Usage / Role
27%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Pittsburgh
Jason Pinnock
DB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Windsor, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jason Pinnock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Jason Pinnock built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Windsor, CT wearing No. 15, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jason Pinnock's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 175
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Jason Pinnock, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Jason Pinnock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 19
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Jason Pinnock quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · John Muir
- High school pipeline
- John Muir · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 31 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DB 314th (top 40%) · ACC 189th (top 28%) · National 1,367th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 53.5 |
Related Context
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Jason Pinnock played DB for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jason Pinnock recorded 50 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 9 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
19.3
Usage
3.5
Consistency
70.4
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Austin Peay: 1. Louisville: 1. NC State: 0. Boston College: 1. Miami: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Clemson: 2. Georgia Tech: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Austin Peay: 3 by 22.5. Louisville: 1 by 14.2. NC State: 5 by 20.8. Boston College: 0 by 10. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 2 by 18.3. Virginia Tech: 1 by 14.2. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/11 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | W 34-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 17-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Virginia Tech | W 47-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Notre Dame | L 3-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Miami | L 19-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Boston College | L 30-31 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs NC State | L 29-30 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Louisville | W 23-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Austin Peay | W 55-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jason Pinnock story
Jason Pinnock built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Windsor, CT wearing No. 15, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jason Pinnock's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jason Pinnock's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: Jason Pinnock moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 8 | 15.7 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9.5 | 19.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 19.3 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Tech
Week 15 · W 34-20 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 12 · W 34-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Clemson
Week 13 · L 17-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
50 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
#4
vs North Carolina
Week 11 · L 31-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia
Week 9 · W 31-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
9 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 3.5 usage
53.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
51.5
9.5 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh
42.8
8 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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