Bradley Pinion

Bradley Pinion
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Pinion in 2016
No. 5 – San Francisco 49ers
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1994-06-01) June 1, 1994
Concord, North Carolina
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Northwest Cabarrus
(Kannapolis, North Carolina)
College: Clemson
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Punts: 288
Punting yards: 12,587
Average punt: 43.7
Inside 20: 96
Player stats at NFL.com

Bradley Alexander Pinion (born June 1, 1994) is an American football punter for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.

Early years

Pinion attended Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, North Carolina.[1] He committed to Clemson University to play college football.

College career

Pinion played college football at Clemson from 2012 to 2014 under head coach Dabo Swinney.[2]

As a freshman in the 2012 season, Pinion only appeared in five games with teammate Spencer Benton doing a majority of the work that season.[3] On September 8, he made his collegiate debut in the 52–27 win over Ball State. In the game, he had three punts for 117 net yards (39.0 average).[4] Overall, in the 2012 season, he recorded nine punts for 355 net yards (39.4 average).[5]

As a sophomore in the 2013 season, Pinion became the main punter for the Tigers. That season, he handled the punting duties for all but three attempts, which went to Ammon Lakip and Andy Teasdall.[6] In the season opener, against the Georgia Bulldogs, Pinion had a season-high seven punts for a season-high 287 net yards (41.0 average).[7] In the next game, against South Carolina State, he had four punts for 195 net yards for a season-high 48.8 average. [8] Overall, in the 2013 season, he had 56 punts for 2,205 net yards for a 39.4 average.[9]

As a junior in the 2014 season, Pinion continued his role as the main punter for the Tigers. That season, he handled all but one punt, which went to Andy Teasdall. He attempted and converted three extra points on the season.[10] In the season opener, against the Georgia Bulldogs, Pinion had a season-high ten punts for a season-high 451 net yards (45.1 average).[11] In two consecutive games in October, against Louisville and Boston College, he recorded games with 10 punts in each contest with 419 and 418 net punting yards respectively.[12][13] On November 6, against Wake Forest, he recorded three punts for 147 net yards for a season-high 49.0 average.[14] In his final collegiate game, against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Russell Athletic Bowl, he recorded five punts for 217 net yards (43.4 average).[15] Pinion elected to forego his senior season and decided to enter the NFL Draft.[16]

College statistics

Year School Conf Class Pos Punts Yds Avg XPM XPA XP% Pts
2012 Clemson ACC Freshman P 9 355 39.4
2013 Clemson ACC Sophomore P 56 2,205 39.4 0 0 0
2014 Clemson ACC Junior P 75 3,194 42.6 3 3 100.0% 3
Career 140 5,754 41.1 3 3 100.0% 3

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		 229 lb
(104 kg)
All values from NFL Combine[17]

Pinion was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round, 165th overall, of the 2015 NFL Draft.[18] He was the only punter to be selected in the draft that year.[19]

2015 season

In the regular season opener, against the Minnesota Vikings, Pinion had 3 punts for 140 net yards (46.67 average) in his NFL debut.[20] In Week 9, against the Atlanta Falcons, he recorded 5 punts for 241 net yards for a season-high 48.20 average.[21] In Week 13, against the Chicago Bears, he recorded 9 punts for a season-high 433 net yards (48.11 average).[22] Pinion recorded 91 punts for 3,969 net yards for a 43.62 average in his rookie season.[23]

2016 season

Pinion began his second professional season with very similar statistics in the first 3 games. In the regular season opener, against the Los Angeles Rams, he recorded 7 punts for 319 net yards (45.57 average).[24] In the next game, he recorded 7 punts for 318 net yards (45.43 average) against the Carolina Panthers.[25] During Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, he recorded 7 punts for 319 net yards.[26]

In Week 5, against the Arizona Cardinals, he recorded 7 punts for 349 net yards for a season-high 49.86 average.[27] In Week 16, in the second divisional game against the Rams, Pinion recorded a season-high 9 punts for a season-high 372 net yards (41.33 average).[28]

Pinion recorded 100 punts for 4,402 net yards for a 44.02 average in 2016.[29] His 100 punts led the league in punting.

2017 season

Pinion and Robbie Gould in a game against the Washington Redskins

Pinion remained as the 49ers' punter going into his third professional season. In Week 4, against the Arizona Cardinals, he recorded 7 punts for 351 net yards for a season-high 50.14 average.[30] In Week 8, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he recorded 8 punts for a season-high 364 net yards (44.00 average).[31] In Week 12, against the Seattle Seahawks, he recorded a season-high 9 punts for 342 net yards (38.00 average).[32] Pinion recorded a career-low 75 punts for 3,255 net yards for a 43.4 average in 2017.[33]

2018 season

During the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, Pinion recorded 4 punts for 174 yards.

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesPuntsYardsLongBlocksY/P
2015SF 16913,96962043.6
2016SF 161004,40265044.0
2017SF 16753,25559043.4
2018SF 31354959042.2
Career5127912,17565043.7

References

  1. ↑ Hutton, Henry. "Living the Dream: Ex-Northwest Cabarrus star growing as player, person with San Francisco 49ers". The Independent Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ↑ "Bradley Pinion College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. ↑ "2012 Clemson Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Ball State at Clemson Box Score, September 8, 2012". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Bradley Pinion 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. ↑ "2013 Clemson Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  7. ↑ "Georgia at Clemson Box Score, August 31, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. ↑ "South Carolina State at Clemson Box Score, September 7, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  9. ↑ "Bradley Pinion 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  10. ↑ "2014 Clemson Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  11. ↑ "Clemson at Georgia Box Score, August 30, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  12. ↑ "Louisville at Clemson Box Score, October 11, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  13. ↑ "Clemson at Boston College Box Score, October 18, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  14. ↑ "Clemson at Wake Forest Box Score, November 6, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  15. ↑ "Russell Athletic Bowl - Oklahoma vs Clemson Box Score, December 29, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  16. ↑ Rodgers, Joe (2015-01-06). "Clemson punter to forgo senior year, enter NFL Draft". Sporting News. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  17. ↑ "- , : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.nfldraftscout.com.
  18. ↑ Emerick, Tyler (May 2, 2015). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Clemson P Bradley Pinion". 49ers.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  19. ↑ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  20. ↑ "Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers - September 14th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers - November 8th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  22. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears - December 6th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  23. ↑ "Bradley Pinion 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  24. ↑ "Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers - September 12th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  25. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers - September 18th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  26. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - September 25th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  27. ↑ "Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers - October 6th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  28. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams - December 24th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  29. ↑ "Bradley Pinion 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  30. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals - October 1st, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  31. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles - October 29th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  32. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers - November 26th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  33. ↑ "Bradley Pinion 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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