He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning All-American honors in 2022.
A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Miami.
[1][2][3] Kinchens played in all 12 games and started the final five of his true freshman year at Miami in 2021 and had 44 tackles.
[11] In a Week 9 matchup at the Seattle Seahawks, Kinchens intercepted two passes by Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith, including one that was returned for 103-yard touchdown, the longest defensive touchdown scored in Rams history,[12] earning him the NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
[13] He won the award a second time in Week 11 after recording eight tackles, one fumble, and an interception against the New England Patriots.