Player Dossier

2013-2016

Pittsburgh

Scott Orndoff

TE • 6'5" • Waynesburg, PA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Scott Orndoff reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

13%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

24

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

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

Player Story

Scott Orndoff built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Waynesburg, PA wearing No. 83, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Scott Orndoff's career was his receiving role: 58...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.817

Hamilton · Chandler, AZ

Committed To
Nevada
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Scott Orndoff, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Scott Orndoff reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
897
Receptions
58
Touchdowns
13

Quick Answers

Scott Orndoff quick answers

Latest team and position
Pittsburgh · TE
Career Receiving Yards
897
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Top game
Clemson
Recruit profile
3-star · Hamilton · Nevada
High school pipeline
Hamilton · 51 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 83 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
579 receiving yards · TE 14th (top 5%) · ACC 26th (top 14%) · National 186th (top 10%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonPittsburgh5650238.1
2014 PostseasonPittsburgh419036.1
2014 Regular SeasonPittsburgh4315136.1
2015 PostseasonPittsburgh10231048.4
2015 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1011213548.4
2016 PostseasonPittsburgh12221071.7
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1233558571.7

Related Context

Scott Orndoff played TE for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Scott Orndoff recorded 897 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Pittsburgh.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Pittsburgh paired 579 primary output with 80.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 80.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2016 Postseason · Pittsburgh

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

48.3

Efficiency

80.5

Usage

19.3

Consistency

42

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 21. Villanova: 68. Penn State: 15. Oklahoma State: 5. Marshall: 29. Georgia Tech: 86. Virginia: 25. Virginia Tech: 96. Miami: 30. Clemson: 128. Duke: 58. Syracuse: 18

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. Northwestern: 2 by 70. Villanova: 5 by 90.7. Penn State: 4 by 25. Oklahoma State: 1 by 33.3. Marshall: 2 by 96.7. Georgia Tech: 2 by 100. Virginia: 3 by 55.6. Virginia Tech: 2 by 100. Miami: 2 by 100. Clemson: 9 by 94.8. Duke: 2 by 100. Syracuse: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins53.4 · Games = 8 · +15.4 vs Losses
Losses38 · Games = 4 · -15.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

100 vs Syracuse

Result
Wed 12/28@ NorthwesternL 24-3122110.510.50015
Sat 11/26vs SyracuseW 76-611181818018
Sat 11/19vs DukeW 56-142582929148
Sat 11/12@ Clemson100 receiving yards · High volumeW 43-42912814.214.20255
Sat 11/5@ MiamiL 28-512301515019
Thu 10/27vs Virginia TechL 36-392964848071
Sat 10/15@ VirginiaW 45-313258.38.30020
Sat 10/8vs Georgia TechW 37-342864343174
Sat 10/1vs MarshallW 43-2722914.514.50020
Sat 9/17@ Oklahoma StateL 38-45155505
Sat 9/10vs Penn StateW 42-394153.83.80110
Sat 9/3vs VillanovaW 28-756813.613.60019

Player Story

Scott Orndoff story

Scott Orndoff built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Waynesburg, PA wearing No. 83, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Scott Orndoff's career was his receiving role: 58 catches, 897 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Scott Orndoff's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Pittsburgh

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonPittsburgh50585.9
2014 PostseasonPittsburgh24406.8-26
2014 Regular SeasonPittsburgh24406.80
2015 PostseasonPittsburgh24479.39.2220
2015 Regular SeasonPittsburgh24479.39.20
2016 PostseasonPittsburgh57980.519.3335
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh57980.519.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Clemson

Week 11 · W 43-42 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

128

Receiving Yards

98.3 takeover

128 receiving yards with a 94.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs Virginia

Week 6 · W 26-19 · Conference game

63

Receiving Yards

79.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Villanova

Week 1 · W 28-7

68

Receiving Yards

77.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Virginia Tech

Week 5 · W 17-13 · Conference game

34

Receiving Yards

76 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Virginia Tech

Week 9 · L 36-39 · Conference game

96

Receiving Yards

74.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Pittsburgh

579 primary output · 80.5 efficiency · 19.3 usage

71.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

71.7

579 primary · 80.5 efficiency · 19.3 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Pittsburgh

48.4

244 primary · 79.3 efficiency · 9.2 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games