Eric Pinkins

Eric Pinkins
No. 47Seattle Seahawks
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991
Place of birth: Sacramento, California
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Sacramento (CA) Inderkum
College: San Diego State
NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2015
Tackles: 1
Sacks: 0
Interceptions: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Eric Pinkins Jr. (born August 7, 1991) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.

Early years

Pinkins attended Inderkum High School in Sacramento, California. He was selected to the 2008 all-Metro football defense second-team in high school.[1] Pinkins was named as an all-San Joaquin honorable mention by the National Football Foundation.[1] He recorded 52 tackles, 3 interceptions, 9 pass deflections, four blocked punts, and a fumble recovery in his Junior season of high school.[1] He registered 63 tackles, two interceptions and 12 pass deflections in his senior season of high school.[1] He was a member of his high school track and field team.[1]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Eric Pinkins
Safety
Sacramento, California Inderkum High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.57 Feb 2, 2009 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 132 (Safety)   Rivals: -- National, 57 (Safety), 92 (Cal)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

He finished college with a total of 172 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 2 Forced fumbles and 10 Pass deflections.[2]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On May 10, 2014, Pinkins was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[3] On September 5, 2015, he was waived. On September 6, 2015, he was signed to the Seahawks' pracitce squad. On September 22, 2015, Pinkins was released from the practice squad.[4] On October 14, 2015, he was signed to the practice squad. On November 21, 2015, he was promoted to the active roster.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "San Diego State Profile". goaztecs.com.
  2. "College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  3. "Seahawks add safety Eric Pinkins in sixth round". seahawks.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. "Seattle Seahawks release LB Eric Pinkins off practice squad, sign CB George Farmer". seattletimes.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

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