Kendall Hinton

Kendall Hinton (born February 19, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest as a wide receiver and backup quarterback. He signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2020, where he made an appearance as an emergency quarterback following all of the team's quarterbacks being placed in COVID-19 quarantine for a week. In doing so, he became the first non-quarterback to play significant snaps at the position in an NFL game since running back Tom Matte did so for the Baltimore Colts in 1965.

Kendall Hinton
No. 2 – Denver Broncos
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-19) February 19, 1997
Durham, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Southern Durham
College:Wake Forest
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2020
Passing attempts:9
Passing completions:1
Completion percentage:11.1%
TD–INT:0–2
Passing yards:13
Passer rating:0.0
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Hinton played quarterback at Southern Durham High School in Durham, North Carolina. As a high school junior, Hinton threw for 3,972 yards and 39 touchdowns en route to a 3–AA championship title.[1]

College career

Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals, Hinton committed to play college football at Wake Forest on June 11, 2014.[2] As a true freshman in 2015, Hinton played in nine games and started in two of them. In the nine games, he threw for 929 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for 390 yards and seven touchdowns.[3] Against Army on September 19, Hinton replaced injured starting quarterback John Wolford in the first quarter of the game, and led the Demon Deacons to a 24–21 win by passing for 159 yards and two touchdowns.[4] The next week against Indiana, Hinton made his first career start in place of Wolford, and had 245 yards passing along with 57 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the 31–24 loss.[5] Hinton's 245 passing yards set a Wake Forest school record for most passing yards by a player in his first career start.[6] He started again the following week against Florida State on October 3, throwing for 215 yards in a loss.[7]

As a sophomore, Hinton suffered a sprained ankle in the Deacon Demons Week 3 game against Delaware. Initially expected to only miss 2–4 weeks, Hinton did not play for the remainder of the season and was granted a medical redshirt.[8] As a redshirt sophomore, Hinton served as the primary backup quarterback to John Wolford in 2017, starting one game against Clemson in place of an injured Wolford.[9] Hinton completed 14 of 30 passes for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 28–14 loss.[10]

As a junior he was projected to be the starting quarterback entering the season, Hinton was suspended for the first three games of the season for violating team rules.[11] Following his return from suspension, Hinton was named the backup quarterback to true freshman Sam Hartman.[12] Despite entering the transfer portal at the end of his redshirt junior year, Hinton opted to return to Wake Forest for his redshirt senior season.[13] In his redshirt senior season, Hinton transitioned to playing slot receiver full-time, racking up 73 receptions for 1,001 yards and four touchdowns.[14]

Professional career

Hinton signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2020.[15][16] He was waived on September 5, 2020,[17] but re-signed with their practice squad on November 4, 2020.[18] In late November 2020, all four Broncos quarterbacks were ruled ineligible to play in a Week 12 game against the New Orleans Saints due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols, so Hinton was elevated to the active roster as an emergency quarterback option for the team.[19][20][21] Hinton subsequently completed only a single 13 yard pass to tight end Noah Fant out of nine attempts, while also recording two interceptions as the Broncos lost 31–3.[22] He became the first non-quarterback to play significant snaps at the position in an NFL game since running back Tom Matte did so for the Baltimore Colts in 1965.[23] Hinton reverted to the practice squad following the game.[24] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[25]

NFL statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GPGSCompAttPctYdsTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTDSackSckYFumLost
2020DEN 101911.113020.0273.501000
Career101911.113020.0273.501000

References
  1. Stevens, Nick (April 17, 2020). "Prior adversity helps former Southern Durham QB Kendall Hinton prepare for NFL Draft amid pandemic". HighSchoolOT.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. Stevens, Nick (June 11, 2014). "Southern Durham QB Hinton commits to Wake Forest". HighSchoolOT.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. O'Neill, Conor (January 24, 2019). "Kendall Hinton to return to Deacons for next season". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. "Wake Forest 17, Army 14". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 20, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Collins, Dan (September 27, 2015). "Wake Forest's rally falls short in loss". The News and Observer. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. D'Angelo, Tom (October 3, 2015). "Noles look to swamp Wake". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Noles lose Cook, win game". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kendall Hinton Out For Season, Will Apply For Medical Redshirt". SB Nation. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. "Wake Forest taking on No. 2 Clemson without its starting QB". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  10. "Kendall Hinton's performance against Clemson adds intrigue to the QB position at Wake Forest". accsports.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  11. "Wake Forest suspends 2 for 3 games, including top QB Hinton". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  12. "Wake Forest's Kendall Hinton to serve as backup QB after 3-game ban". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  13. "Kendall Hinton happy to return to Deacons — and Deacons happy for return of Kendall Hinton". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  14. "Broncos roster review: Rookie receiver Kendall Hinton 15". Mile High Report. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  15. DiLalla, Aric (April 26, 2020). "Broncos agree to terms with seven college free agents". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  16. Heath, Jon (April 25, 2020). "Broncos signing undrafted free agent WR/QB Kendall Hinton". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  17. DiLalla, Aric (September 5, 2020). "Broncos make series of transactions to reach 53-man roster limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  18. DiLalla, Aric (November 4, 2020). "Broncos place DE Shelby Harris on Reserve/COVID-19 list". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  19. "Broncos elevate WR Kendall Hinton to roster as COVID-19 Replacement". DenverBroncos.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  20. "Broncos to face Saints without QB Drew Lock, both backups after all were deemed high-risk contacts". NFL.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  21. Smith, Michael David (November 29, 2020). "Broncos practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton to start at quarterback". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  22. DiLalla, Aric (November 29, 2020). "Look beyond the stat line. Kendall Hinton's performance vs. Saints was worthy of applause". www.denverbroncos.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  23. O’Halloran, Ryan. "Broncos rookie receiver Kendall Hinton to get chance to shine … at quarterback". Denver Post. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  24. "Broncos' Kendall Hinton: Shifts back to practice squad". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  25. DiLalla, Aric (January 4, 2021). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.
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