Michael Pinckney: LB · Miami · #56.
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Michael Pinckney
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The four seasons at Miami span two head coaches: Mark Richt and Manny Diaz. First career honor, 2019: All-ACC. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Virginia Tech — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-24vs No. 8 Florida | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 25-28@ North Carolina | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-12vs Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-42vs Virginia Tech | 11 | 10 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 17-9vs No. 20 Virginia | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10@ Florida State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-27vs Louisville | 8 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 24-30@ Florida International | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Duke | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 40 | 12.5 | 5.0 | — | 3 |
Week 11 · 2019
W 52-27
vs Louisville
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against Louisville.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%12 TFLSack rate
8%5 sacksPD rate
5%3 pass breakups64 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
52.2%
436 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami, 264 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
