Navy’s old-school nose guard who eats double-teams for breakfast
In the 2024 season, Jackson Pittman was Navy’s starting nose guard, a durable interior anchor who had played in 39 of 40 career games and made 25 starts over his last two seasons. His edge is the unglamorous stuff that wins up front: leverage, toughness, and the ability to absorb double teams so linebackers can run free. Navy’s staff has described him as one of the better nose guards the program has had in the last 20 years, which is exactly the kind of plug-and-play, trench-first identity fit that makes opponents miserable.
