Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021East 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.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Gardner-Webb
Player Story
Darius Pinnix Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Burlington, NC wearing No. 40, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Darius Pinnix Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Darius Pinnix Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · East Carolina. Darius Pinnix Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,134
- Rushing yards
- 860
- Receiving yards
- 274
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Darius Pinnix Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,134
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- Gardner-Webb
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Western Alamance · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Western Alamance · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 11 | 278 | 229 | 49 | 2 | 41.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 9 | 390 | 222 | 168 | 3 | 63.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 4 | 327 | 289 | 38 | 4 | 65.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 6 | 139 | 120 | 19 | 4 | 39.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Darius Pinnix Jr. played RB for East Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darius Pinnix Jr. recorded 860 rushing yards, 274 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 327 primary output with 37.5 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.
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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
UCF
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins27 · Games = 3 · +7.7 vs Losses
Losses19.3 · Games = 3 · -7.7 vs Wins
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
Player Story
Darius Pinnix Jr. story
Darius Pinnix Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Burlington, NC wearing No. 40, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Darius Pinnix Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 860 rushing yards, 247 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 274 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 274 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 51 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darius Pinnix Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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East Carolina
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 278 | 27.6 | 13.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 390 | 48.8 | 11.9 | 112 |
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 327 | 37.5 | 30.8 | -63 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 139 | 25.5 | 12.5 | -188 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | -139 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 2 · W 48-9
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
172
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
172 scrimmage yards and 34.3 usage.
#2
@ UCF
Week 7 · L 21-63 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
82 takeover
Loss with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#3
vs North Carolina
Week 2 · W 41-19
75
Scrimmage Yards
74.5 takeover
Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75 scrimmage yards and 8.7 usage.
#4
vs Old Dominion
Week 5 · W 37-35
76
Scrimmage Yards
71.5 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#5
@ UConn
Week 13 · W 31-24 · Conference game
105
Scrimmage Yards
67.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
105 scrimmage yards and 38.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
327 primary output · 37.5 efficiency · 30.8 usage
65.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
63.5
390 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
41.7
278 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 13.1 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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