a roster built to contend and a need in the middle of the defense, and Biles is exactly the explosive, ball-producing playmaker that fills it. He's the kind of linebacker who doesn't just stop drives — he flips games.
How he plays
Biles is a downhill, ball-producing linebacker whose game is built on disruption and takeaways. The TFL crown (17, most in the ACC) shows a player constantly beating blocks into the backfield, and the three defensive touchdowns — two pick-sixes and a scoop-and-score — reveal rare ball skills and instincts for the position. The 100-tackle volume in only 10 games says he's a high-effort, every-snap producer. He's a play-finisher: he gets to the ball, and when he does, good things happen for his defense. The chip-on-the-shoulder former three-star now steps onto a national stage, and the profile — range, production, takeaways — is exactly what a title defense wants in the middle.
The story
Biles's 2025 at Pitt was a highlight reel of disruption: 101 tackles in just 10 games, an ACC-leading 17 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two pick-sixes and a fumble-return touchdown -- three defensive scores from a linebacker who's always around the ball. All-ACC honors followed, and so did Texas, which added him to anchor its linebacker room. The forward stakes are a championship ceiling: the Longhorns had a roster built to contend and a need in the middle of the defense, and Biles is exactly the explosive, ball-producing playmaker that fills it. He's the kind of linebacker who doesn't just stop drives -- he flips games.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
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 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 100 | 39 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 80 | 46 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 182 | 86 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 13 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 42–28
at Georgia Tech
15 TOT · 9 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Biles is a downhill, ball-producing linebacker whose game is built on disruption and takeaways. The TFL crown (17, most in the ACC) shows a player constantly beating blocks into the backfield, and the three defensive touchdowns -- two pick-sixes and a scoop-and-score -- reveal rare ball skills and instincts for the position. The 100-tackle volume in only 10 games says he's a high-effort, every-snap producer. He's a play-finisher: he gets to the ball, and when he does, good things happen for his defense. The chip-on-the-shoulder former three-star now steps onto a national stage, and the profile -- range, production, takeaways -- is exactly what a title defense wants in the middle.
Our classifier reads him the same way: is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · 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
Perception vs tape
Biles's 2025 at Pitt was a highlight reel of disruption: 101 tackles in just 10 games, an ACC-leading 17 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two pick-sixes and a fumble-return touchdown -- three defensive scores from a linebacker who's always around the ball. All-ACC honors followed, and so did Texas, which added him to anchor its linebacker room.
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Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kyle Louis’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cade Uluave's junior season at California (2025).
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