#86

J.P. Holtz

Tight end for Pittsburgh. 2015: 24 catches, 350 receiving yards, 4 TD.

TE · Pittsburgh · #86

6′4″ · Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh 2015 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

TE recruit

No. 397 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2015 tight end for Pittsburgh. 2015: 24 catches, 350 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Pittsburgh, 549 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

2012

Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Shaler Area

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#397 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2015

2 coaches

2014

Paul Chryst

Pittsburgh

2015

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Chryst → Pat Narduzzi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Pittsburgh6-7HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2015Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Concern: long catch (27th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#21 / 119 · 82nd pct

14.6

Rec TDs#20 / 119 · 79th pct

Rec yards#31 / 119 · 74th pct

350

Receptions#38 / 119 · 68th pct

Long catch#85 / 119 · 27th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	33.0	13.9	0.0
Road6g	2.2	30.8	15.2	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	35.2	16.0	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	29.0	13.5	0.2

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 · 2015

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	Pittsburgh	24	350	14.6	4	--
2014	Pittsburgh	21	199	9.5	4	--
Career		45	549	12.2	8	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 24-7@ Akron	3	42	14.0	1	25
Wk 3	L 24-27@ Iowa	3	37	12.3	0	19
Wk 5	W 17-13@ Virginia Tech	1	23	23.0	1	23
Wk 6	W 26-19vs Virginia	2	36	18.0	0	28
Wk 7	W 31-28@ Georgia Tech	3	38	12.7	1	20
Wk 8	W 23-20@ Syracuse	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 9	L 19-26vs North Carolina	3	49	16.3	0	20
Wk 10	L 30-42vs Notre Dame	3	58	19.3	0	27	Season-high 58 yds
Wk 11	W 31-13@ Duke	2	31	15.5	1	28
Wk 12	W 45-34vs Louisville	2	12	6.0	0	7
Wk 13	L 24-29vs Miami	1	10	10.0	0	10
Total		24	350	14.6	4	28

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