Senior defensive lineman on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 290 lb · Charlotte, NC · Olympic
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Forced fumbles: 47th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sacks · 2025
10 tackles
Best game: 2 tackles, vs North Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Pittsburgh's 2025 roster.
Eliyt Nairne
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against North Texas — Week 15, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Pittsburgh
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 33-31@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-45@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 26-19vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-24vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-13@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-0vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-21vs North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-41@ Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
10 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quavion Bird’s 2025 season.
Matches Quavion on
Differs from Quavion on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sonny Hazard's junior season at Louisiana (2023).
Matches Sonny on
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Player DNA
Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2026 following his transfer from Tulane. TULANE (2025): Played in all 14 games, helping the Green Wave to an American Athletic Conference Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff…logged 13 tackles, one tackle for loss and one fum...
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