Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 75 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 6 | 77 | 8.5 | 2 | 30 |
#5
Randy Pittman
Senior tight end for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Panama City, FL
CFB Index 45 · #80 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Florida State → SMU 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
77
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 2 TD · 12.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 75 yds, 1 TD, at Florida State
Swing playSwung Florida State from 29% to 50% to win.Florida State at Virginia · 46-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida State to SMU in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
10own fans
0rival fans
Randy Pittman
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Randy Pittman has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 75 rec yds, 5 receptions against Florida State — Week 1, 2026.
77 REC YDS · 6 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 80 yds vs Arizona.Arizona · W 56-122024
202312 games
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Mosley
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to SMU
2025Florida State
2026SMU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). 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: 3.0 REC/g, 38.5 YDS/g, 8.5 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 23 | 208 | 9.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 32 | 416 | 13.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 19 | 215 | 11.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 80 | 916 | 11.4 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–24
5 rec · 75 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With K. Jennings — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.6 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · D. Green — 43 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Princeton Fant’s 2022 season.
81%match
Matches Princeton on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaheim Bell's junior season at South Carolina (2022).
76%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 7
Matches Jaheim on
Yards / reception
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jaheim on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Randy Pittman
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #221
Peaked at #221 this season.
The tight end room · SMU
- #5Randy Pittman208 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Theo Melin Ohrstrom168 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Devon Martinno box-score line yet
- #84Tripp Riordan1 game · 2026
- #88Trey Jacksonno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology