#15

Jason Pinnock

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. 2020: 3 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 20 tackles.

DB · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #15

6′0″ · 200 lb · Windsor, CT

New York — drafted 2021, Rd 5, Pick 31, #175 overall

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1397 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. 2020: 3 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 20 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2017.
Drafted round 5 by the New York in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Pittsburgh, 50 tackles — drafted at #175 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20174 games

Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Windsor

2021

Drafted by New Yorkround 5, pick 175

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1397 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2017–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #175

New York · 2021

Coaching lineage · 2017–2020

1 coach

2017–2020

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

#175Rd 5 · Pick 31

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

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2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 26-24 over that span.

2017Pittsburgh5-7HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2018Pittsburgh7-7HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-heavy

2019Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#125 / 2211 · 93rd pct

Interceptions#31 / 568 · 92nd pct

Solo tackles#868 / 2211 · 59th pct

Tackles#1330 / 2211 · 39th pct

Tackles for loss#1366 / 2211 · 31st pct

1.0

QB hurries#917 / 2211 · 29th pct

Sacks#1032 / 2211 · 27th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.4	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road4g	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	0.0	0.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Pittsburgh	20	17	1.0	5	3	--
2019	Pittsburgh	15	10	0.5	7	1	--
2018	Pittsburgh	11	11	1.0	6	1	--
2017	Pittsburgh	4	3	0.0	1	--	--
Career		50	41	2.5	19	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2020

W 47–14

vs Virginia Tech

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 INT

Dominant 33-point win at home against Virginia Tech.

With K. Pickett — 404 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · D. Turner — 15 rec · 184 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week