2019 Football Roster
Danny Pinter
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- South Bend, Ind.
- Prev School:
- John Adams HS
- High School:
- John Adams
- Major:
- Business Administration
Awards and Honors:
2019 All-Mid-American Conference First Team
2019 Ball State John Magnabosco Award (most outstanding player)
2019 Ball State Paul Schudel Strength & Conditioning Award
2018, 2019 Ball State Dave McLain Leadership Award
2017 Ball State Ray Louthen Award (most improved player)
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
Post Ball State: Selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft … first MAC player selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.
2019 (R-Sr.): Started all 12 games at right tackle … one of two offensive linemen to start every game … scored on a lateral from five yards out against Central Michigan on Nov. 16 for his second career touchdown … helped the offense rush for more than 200 yards in seven of the eight league games, including a season-best 374 yards in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19 … went on to play in the 2020 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, California, for the American squad.
2018 (R-Jr.): Made the move to offensive tackle and started all 12 games at right tackle … only offensive lineman to start every game at the same position … helped the offense rush for a season-high 316 yards in the opener against Central Connecticut … nearly scored a touchdown on a trick-play lateral at No. 8 Notre Dame on Sept. 8 … Ball State notched a season-high 51 rush attempts in the win at Central Michigan on Oct. 13.
2017 (R-So.): Played in the first seven games with six starts at tight end … suffered a season-ending injury on the first play of the game against Central Michigan on Oct. 21 … hauled in his first collegiate touchdown catch, a 15-yarder from Riley Neal, in the second quarter against UAB on Sept. 9 … tallied a reception in four other games.
2016 (R-Fr.): Saw action in all 12 games with five starts at tight end … earned his first collegiate start at Indiana on Sept. 10 … tallied his first collegiate reception, a 4-yard catch, in the third quarter of the season opener at Georgia State … recorded a reception in two other games.
2015 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for coach Craig Redman at John Adams High … helped team to an 18-14 record in his career, including the school’s winningest season in more than 50 years as a sophomore … team captain as a senior … All-Northern Indiana Conference as a senior after earning second-team honors as a junior … Indiana Football Coaches Association all-state as a senior … IFCA all-state in his junior year … named Adams’ Most Valuable Player as a senior and the team’s Toughest Player as a junior … registered 27 catches for 492 yards with two touchdowns as a senior plus tallied 66 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, eight sacks and three blocked kicks … managed 46 catches for 792 yards in career plus 138 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and four blocked kicks in career … also played basketball at Adams … helped team to back-to-back sectional championships … named basketball team’s Most Improved Player as a junior.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Laurie Pinter … born June 19, 1996, in South Bend, Indiana … one brother and one sister … earned his Ball State bachelor's degree in December 2018 with a 3.718 GPA … full name is Daniel James Pinter.
