Carson Hinzman
Ohio State Buckeyes
85
Great

Carson Hinzman

Ohio State BuckeyesElite
COffenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Carson Hinzman starting?

Carson Hinzman is the projected starter at C for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Carson Hinzman is the projected starting C on a Elite Ohio State — 85 OVR.

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Depth at C · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 17585Carson HinzmanStarter
  2. 26279Joshua Padilla

What's Next

Who do they play next?Ben Midea — vs Kent State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Joshua Padilla — No. 2 at C for Ohio StateHow do they compare?Michigan — The Game

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Saint Croix Central, ranked #177 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #177 Natl
Hammond, WI
Jersey
#75
Class
RS SR
Height
6'5"
Weight
301 lbs

At 6'5", 301 lbs, Carson Hinzman plays for a Ohio State team rated 95 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9300
National Rank
#177
High School
Saint Croix Central
Hometown
Hammond, WI

Why this rating?

On a 95-rated offense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
95
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Carson Hinzman's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Great
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