Pittsburgh Panthers Quarterbacks and Receivers

ACC. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Mason Heintschel; 2025: Mason Heintschel, Eli Holstein; 2024: Eli Holstein, Nate Yarnell; 2023: Christian Veilleux, Phil Jurkovec, Nate Yarnell.

Pittsburgh Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season

Season	Quarterbacks (starts)	Top receivers (targets)	Pass Yds	TD-INT
2026	Mason Heintschel (5)	Cataurus Hicks 30, Censere Lee 27, Bryce Yates 18	1,547	17-1
2025	Mason Heintschel (8), Eli Holstein (4)	Raphael Williams Jr. 78, Kenny Johnson 77, Cataurus Hicks 47	3,532	29-15
2024	Eli Holstein (10), Nate Yarnell (2)	Konata Mumpfield 55, Desmond Reid 47, Kenny Johnson 44	3,280	27-12
2023	Christian Veilleux (5), Phil Jurkovec (5), Nate Yarnell (2)	Bub Means 51, Konata Mumpfield 49, Daejon Reynolds 30	2,514	17-10
2022	Kedon Slovis (11), Nate Yarnell (1)	Jared Wayne 73, Konata Mumpfield 59, Bub Means 28	2,575	12-10
2021	Kenny Pickett (13)	Jordan Addison 112, Jared Wayne 50, Lucas Krull 38	4,283	43-8
2020	Kenny Pickett (9), Joey Yellen (2)	Jordan Addison 82, DJ Turner 62, Taysir Mack 46	2,864	14-12
2019	Kenny Pickett (11), Nick Patti (1)	Maurice Ffrench 101, Taysir Mack 101, Shocky Jacques-Louis 29	2,930	13-10
2018	Kenny Pickett (13)	Rafael Araujo-Lopes 52, Maurice Ffrench 48, Taysir Mack 36	1,825	12-6
2017	Ben Dinucci (6), Max Browne (5), Kenny Pickett (1)	Jester Weah 73, Rafael Araujo-Lopes 59, Maurice Ffrench 38	2,597	12-8
2016	Nathan Peterman (12)	Jester Weah 56, Scott Orndoff 52, Quadree Henderson 37	2,682	26-6
2015	Nathan Peterman (10), Chad Voytik (2)	Tyler Boyd 119, Dontez Ford 37, J.P. Holtz 33	2,322	20-6
2014	Chad Voytik (10)	Tyler Boyd 87, Manasseh Garner 22, J.P. Holtz 19	2,003	13-5
2013	Tom Savage (12)	Tyler Boyd 98, Devin Street 81, Manasseh Garner 43	2,849	21-9
2012	Tino Sunseri (12)	Devin Street 89, Mike Shanahan 78, Ray Graham 49	3,157	21-2
2011	Tino Sunseri (12)	Devin Street 73, Mike Shanahan 54, Ray Graham 37	2,532	12-13

College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.

2026 Pittsburgh Target Tree

Player	Pos	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
Cataurus Hicks	WR	30	15	315	3
Censere Lee	WR	27	18	198	4
Bryce Yates	WR	18	15	240	1
Carson Kent	TE	16	12	157	1
Damon Ferguson Jr.	RB	14	11	78	1
Ja'Kyrian Turner	RB	11	10	104	1
Malik Knight	WR	10	7	73	1
Elijah Lagg	TE	9	7	76	1
Tony Kinsler	WR	9	4	39	0
Demetrice McCray	WR	8	5	97	2
La'Vell Wright	RB	7	3	33	0
Tyreek Robinson	WR	5	5	78	1

2026 Pittsburgh Games

Week	Opponent	Result	Quarterback	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT
Week 1	vs M-OH	W 59-14	Mason Heintschel	35-45	480	7	0
Week 2	vs UCF	W 12-7	Mason Heintschel	18-29	212	0	0
Week 3	vs SYR	W 27-13	Mason Heintschel	10-23	123	0	1
Week 4	vs bucknell	W 59-0	Mason Heintschel	38-52	541	8	0
Week 5	at VT	W 35-33	Mason Heintschel	18-30	191	2	0

2026 Pittsburgh Connections

QB → Receiver	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD
Mason Heintschel → Cataurus Hicks	28	13	260	2
Mason Heintschel → Censere Lee	23	14	165	4
Mason Heintschel → Bryce Yates	16	15	240	1
Mason Heintschel → Carson Kent	15	12	157	1
Mason Heintschel → Damon Ferguson Jr.	12	10	75	1
Mason Heintschel → Malik Knight	10	7	73	1
Mason Heintschel → Tony Kinsler	9	4	39	0
Mason Heintschel → Elijah Lagg	9	6	71	0
Mason Heintschel → Ja'Kyrian Turner	8	7	81	1
Mason Heintschel → La'Vell Wright	7	3	33	0
Holden Geriner → Demetrice McCray	5	3	41	0