Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#21
Shadarian Harrison
Senior defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Lakeland, FL · Lakeland
CFB Index 40 · #365 of 544 safetiesLow 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 734 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2023.
Shadarian Harrison
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Pittsburgh secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Syracuse, Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Lakeland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Pittsburgh
Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 29 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
1 tackles for loss · 1 tackles · 1 pass breakups
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
3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 18-11 over that span.
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 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
40 · #365 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #365 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #53 of 75 ACC DBs
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
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Muhammad’s 2023 season.
82%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Malik on
Tackle volume
Interceptions
Weight
Differs from Malik on
Class year (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Tierney's sophomore season at Fresno State (2025).
Matches Ethan on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Background
2025: Set career highs in multiple categories in a breakout year, including games played (12), starts (five), tackles (30), interceptions (one), pass breakups (four) and forced fumbles (one)…missed one agme due to injury…prior to the season, named the winner of the Ed Conway Award, emblematic…
The secondary · Pittsburgh
- #12Cruce Brookins53 tackles · 2025
- #3Shawn Lee Jr.31 tackles · 2025
- #21Shadarian Harrison29 tackles · 2025
- #26Allen Bryant16 tackles · 2025
- #6Raion Strader9 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology