Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#21
Shadarian Harrison
Senior defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Lakeland, FL · Lakeland
CFB Index 40 · #365 of 544 safetiesLow 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 734 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2023.
Shadarian Harrison
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Pittsburgh secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against UCF, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Lakeland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Pittsburgh
Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 17-11 over that span.
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 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
40 · #365 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #365 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #53 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 29 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
1 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
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Muhammad’s 2023 season.
82%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Malik on
Tackle volume
Interceptions
Weight
Differs from Malik on
Class year (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Tierney's sophomore season at Fresno State (2025).
Matches Ethan on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Background
2025: Set career highs in multiple categories in a breakout year, including games played (12), starts (five), tackles (30), interceptions (one), pass breakups (four) and forced fumbles (one)…missed one agme due to injury…prior to the season, named the winner of the Ed Conway Award, emblematic of...
The secondary · Pittsburgh
- #12Cruce Brookins53 tackles · 2025
- #3Shawn Lee Jr.31 tackles · 2025
- #21Shadarian Harrison29 tackles · 2025
- #26Allen Bryant16 tackles · 2025
- #6Raion Strader9 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology