Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Jimmy Scott
5th-year defensive lineman on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 265 lb · Cheektowaga, NY · St. Francis
CFB Index 61 · #146 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Pittsburgh for 2026
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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs UCF
Statement game6 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3 sacksvs California (FBS) · W 17-15
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2022.
Jimmy Scott
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent four seasons in the Pittsburgh defensive front. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against UCF, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of St. Francis
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Pittsburgh
Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 20-20 over that span.
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
61 · #146 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #146 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #25 of 73 ACC DLs
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 8 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 30 | 19 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 57 | 30 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
With G. Russo — 40 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 51 LONG · M. Heintschel — 212 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 13 rush yds (7 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #44
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Prince Dorbah’s 2025 season.
65%match
Matches Prince on
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Prince on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Herring's junior season at Tennessee (2025).
64%match
Matches Caleb on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Caleb on
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jimmy Scott
Background
2025: Started 12 of 13 games, collecting 18 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, his first-career fumble recovery and one forced fumble…led Pitt’s defensive line in sacks…totaled a season-high two sacks at Stanford, as well as a season-high four tackles. 2024: Started all 13 games at defensive end…compil...
The defensive line · Pittsburgh
- #44Jimmy Scott7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Isaiah Neal7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Nick James6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Sean FitzSimmons3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Zach Crothers3 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology