Jared Pinkney

Jared Pinkney (born August 21, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Jared Pinkney
Atlanta Falcons
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-21) August 21, 1997
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Norcross High School
(Norcross, Georgia)
College:Vanderbilt
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-SEC (2018)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Pinkney grew up in Norcross, Georgia and attended Norcross High School. As a senior, he caught 32 passes for 480 yards and three touchdowns and was named first team All-region and honorable mention All-State.[1] Rated a consensus three-star recruit, Pinkney committed to play college football at Vanderbilt over offers from Nebraska, Miami, Florida, and Missouri.[2]

College career

Pinkney used a medical redshirt as a true freshman after suffering an injury in the season opener. He was named to Athlon Sports' Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after catching 22 passes for 274 receiving yards and two touchdowns and posted 22 receptions, 273 receiving yards and three touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore.[3][4] He entered his redshirt junior season on the watchlist for the John Mackey Award.[5] Pinkney finished the season with 50 receptions for 774 yards and seven touchdowns and was named second team All-SEC by the Associated Press.[6][7]

Pinkney was again named to the Mackey Award watchlist and was named second team preseason All-SEC going into his redshirt senior season.[8] He was also listed as the top tight end prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft by Todd McShay and Mel Kiper of ESPN and as a projected first round pick by Pro Football Focus.[9][10] Pinkney experienced a down year as a senior, finishing the season with 20 receptions for 233 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games, missing the final game of the season due to injury.[11]

Professional career

Pinkney signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020, shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft.[12]

References
  1. Munson, Bryan (November 20, 2014). "Jared Pinkney to take first official visit". 247Sports.com.
  2. D'Andrea, Christian (January 21, 2015). "6'4", 220 LB Receiving Recruit Jared Pinkney Picks Vanderbilt". AnchorOfGold.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. Johnson, Jesse (December 9, 2016). "Vanderbilt places three on the Athlon SEC All-Freshman team". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. Stephenson, Tom (July 31, 2018). "Vanderbilt uses its tight ends a lot, or so they say". AnchorOfGold.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. "Pinkney named to Mackey Award Watchlist". 247Sports.com. July 20, 2018.
  6. "Vanderbilt football: Jared Pinkney a fan of Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz". The Tennessean. Aug 26, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. Boclair, David (December 8, 2018). "Williams adds another All-SEC award". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  8. Rexrode, Joe (October 3, 2019). "Rexrode: On Jared Pinkney, a wobbly Vanderbilt team and a defining moment for Derek Mason". The Athletic. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. Sigler, John (August 13, 2019). "Saints pick Vanderbilt TE Jared Pinkney in PFF's 2020 mock draft". Saints Wire. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  10. Schmelzer, Dan (October 2, 2019). "2020 NFL Draft: Todd McShay touts Jared Pinkney as "first-round sleeper"". NFLMocks.com. FanSided. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  11. Sparks, Adam (November 30, 2019). "Vanderbilt tight end Jared Pinkney out against Tennessee with wrist injury". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  12. McFadden, Will (April 27, 2020). "Falcons agree to terms with 20 undrafted college free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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