Former Pitt cornerback Jason Pinnock was selected by the New York Jets with the 175th pick in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft on Saturday. The pick was in line with where many assumed he would go in the draft after a college career that was solid at the program level but never earned him national acclaim.
The 6’1”, 205-pound cornerback was the third alumnus of Pitt selected in the 2021 draft, as Panthers defensive ends Patrick Jones II and Rashad Weaver came off the board in the third and fourth round, respectively. Jones went to the Minnesota Vikings with the 90th pick, and Weaver went to the Tennessee Titans with the 135th pick.