Kelvin Pinkney
Kelvin Pinkney
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Kelvin Pinkney has been at South Florida through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL against East Carolina, Week 9, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at South Florida, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Jeff Scott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Florida | 18 | 12 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | South Florida | 16 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 19 | 8.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 38–17
vs Florida A&M
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jordan Jefferson’s 2021 season.
Matches Jordan on
Differs from Jordan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Damarjhe Lewis's senior season at Purdue (2024).
Matches Damarjhe on
Differs from Damarjhe on