Player Dossier

2017-2021

East Carolina

Darius Pinnix Jr.

RB • 6'0" • 224 lbs • Burlington, NC, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Darius Pinnix Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage Score

12.5

Efficiency

25.5

Consistency

61.6

Season Value

33.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
East Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Darius Pinnix Jr., RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina. Darius Pinnix Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

East Carolina paired 390 primary output with 48.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 25.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

23.2

Efficiency

25.5

Usage

12.5

Consistency

61.6

Best Game by takeover score

SMU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 56. Georgia State: 1. South Florida: 22. Tulsa: 1. Temple: 27. SMU: 32

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 14 by 35.4. Georgia State: 6 by 1.7. South Florida: 6 by 40.3. Tulsa: 2 by 5.2. Temple: 7 by 40.2. SMU: 11 by 30.3

Split Comparison

Wins27 · n=3 · +7.7 vs Losses
Losses19.3 · n=3 · -7.7 vs Wins
First Half26.3 · n=3 · +6.3 vs Second Half
Second Half20 · n=3 · -6.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UCF

Best efficiency game

40.3 vs South Florida

Result
Sat 11/28vs SMUW 52-3811322.9012.9
Sat 11/21@ TempleW 28-37273.9003.9
Sat 10/31@ TulsaL 30-34210.5000.5
Sat 10/10@ South FloridaW 44-2452040123.7
Sat 10/3@ Georgia StateL 29-49610.2000.2
Sat 9/26vs UCF2+ TDL 28-511339311174

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    East Carolina

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonEast Carolina27827.613.1
2018 Regular SeasonEast Carolina39048.811.9112
2019 Regular SeasonEast Carolina32737.530.8-63
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina13925.512.5-188
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0-139

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

North Carolina

Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

75

Primary metric

75 scrimmage yards and 8.7 usage.

#2

Unknown

172

Primary metric

Game driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172 scrimmage yards and 34.3 usage.

#3

UCF

93

Primary metric

Loss with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#4

Old Dominion

76

Primary metric

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.

#5

UConn

51

Primary metric

Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

51 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · East Carolina

390 primary output · 48.8 efficiency · 11.9 usage

57.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · East Carolina

50.9

327 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 30.8 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · East Carolina

35.5

278 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 13.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7893

Western Alamance · Elon, NC

Committed To
East Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,134

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darius Pinnix Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
860