Linebacker, Miami, 2016–19
Michael Pinckney
- Number
- No. 56
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
- Born
- May 28, 1998
Michael Pinckney played linebacker at Miami (2016–19).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Virginia, 20182.5sacks, career highvs. Syracuse, 2017Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2019 Miami 11 games, 64 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Florida | L 20–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at North Carolina | L 25–28 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 63–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Central Michigan | W 17–12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 35–42 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Virginia | W 17–9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 21–28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Florida State | W 27–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Louisville | W 52–27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Florida International | L 24–30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Duke | L 17–27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Miami 12 games, 74 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. LSU | L 17–33 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Savannah State | W 77–0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Toledo | W 49–24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Florida International | W 31–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.North Carolina | W 47–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Florida State | W 28–27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | atVirginia | L 13–16 | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Boston College | L 14–27 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Duke | L 12–20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atGeorgia Tech | L 21–27 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 24–3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | L 3–35 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Miami 12 games, 65 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Bethune-Cookman | W 41–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Toledo | W 52–30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atDuke | W 31–6 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atFlorida State | W 24–20 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 25–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Syracuse | W 27–19 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atNorth Carolina | W 24–19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 28–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Virginia | W 44–28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atPittsburgh | L 14–24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Clemson | L 3–38 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs.Wisconsin | L 24–34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Miami 13 games, 61 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Florida A&M | W 70–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 38–10 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at App State | W 45–10 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atGeorgia Tech | W 35–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Florida State | L 19–20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs.North Carolina | L 13–20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atVirginia Tech | L 16–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Notre Dame | L 27–30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 51–28 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atVirginia | W 34–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at NC State | W 27–13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Duke | W 40–21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 31–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl (East team, won 31–27).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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