Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 |
| Total | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 2 | 65 |
#14
Colton Hinton
Senior wide receiver for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Ashburn, VA · Stone Bridge
Returning to Coastal Carolina for 2026
The numbers
154
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 2 TD · 25.7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 101 yds, 1 TD, vs Fordham
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Furman in 2023.
- Transferred from Furman to Coastal Carolina in 2025.
Colton Hinton
Colton Hinton has been at Coastal Carolina through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 101 rec yds, 3 receptions against Fordham, Week 2, 2026.
154 REC YDS · 6 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Furmanout of Stone Bridge
2025
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremiah Johnson → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Strength: long catch (92nd percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 77.0 YDS/g, 25.7 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 162 | 18.0 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · 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 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -11 net (32 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #105 · 2026 recruiting class #118
Background
Honors 2024 First Team All-Southern Conference 2023 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team 2025 (Junior Year) Appeared in six games Caught three passes for eight yards 2024 (Sophomore Year) - Furman Earned First Team All-Southern Conference honors as a return specialist Led Furman with 59 receptio...
The receiver room · Coastal Carolina
- #3Tristian Gardner465 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Clayton Coppock311 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Robby Washington278 receiving yards · 2025
- Karmello English185 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Colton Hinton8 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology