Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Notre Dame
Kurt Hinish
DL • 6'1" • 296 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kurt Hinish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Kurt Hinish built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 41, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Kurt Hinish's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Kurt Hinish, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame. Kurt Hinish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 80
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 6
Quick Answers
Kurt Hinish quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · DL
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 10 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Central Catholic · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Central Catholic · 42 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DL 196th (top 21%) · FBS Independents 87th (top 27%) · National 1,509th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 6 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9 | 14 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 32.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10 | 17 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11 | 25 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 53.9 |
Related Context
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Kurt Hinish played DL for Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kurt Hinish recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 10.5 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
20.2
Usage
5.3
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 1. Florida State: 2. Toledo: 0. Purdue: 0. Virginia Tech: 2.5. USC: 0. North Carolina: 0. Navy: 3. Virginia: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 1 by 24.2. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 5 by 45.8. USC: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 10 by 71.7. Virginia: 0 by 10. Georgia Tech: 0 by 10. Stanford: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Oklahoma State | L 35-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Stanford | W 45-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Georgia Tech | W 55-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Virginia | W 28-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Navy10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-6 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs North Carolina | W 44-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs USC | W 31-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | W 32-29 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Purdue | W 27-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Toledo | W 32-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 41-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kurt Hinish story
Kurt Hinish built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 41, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Kurt Hinish's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Kurt Hinish's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2017-2021
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Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 1.5 | 8.1 | 1.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1.5 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Notre Dame | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Notre Dame | 7.5 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 7.5 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 9.5 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9.5 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Notre Dame | 10.5 | 20.2 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 10.5 | 20.2 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Navy
Week 10 · W 34-6
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia Tech
Week 6 · W 32-29
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 2 · W 27-13
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Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia
Week 5 · W 35-20
2.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 45-31
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Notre Dame
10.5 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Notre Dame
53.9
10.5 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
49.6
9.5 primary · 17.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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