Sean FitzSimmons
Pittsburgh Panthers
85
Great

Sean FitzSimmons

Pittsburgh PanthersAverage
LDTDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Sean FitzSimmons starting?

Sean FitzSimmons is the projected starter at LDT for Pittsburgh Panthers.

Redshirt senior · #55 · 6'3", 300 lbs

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Depth at LDT · Pittsburgh Panthers

  1. 15585Sean FitzSimmonsStarter
  2. 21673Eliyt Nairne
  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

A 3-star recruit out of Central Valley, ranked #934 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 25 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #934 Natl3-Yr Total59 tackles · 2.5 sacksTeam Share3%
Monaca, PA
Jersey
#55
Class
RS SR
Height
6'3"
Weight
300 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252531
2024324.51.5
2023200

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
0.8630
National Rank
#934
High School
Central Valley
Hometown
Monaca, PA

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 76th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 76% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 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 24LMIATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-23

Oct 17LBCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-21

Oct 10LUNCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-17

Oct 2WVTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-33

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

Final W 59-0

Sep 17WSYRTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-13

Sep 12WUCFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 12-7

Sep 5WM-OHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-14

Sean FitzSimmons's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

25 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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