He played college football at Notre Dame and was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
[3] He played his first season on their Fighting Irish football team in 2017 and appeared in 13 games, recording eight tackles.
In 2021, he was named team captain and broke the all-time record for most games played by a Notre Dame player.
[5][6] He graduated following the 2021 season and finished his college career with All-Conference honors, 61 games played with 35 starts, 81 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 20 tackles-for-loss and one forced fumble.
[7] After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Hinish was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent.