Dre Pinckney

Honors 2023 Comeback College Football Player of the Year Watch List 2025 Team Captain 2025 (Redshirt Senior): Played in all 13 games… Recorded 35 tackles and one fumble recovery 2024 (Redshirt Junior) Saw action in the Georgia Southern game but did not record any statistics. Did not play the rest of the season due to injury. 2023 (Redshirt Sophomore) Earned a spot on the 2023 College Football Comeback Player of Year Watch List Played in 12 games on the season Recorded 19 total tackles and one interception on the year Season-high seven tackles at home against Duquesne (Sept. 16) Had a 12-yard interception return against Marshall (Oct. 28) 2022 (Redshirt Freshman) Made the start in the season opener versus Army (Sept. 3) but suffered a season-ending injury Recorded two tackles in the win over the Black Knights Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 fall semester 2021 (Freshman) Redshirt season Saw action in the last three games of the season, including making the start in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17) Recorded 14 tackles on the season, including nine solo tackles Added 1.0 tackle-for-loss, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery Had 10 tackles and returned a fumble for eight yards in the bowl win over the Huskies Posted two solo tackles each in wins over Texas State (Nov. 20) and at South Alabama (Nov. 26) Named the team's Academic Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 16, 2021 Named the Academic Player of the Week on March 25, 2022 Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters High School A three-star recruit at safety for the Class of 2021 by 247sports, Rivals, and ESPN Ranked as the 32nd-best recruit in the state of South Carolina for the Class of 2021 by ESPN Rated the 38th-best prospect in the state of South Carolina for the Class of 2021 by 247sports Earned 5A honorable mention South Carolina Football Coaches All-State honors after his junior year Lettered at Boiling Springs High School under head coach Rick Tate Totaled 127 tackles, including 97 solo tackles, 10 pass breakups, six interceptions, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery for his high school career Recorded 47 tackles, including 34 solo stops, three pass breakups, and forced two fumbles his senior year