Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Cincinnati
Michael Pitts
DE • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Pitts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Michael Pitts built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 43, spending time with Cincinnati and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Michael Pitts' career...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Michael Pitts, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Michael Pitts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Michael Pitts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DE
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Stephenson · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Stephenson · 67 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DE 107th (top 39%) · Conference USA 199th (top 30%) · National 1,753rd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 29 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 65 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 23 | 5.5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.7 |
Related Context
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Michael Pitts played DE for Cincinnati and Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Pitts recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 20 primary output with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
32.1
Usage
8
Consistency
61.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 4.5. Ohio State: 1. Miami (OH): 4.5. Marshall: 2. UCF: 3. Houston: 0. East Carolina: 2. UConn: 0. Temple: 2. Memphis: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 3 by 57.5. Ohio State: 6 by 35. Miami (OH): 5 by 65.8. Marshall: 2 by 28.3. UCF: 2 by 38.3. Houston: 3 by 12.5. East Carolina: 3 by 32.5. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 4 by 36.7. Memphis: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 8 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Memphis | L 24-34 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs TempleSplash game | W 15-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs UConn | W 48-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 46-43 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Houston | W 38-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCFSplash game | W 27-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ MarshallSplash game | W 52-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Miami (OH)2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-13 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ohio State | L 0-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs UCLASplash game | W 24-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Pitts story
Michael Pitts built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 43, spending time with Cincinnati and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Michael Pitts' career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Michael Pitts' production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati and Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Pitts moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Cincinnati
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192020202120212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 15.5 | 29.7 | 8.4 | 15.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 15.5 | 29.7 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 20 | 32.1 | 8 | 4.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0.5 | 23.4 | 4.5 | -19.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 17.5 | 21.2 | 7.1 | 17 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 17.5 | 21.2 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 17.5 | 21.2 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami (OH)
Week 3 · W 35-13
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 11 · W 35-23 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 1 · W 24-14
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida International
Week 8 · W 34-19 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Navy
Week 10 · W 42-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Cincinnati
20 primary output · 32.1 efficiency · 8 usage
65
#2
2018 Postseason · Cincinnati
56.6
15.5 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Cincinnati
56.6
15.5 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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