Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Pittsburgh
J.P. Holtz
TE • 6'4" • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
J.P. Holtz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
J.P. Holtz built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 86, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of J.P. Holtz's career was his receiving role: 81...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
J.P. Holtz, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. J.P. Holtz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 931
- Receptions
- 81
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
J.P. Holtz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 931
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Shaler Area · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Shaler Area · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 350 receiving yards · TE 31st (top 11%) · ACC 40th (top 19%) · National 354th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 7 | 12 | 170 | 3 | 52.6 |
| 2013 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 21 | 188 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2014 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 8 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 63.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 18 | 166 | 3 | 63.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 24 | 350 | 4 | 76 |
Related Context
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J.P. Holtz played TE for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, J.P. Holtz recorded 931 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 350 primary output with 87.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 87.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
31.8
Efficiency
87.3
Usage
13.4
Consistency
72.3
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Akron: 42. Iowa: 37. Virginia Tech: 23. Virginia: 36. Georgia Tech: 38. Syracuse: 14. North Carolina: 49. Notre Dame: 58. Duke: 31. Louisville: 12. Miami: 10
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. Akron: 3 by 93.3. Iowa: 3 by 82.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 100. Virginia: 2 by 100. Georgia Tech: 3 by 84.4. Syracuse: 1 by 93.3. North Carolina: 3 by 100. Notre Dame: 3 by 100. Duke: 2 by 100. Louisville: 2 by 40. Miami: 1 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins28 · Games = 7 · -10.5 vs Losses
Losses38.5 · Games = 4 · +10.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
100 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/27 | vs Miami | L 24-29 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Louisville | W 45-34 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Duke | W 31-13 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Notre Dame | L 30-42 | — | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 0 | 27 |
| Thu 10/29 | vs North Carolina | L 19-26 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Syracuse | W 23-20 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Georgia Tech | W 31-28 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Virginia | W 26-19 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Virginia Tech | W 17-13 | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 23 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ Iowa | L 24-27 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Akron | W 24-7 | — | 3 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
Player Story
J.P. Holtz story
J.P. Holtz built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a tight end from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 86, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of J.P. Holtz's career was his receiving role: 81 catches, 931 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 35 career games in the available record. That gives J.P. Holtz's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 173 | 80 | 9.5 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 173 | 80 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 209 | 60.9 | 12.6 | 36 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 209 | 60.9 | 12.6 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 199 | 67.3 | 18.5 | -10 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 199 | 67.3 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 350 | 87.3 | 13.4 | 151 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 10 · L 30-42
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
58 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 10 · L 26-29
54
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 6 · L 19-24 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
83.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs North Carolina
Week 12 · L 27-34 · Conference game
48
Receiving Yards
78.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
48 receiving yards with a 64 efficiency score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 27-6 · Conference game
45
Receiving Yards
77 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
350 primary output · 87.3 efficiency · 13.4 usage
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#2
2014 Postseason · Pittsburgh
63.6
199 primary · 67.3 efficiency · 18.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
63.6
199 primary · 67.3 efficiency · 18.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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