Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Michigan
Christopher Hinton
DL • 6'4" • 305 lbs • Johns Creek, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Christopher Hinton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Christopher Hinton built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Johns Creek, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Christopher Hinton's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Christopher Hinton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Michigan. Christopher Hinton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Christopher Hinton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Greater Atlanta Christian School · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Greater Atlanta Christian School · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DL 155th (top 17%) · Big Ten 137th (top 22%) · National 1,288th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 35.5 |
Related Context
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Christopher Hinton played DL for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Christopher Hinton recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Michigan paired 4 primary output with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 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: Wisconsin
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
2.5
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Washington: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Rutgers: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Nebraska: 1. Northwestern: 0. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Ohio State: 0. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 2 by 18.3. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 5 by 30.8. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 11 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Georgia | L 11-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | @ Iowa | W 42-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Ohio State | W 42-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Penn State | W 21-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Indiana | W 29-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Michigan State | L 33-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Northwestern | W 33-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Nebraska | W 32-29 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ WisconsinSplash game | W 38-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Rutgers | W 20-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Northern Illinois | W 63-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Washington | W 31-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Western Michigan | W 47-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Christopher Hinton story
Christopher Hinton built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Johns Creek, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Christopher Hinton's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Christopher Hinton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 0.5 | 11.7 | 2.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0.5 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 4 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 48-42 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 5 · W 38-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 14 · L 27-56 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 6 · W 32-29 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
39.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 11 · L 11-49 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
30 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Michigan
4 primary output · 18 efficiency · 5.7 usage
55.2
#2
2021 Postseason · Michigan
35.5
4 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 2.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Michigan
35.5
4 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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