Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Shawn Lee Jr.
Sophomore defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Milford Academy (NY)
CFB Index 53 · #166 of 364 cornersLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Pittsburgh)
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★
ATH recruit
No. 1405 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2025.
Shawn Lee Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his second year in the same secondary at Pittsburgh. The receipt: 4 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202511 games
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Harrisburg
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
—
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Pittsburgh
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 10-5 over that span.
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
53 · #166 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #166 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 31 | 23 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 28 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
With G. Russo — 40 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 51 LONG · M. Heintschel — 212 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 13 rush yds (7 car)
Game log
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.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kent Robinson’s 2024 season.
73%match
Matches Kent on
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Kent on
Class year (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Bowen's freshman season at Oklahoma (2024).
74%match
All-SEC
Matches Eli on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Height
Differs from Eli on
Class year (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Shawn Lee Jr.
Background
2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2025 following a postgraduate season at Milford Academy…Honorable Mention All-ACC...On3 True Freshman All-American...appeared in 13 games, recording 31 tackles, 4.5 TFL, one interception returned for a TD and five pass breakups...ranked se...
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