Mike Hinton

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
280
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School:
Columbia/R.J. Reynolds HS

2019: Appeared in every game for Tulane, starting at Temple (Nov. 16)…Made five tackles at home against MSU (Sep. 14)…Registered a tackle away at Memphis (Oct. 18)…Tallied one tackle away at Navy (Oct. 26)…Logged a tackle against UCF (Nov. 23)…Recorded a four-yard sack at SMU (Nov. 30).

Prior to Tulane: Played in 30 games with 28 career starts on the defensive line at Columbia...With the Lions, totaled 70 tackles (26 solo), 4.5 sacks for 27 yards, 13.5 tackles for loss and forced three fumbles...Was a four-year letterman...Named team captain for 2018 season...Honorable Mention All-Ivy League as a senior... Named a semifinalist for the nationally prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy.

Personal: Son of David and Natalie Hinton...Has a brother, David, who played basketball at VCU...Frequent volunteer in the community...Served as President of the ETA Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc....Orchestrated two large annual events on Thanksgiving and Christmas called Project Homeless, which provided hot food, medical care and clothing to hundreds of homeless people in the New York City area...Through his fraternity, also helped mentor young kids in the Harlem community...Served as campus ambassador for Jopwell, a career development program for minorities looking to enter corporate America..Forbes Scholar...Attended the 2017 NCAA Inclusion Forum...Earned a degree from Columbia in political science.