2022 NFL DRAFT PROSPECT REPORT

Chris Hinton
  • Name: Chris Hinton
  • Position: Interior Defensive Line
  • School: Michigan
  • Height: 6'4"
  • Weight: 305lbs

Pro's:

  • Wears 300 pounds as good as anyone – Even could add more weight if necessary
  • Son of a near decade long pro-bowler
  • Stays gap sound
  • Has the ability to control blockers and disengage to make a play in his gap
  • Plays with a good low pad level

Con's:

  • One of the slower get offs I’ve scouted this year
  • Made MSU’s Kevin Jarvis look like a first round OG (UDFA grade for Jarvis on the consensus board)
  • Doesn’t possess a single pass rush move
  • Very poor play strength for a 300+ pounder
  • Gets destroyed by double teams
  • Can be driven off the ball 1 on 1
  • Sub-33” arms

The Verdict:

“Chris Hinton is a well built IDL with a lot of room for improvement. I would have liked to see him come back to Michigan for his senior year, but he opted to put his name in the draft. I didn’t see a whole lot to love in the games I watched of him, as most of the time he was standing belly to belly with lineman, or worse, flat backed on the ground. Hinton needs to improve his explosion off the snap, up his play strength, and learn some alternative pass rush moves, just to see the bottom of a 53 man roster. For his sake, I hope he lands with a team that has a history of developing iDL, because he needs it.”
Chase Petersen
NFL Draft Analyst

PREDICTION: UDFA

CHASE PETERSEN

NFL DRaft ANALYST

From just outside Kansas City Missouri, Chase has been obsessed with the NFL Draft for as long as he can remember. An avid Minnesota Vikings and Texas Longhorns fan, connect with Chase on Twitter @SportsTalkCenter

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