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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Minnesota
Nyles Pinckney
DL • 6'1" • 290 lbs • Beaufort, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nyles Pinckney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Clemson • Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Nyles Pinckney built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Beaufort, SC wearing No. 5, spending time with Clemson and Minnesota. The clearest part of Nyles Pinckney's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Nyles Pinckney, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Minnesota. Nyles Pinckney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 109
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Nyles Pinckney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DL
- Career Tackles
- 109
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Whale Branch · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Whale Branch · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DL 186th (top 20%) · Big Ten 155th (top 25%) · National 1,476th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 17 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 21 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 21.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 28 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.5 |
Related Context
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Nyles Pinckney played DL for Clemson and Minnesota. Across 6 tracked seasons, Nyles Pinckney recorded 1 rushing yards, 109 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Minnesota paired 10 primary output with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, Minnesota.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
20.1
Usage
9.2
Consistency
33.5
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. Ohio State: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Purdue: 1. Nebraska: 3.5. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 0. Illinois: 0.5. Iowa: 1. Indiana: 3. Wisconsin: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 3 by 47.5. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 3 by 17.5. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Indiana: 7 by 59.2. Wisconsin: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 7 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/29 | vs West Virginia | W 18-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Wisconsin | W 23-13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 35-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Iowa | L 22-27 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Illinois | L 6-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Northwestern | W 41-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Maryland | W 34-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 30-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Purdue | W 20-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Bowling Green | L 10-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Ohio State | L 31-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nyles Pinckney story
Nyles Pinckney built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Beaufort, SC wearing No. 5, spending time with Clemson and Minnesota. The clearest part of Nyles Pinckney's career was his defensive production: 109 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks across 53 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nyles Pinckney's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Clemson
2016-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Minnesota
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 4.5 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 4.5 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 4.5 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 4 | 12 | 2.8 | -4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 4 | 12 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 10 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 10 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 7 · W 30-23 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 12 · W 35-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Tech
Week 1 · W 52-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 6 · W 42-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 6 · W 28-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Minnesota
10 primary output · 20.1 efficiency · 9.2 usage
57.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
57.5
10 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Clemson
57.5
10 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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