As a senior at Washburn, Hinton received first-team All-American honors from d2football.com and was a second-team All-American according to the American Football Coaches Association and the Hansen Football Committee.
Hinton made his first catch of his career on an 8-yard touchdown pass in the Ichabods’ 57–41 win against Nebraska–Kearney during the season finale.
[1] Hinton was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 253rd pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.
[3] He was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
[6] On August 31, 2021, Hinton was waived by the Vikings and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.