FIU Athletics

2007 (Redshirt Junior): Two-sport athlete who joined the FIU men’s basketball team mid-way through the season and received playing time...played in all 12 games at tight end, starting five...caught five passes for 75 yards and a touchdown, including a 49-yard grab for a score against Maryland (9/8) in the second quarter...made one tackle on special teams...made one tackle on special teams against Middle Tennessee (9/29)...also caught a game-tying two-point conversion against Arkansas State (11/3)...started and caught one pass for three yards at Arkansas (10/27)...caught two passes for 12 yards against Troy (10/6)...caught one pass for 11 yards at Middle Tennessee (9/29).

2006 (Redshirt Sophomore): Hampered by a broken foot suffered the preceding summer and was never able to regain the dominance showed during his redshirt freshman season...played in seven games, making his first appearance at Maryland (9/23)...finished the year with three catches for 23 yards...made two of those grabs at Alabama (10/28), good for 13 yards and the other came a week later against Louisiana-Monroe (11/11).

2005 (Redshirt Freshman): A big target who gained valuable experience as the season progressed...played in 10 games and earned the starting nod in the final two games of the year...15 receptions and 188 receiving yards both ranked fifth-best on the team...averaged 12.5 yards per reception and 18.8 all-purpose yards per game...recorded 12 of his 15 catches in the last three games of the year with five receptions in games against Western Kentucky (11/19) and Middle Tennessee (12/3)...lone TD catch was an eight-yard reception in the win over Western Kentucky (11/19)...at Texas Tech (9/10), took an 8-yard catch down to the goal line as time expired...collected one pass for a season-long 28 yards at Arkansas State (9/24).

2004 (Freshman): Sat out the season as a member of the scout team.

American Heritage High School: Two-year football letterwinner for coach Sam Bryant...an all-area selection...four-year basketball standout who ranked among the top 50 senior high school basketball players in the state by Zone Sports...all-county hoops selection...averaged better than 12 points and seven rebounds in 2003-04 and helped American Heritage to the state championship final.

Personal: Born October 7, 1985...chose FIU over interest shown by East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Wake Forest, Northern Illinois and Minnesota...son of Ernestine Hinton...sports management major.