Eliyt Nairne
Pittsburgh Panthers
73
Average

Eliyt Nairne

Pittsburgh PanthersAverage
LDTDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Tulane
2nd String / Backup

Is Eliyt Nairne starting?

Eliyt Nairne is listed 2nd string at LDT for Pittsburgh Panthers.

Redshirt junior · #16 · 6'1", 290 lbs

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Depth at LDT · Pittsburgh Panthers

  1. 15585Sean FitzSimmonsStarter
  2. 21673Eliyt NairneYou
  3. 39366Ty Yuhas
  4. 47757Dylan Pitzer

Pittsburgh Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the ACC

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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

Making His Case

This season: 10 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Team Share1%
Charlotte, NC
Jersey
#16
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
290 lbs
Transfer
Tulane

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1000

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

Recruiting Profile

High School
Olympic
Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 44th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.82 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 44% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 31% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.82)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 24LMIATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-23

Oct 17LBCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-21

Oct 2WVTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
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

Eliyt Nairne's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

10 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement17%
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