Coached by USA Football Junior National Team head coach Chuck Kyle at Cleveland St. Ignatius, Hinkel helped the Wildcats earn Ohio’s 2008 Division I State Championship with a 14-1record … Recorded seven interceptions, earned all-district and second-team all-state honors … Earned 10 varsity letters in football (3), basketball (3) and track and field, serving as captain for football and hoops squads.

“Pat Hinkel is a very physical player,” Miami (Ohio) University head football coach Michael Haywood said. “Everyone in the area talks about how physical and how great a football player he is. He’s a solid tackler, extremely explosive coming downhill and understands the game.”