#82

Rafael Araujo-Lopes

Senior wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2018: 37 catches, 380 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #82

5′9″ · 190 lb · Kissimmee, FL

Pittsburgh 2018 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2018: 37 catches, 380 receiving yards, 4 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Pittsburgh, 947 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 100 yds at Syracuse.Syracuse · L 24-272017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 20-19 over that span.

2016Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-heavy

2017Pittsburgh5-7HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2018Pittsburgh7-7HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (19th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Long catch#109 / 550 · 80th pct

Rush yards#83 / 277 · 70th pct

Rec TDs#169 / 550 · 65th pct

Receptions#207 / 550 · 62nd pct

Rec yards#294 / 550 · 47th pct

380

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#444 / 550 · 19th pct

10.3

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	2.1	25.0	13.1	0.4
Road5g	4.0	36.0	8.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	2.5	26.5	13.1	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	33.6	9.2	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 · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Pittsburgh	37	380	10.3	4	--
2017	Pittsburgh	43	531	12.3	2	--
2016	Pittsburgh	3	36	12.0	0	--
Career		83	947	11.4	6	--

Season	Team
2018	Pittsburgh	5	28	34	159	1
2017	Pittsburgh	5	6	--	20	--
2016	Pittsburgh	6	32	98	--	--
Career		16	66	132	179	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2018

W 44–37

vs Syracuse

2 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Syracuse at home in a shootout.

With Q. Ollison — 192 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD · K. Christodoulou — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 33-7vs UAlbany	3	50	16.7	2	42	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 6-51vs Penn State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 3	W 24-19vs Georgia Tech	6	45	7.5	0	12
Wk 4	L 35-38@ North Carolina	2	8	4.0	0	5
Wk 5	L 14-45@ UCF	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	W 44-37vs Syracuse	2	64	32.0	1	68
Wk 7	L 14-19@ Notre Dame	6	32	5.3	0	9
Wk 9	W 54-45vs Duke	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 11	W 52-22vs Virginia Tech	2	1	0.5	0	3
Wk 12	W 34-13@ Wake Forest	6	73	12.2	1	29	Season-high 73 yds
Wk 13	L 3-24@ Miami	6	67	11.2	0	42
Wk 14	L 10-42vs Clemson	2	10	5.0	0	7
Bowl	L 13-14vs Stanford	1	13	13.0	0	13
Total		37	380	11.3	4	68

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