Player Career

Jake Pinegar Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jake Pinegar story

Jake Pinegar built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a placekicker from Ankeny, IA wearing No. 92, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Jake Pinegar's career was his special-teams scoring: 334 kicking points, 49 made field goals on 66 attempts, and 187 extra points across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.

The arc is straightforward: Jake Pinegar 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

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

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    Penn State

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019201920202021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonPenn State0
2018 Regular SeasonPenn State00
2019 PostseasonPenn State00
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State00
2020 Regular SeasonPenn State00
2021 PostseasonPenn State00
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State00
2022 PostseasonPenn State00
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kentucky

Week 1 · L 24-27 · Postseason

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Maryland

Week 13 · W 38-3 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

@ Rutgers

Week 12 · W 20-7 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 11 · W 22-10 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

@ Michigan

Week 10 · L 7-42 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Penn State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2018 Regular Season · Penn State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Penn State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games