Player
Jason Pinnock
DB · 49ers
Jason Pinnock: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
5 seasons, 3 teams — from Jets backup to Giants starting safety to 49ers veteran.
TrendPinnock by season and team
| Season | Team | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NYJ | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | NYG | 28 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | NYG | 52 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | NYG | 45 | 4 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | SF | 28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Drafted by the Jets in the 5th round of 2021, Pinnock has now played for three franchises across 5 NFL seasons. The arc: rookie role in NY, claimed by the Giants where he became a starter for 3 years, then moved to San Francisco in 2025 as a veteran depth/specialist safety.
Tackles per season
| Season | Tackles |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 52 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 28 |
Career-best 6 PDs in 2023 — alongside 52 tackles and 2 FFs as the Giants' top safety.
MilestoneThe 2023 season is the resume-builder: 52 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 6 PDs, 2 FFs. The combination of run-defense (6 TFL is starting-MLB territory for a safety) and coverage activity (6 PDs) is what got him another full year as a starter in 2024 before SF picked him up as a veteran piece.
5 career forced fumbles — a top FF rate among safeties since 2021.
SplitForced fumbles by season
| Season | Team | FF | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NYJ | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | NYG | 1 | 28 |
| 2023 | NYG | 2 | 52 |
| 2024 | NYG | 0 | 45 |
| 2025 | SF | 0 | 28 |
5 career FFs in 163 tackles is a notable rate (3.1%) for a safety — better than the league baseline of ~2%. The 2 FFs as a 10-tackle rookie is the most extreme entry: a fifth-rounder forcing fumbles on 20% of his tackles is the sort of small-sample flash that gets you claimed off waivers.
6.5 career sacks as a safety — a real blitz threat from the back end.
RarePinnock has 6.5 career sacks — uncommon for a true safety. He hit a career-high 3 sacks in 2024, then 2.0 in 2023 and 1.5 in 2022. Safeties typically post 0-1 sacks per year; Pinnock's blitz package usage in NY indicated his coordinators trusted him on overload pressures.
From 45 tackles & 3 sacks in 2024 to 28 tackles & 0 sacks in 2025 — a clear role downgrade.
AnomalyThe 2025 SF season looks more like a rotational/special-teams role than the starting safety job he held the prior 3 seasons in NY. Tackle count nearly cut in half, 0 sacks, 0 PDs, 0 FFs — every disruption stat went to zero. That's the profile of a backup playing situationally on a deep depth chart.
163 career tackles, 13 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 11 PDs, 5 FFs — Day-3 starter value.
ComparisonFor a 2021 5th-round pick (#175), Pinnock's career line — 163 tackles, 13 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 11 PDs, 5 FFs through 5 seasons — is squarely in the "better than draft slot" tier. The 3-year Giants starter stretch is what most Day-3 DBs never reach.
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