promising Pitt redshirt freshman DL with high-upside traits, but no college game reps yet
Kauffman is a **6-foot-3, 220-pound redshirt freshman** defensive lineman at Pitt who arrived as a walk-on in June 2025 and did not see game action that season. He brings a useful baseline of versatility and effort from high school, where he played both ways, earned all-county recognition, and posted 52 tackles, 9 QB hurries, 9 pressures, 4 TFLs, and 2.5 sacks as a senior. The fit is about **developmental upside**: he looks like a motor-and-work-ethic add, but he is still early in the strength/size curve for an ACC DL, so he is more long-term project than instant impact.
