Georgia Southern · L 24-31
No catches.
Marshall · W 27-21
No catches.
Georgia State · W 31-20
3 catches, 26 yards
The other 5 games average 59 yards. This one was 33 below.
Hinton has catches in 6 of Coastal Carolina’s 8 games: none against Georgia Southern and Marshall.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Colton Hinton
Played for two head coaches at Coastal Carolina: Jeremiah Johnson and Ryan Beard. On tape: 101 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Fordham, Week 2, 2026.
323 receiving yards · 16 catches · 4 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Georgia State on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 26 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 16 catches for 323 yards. Coastal Carolina has thrown to him 20 times in 185 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 323 | 20.2 | 4 | 65 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 19 | 331 | 17.4 | 4 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 72 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | -- |
| Career | 72 |
Last game (Wk 9): 26 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 1 | 65 | Season-high 101 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-22@ Delaware | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34vs Liberty | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | L 32-35vs App State | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20@ Georgia State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 16 | 323 | 20.2 | 4 | 65 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-7
vs Fordham
3 rec · 101 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
The plays that mattered most
223rd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
209% of team targetsCatch rate
80%16 of 20 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
80% catch rate on 20 targets · 9% of the team's targets · 62% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 67.3 | 27.8 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 40.3 | 13.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 59.4 | 23.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 26.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Pass share
46.5%
240 pass / 276 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #204 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Beck → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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