The tight end position has become a quagmire for Pitt over the past year or so, as the program has been hemorrhaging talent for months and struggling to come up with adequate replacements to fill that role. In 2018 alone, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi and his staff have lost former five-star recruit Chris Clark and starter Tyler Sear, dismissed former four-star recruit Charles Reeves Jr., and seen junior college recruit Travis Koontz decommit.
These developments begged questions about the coaching staff’s handling of players at the position who have had to deal with a lack of opportunity amid subpar quarterback play from Max Browne, Ben DiNucci and Kenny Pickett.