Donovan Hinish is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Notre Dame.
Hinish disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the Notre Dame defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles against Texas A&M, Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 34 | 19 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 27 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27@ No. 10 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 40-41vs No. 16 Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 56-30vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-7vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24vs No. 20 USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-10@ Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-15@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 70-7vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 56-30
vs Purdue
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 26-point win at home against Purdue.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
17%2 hurries12 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 34-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
44.0%
321 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Marcus Freeman.
