Deuce Spann

#22 · WR · Sr. · Pittsburgh6′4″ · 210 lb · St. Petersburg, FL · Lakewood

Deuce Spann is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Pittsburgh.

Spann moves the chains on third down. The six seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Rod Smith, Bret Bielema, Mike Norvell and Pat Narduzzi. ACC Specialist Player of the Week in 2023 was the second season with an honor. A game that shows it: 30 receiving yards and 8 rushing yards against Stanford — Week 10, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Miles MarshallMiami (OH) · 2022 · 81% season match
Christian FitzpatrickMichigan State · 2023 · 81% season match
Jalen WilliamsLouisiana · 2021 · 80% season match
Noah FrithLiberty · 2021 · 79% season match
J.J. SparkmanTexas Tech · 2022 · 78% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Pittsburgh	13	142	10.9	1	30
2024	Florida State	1	5	5.0	0	5
2023	Florida State	1	23	23.0	0	23
2022	Florida State	8	64	8.0	0	20
2021	Illinois	5	124	24.8	2	45
2020	Illinois	--	--	--	--	--
Career		28	358	12.8	3	45

Season	Team
2025	Pittsburgh	3	9	318
2024	Florida State	--	--	71
2023	Florida State	5	18	277
2022	Florida State	5	28	--
2021	Illinois	--	--	--
2020	Illinois	1	1	--
Career		14	56	666

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 61-9vs Duquesne	2	12	6.0	0	15
Wk 2	W 45-17vs Central Michigan	2	27	13.5	0	20
Wk 3	L 24-31@ West Virginia	2	23	11.5	0	16
Wk 5	L 27-34vs Louisville	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 6	W 48-7vs Boston College	2	12	6.0	1	10
Wk 7	W 34-31@ No. 25 Florida State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 8	W 30-13@ Syracuse	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 9	W 53-34vs NC State	1	28	28.0	0	28
Wk 10	W 35-20@ Stanford	1	30	30.0	0	30	Season-high 30 yds
Wk 12	L 15-37vs No. 9 Notre Dame	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	W 42-28@ No. 15 Georgia Tech	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 14	L 7-38vs No. 13 Miami	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	L 17-23vs East Carolina	—	—	—	—	—
Total		13	142	10.9	1	30

Signature game

Week 6 · 2025

W 48-7

vs Boston College

2 rec · 12 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 41-point win at home against Boston College.

With M. Heintschel — 323 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.9 · 28 rush yds (10 car) · C. Junko — 46.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 55 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Stanford · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.60Heintschel to Spann: a 30-yard pass.
Week 2 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Eli Holstein pass complete to Deuce Spann for 20 yds to the CMU 31 for a
Week 10 · Stanford · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.89D.Spann rush right for 4 yards gain for a touchdown
Week 6 · Boston College · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.80Mason Heintschel pass complete to Deuce Spann for 10 yds for a TD (Trey Butkowski KICK)
Week 3 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Eli Holstein pass complete to Deuce Spann for 16 yds to the WVU 45 for a
Week 13 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.04Heintschel to Spann: a 10-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 6 · Boston College · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA −0.73Mason Heintschel pass complete to Deuce Spann for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Week 5 · Louisville · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −0.61Eli Holstein pass complete to Deuce Spann for 2 yds to the LOU 39
Week 7 · Florida State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.48Deuce Spann run for 1 yd to the FSU 10 for a
Week 9 · NC State · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +0.46M.Heintschel pass complete short left to D.Spann caught at NC ST21, for 28 yards to the NC ST07 (R.Royal, III; B.Nelson, II)

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

13 rec · 142 yds · 1 TD

13 of 13 receptions matched to play-by-play

5 of 19 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

195% of team targets

Catch rate

68%13 of 19 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

40% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 6.0 · YAC 4.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

40% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 13.5 · YAC 14.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

20% of targets (1)

100%catch rate

Air 21.0 · YAC 9.0 avg

68% catch rate on 19 targets · 5% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

40%8 of his 20 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2020Illinois2-6HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy

2021Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo

2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 26 (#461 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

26Below cohort / limited sample #461 of 485 · 2025?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (81st percentile). Strength: rush tds (85th percentile). Concern: rec yards (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#142 / 798 · 81st pct

5.0%

Explosive rate#159 / 798 · 80th pct

15.0%

Yards / catch#376 / 798 · 53rd pct

11.7

EPA / target#412 / 798 · 48th pct

0.41

Catch rate#477 / 798 · 40th pct

65.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Rush yards#160 / 287 · 44th pct

Yards / catch#417 / 558 · 25th pct

10.9

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Long catch#473 / 558 · 15th pct

Receptions#510 / 558 · 7th pct

Rec yards#526 / 558 · 6th pct

142

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.1	11.0	10.3	0.1
Road5g	1.0	13.0	13.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.3	10.3	7.0	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	0.7	11.7	17.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Pass share

52.3%

464 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

68.3

13 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

478 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

13 catches and 3 carries in 13 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

26 · #461 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #461 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #61 of 64 ACC WRs

How the All-ACC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).