Personal
- Parents are David and Lisa Hinds
- Brother Tanner played at Weber State
- Served a mission in Jackson, Mississippi
- Likes fly fishing and ties his own flies
Before BYU
- Rated No. 1 recruit in Utah by 247Sports
- Four-star recruit by Rivals.com, rated the No. 14 defensive end and No. 2 overall prospect in state of Utah
- 5A All-State selection all four years of high school
- Maxpreps All-American
- All-Region MVP and All-Area MVP
- Also lettered in basketball and track
- Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Georgia Tech, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford, UCLA, Utah and Washington State
- Coached by Ryan Bishop