Player Career

Dre Pinckney Career Story

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Player Story

Dre Pinckney story

Dre Pinckney built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Boiling Springs, SC wearing No. 9, spending time with Coastal Carolina. The clearest part of Dre Pinckney's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Dre Pinckney's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Coastal Carolina

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonCoastal Carolina1202.9
2021 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina1202.90
2022 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina08.31.5-1
2023 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina112.431
2024 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina0-1
2025 PostseasonCoastal Carolina1.513.32.51.5
2025 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina1.513.32.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Marshall

Week 9 · W 34-6 · Conference game

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 49 Old Dominion

Week 6 · L 7-47 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

#3

@ South Alabama

Week 13 · W 27-21 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

46.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Northern Illinois

Week 1 · W 47-41 · Postseason

0

Havoc Plays

27 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 27 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 31 Virginia

Week 1 · L 7-48

0

Havoc Plays

24.7 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 24.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

40.3

#2

2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

34.1

1.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 2.5 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

34.1

1.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 2.5 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games