6′2″ · 203 lb · Mobile, AL · Hutchinson C.C.
He spent three seasons at NC State before this one.
Renté Hinton
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Renté Hinton has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against James Madison — Week 5, 2026.
31 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 20 · W 20-13 vs South Alabama, play by play
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Marshall’s defense played that day
South Alabama’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 11. His hurry came with Marshall up 7.
2 tackles.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
5 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
3 tackles.
6 tackles.
4 tackles.
Week 4 · 2026
W 36-35
vs Gardner-Webb
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL31 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
49.7%
237 pass / 240 run
Plays / game
68.1
7 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #176 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Tony Gibson.
Where he ended up · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
