Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 77-7vs New Hampshire | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 54-29@ Duke | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
#83
John Vardzel
Junior wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2021: 1 catch, 6 receiving yards.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Charleston, SC
Pittsburgh 2021 alumnus
The story
3 wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2021: 1 catch, 6 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJohn Vardzel
Third year in the Pittsburgh receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against New Hampshire, Week 4, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Pittsburgh, 17 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coach2019–2021
Pittsburgh
Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 25-13 over that span.
2019Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 3.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/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 · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology