Jason Pinnock

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#25

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 27

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Pittsburgh

2026 SEASON

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Year

Season

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
3	08/28/2026	@Jets	W 23 - 6
2	08/22/2026	@Dolphins	W 26 - 3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	08/15/2026	Vikings	L 10 - 13	3	2	1	0	0	0	0

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
7	10/25/2026	@Texans	W 27 - 21	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
6	10/18/2026	Saints	L 27 - 34	2	1	1	0	0	1	1
5	10/11/2026	@Commanders	T 27 - 27
4	10/04/2026	Cardinals	W 36 - 24
3	09/27/2026	Titans	W 12 - 7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	09/21/2026	@Rams	L 6 - 28
1	09/13/2026	Cowboys	W 28 - 20

Biography

Has played in 78 regular-season games with 47 starts for the New York Jets (2021), New York Giants (2022-24, '26) and San Francisco 49ers (2025)…Played in four postseason games, two for the Giants and two for the San Francisco 49ers…Totals include 268 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, 11 quarterback hits, 6.5 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions, along with 5 special teams tackles…Has 1 tackle in the postseason and 2 tackles on special teams.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Has played in 78 regular-season games with 47 starts for the New York Jets (2021), New York Giants (2022-24, '26) and San Francisco 49ers (2025)…Played in four postseason games, two for the Giants and two for the San Francisco 49ers…Totals include 268 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, 11 quarterback hits, 6.5 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions, along with 5 special teams tackles…Has 1 tackle in the postseason and 2 tackles on special teams.
Appeared in all 17 games for the 49ers in 2025 and made seven starts…Also played in two postseason games…Finished the regular season with 40 tackles and 1 tackle for loss…Recorded 1 special teams tackle in the playoffs.
For the Giants in 2024, started in all 16 games in which he played…Tied his career-high with 85 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hits, a career-high 3.0 sacks and 1 pass defensed.
In 2023, started all 16 games in which he played…Finished fourth on the team with 85 tackles, 6 passes defensed, 6 tackles for loss, 4 quarterback hits, 2.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions…Ranked second in the league with 123 interception return yards.
In his first season with the Giants in 2022, played in 14 regular-season games with five starts and played in both postseason games…Totaled 40 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 4 quarterback hits, 3 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble…Missed three games due to injury.
As a rookie in 2021, played in 12 games with two starts for the Jets…Played both cornerback and safety…Produced 13 tackles, 2 forced fumbles and 1 pass defensed…Added 3 tackles on special teams.

NOTES TO KNOW

Recorded his first career interception at Miami (10/8/23) and returned it for a 102-yard touchdown…The 102-yard return tied Pinnock with Erich Barnes (at Dallas, 10/15/61) for the longest touchdown in franchise history and was the longest interception return by any player in 2023…Pinnock's 102 interception return yards tied for the third-most in single-game franchise history
Pinnock has recorded 6.5 sacks as a Giant, the most by any defensive back in the franchise since 1982, when sacks became an official statistic.
Became the fourth Giants defensive back to record multiple sacks in a single game after producing 2.0 sacks at Washington (9/15/24)…He joined Bill Currier (1982), Jason Sehorn (1996) and Tito Woolen (1998).

COLLEGE

Played in 43 games in four seasons at Pittsburgh and registered 54 tackles, 6 interceptions, 19 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery.
As a senior in 2020, played in 10 games and collected a career-best 17 tackles, and led Pittsburgh with a career-high 3 interceptions.
Appeared in 10 games (three starts) in 2019 and recorded 16 tackles, 7 passes defensed, 1 interception and a half-tackle for loss…Missed three games due to injury.
Played 13 games (six starts at cornerback) in 2018…Compiled 15 tackles, 6 passes defensed, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
As a freshman in 2017, played in 10 games, primarily on special teams…Registered 4 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery, which he returned for a touchdown.

PERSONAL

Son of Louis and Chantel Pinnock…Father was a four-year letterman at Indiana (1992-95)…Studied communications at Pittsburgh.
As a senior at Windsor High School in Conn., ranked third in the state in receiving yards (1,172) with 59 receptions and 12 touchdowns…Scored 3 defensive touchdowns, 2 on fumble returns, and 1 on a 70-yard interception…Picked off 7 passes…Also blocked 1 punt.
Named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) Top 20…All-Hartford Courant honoree as both a cornerback and wide receiver…Hartford Courant Defensive Player of the Year…All-Central Connecticut Conference (CCC) Division II East…Led Windsor to a 12-1 record and the Connecticut Class L championship game.
Also was a track and field standout in high school.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

Originally a 5th-round (175th pick overall) draft choice by the New York Jets in 2021.
Waived by the Jets on 8/30/22 and claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on 8/31/22.
Signed as a free agent by the San Francisco 49ers on 3/13/25.
Signed as a free agent by the Giants on 3/16/26.

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