Amir Pinnix

Amir Pinnix is an American former college football running back for the Minnesota [Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gophers]. He was a prospect in the 2008 [NFL draft], but went undrafted. He played high [school football|high-school football] at Malcolm X [Shabazz High School] in Newark, New Jersey.

Early years

Amir attended Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, and was an honor student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-time All-City, All-Area, and All-Conference selection, a two-time All-County selection, and as a senior, he was also named as an All-State selection. He graduated in 2003, earning an athletic scholarship to the University of Minnesota.

Amir played running back for the University of Minnesota for 4 years. In his junior year he was the featured running back, and gained 1,272 yards with 12 touchdowns. In his college career, he gained 2,643 yard and scored 19 touchdowns. As of September 2022, he is the 10th all-time leading rusher in Minnesota Gopher football history.