A fifth-round find who has quietly become one of the more durable safeties of his draft class, Jason Pinnock has racked up starts wherever he has landed.
Jason Pinnock has built a steady, unglamorous career since entering the league as a fifth-round pick, moving from the Jets to a multi-year run with the Giants and a detour through San Francisco. He remains a reliable tackler with a knack for showing up in the box score.
Path to the league
Pinnock played college football at Pittsburgh before the New York Jets selected him in the fifth round (175th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. After his rookie season in New York, he moved on to a multi-year run with the Giants from 2022 to 2024.
Career highlights
Across his five-year career, Pinnock has appeared in 75 games with 46 starts, totaling 268 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 11 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and two interceptions, including a 102-yard interception return for a touchdown in 2023.
2025 season recap
Pinnock spent the 2025 season with the San Francisco 49ers on a one-year contract, appearing in all 17 games with seven starts and recording 41 combined tackles.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jason Pinnock
- Pro Football Reference: Jason Pinnock
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49ers | 17 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | giants | 16 | 85 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | giants | 16 | 85 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | giants | 14 | 41 | 34 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | jets | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Safety
- Group
- defense
- College
- Pittsburgh
- Hometown
- Windsor, CT, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
