David Green: DL · Pittsburgh · #2.
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David Green
Wins the gap play after play. Five seasons in the Pittsburgh defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against West Virginia — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 33 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 20 | 12 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 22 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 90 | 37 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-27vs Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-17@ West Virginia | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs No. 17 North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-21vs No. 14 Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-21@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-58@ No. 14 Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24vs No. 4 Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-28vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-16vs Boston College | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-30@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries33 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 37-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
50.7%
358 pass / 348 run
Plays / game
58.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #161 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Pittsburgh, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
