 He was named to Athlon Sports' Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after catching 22 passes for 274 receiving yards and two touchdowns and posted 22 receptions, 273 receiving yards and three touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore.He entered his redshirt junior season on the watchlist for the John Mackey Award.Pinkney finished the season with 50 receptions for 774 yards and seven touchdowns and was named second team All-SEC by the Associated Press.