Honors and Awards
- 2025: First-team All-American (AFCA), Third Team All-Big Ten, Academic All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete
- 2024: Academic All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete, Iron Buckeye
- 2023: Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar-Athlete
Appeared in all 14 games as a junior, starting in all 14, totaling 841 snaps on the offensive line and on special teams.
- TEXAS (8/30): Totaled 59 snaps played.
- GRAMBLING (9/6): Played 32 snaps.
- OHIO (9/13): Collected 63 plays.
- at WASHINGTON (9/27): Tallied 64 snaps.
- MINNESOTA (10/4): Registered 49 plays.
- at ILLINOIS (10/11): Tallied 65 snaps.
- at WISCONSIN (10/18): Totaled 70 plays.
- PENN STATE (11/1): Finished the game with 57 snaps.
- at PURDUE (11/8): Notched a season-high 75 snaps.
- UCLA (11/15): Ended the game with 59 plays.
- RUTGERS (11/22): Totaled 58 snaps played.
- at MICHIGAN (11/29): Posted 73 plays.
- vs. INDIANA (12/6): Tallied 57 snaps played.
- vs. MIAMI (12/31): Recorded 60 snaps.
Appeared in 14 games as a redshirt sophomore making nine starts at guard and center, totaling 331 snaps on the offensive line and on special teams...Helped Ohio State's offense rank 7th nationally in fewest TFLs allowed per game (3.75) and 10th in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.0)...Was part of an offensive line that gave up just four sacks total in the College Football Playoffs against No. 7 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Texas and No. 5 Notre Dame
- AKRON (8/31): Posted 11 snaps played.
- WESTERN MICHIGAN (9/7): Saw 28 snaps.
- MARSHALL (9/21): Tallied 13 snaps played.
- at MICHIGAN STATE (9/28): Played 18 snaps on the offensive line.
- IOWA (10/5): Recorded three snaps played.
- at PENN STATE (11/2): Notched 64 snaps
- PURDUE (11/9): Logged 50 plays.
- at NORTHWESTERN (11/16): Finished the game with 55 snaps.
- INDIANA (11/23): Suited up in 56 plays.
- MICHIGAN (11/30): Saw action in 62 plays.
- TENNESSEE (12/21): Notched 58 snaps.
- vs. OREGON (1/1): Had 57 plays.
- vs. TEXAS (1/10): Tallied 60 snaps.
- vs. NOTRE DAME (1/20): Ended the game with 64 plays.
Appeared in 13 games as a redshirt freshman making 12 starts at center, totaling 758 snaps on the offensive line.
- at INDIANA (9/2): Made collegiate debut and first career start, totaling 70 snaps.
- YOUNGSTOWN ST. (9/9): Saw 65 snaps on the offensive line.
- WESTERN KENTUCKY (9/16): Recorded 50 snaps played.
- at NOTRE DAME (9/23): Tallied 69 plays.
- MARYLAND (10/7): Registered 63 snaps on the offensive line.
- at PURDUE (10/14): Played 69 snaps on the offensive line.
- PENN STATE (10/21): Tallied a season-high 79 snaps.
- at WISCONSIN (10/28): Saw 69 snaps.
- at RUTGERS (11/4): Notched 54 snaps.
- MICHIGAN STATE (11/11): Played 52 snaps.
- MINNESOTA (11/18): Had 60 plays.
- at MICHIGAN (11/25): Tallied 58 plays.
- vs. MISSOURI (12/29): Saw action.
Did not appear in a game
Majoring in
- Real Estate
- Graduated in April 2025 with his degree in sport industry
- Carson is a member of Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting class
- He enrolled in classes at Ohio State in June 2022 along with 10 other members of his class
- He was the No. 3-ranked player in the state of Wisconsin as a senior in 2021
- A four-star prospect who was ranked as the nation’s No. 9 interior offensive lineman
- Played in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio
- One of five finalists for the 2022 All-American Bowl’s Man of the Year Award
- One of the most decorated players in St. Croix history, he was a five-time all-state selection and six times was an all-region honoree
- As a senior, he was named to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Small School All-State first team on both offense and defense
- Named the 2021 Middle Border Conference Player of the Year and earned academic all-state honors for having a grade point average above 3.75
- Is the son of Tera and Jon Hinzman
