Nick Patti

Position:
QB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Hillsdale, NJ
High School:
St. Joseph Regional

2022: Played in three games, starting one…starting assignment came in the Sun Bowl against UCLA…completed 29-of-61 passes (48%) for 304 yards with two touchdowns and one interception on the year…additionally rushed for 59 yards on 14 carries (4.2 avg.)…capped his career with a heroic performance in the Sun Bowl, directing Pitt to a 37-35 win over UCLA…accounted for 297 total yards against the Bruins, passing for 225 and a touchdown (20 of 41) and rushing for 72 on 10 carries (7.2 avg.)…led the game-winning drive by completing two passes for 35 yards and then scrambling for 11 yards, setting up Ben Sauls’ 47-yard field goal with four seconds left…in his initial appearance of the season, Patti relieved the injured Kedon Slovis at the start of the third quarter against Tennessee and threw for 79 yards on 9-of-20 passing…despite being hobbled with a leg injury himself, Patti's four-yard touchdown pass to Jared Wayne with 2:23 left in regulation tied the game at 27 and forced overtime against the Volunteers…also appeared against Virginia.

2021: Played in nine games, making one start…starting assignment—the second of his career—came against Michigan State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl…on the year, completed 14-of-19 passes (74%) for 161 yards and rushed four times for 36 yards (9.0 avg.) and two touchdowns…against Michigan State, completed 2-of-5 passes for 21 yards and rushed three times for 27 yards (9.0 avg.) and a TD before missing the final 3½ quarters due to injury…scored Pitt’s first touchdown against the Spartans on a dazzling 16-yard scramble but sustained his injury at the end of the play…threw for a season-high 58 yards on 5-of-5 passing against Massachusetts in the season opener…added a nine-yard rushing score against UMass.

2020: Played in two contests (Notre Dame and Florida State)…completed 2-of-5 passes for 17 yards and rushed twice for eight yards against the Irish…served as the Panthers’ goal-line quarterback in a 41-17 win at Florida State, rushing for two scores (a one-yard plunge followed by a two-yard run)…had five total carries for three yards against the Seminoles.

2019: Served as the top backup to starting quarterback Kenny Pickett…played in six games with one start (Delaware)…completed 26-of-43 passes (61%) for 301 yards with three touchdowns and one interception on the year…also rushed for 27 yards on five carries (5.4 avg.)…made his first career start against Delaware when Pickett was out due to injury and finished 23 of 37 (62%) for 271 yards with two TDs and one INT in the 17-14 win…Pitt entered the final period trailing 14-10, but took the lead for good on Patti’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Taysir Mack with 10:33 to go...his 271 passing yards were the most by a Pitt QB in their starting debut since John Turman threw for 316 yards and two TDs against Penn State on Sept. 11, 1999…Patti also saw critical time in the Panthers’ 35-34 victory over UCF…relieving an injured Pickett, he saw action in two series and completed 2-of-3 passes for 16 yards, including a six-yard scoring strike to Dontavius Butler-Jenkins late in the third quarter…also rushed for 18 yards on two carries against the Knights.

2018: Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated one of the country’s top 20 pro-style quarterbacks by Rivals…threw for nearly 4,600 yards and 43 touchdowns over his three varsity seasons at New Jersey power St. Joseph Regional…his senior year, threw for 2,039 yards and 17 touchdowns while rushing for an additional six TDs…directed St. Joseph to three consecutive state title games and a combined 27-10 mark (.730)…his junior year, he led the Green Knights to a 10-2 record and the Non-Public, Group 3 championship…All-Non Public, Group 3…first team All-Bergen County…rated the No. 9 overall prospect in New Jersey by Rivals, No. 20 by 247Sports and No. 23 by ESPN…played under Coach Augie Hoffmann.

PERSONAL: Nicholas Joseph Patti, born 3/29/00, is the son of Joseph and Kathleen Patti…has one brother…earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing and is now enrolled in Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of Business.