Kendall Hinton

Kendall Hinton

Kendall Hinton is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos. He played college football at Wake Forest as a wide receiver and backup quarterback. Hinton signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, but re-signed with their practice squad on November 4, 2020.

About Kendall Hinton in brief

Summary Kendall HintonKendall Hinton is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football at Wake Forest as a wide receiver and backup quarterback. Hinton signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He made an appearance as an emergency quarterback following all of the team’s quarterbacks being placed in COVID-19 quarantine for a week. He became the first non-quarterback to play significant snaps at the position in an NFL game since running back Tom Matte did so for the Indianapolis Colts in 1965.

He was waived on September 5, 2020, but re-signed with their practice squad on November 4, 2020. In his redshirt senior season, Hinton transitioned to playing slot receiver full-time, racking up 73 receptions for 1,001 yards and four touchdowns.