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Jalen Pinkney
Northern Illinois 2021 alumnus
Jalen Pinkney
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Derek Mason and Thomas Hammock. The receipt: 1 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 5, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Northern Illinois — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2017–2021
2 coaches2017
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2017Vanderbilt5-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo
2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology