Ohio State Overview
• Carson will be a leader on the offensive line in 2025 as he enters the campaign with 21 career starts to his credit and a total of 26 games played
• Is in his fourth season with the program and has two seasons of eligibility remaining
• Was a stabilizing force along the offensive line last season after a pair of season-ending injuries to two starters caused them to miss a total of 16 games
• He ranked fourth among offensive linemen in 2024 with 596 snaps from scrimmage and he leads all returnees along the line with 1,369 offensive snaps
• His experience level includes starts in the final nine games of the 2024 national championship season with three starts at left guard vs. Penn State, Purdue and Northwestern and six at center in the final six games, vs. Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame
• 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
• After red-shirting the 2022 season as a true freshman, he won the starting center position and started all 12 regular season for the Buckeyes in 2023
• A fine student-athlete, Carson earned a plethora of academic accolades: a 2023 Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar award (for having a grade point average at or above 3.70) along with two Academic All-Big Ten honors and three OSU Scholar-Athlete awards
• He graduated in April 2025 with his degree in sport industry
Honors & Awards
2025: Graduated in April (sport industry)
2024: Academic All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete
2023: Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar-Athlete
More on Carson
• 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
2023 Ohio State Football Roster
Hinzman, Carson
Jersey Number 75
Carson Hinzman
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 300
- Hometown:
- Spring Valley, Wis.
- Last School:
- Saint Croix Central
- Year:
- Sophomore
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