The case
Established freshman starting experience; exact 2026 statistics are absent from the inspected profile.
QB · Pittsburgh · Sophomore
Mason Heintschel
CHROME AUTOPAPER AUTO
PPG79.2OVERALL#17QB#5
CHROME PROSPECTBCP-131Chrome auto · BCPA-MHE
PAPERBPP-131
CHROMEBCP-131
CHROME AUTOBCPA-MHE
PAPER AUTOBPPA-MHE
PLAYER STATS
2026 season & career
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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK
The read right now
Early passing responsibility is the research case. Preserve the source discrepancy rather than smoothing the record into false precision.
The production
2025: 201/316 passing for 2,354 yards and 16 touchdowns. The bio inconsistently mentions eight and nine starts; the precise start count stays unresolved.
Latest game
The cited profile provides the dated observations above; a complete current-season statistical line is not yet verified.
NEXT CHECK
Verify the next game book and reconcile the freshman start total.
BOWMAN CHECKLIST
His 2026 Bowman cards
Paper and Chrome are separate prospect entries. Prospect autographs add a verified signature checklist appearance; inserts and variations are separate collecting paths. This is a format hierarchy, not a price or scarcity ranking.
Topps describes parallels, but a complete first-party football odds/serial-number matrix was not available in this audit. No baseball parallel structure is imported. Serial numbering is not an estimate of total print run.
2 base appearances · 2 autograph appearances · 1 insert / variation appearances. Counts describe checklist rows, not distinct print runs.
These are the official checklist appearances we have mapped. We only show serial numbering when we can source it.
| Checklist | Card number | Printed school | Check it / find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER PROSPECTS | BPP-131 | Pittsburgh™ | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Mason Heintschel BPP-131 |
| CHROME PROSPECTS | BCP-131 | Pittsburgh™ | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Mason Heintschel BCP-131 |
| CHROME PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BCPA-MHE | Pittsburgh™ | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Mason Heintschel BCPA-MHE |
| PAPER PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BPPA-MHE | Pittsburgh™ | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Mason Heintschel BPPA-MHE |
| FUTURE SCRIPT | FS-MH | Pittsburgh™ | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Mason Heintschel FS-MH |
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RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file
Pittsburgh; QB; Sophomore; 6-2; 215 lb.
Source 1: Pittsburgh: Mason Heintschel official profile / research ↗- school
- Pittsburgh (verified)
- position
- QB (verified)
- class
- Sophomore (verified)
- Date of birth
- Unknown (unknown)
- measurements
- 6-2 / 215 lb (verified)
- recruiting
- Second-team All-Ohio Division II quarterback with additional district and league honors, reported by Pitt. (partial)
- 2026 statistics
- See explicitly dated profile observations; complete current-season totals not verified. (partial)
- Draft eligibility
- Unknown (unknown)
- NFL consensus
- Unknown (unknown)
- Next catalyst
- Verify the next game book and reconcile the freshman start total. (editorial)
- Full date of birth not verified; age is not inferred from class.
- Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
- Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
- Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 79.2 grade was built60% supported
We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.
| Component | Weight | Score / confidence | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | 25% | 75medium | A 2,354-yard, 16-touchdown freshman passing season supports substantial true-freshman production; conflicting eight/nine-start totals keep role at substantial, while Pitt reports second-team All-Ohio Division II recognition.Source 1: Pittsburgh: Mason Heintschel official profile / research ↗Source 2: Mason Heintschel: additional official evidence ↗ |
| ageClass | 15% | 90medium | A 2,354-yard, 16-touchdown freshman passing season supports substantial true-freshman production; conflicting eight/nine-start totals keep role at substantial, while Pitt reports second-team All-Ohio Division II recognition.Source 1: Pittsburgh: Mason Heintschel official profile / research ↗Source 2: Mason Heintschel: additional official evidence ↗ |
| role | 15% | 80medium | A 2,354-yard, 16-touchdown freshman passing season supports substantial true-freshman production; conflicting eight/nine-start totals keep role at substantial, while Pitt reports second-team All-Ohio Division II recognition.Source 1: Pittsburgh: Mason Heintschel official profile / research ↗Source 2: Mason Heintschel: additional official evidence ↗ |
| physical | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| pedigree | 5% | 65medium | A 2,354-yard, 16-touchdown freshman passing season supports substantial true-freshman production; conflicting eight/nine-start totals keep role at substantial, while Pitt reports second-team All-Ohio Division II recognition.Source 1: Pittsburgh: Mason Heintschel official profile / research ↗Source 2: Mason Heintschel: additional official evidence ↗ |
| consensus | 20% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| risk | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
GRADE HISTORYGrade history79.2 PPG · 8 checks
No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.
| Date | PPG | 7d / 30d / season | Rank | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:03.513Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-17T12:01:03.832Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction |
| 2026-09-17T12:13:29.755Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z | 79.2 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 17 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
PROVENANCE
Sources
Card identity checked 2026-09-16 · Player research updated 2026-09-22
Open 3 sources
- 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗ · Topps · checked 2026-09-16
- Pittsburgh: Mason Heintschel official profile / research ↗ · Pittsburgh · checked 2026-09-22
- Mason Heintschel: additional official evidence ↗ · Pittsburgh · checked 2026-09-22