#6Mason Heintschel

QB·Pittsburgh·2025

Mason Heintschel is a Dual-Threat QB for Pittsburgh. Mason's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 301 plays — a developing rate for the QB.

2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays

45%

projected

band 27%'25 54%63%

Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.

2025 Production

Passing

201/316 Comp/Att2357 Pass yards16 Pass TD8 INT63.6% Comp %

Rushing

88 Rush yards2 Rush TD86 Carries1.0 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers

Player type

Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency67th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.42 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 0.61 EPA/play in Wk 7 vs Florida State (SP+ 7).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	C/ATT	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	QBR	Rush Yds	Rush TD	EPA/play
2	vsCentral Michigan	W45-17	-8.8	3/4	36	0	0	83.4	—	—	0.49
6	vsBoston College	W48-7	-8.5	30/41	323	4	0	87.9	28	0	0.59
7	@Florida State	W34-31	7.2	21/29	321	2	2	72.8	64	0	0.61
8	@Syracuse	W30-13	-13.1	13/24	143	0	1	39.9	23	1	0.17
9	vsNC State	W53-34	4.8	28/48	423	3	0	83.8	7	0	—
10	@Stanford	W35-20	-11.8	23/38	304	3	2	68.8	21	0	0.11
12	vsNotre Dame	L15-37	24.4	16/33	126	0	1	8.7	7	0	-0.22
13	@Georgia Tech	W42-28	9.3	20/27	226	2	0	77.8	-29	1	0.14
14	vsMiami	L7-38	20.7	22/32	199	1	1	29.0	-24	0	0.09
1	vsEast Carolina	L17-23	8.0	25/40	256	1	1	42.8	-9	0	0.11

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

54.0%

Passing plays

86.4%

Rushing plays

16.6%

Standard downs

44.9%

Passing downs

71.7%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.07
Passing downs: 0.40
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.23 / 0.40

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).