text: All Americans Thirteen Pitt players have received All-American honors 14 unique season. Pitt players have been named First Team† All-Americans 15 times, Second Team All-Americans seven times, and Third Team All-Americans six times. In addition, players have been named as Freshman All-Americans four times and Honorable Mention All-Americans six times.  A Pitt player has achieved Consensus First Team All-American, as listed in the Official NCAA Records Book, on nine occasions. Charley Hyatt and Sykes Reed, who together lead Pitt to an undefeated national championship season, were Pitt's first Consensus All-Americans in 1928.  The other consensus first-team All-Americans include Don Smith, Claire Cribbs, Don Hennon, and DeJuan Blair. In addition, Don Hennon, Billy Knight and Jerome Lane received Consensus Second Team All-American status.
  Honorable Mention All-Americans
  1979 Sam Clancy, AP
  1988 Charles Smith, AP, UPI
  2003 Brandin Knight, AP
  2004 Carl Krauser, AP
  2008 Sam Young, AP
  2009 Levance Fields, AP
  2011 Ashton Gibbs, AP & Brad Wanamaker, AP
  Freshman All-Americans
  1978 Sam Clancy, Second Team
  1985 Charles Smith, First Team
  2004 Chris Taft, Second Team
  2008 DeJuan Blair (consensus pick, but not for a particular team)
  Academic awards
  Two Pitt players have earned Academic All-American status from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Three Pitt players have earned the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships which are awarded annually to select student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.
  Academic All-Americans
  Peter Strickland, 1978
  Joey David, 1986
  NCAA Postgraduate scholarship winners
  Thomas Richards, 1976
  Joseph David, 1986
  Darren Morningstar, 1992
  Other awards
  Orlando Antigua was selected as the USBWA Most Courageous Athlete in 1994.