Kurt Hinish

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Kurt Hinish
No. 93 – Houston Texans
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-04-27) April 27, 1999 (age 25)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Central Catholic
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College: Notre Dame (2017–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:45
Sacks:1.5
Player stats at PFR

Kurt Hinish (born April 27, 1999) [1] is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

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Early years

Hinish was born on April 27, 1999, and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Central Catholic High School. As a junior in football, he recorded 32 tackles and helped the team compile a 15–1 record. As a senior in 2016, he made 27 tackles and three sacks, earning first-team all-state honors. He also was named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25. He was ranked the eighth-best player in Pennsylvania and the number 26 overall defensive tackle by ESPN. [2]

College career

Hinish committed to the University of Notre Dame in March 2016. [3] He played his first season on their Fighting Irish football team in 2017 and appeared in 13 games, recording eight tackles. [4] In 2018, as a sophomore, Hinish played in all 13 games and made 13 tackles along with 1.5 sacks. The following year, he started every game and registered 15 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. [2]

As a senior in 2020, Hinish recorded 19 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks in 11 starts. In 2021, he was named team captain and broke the all-time record for most games played by a Notre Dame player. [5] [6] He graduated following the 2021 season and finished his college career with All-Conference honors, 61 games played with 35 starts, 81 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 20 tackles-for-loss and one forced fumble. [7]

College statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSackPDIntYdsTDFFFRTD
2017 Notre Dame 1208170.00000000
2018 Notre Dame 13013671.50000000
2019 Notre Dame 131315782.00000100
2020 Notre Dame 1211191362.00000000
2021 Notre Dame 11112815132.00000000
Career 61358342417.50000100

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+14 in
(1.89 m)
302 lb
(137 kg)
32+18 in
(0.82 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
5.07 s1.72 s2.84 s4.48 s7.39 s28.0 in
(0.71 m)
9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)
31 reps
All values from Pro Day [8]

After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Hinish was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent. [9] He started the preseason near the bottom of the depth chart, but was receiving first-team reps by the end of the preseason. [10] He became one of three undrafted rookies to make the final roster. [11] As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games and started three. He finished with one sack and 23 total tackles (11 solo). [12]

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSTotalSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRTD
2022 HOU 1532311121.000000.000000
2023 HOU 15116970.000000.000000
Career 3043920191.000000.000000

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