Christopher Hinton: DL · Michigan · #15.
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Christopher Hinton
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Third year in the Michigan defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles against Nebraska, Week 6, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-10vs Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17@ Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-29@ Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-7vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-37@ No. 8 Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-7vs Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ No. 23 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs No. 2 Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3vs No. 15 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 38-17
at Wisconsin
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Wisconsin.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries32 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 23-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
41.1%
394 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
73.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #57 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
