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Andrew Pinnock

Weight: 265

Position: FB

College: South Carolina

Drafted: Pick 15 of the 7th round by San Diego
Analysis
Positives: Has good body definition, with a solid upper frame and thickness in the chest and arms. Has thick thighs, muscular lower legs and calves...Shows good balance, quickness and speed through the holes...Has the hands to be productive out of the backfield...Shows excellent pick and vision. Has the ability to slide through the hole. Very strong runner who consistently breaks arm tackles...Has good quickness and balance, moving with authority through the holes...His strong balance allows him to keep his feet in traffic...Has the strength needed to drag defenders, lowering his shoulders properly to explode on contact...Maintains balance and keeps his feet...Rarely goes down after the first hit and will punish a defender attempting to arm tackle...Lowers his pads, squares his shoulders and punishes defenders as he tramples over them...Has the proper body lean to pick and slide through the holes...Pile mover, yet nimble getting through traffic.
Negatives: Not a dance and wiggle type, as he's more of a slasher who can make defenders miss... More of a one-speed type and will run high with poor pad level, at times, but compensates with his leg drive and strength to break arm tackles...Good worker, but needs reps in order to grasp new schemes...Gets down on himself too much after a poor performance...Will run over people rather than eluding them, but has that one burst needed to break free at the second level...Adequate in picking up the blitz...Will make an effort, but rarely will be seen being the lead blocker...Doesn't have the wiggle to elude the smaller defenders...Likes to bounce and feel for the cutback, but does not have that explosive acceleration to turn the corner at the next level...Can handle the swing routes and dump-offs, but will generally body catch...Does not cut sharply in his routes and struggles at times to get open...Catches well coming out of the backfield, but struggles a bit when having to make adjustments at the second level...Needs to improve his timing on the quarterback exchange...Will put the ball on the ground some, especially in 2002, where a rash of fumbles saw him benched briefly earlier in the season...Needs to protect the ball better when running and seems to carry the pigskin too freely, resulting in an inability to protect and secure the ball.
Career Notes
A power back with deceptive speed, Andrew finished his career tied with Duce Staley (1995-96) for 14th on the school's career-record list with 1852 yards on 422 carries (4.4 avg)...His 27 touchdowns on the ground rank fourth on South Carolina's all-time record chart...Added 185 yards on 28 receptions (6.6 avg).
2002 Season

Listed on the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award, presented to the nation's top running back..Named USC's most outstanding running back during spring practice... Started every game, except vs. Temple, finishing second on the team with 563 yards and five touchdowns on 124 carries (4.5 avg)...Caught 16 passes for 106 yards (6.6 avg)... Averaged 55.8 all-purpose yards per game...Had five fumbles which resulted in three turnovers.

Shared tailback duties with Derek Watson, starting vs. Boise State, Georgia and Kentucky (lined up at fullback vs. the Wildcats)...Led the team with 115 carries for 622 yards (5.4 avg) and 12 touchdowns...Snatched five passes for 40 yards (8.0 avg)...Averaged 55.2 all-purpose yards per game...Did not fumble the ball on 115 attempts.

Versatile back, appearing in every game...Started at fullback vs. New Mexico State and at tailback vs. Florida, Clemson and Ohio State... Worked hard during the off-season on getting his weight down and improving his conditioning, shedding 18 pounds to get his weight to 245...Finished second on the team with 110 carries for 406 yards (3.7 avg) and seven touchdowns...Caught five passes for 37 yards (7.4 avg) and had a 17-yard kickoff return...Averaged 38.3 all-purpose yards per game.

Played a major role on the team as a true freshman...Finished as the second leading rusher with 261 yards on 73 carries (3.6 avg) with three touchdowns...Saw action at both the fullback and tailback positions...Did not receive full clearance to play by the NCAA Clearinghouse until after the third game of the season...Started vs. Ole Miss and Kentucky.

31 5/8 9 1/2 12 22

1999 08 02 73 261 3.6 3 22

2001 12 03 115 622 5.4 12 38 51.83

2002 12 11 124 563 4.5 5 34 46.92

TOTAL 44 20 422 1852 4.4 27 38 42.09

YEAR NO YARDS AVG TD LONG NO YARDS AVG TD LONG

1999 2 2 1.0 0 5

2000 5 37 7.4 0 17 1 17 17.0 0 17

2001 5 40 8.0 0 14

2002 16 106 6.6 0 17

TOTAL 28 185 6.6 0 17 1 17 17.0 0 17