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- Position Offensive Tackle
- Class 5th Year
- Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 342
- Hometown John’s Creek, GA.
- Highschool Greater Atlanta Christian HS
At Michigan
• One-year letterman (2023)
• Has appeared in 18 games with 10 starts (four at right tackle, six at left)
Fifth Year (2024)
• Along with his Offensive Line teammates, shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance against USC
• Started at left tackle against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Texas (Sept. 7), Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28)
Senior (2023)
• Appeared in 13 games with four starts at right tackle and one at left; also played as an extra lineman to earn his first varsity letter at Michigan
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Maryland
• Made his U-M debut against ECU (Sept. 2), starting at right tackle
• Started at right tackle against UNLV (Sept. 9), Bowling Green (Sept. 16), and Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Played in relief action at right tackle against Indiana (Oct. 14), Purdue (Nov. 4), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Played as a jumbo tackle in seven-lineman sets at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• Made his first start on the left side at Maryland (Nov. 18)
• Played snaps at left tackle against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Played as an extra lineman against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Earned three varsity letters at Stanford (2020-22), appearing in 23 games with 16 starts at right tackle
• Studied Science, Tech., and Society at Stanford
Junior (2022)
• Appeared in seven games, making seven starts at right tackle
• Started at right tackle against Colgate (Sept. 3), USC (Sept. 10), Arizona State (Oct. 22), Washington State (Nov. 5), at Notre Dame (Oct. 15), at UCLA (Oct. 29), at Utah (Nov. 12)
Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in all 12 games and made nine starts at right tackle
• Made his first career start at Kansas State (Sept. 4)
Freshman (2020)
• Appeared in four games playing as an extra offensive lineman and on special teams
• Earned the team’s Most Outstanding Freshman Award
Prep
• Attended Greater Atlanta Christian (2020) and played under head coach Tim Hardy
• Helped lead the Spartans to four regional championships
• Also earned letters in track and field and basketball
• State champion in the discus (2018)
Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 74-ranked player nationally, the No. 6 tackle and the No. 8 player in the state of Georgia
• Graded by 247Sports as a four-star prospect; the No. 218 player in the country, the No. 16 tackle and the No. 25 player in Georgia
• ESPN five-star prospect; the No. 14 player in the nation, the No. 7 player in his region, the No. 3 tackle and the No. 4 player in Georgia
• Ranked as a five-star prospect by Rivals.com, the No. 25 player in the country, the No. 4 tackle and the No. 6 player in Georgia
• On3.com Consensus ranking of four stars; the No. 33-ranked player nationally, the No. 3 tackle and the No. 5 player in the state of Georgia
• 2020 All-America Bowl participant
• Two-time All-State pick
• All-County first team honoree (2019)
Personal
• Son of Chris and Mya Hinton
• Brother, Christopher, was a three-year letter winner with the Wolverines (2019-21) who appeared in 32 games with 19 starts along the defensive line
• Father, Chris, was an eight-time NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and All-American at Northwestern
• Mother, Mya, was a Northwestern women’s basketball standout
• Aunt, Anique Whitmore, also played basketball at Northwestern
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies
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