Nyles Pinckney

DL • 6'1" • 290 lbs • Beaufort, SC, USA

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Nyles Pinckney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2016 · Rating 0.892

Whale Branch · Seabrook, SC

Committed To: Clemson
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2016

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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%)

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.

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