Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 6 | 80 | 13.4 | 1 | 27 |
#4
Bryce Yates
Sophomore wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Ettrick, VA · Matoaca
Returning to Pittsburgh for 2026
The numbers
80
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 1 TD · 13.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD, vs Miami (OH)
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2025.
Bryce Yates
Second year in the Pittsburgh receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 53 rec yds, 4 receptions against Miami (OH), Week 1, 2026.
80 REC YDS · 6 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Matoaca
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 40.0 YDS/g, 13.4 YPR, 0.5 TD/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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 202 | 18.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 282 | 16.6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
2 rec · 27 yds
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
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 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 #64 · 2026 recruiting class #44
Background
2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2025 following his early graduation from Matoaca…played in 11 games as a true freshman, catching 11 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown…in his career debut against Duquesne, caught two receptions for 69 yards, including a 60-yard touchdow...
The receiver room · Pittsburgh
- #3Cataurus Hicks422 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Bryce Yates202 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Censere Lee86 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Cam Sapp7 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Tony Kinsler4 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology