Jason Pinnock

Originally a 5th-round (175th pick overall) draft choice by the Jets in 2021…Released by the Jets on Aug. 30, 2022…Awarded off waivers to the Giants on Aug. 31, 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 5th-round (175th pick overall) draft choice by the Jets in 2021…Released by the Jets on Aug. 30, 2022…Awarded off waivers to the Giants on Aug. 31, 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 42 regular-season games with 23 starts for the Jets and Giants and played in 2 postseason games for the Giants…Totals include 138 tackles (100 solo), 10 passes defensed, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 8 quarterback hits, 5 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions, including one he returned 102 yards for a touchdown…Has one postseason tackle.
• In 2023, started all 16 games in which he played...Missed the season finale vs. Philadelphia (1/7) after being placed on injured reserve on Jan. 6 with a toe injury…Finished 4^th on the team with 85 tackles (59 solo), 6 passes defensed, 6 tackles for loss, 4 quarterback hits, 2.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions…Ranked 2^nd in the league with 123 interception return yards.
• Posted a career-high 13 total tackles (10 solo) and 3 tackles for loss vs. Arizona (9/17).
• Recorded his first career interception when he picked off a Tua Tagovailoa pass and returning it for 102 yards and a touchdown at Miami (10/8)...The 102-yard return tied Pinnock with Erich Barnes (1961) for the longest touchdown in franchise history and was the longest interception return by any player in 2023...Added 4 solo tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble.
• Sacked Sam Howell for an 8-yard loss vs. Washington (10/22)…Intercepted a Jordan Love pass and returned it 21 yards vs. Green Bay (12/11) and returned it 21 yards...Tied for the team lead with 8 sacks (7 solo), including a 9-yard sack of David Carr, at New Orleans (12/17).
• In his first season with the Giants in 2022, played in 14 regular-season games with 5 starts and played in both postseason games…Totaled 40 tackles (33 solo), 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 4 quarterback hits, 3 passes defensed and one forced fumble…Inactive with a shoulder injury vs. Carolina (9/18)…Inactive with an ankle injury at Jacksonville (10/23) and at Seattle (10/30).
• Recovered a fumble on a muffed punt in the 4th quarter in his Giants debut, at Tennessee (9/11)…Recorded the first 1.5 sacks of his career, including a 10-yarder of Davis Mills, and tallied 4 tackles (3 solo) vs. Houston (11/13)…Posted 8 tackles (7 solo) in his first start as a Giant, at Dallas (11/24)…Made 3 tackles (one solo) and a pass defensed vs. Washington (12/4)…Recorded a career-high 9 tackles (8 solo) vs. Philadelphia (12/11).
• Made one special teams tackle in the NFC Wild Card Game at Minnesota (1/15)…Made one tackle in the divisional round at Philadelphia (1/21).
• As a rookie in 2021, played in 12 games with 2 starts for the Jets…Inactive for 3 games, did not play in one game and was on the Reserve/COVID-19 list for another…Played both cornerback and safety…Registered 13 tackles (8 solo), one pass defensed and 2 forced fumbles, plus 3 special teams tackles…Made his NFL debut at Denver (9/26)…Credited with his first tackle vs. Miami (11/21)…Made his first start, at safety, and had 4 tackles (2 solo) vs. Jacksonville (12/26)…Started at safety and collected a career-high 6 tackles (4 solo) at Buffalo (1/9).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 43 games in 4 seasons at Pittsburgh and registered 54 tackles (46 solo), 6 interceptions, 19 passes defensed and one fumble recovery…As a senior in 2020, played in 10 games and collected a career-best 17 tackles (15 solo), and led Pittsburgh with a career-high 3 interceptions.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Visited Windsor (Conn.) High School, his alma mater, to celebrate more than 300 girls from 12 high school teams that participated in the inaugural Connecticut Girls Flag Football tournament…Hosted a youth football camp in his hometown of Windsor, Conn.…Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit at the Quest Diagnostic Training Facility to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants…Represented the American Diabetes Association in honor of his father during Week 13 of the NFL season for My Cause My Cleats.

PERSONAL:

• Communication major…As a senior at Windsor High School in Conn., ranked 3rd in the state in receiving yards (1,172) with 59 receptions and 12 touchdowns…Scored 3 defensive touchdowns, 2 on fumble returns, and one on a 70-yard interception…Picked off 7 passes…Also blocked one 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 a track and field standout…Son of Louis and Chantel Pinnock…Father was a 4-year football letterman at Indiana (1992-95)…Has one brother.