#22

Deuce Spann

Senior wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2025: 13 catches, 142 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #22

6′4″ · 210 lb · St. Petersburg, FL

CFB Index 26 · #461 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Pittsburgh for 2026

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

TD rate: 81st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

142

receiving yards · 2025

13 catches · 1 TD · 10.9 per catch

Best game: 2 rec, 12 yds, 1 TD, vs Boston College

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2025: 13 catches, 142 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Lakewood in 2020.
Transferred from Florida State to Pittsburgh in 2025.

His career, year by year

Deuce Spann

WR · Pittsburgh · Sr · #22

Moves the chains on third down. Across six seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Rod Smith, Bret Bielema, Mike Norvell and Pat Narduzzi. ACC Specialist Player of the Week in 2023 was the second honor of his career. The receipt: 30 rec yds, 8 rush yds against Stanford — Week 10, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Illinois2-6HC: Rod 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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

26Below cohort / limited sample #461 of 485?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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).

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%

Splits & context

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
Road6g	0.8	10.8	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

2026 season

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

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

26 · #461 of 485 WRs

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 estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

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

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	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025

W 42–28

at Georgia Tech

1 rec · 10 yds

Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.

With M. Heintschel — 226 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.8 · -29 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · J. Turner — 201 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Stanford · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.60No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete deep right to #7 D.Spann caught at STAN37, for 30 yards to the STAN28 (#26 C.Garland), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Central Michigan · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Eli Holstein pass complete to Deuce Spann for 20 yds to the CMU 31 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Stanford · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Shotgun #7 D.Spann rush right for 4 yards gain to the STAN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:56, 1ST DOWN #93 T.Butkowski kick attempt good (H: #91 C.Junko, LS: #48 N.Crawford)
Week 6 · Boston College · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.80Mason Heintschel pass complete to Deuce Spann for 10 yds for a TD (Trey Butkowski KICK)
Week 3 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Eli Holstein pass complete to Deuce Spann for 16 yds to the WVU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Georgia Tech · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.04(13:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short middle to #7 D.Spann caught at GT25, for 10 yards to the GT21, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 6 · Boston College · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.73Mason Heintschel pass complete to Deuce Spann for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Week 5 · Louisville · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.61Eli Holstein pass complete to Deuce Spann for 2 yds to the LOU 39
Week 7 · Florida State · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.48Deuce Spann run for 1 yd to the FSU 10 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · NC State · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.46(08:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass complete short left to #7 D.Spann caught at NC ST21, for 28 yards to the NC ST07 (#2 R.Royal, III; #7 B.Nelson, II), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 Notre Dame	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	W 42-28@ Georgia Tech	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 14	L 7-38vs Miami	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	L 17-23@ East Carolina	—	—	—	—	—
Total		13	142	11.7	1	30

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Deuce Spann

2020

20226 games

202513 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Possession Receiver