Columbia University Athletics

CAREER
 
Played in 30 games with 28 career starts on the defensive line … Over career, has totaled 70 tackles (26 solo), 4.5 sacks for 27 yards, 13.5 tackles for loss and forced three fumbles … Four-year letterman … Named team captain for 2018 season … Always had a knack for making big plays.
 
2018
 
Honorable Mention All-Ivy League selection as a senior defensive tackle … Third Team All-Ivy League selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Earned team’s John J. Cirgiliano Ironman Award at team banquet … Moved from defensive end to defensive tackle to help the team prior to his senior season … Started all 10 games at defensive tackle … Named a semifinalist for the nationally prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy … One of four team co-captains … Led the Lions and ranked No. 3 in the Ivy League with two forced fumbles and ranked No. 7 on the squad with 29 tackles (12 solo) ... Also finished the 2018 season with 3.5 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss … Nominated for CoSIDa Academic All-District honors … Made three tackles with 1.0 sack for nine yards and a quarterback hurry in season finale vs. Cornell (Nov. 17) … Made four tackles with a tackle for loss at Harvard (Nov. 3) … Made five tackles (three solo) with a tackle for loss vs. Yale (Oct. 27) … Made five tackles (three solo) with sack and forced fumble vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 20) … Forced key fumble in first quarter, made 1.0 sack, 1.5 tackle for loss and totaled two tackles in season opener at Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
 
2017
 
Started nine of 10 games played at defensive end as a junior … Ranked eighth on the squad with 25 tackles (five solo), registered 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, four quarterback hurries and a pass breakup … Tallied three quarterback hurries, made two tackles (one TFL) in season finale vs. Brown (Nov. 18) … Made four tackles vs. Harvard (Nov. 4) … Registered key sack on final play of the game (10-yard sack) and totaled four tackles at Dartmouth (Oct. 21) … Totaled three tackles at Princeton (Sept. 30) … Finished with four tackles and 1.0 TFL in season opener vs. Wagner (Sept. 16).
 
2016
 
Started nine of 10 games on the defensive line as a sophomore … Only game he did not start was the Wagner game on Oct. 8 … Finished the season with 16 total tackles (eight solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Recovered fumble and made one tackle for loss vs. Cornell (Nov. 12) … Registered a career-high three tackles (one solo) vs. Princeton (Oct. 1) … Forced a fumble and made one tackle at Georgetown (Sept. 24) … Made two tackles in career debut and season opener vs. Saint Francis U (Sept. 17).
 
2015
 
Did not see any game action … Contributed on the defensive line … Earned varsity letter.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2015 graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C., where he played three years of varsity football for head coach Scott Saalweachter … Earned All-Central Piedmont Conference honors as a defensive end … A multi-sport athlete for the Demons … Averaged 7.6 tackles per game and 1.2 sacks per game during his final season … AP Scholar … Four-year letterman on the basketball team as a small/power forward … Participated in track & field as a sprinter, while also competing in the high jump, shot put and discus … Personal records include 12.44 (100-meters), 26.04 (200-meters), 107-5 (discus) and 38-1 (shot put) … Played mostly basketball but decided to focus on football after his sophomore year of high school.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Michael Christopher Hinton on May 13, 1997 … Son of David and Natalie Hinton … Has a brother David … Brother played basketball at VCU … Frequent volunteer in the community … Served as President of the ETA Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. … Orchestrated two large annual events on Thanksgiving and Christmas called Project Homeless, which provided hot food, medical care and clothing to hundreds of homeless people in the New York City area … Through his fraternity, also helped mentor young kids in the Harlem community … Served as campus ambassador for Jopwell, a career development program for minorities looking to enter corporate America … Member of the MLT and SEO … Forbes Scholar … Attended the 2017 NCAA Inclusion Forum … Chose Columbia over offers from various Ivy League schools and Davidson … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science.
 
ARTICLES
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