2015 Football Roster
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Hinton, D'Vonta

Jersey Number 34
D'Vonta Hinton
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Texas City, Texas
- High School:
- Texas City
Bio
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in five games as a true sophomore, including four starts … missed the second half of the season due to injury … totaled 19 tackles (17 solo), including one for a loss … also had a quarterback hurry … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the year with three tackles, including one for a loss, versus Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … missed the Arizona State (9/10) game … recorded a season-high six tackles against Louisiana Tech (9/17) … posted two tackles and a quarterback hurry in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29) before adding five tackles the following week at Kansas State (10/8) … his quarterback hurry versus Kansas was the first of his career … ended his season with three tackles against West Virginia (10/15).
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
One of two true freshmen to see action defensively in 2015 (Breiden Fehoko), playing in all 13 games, including five starts ... inserted on special teams as well as at linebacker ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... made first career tackle against UTEP ... finished with three tackles against the Miners ... added a tackle in road victory at Arkansas ... recorded best performance of the season against Baylor with five tackles ... followed up with three tackles against Iowa State ... made first career start at Kansas ... was second on the team with a career-high nine tackles in victory over the Jayhawks ... totaled three tackles at Oklahoma ... totaled four tackles against Oklahoma State, including the first tackle for loss of his career and his first-career forced fumble ... had the best game of his young career against West Virginia, registering a career-best 12 tackles, a career best-matching 1.0 tackles for loss and the first two quarterback hurries of his career ... logged first career sack in victory over Kansas State ... sack went along with three tackles, two of which went for a loss (career high) ... led the team with eight tackles at Texas ... also had 1.5 tackles for loss and the second sack of his career.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Texas City High School, in Texas City, Texas ... three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247sports ... finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-District 23-5A ... First Team All-State in 2013 ... three-time Galveston County Daily News All-County Defensive Player of the Year ... team captain ... three-year starter ... set Texas City’s single season tackles record as both a sophomore and a senior ... recorded 374 career tackles along with 58 tackles for loss ... posted 92 tackles in 2014 along with 13 tackles for loss and three sacks.
PERSONAL
D’Vonta Hinton ... a management major at the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 12, at West Virginia (2015)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Kansas State (2015)
Sacks: 1.0, twice, at Texas (2015)*
Interceptions: None
Fumbles Forced: 1, vs. Oklahoma State (2015)
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: 1, 3x, vs. Kansas (2016)*
Pass Breakups: None
* Indicates most recent high
Saw action in five games as a true sophomore, including four starts … missed the second half of the season due to injury … totaled 19 tackles (17 solo), including one for a loss … also had a quarterback hurry … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the year with three tackles, including one for a loss, versus Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … missed the Arizona State (9/10) game … recorded a season-high six tackles against Louisiana Tech (9/17) … posted two tackles and a quarterback hurry in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29) before adding five tackles the following week at Kansas State (10/8) … his quarterback hurry versus Kansas was the first of his career … ended his season with three tackles against West Virginia (10/15).
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
One of two true freshmen to see action defensively in 2015 (Breiden Fehoko), playing in all 13 games, including five starts ... inserted on special teams as well as at linebacker ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... made first career tackle against UTEP ... finished with three tackles against the Miners ... added a tackle in road victory at Arkansas ... recorded best performance of the season against Baylor with five tackles ... followed up with three tackles against Iowa State ... made first career start at Kansas ... was second on the team with a career-high nine tackles in victory over the Jayhawks ... totaled three tackles at Oklahoma ... totaled four tackles against Oklahoma State, including the first tackle for loss of his career and his first-career forced fumble ... had the best game of his young career against West Virginia, registering a career-best 12 tackles, a career best-matching 1.0 tackles for loss and the first two quarterback hurries of his career ... logged first career sack in victory over Kansas State ... sack went along with three tackles, two of which went for a loss (career high) ... led the team with eight tackles at Texas ... also had 1.5 tackles for loss and the second sack of his career.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Texas City High School, in Texas City, Texas ... three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247sports ... finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-District 23-5A ... First Team All-State in 2013 ... three-time Galveston County Daily News All-County Defensive Player of the Year ... team captain ... three-year starter ... set Texas City’s single season tackles record as both a sophomore and a senior ... recorded 374 career tackles along with 58 tackles for loss ... posted 92 tackles in 2014 along with 13 tackles for loss and three sacks.
PERSONAL
D’Vonta Hinton ... a management major at the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 12, at West Virginia (2015)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Kansas State (2015)
Sacks: 1.0, twice, at Texas (2015)*
Interceptions: None
Fumbles Forced: 1, vs. Oklahoma State (2015)
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: 1, 3x, vs. Kansas (2016)*
Pass Breakups: None
* Indicates most recent high
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