Nyles Pinckney: DL · Minnesota · #5.
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Nyles Pinckney
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dabo Swinney and P.J. Fleck. First career honor, 2019: All-ACC. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Indiana — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-45vs No. 4 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-14vs Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-23vs Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16vs Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-14@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-14vs Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-27@ No. 19 Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-14@ Indiana | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 23-13vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2021
W 30-23
vs Nebraska
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
14%4 hurries29 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
30.2%
252 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #142 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Clemson and Minnesota, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
