Kyle Hinton
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kyle Hinton
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| current_team = Atlanta Falcons
| number = 68
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|27}}
| birth_place = Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 315
| high_school = Liberty (Peoria)
| college = Washburn (2016–2019)
| draftyear = 2020
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 253
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 35
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 1
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| pfr = H/HintKy00
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Kyle Hinton (born February 27, 1998) is an American professional football guard for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washburn Ichabods. He was selected by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.
College career
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. He was a second all-region selection from the D2CCA and the Hansen Football Committee as well as a first-team all-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association selection. 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.{{Cite news |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Washburn's Kyle Hinton selected by the Vikings in NFL Draft |url=https://www.ksnt.com/sports/washburns-kyle-hinton-selected-by-the-vikings-in-nfl-draft/ |access-date=April 25, 2020 |work=KSNT.com}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/8
| weight = 295
| dash = 4.88
| ten split = 1.71
| twenty split = 2.81
| shuttle = 4.66
| cone drill = 7.70
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 1
| bench = 34
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 32 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Draft Scout Kyle Hinton College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1029896&DraftYear=2020 |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
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=Minnesota Vikings=
Hinton was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 253rd pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.{{Cite news |last=White |first=Jack |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Vikings take Washburn guard Kyle Hinton at No. 253 in the NFL Draft |url=https://vikingswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/25/vikings-take-washburn-guard-kyle-hinton-at-no-253-in-the-nfl-draft/ |access-date=April 25, 2020 |work=Vikings Wire}} He was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |last2=Smith |first2=Eric |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/2020-roster-53-man-announced |access-date=September 5, 2020 |website=Minnesota Vikings}}{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Vikings Claim LB Ryan Connelly, Add 13 Players To Practice Squad |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/ryan-connelly-2020-practice-squad-add-13-players |website=Vikings.com}} On December 29, 2020, Hinton was promoted to the active roster.{{Cite news |last=Young, Lindsey |date=December 29, 2020 |title=Vikings Move TE Kyle Rudolph to IR; Sign G Kyle Hinton to Active Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/kyle-rudolph-ir-kyle-hinton-active-roster |access-date=February 10, 2021 |work=Vikings.com}}
On August 31, 2021, Hinton was waived by the Vikings and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves to Get to Initial 53 |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/roster-moves-initial-53-man-waived-injured |website=Vikings.com}}{{Cite web |last=Peters, Craig |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Vikings Claim TE Ben Ellefson & Sign 14 to Practice Squad |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/pratice-squad-ben-ellefson-tight-end-roster-2021 |website=Vikings.com}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 12, 2022.
Hinton was waived on August 30, 2022.{{Cite news |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/roster-moves-initial-53-man-waived-injured-2022 |work=Vikings.com}} He was re-signed to the practice squad one day later.{{Cite news |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Vikings Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-12-players-to-practice-squad |work=Vikings.com}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
On January 18, 2023, Hinton signed a reserve/future contract with the Atlanta Falcons.{{Cite web |last=Choate |first=Dave |date=January 19, 2023 |title=Falcons add offensive lineman Kyle Hinton on reserve/future deal |url=https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2023/1/19/23561830/falcons-add-offensive-lineman-kyle-hinton-on-reserve-future-deal |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=The Falcoholic |publisher=SB Nation}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.vikings.com/team/players-roster/kyle-hinton/ Minnesota Vikings bio]
- [https://wusports.com/sports/football/roster/kyle-hinton/5585 Washburn Ichabods bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Peoria, Arizona
Category:Players of American football from Arizona
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Washburn Ichabods football players