Javon Mcintyre

Senior defensive back for Pittsburgh. 2025: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 50 tackles.

DB · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #7

6′1″ · 195 lb · Bear, DE

CFB Index 47 · #302 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Pittsburgh for 2026

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Solo tackles: 89th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

1 PBU · 50 tackles · 2 TFL

Best game: 6 tackles, at Georgia Tech

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Pittsburgh. 2025: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 50 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2021.

His career, year by year

Javon Mcintyre

DB · Pittsburgh · Sr · #7

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent five seasons in the Pittsburgh secondary. 2022 brought the first one: ACC Rookie Player of the Week. The receipt: 8 tackles against Miami — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 38-27 over that span.

2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

47Rotational starter #302 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (89th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#322 / 2975 · 89th pct

Tackles#600 / 2975 · 79th pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Tackles for loss#1424 / 2975 · 47th pct

2.0

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road6g	3.5	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	0.3	0.0	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 · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #302 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #302 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #41 of 75 ACC DBs

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	50	36	2.0	1	1	--
2024	Pittsburgh	51	30	3.5	3	--	--
2023	Pittsburgh	85	43	3.5	7	--	--
2022	Pittsburgh	10	7	1.0	3	2	--
2021	Pittsburgh	2	--	0.5	--	--	--
Career		198	116	10.5	14	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025

W 42–28

at Georgia Tech

6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 61-9vs Duquesne	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-17vs Central Michigan	7	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 24-31@ West Virginia	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 27-34vs Louisville	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 34-31@ Florida State	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 30-13@ Syracuse	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 53-34vs NC State	5	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 35-20@ Stanford	2	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	L 15-37vs Notre Dame	4	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 42-28@ Georgia Tech	6	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 7-38vs Miami	8	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Bowl	L 17-23@ East Carolina	4	2	0.0	—	0
Total		50	36	2.0	1	1