Anthony Pinnace

Transfer cornerback spent the 2025 spring semester at UTSA before arriving to Michigan State during the summer . . . played one season at Iowa Western Community College (2024) and one season at Independence Community College (2023) . . . ranked the No. 2 cornerback and No. 12 overall prospect among junior college players in 2025 by 247Sports . . . has two seasons of eligibility remaining. 2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE): Registered 18 total tackles and broke up five passes in 11 games in 2024 to help lead the Reivers to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the NJCAA Division I Championship Game. 2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE): Earned first-team NJCAA All-America honors in 2023 for Independence Community College in Kansas . . . recorded 31 total tackles, 23 solo stops, two tackles for loss, three interceptions and 10 pass breakups as a redshirt freshman for the Pirates . . . tied a season high with three pass break-ups and had five tackles in the season finale vs. Dodge City (11/11) . . . registered picks in back-to-back games against Ellsworth (10/21) and Hutchinson (11/4) . . . broke up three passes, had a 2-yard TFL, and posted four tackles against Garden City (10/7) . . . logged a season-high eight stops in a win over Coffeyville (9/9) . . . had three tackles and a 27-yard interception return against Iowa Central (8/26). 2022 SEASON: Redshirted at Independence Community College and did not see game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Was an all-state quarterback at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan . . . helped lead the River Rats to back-to-back playoff appearances in his two seasons as a starter . . . honorable mention all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior in 2021 . . . named to The Detroit News All-West honorable mention team in 2021 and also earned honorable mention all-conference accolades . . . finished the 2021 season with 1,674 passing yards and 16 touchdowns . . . also rushed for six scores . . . also played wide receiver and cornerback and returned punts and kicks during his high school career for former Huron head coach Antaiwn Mack. Skip Ad