Furman University

Honors & Awards
2023 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

2023 — Fashioned an impressive inaugural season, registering quality playing time in all 13 games, including two starts...caught 34 passes for 404 yards and two touchdowns...34 receptions ranked second on the team...played a vital role in the Paladins 10-3 season headlined by a SoCon championship, eight consecutive victories, and FCS quarterfinal round playoff appearance...team ranked sixth in the final AFCA FCS Poll...named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team, as selected by league head coaches...earned the first start of his career and hauled in his first touchdown catch (16 yards) in a 29-17 road victory over then-FCS eighth-ranked Western Carolina..his 27-yard touchdown catch against Chattanooga gave Furman a 14-10 second half lead over the Mocs in the Paladins’ eventual 17-14 road victory that secured for the Paladins the SoCon championship...finished the contest against UTC with four receptions for 61 yards...recorded catches in 12 of Furman’s 13 games...second start (4 rec., 19 yds.) came against Chattanooga in FCS second round playoff (26-7 win)...credited with a season long 70-yard reception to set up a game tying (7-7) touchdown in Furman’s FCS quarterfinal playoff contest against Montana (35-28 OT loss)...had three receptions for 53 yards against South Carolina.

High School: 2023 graduate of Stone Bridge (5A) High School...football coach was Micky Thompson...played wide receiver, cornerback, and running back...two-time first team all-region and all-district selection...served as team captain his senior year, helping lead Stone Bridge to a 12-2 season...campaign saw him rush for 703 yards and nine touchdowns, catch 32 passes for 876 yards and 15 touchdowns, and total 1,805 all-purpose yards...member of Stone Bridge’s state championship teams in both 2020 (9-0) and 2021 (15-0)...three-year record was 36-2.

Personal: Full name is Colton Davis Hinton...born November 6, 2004, in Ashburn, Virginia...son of Dan and Rebecca Hinton...has a brother, Preston...undeclared major.