Clyde Pinder Jr.

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-1
Weight:
320
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Seffner, Fla.
High School:
Armwood

2020 - True Freshman Season
Appeared in seven games on the defensive line • Missed the first four games of the season due to injury • Had six tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack in his true freshman season • Notched the first tackle of his career against Wake Forest • Tallied two stops versus No. 2 Notre Dame • Added a tackle versus Western Carolina • Posted his first career sack at No. 9 Miami • Added a tackle against No. 5 Texas A&M in the Orange Bowl.

Armwood High School
A four-star prospect ranked as Florida’s No. 55 player and the nation’s 31st-ranked defensive tackle according to Rivals • Listed as the No. 66 player in the state and the nation’s 40th-ranked defensive tackle in the 247Sports Composite • Tabbed as the state’s No. 99 player and the nation’s 50th-ranked defensive tackle by ESPN • Invited to play in the All-American Bowl • Tallied 130 tackles, 25.5 sacks, 56.5 TFL, 18 pressures, five forced fumbles and a fumble recovery over his three prep seasons • Led Armwood to a 12-2 record and the state semifinals as a senior • Racked up 65 tackles, 12 sacks, 27 TFL, 10 pressures and a forced fumble • A second-team all-state selection by FloridaHSFootball.com as a junior • Also an all-Hillsborough County honoree • Helped the Hawks to a 13-2 finish and a spot in the state championship game • Recorded 24 tackles, eight sacks, 14 TFL, six pressures, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery • Was a major contributor for an Armwood team that went 14-1 and played for the state title as a sophomore • Added 41 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 15.5 TFL, two pressures and two forced fumbles • Coached by Evan Davis.

Personal

Son of Clyde Sr. and Cele Pinder • Birthday is March 5.