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58 Byron Pinkston

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 288
  • Position Offensive Guard/Center
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hamden, Conn.
  • Previous School Dean College
  • High School Hamden

Biography

2013(Junior): Played in nine games during his first season with the Panthers.

Dean College: Played two seasons in junior college…2012 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Honorable Mention All-American…2012 Northeast Football All-Conference first-team selection…rated by 247Sports as the ninth best junior college center in the nation…Dean went 7-3 and finished third in the Northeast Conference in 2012…in 2011, Dean went 8-1, won the Northeast Conference and was Valley of the Sun Bowl Champions.

Hamden: Played on both offensive and defensive lines…was named the Defense MVP of the National Football Foundation New Haven Chapter’s Hall of Fame Classic as a senior in 2010, where the New Haven team defeated Fairfield, 16-13...also a member of the New Haven Register’s All-Levi Jackson team...as a senior, team finished 7-3...recorded 50 tackles and 10 sacks on defense...as a junior, went 9-2 and was part of winning the SCC Conference title.

Personal: Parents - Fred Williams and Angela Pinkston...born Sept. 15, 1992...majoring in criminal justice...began playing football at age seven...played Pop Warner football with the Hamden Hurricanes. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 58

    2013Junior

    Offensive Guard/Center
    6'3" 300 lbs
    58
  • 58

    2014Senior

    Offensive Guard/Center
    6'3" 288 lbs
    58