6′3″ · 225 lb · Norcross, GA · Hutchinson C.C.
Jalen Pinkney: DL · Northern Illinois · #54.
Jalen Pinkney
He has played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Derek Mason, Josh Heupel and Thomas Hammock. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Eastern Michigan — Week 5, 2021.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-21@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-26vs Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
37.4%
389 pass / 652 run
Plays / game
80.1
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Vanderbilt, UCF and Northern Illinois — his college career is complete.
His career
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Derek Mason, Josh Heupel and Thomas Hammock.
