Carson Hinzman

Carson Hinzman (born January 11, 2004) is an American football center for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life and high school
Hinzman is from Hammond, Wisconsin where he attended Saint Croix Central High School located in his hometown of Hammond. In Hinzman's senior season, he notched 54 tackles with 16 going for a loss, and two sacks. For his performance in his senior year, he was named the Wisconsin state small school defensive player of the year. Hinzman would decide to commit to play college football at the Ohio State University over Wisconsin.

College career
In Hinzman's first year in 2022 he would reshirt and not appear in any games. During the spring and summer practices in 2023, Hinzman competead for the starting center job with Louisiana-Monroe transfer Victor Culter. Ultimately, Hinzman would earn the Buckeyes starting center job and opened the season as the starter for their week one matchup versus Indiana.