Braylan Lovelace
Pittsburgh Panthers
89
Great

Braylan Lovelace

Pittsburgh PanthersAverage
STARDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Braylan Lovelace is the projected starter at STAR for Pittsburgh Panthers.

Senior · #0 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at STAR · Pittsburgh Panthers

  1. 1089Braylan LovelaceStarter
  2. 2782DeMarco Ward
  3. 31961Jayden Bonsu

Pittsburgh Starting Lineup

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Up next for Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh plays Florida State at home on Fri, Nov 13. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 3-star recruit out of Leechburg Area, ranked #929 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 79 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #929 Natl3-Yr Total156 tackles · 5 sacksTeam Share7%Percentile89th
Leechburg, PA
Jersey
#0
Class
SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025795.51
20245310.54
20232410

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8664
National Rank
#929
High School
Leechburg Area
Hometown
Leechburg, PA

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 89.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WGTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 34-11

Oct 24LMIATKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-23

Oct 17LBCTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-21

Oct 10LUNCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-17

Oct 2WVTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-33

Sep 26WBUCKTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-0

Sep 17WSYRTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 27-13

Sep 12WUCFTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 12-7

Sep 5WM-OHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-14

Braylan Lovelace's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
79 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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