S · New York Giants · week 6 vs New Orleans Saints · Sun Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Jason Pinnock
ROLE a starter
CLASS 2021 · R5 P175
EXP 5 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH SS2
99%PLAYEXPECTED
As of week 6, Jason Pinnock was an SAF for NYG, age 27.2, 5 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 5 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 2 games on 50% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 79 games (postseason included) over 5 seasons. His injury history held 10 episodes (abdomen 2, shoulder 2, achilles 1), 3 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an achilles injury in 2025 week 1.
The full read
How our call moved this week
100500
88%88%88%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%
Thu 7:01 AM ETSun 12:02 PM ET
our call, P(plays)
88% EXPECTED → 99% EXPECTED
Every call we wrote for him this week, earliest first, as written.
In short
Jason Pinnock is a starter at strong safety for NYG — 75% of the snaps in his best week of 3. He has a concussion injury. His team named him inactive in weeks 1 and 2 and 5. This week he practised limited, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 96% of the time. We have said PLAY since 78 hours before kickoff. We called him PLAY in week 5 and he did not play.
The reader concurs · grade B
The club's Wednesday report of this practice week has Pinnock as a limited participant with a concussion (P1, P2) — he was on the field, not among the non-participants, and he is listed separately from the DNP group that includes Hood's concussion and Nubin's neck (P1, P2), whom the coach described only as "day to day" (P1). Nothing in the passages carries a ruling-out, a doubtful tag, or any statement that Pinnock remains in protocol, and the only other passage is a transactions list with no bearing on health (P3). That Wednesday limited line, combined with the dossier's measured Thursday and Friday full sessions, is an improving week consistent with the PLAY call; the residual risk is unresolved concussion-protocol clearance, which no passage addresses. It would need to know: Friday 16 Oct and/or Saturday 17 Oct Giants practice report line for Pinnock (the dossier lists Thu/Fri Full; a club page confirming it is still wanted); The official Week 7 final injury report game-status designation for Pinnock (Out / Doubtful / Questionable / none) for Sunday 18 Oct; An explicit statement that Pinnock has cleared the NFL concussion protocol, including independent neurological consultant clearance; A coach/club remark on safety depth for this game — whether Tyler Nubin (neck) and Colton Hood (concussion) are out, which affects Pinnock's role and the club's urgency
What the read cites
What was reported
Source
1
“S Jason Pinnock | Concussion”
Big Blue View · 2026-10-14
2
“that Eluemunor, Hood, and Nubin would be “day to day.””
Big Blue View · 2026-10-14
3
“cornerback Greg Newsome (groin), and safety Jason Pinnock (concussion) were limited participants.”
Pro Football Talk · 2026-10-14
4
“S Jason Pinnock - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 16)”
New York Giants · 2026-10-13
14versions this week
9average, every player
29most for one player
How the call moved
EXPECTED since Thu Oct 15 · 7:01 AM ET · 78 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 88% → 99%, Thu Oct 15 · 5:01 PM ET to Fri Oct 16 · 7:01 AM ET, after: practiced more (Limited Participation in Practice → Full Participation in Practice).
This week's call
NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED
99% · EXPECTED
we expect him to play — this band plays 96% of the time (96–97%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
Wed
FPdated Fri Oct 16
FPdated Fri Oct 16
LPdated Fri Oct 16
Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Head start
Our call
Kickoff
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Snap share54.3% range 26–75
wk 3–6 · 3 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
75%wk 3
26%wk 4
62%wk 6
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
2
1
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 5
concussion
2
Out
2025 · wk 1
achilles
1
—
2024 · wk 10
abdomen
1
Questionable
2023 · wk 18
toe
1
Out
2023 · wk 11
hand
1
—
2022 · wk 20
abdomen
1
—
2022 · wk 19
shoulder
1
—
2022 · wk 12
jaw
1
Questionable
2022 · wk 8
foot
1
Questionable
2022 · wk 6
ankle
2
Out
2022 · wk 2
shoulder
2
Out
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 11 episodes · 14 weeks on a report · same site more than once: abdomen ×2
2022
jaw · 1wfoot · 1wankle · 2wshoulder · 2w
2023
toe · 1whand · 1w
2024
abdomen · 1w
2025
achilles · 1w
2026
concussion · 2w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 5PLAY 69% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play
Wk 6PLAY 88% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Season on him: 1 of 2 graded calls of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Roy Robertson-Harris
DE
UNK
team's word
—
Jermaine Eluemunor
T
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Elijah Campbell
S
FULL
ours
PLAY
88%
EXPECTED
Braxton Berrios
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Gunner Olszewski
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Brian Burns
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Malik Harrison
LB
FULL
ours
PLAY
92%
EXPECTED
Darnell Mooney
WR
FULL
ours
PLAY
91%
EXPECTED
Andrew Thomas
T
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Najee Harris
RB
FULL
ours
PLAY
98%
EXPECTED
Paulson Adebo
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Chauncey Golston
DE
UNK
team's word
—
Greg Newsome II
CB
LTD
ours
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
Calvin Austin III
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Isaiah Likely
TE
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Jarrick Bernard-Converse
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Charlie Jones
WR
FULL
ours
PLAY
93%
EXPECTED
Jake Haener
QB
UNK
team's word
—
Basil Okoye
DT
UNK
team's word
—
Rico Payton
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Theo Johnson
TE
DNP
team's word
Out
Tyler Nubin
S
DNP
team's word
Out
Korie Black
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Abdul Carter
LB
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Jaxson Dart
QB
UNK
team's word
—
Thaddeus Dixon
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Colton Hood
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 6
Role
SAF2 · 50% snaps
Season
2026 · 2 games through wk 5
Career
5 seasons · 79 games before 2026
Injuries
10 episodes · last: achilles, 2025 wk 1
Bio
age 27.2 · 5 seasons' experience · drafted round 5
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.
a starter at strong safety — 75% of the snaps in his best week of 3
Listed on the depth chart
second at strong safety
Last week
He did not dress last week
Snaps played
54% a week on average over 3 weeks, 75% at his highest, 13% on special teams
Build
6 ft 0 in · 200 lb
College
Pittsburgh
Drafted
2021, round 5 pick 175, by NYJ
Age
25-28 at the season's start
Experience
5 seasons
When this call was made, and when the world knew
WrittenWe first said PLAY.
PublicOur call became public, at kickoff.
KickoffKickoff.
How our call moved, earliest first
When
Lead
Call
Chance he plays
Band
On what
Thu Oct 15 · 7:01 AM ET
78 h
PLAY
88%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 15 · 12:01 PM ET
73 h
PLAY
88%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 15 · 5:01 PM ET
68 h
PLAY
88%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 16 · 7:01 AM ET
54 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 16 · 12:01 PM ET
49 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 16 · 3:49 PM ET
45 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 16 · 5:02 PM ET
44 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 16 · 5:21 PM ET
44 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 16 · 7:56 PM ET
41 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 17 · 7:02 AM ET
30 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 17 · 12:02 PM ET
25 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 17 · 5:01 PM ET
20 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Oct 18 · 7:01 AM ET
6 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Oct 18 · 12:02 PM ET
1 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
14 calls this week, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.
His record this season
Wk
Practice
Chance he plays
Call
Source
Played
5
DNP
69%
PLAY
before his team said anything
no
6
LTD
88%
PLAY
before his team said anything
yes
A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.
Named inactive in week 1
The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
Named inactive in week 2
The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
Named inactive in week 5
The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.