Boston College · L 21-27
No catches.
Georgia Tech · W 34-11
No catches.
Yates has catches in 7 of Pittsburgh’s 9 games: none against Boston College and Georgia Tech.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Bryce Yates
Second year in the Pittsburgh receiving corps. On tape: 77 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Bucknell, Week 4, 2026.
255 receiving yards · 18 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Miami on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 10 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 18 catches for 255 yards. Pittsburgh has thrown to him 22 times in 255 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 18 | 255 | 14.2 | 1 | 30 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 202 | 18.4 | 1 | 68 |
| Career | 29 | 457 | 15.8 | 2 | 68 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0vs Bucknell | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 77 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-21vs North Carolina | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-52@ No. 1 Miami | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 18 | 255 | 14.2 | 1 | 30 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 59-14
vs Miami (OH)
4 rec · 53 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Miami (OH).
With M. Heintschel — 453 yds · 7 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (5 car) · C. Hicks — 5 rec · 114 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
335th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
248% of team targetsCatch rate
75%18 of 24 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
75% catch rate on 24 targets · 8% of the team's targets · 20% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 14-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 39.6 | 12.1 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 28.5 | 16.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 40.8 | 14.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
49.1%
315 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
71.2
9 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #308 at the position.
The No. 1,122 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
