Player Dossier

2021-2024

Pittsburgh

Gavin Bartholomew

TE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Schuylkill Haven, PA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Gavin Bartholomew reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

16

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

26

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Player Story

Gavin Bartholomew built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a tight end from Schuylkill Haven, PA wearing No. 86, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Gavin Bartholomew's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8444

Chaminade-Madonna · Hollywood, FL

Committed To
North Dakota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2025
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 26
Overall
No. 202
NFL Team
Minnesota Vikings

Gavin Bartholomew, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Gavin Bartholomew reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,264
Receptions
105
Touchdowns
11

Quick Answers

Gavin Bartholomew quick answers

Latest team and position
Pittsburgh · TE
Career Receiving Yards
1,264
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
Top game
Cincinnati
Recruit profile
3-star · Chaminade-Madonna · North Dakota
High school pipeline
Chaminade-Madonna · 72 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2025 · Round 6 · Pick 26 · Minnesota Vikings
Latest roster
No. 86 · Senior
2024 Receiving yards rank
329 receiving yards · TE 52nd (top 12%) · ACC 61st (top 22%) · National 398th (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonPittsburgh1319064.7
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1327317464.7
2022 PostseasonPittsburgh111-1056.4
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1120284256.4
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh818326180.5
2024 PostseasonPittsburgh13119068.4
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1337310468.4

Related Context

Gavin Bartholomew played TE for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gavin Bartholomew recorded 2 rushing yards, 1,264 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Pittsburgh.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 326 primary output with 91.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 58.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

25.3

Efficiency

58.7

Usage

13.3

Consistency

70.8

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 19. Kent State: 66. Cincinnati: 25. West Virginia: 20. Youngstown State: 2. North Carolina: 11. California: 29. Syracuse: 21. SMU: 21. Virginia: 29. Clemson: 32. Louisville: 28. Boston College: 26

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 1 by 100. Kent State: 5 by 88. Cincinnati: 2 by 83.3. West Virginia: 2 by 66.7. Youngstown State: 3 by 4.4. North Carolina: 2 by 36.7. California: 3 by 64.4. Syracuse: 3 by 46.7. SMU: 4 by 35. Virginia: 3 by 64.4. Clemson: 4 by 53.3. Louisville: 3 by 62.2. Boston College: 3 by 57.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins24.9 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses25.8 · Games = 6 · +1.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Toledo

Result
Thu 12/26@ ToledoL 46-4811910.519019
Sat 11/30@ Boston College2+ TDL 23-343268.78.70211
Sat 11/23@ LouisvilleL 9-373289.39.30011
Sat 11/16vs ClemsonL 20-2443288111
Sun 11/10vs VirginiaL 19-243299.79.70120
Sun 11/3@ SMUL 25-484215.35.30010
Thu 10/24vs SyracuseW 41-1332177021
Sat 10/12vs CaliforniaW 17-153299.79.70013
Sat 10/5@ North CarolinaW 34-242115.55.5009
Sat 9/21vs Youngstown StateW 73-17320.70.7005
Sat 9/14vs West VirginiaW 38-342201010017
Sat 9/7@ CincinnatiW 28-2722512.512.50013
Sat 8/31vs Kent StateW 55-2456613.213.20021

Player Story

Gavin Bartholomew story

Gavin Bartholomew built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a tight end from Schuylkill Haven, PA wearing No. 86, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Gavin Bartholomew's career was his receiving role: 105 catches, 1,264 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 2 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gavin Bartholomew's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Pittsburgh

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonPittsburgh32669.18.1
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh32669.18.10
2022 PostseasonPittsburgh28363.110.7-43
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh28363.110.70
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh32691.917.143
2024 PostseasonPittsburgh32958.713.33
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh32958.713.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Cincinnati

Week 2 · L 21-27

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

80

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Tennessee

Week 2 · L 27-34

84

Receiving Yards

90.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Kent State

Week 1 · W 55-24

66

Receiving Yards

79 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 88 efficiency score.

#4

@ Virginia Tech

Week 5 · L 21-38 · Conference game

42

Receiving Yards

78.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ West Virginia

Week 3 · L 6-17

39

Receiving Yards

77.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

326 primary output · 91.9 efficiency · 17.1 usage

80.5

#2

2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh

68.4

329 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

68.4

329 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 13.3 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games