Tight end, Vanderbilt, 2016–⁠19

Jared Pinkney

Number
No. 80
Height
6′4″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Norcross, GA
Born
Aug 21, 1997, in Norcross, Georgia

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Jared Pinkney played tight end at Vanderbilt (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Ole Miss, 2018119receiving yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. East Tennessee State, 2019

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Vanderbilt2227412.5228
2017Vanderbilt2227912.7338
2018Vanderbilt5077415.5753
2019Vanderbilt2023311.7231
Career1141,56013.71453

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Vanderbilt80TEFr.
2017Vanderbilt80TESo.
2018Vanderbilt80TEJr.
2019Vanderbilt80TESr.6′4″260

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Vanderbilt340.5958th (n=489)0.5219.95%
2017Vanderbilt290.62––18.05%
2018Vanderbilt810.5757th (n=497)0.5346.49%
2019Vanderbilt310.5857th (n=499)0.5418.06%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Vanderbilt 8 games, 20 catches, 233 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠3021109
Sep 7atPurdueL 24–⁠42361026
Sep 21vs.LSUL 38–⁠66447030
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠181101
Oct 5atOle MissL 6–⁠311707
Oct 12vs.UNLVL 10–⁠34216010
Oct 19vs.MissouriW 21–⁠14214015
Nov 23vs.East Tennessee StateW 38–⁠0576231
2018 Vanderbilt 13 games, 50 catches, 774 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠7332015
Sep 8vs.NevadaW 41–⁠10498053
Sep 15atNotre DameL 17–⁠225111126
Sep 22vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠37442015
Sep 29vs.Tennessee StateW 31–⁠27228124
Oct 6atGeorgiaL 13–⁠41112012
Oct 13vs.FloridaL 27–⁠37325120
Oct 20atKentuckyL 7–⁠14344021
Oct 27atArkansasW 45–⁠31593240
Nov 10atMissouriL 28–⁠33588134
Nov 17vs.Ole MissW 36–⁠29685039
Nov 24vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠13440117
Dec 27 ✦vs.BaylorL 38–⁠45576032
2017 Vanderbilt 9 games, 22 catches, 279 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atMiddle TennesseeW 28–⁠6333018
Sep 9vs.Alabama A&MW 42–⁠0451223
Sep 16vs.Kansas StateW 14–⁠7241038
Sep 30atFloridaL 24–⁠3821006
Oct 14atOle MissL 35–⁠572413
Oct 28atSouth CarolinaL 27–⁠341303
Nov 4vs.Western KentuckyW 31–⁠17111011
Nov 11vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠441707
Nov 18vs.MissouriL 17–⁠456119032
2016 Vanderbilt 9 games, 22 catches, 274 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Middle TennesseeW 47–⁠24232023
Sep 17atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠38324011
Sep 24atWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠30341022
Oct 8atKentuckyL 13–⁠20116016
Oct 22vs.Tennessee StateW 35–⁠17450121
Nov 5atAuburnL 16–⁠2331718
Nov 12atMissouriL 17–⁠26111011
Nov 19vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠17341021
Nov 26vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠34242028

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′4″
Weight257 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size10½″
40-yard dash4.96 s
10-yard split1.71 sW
Bench press23 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Los Angeles Rams1000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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