Worth Noting

● Possesses good size and agility for the defensive line

● Earned his first varsity letter as a sophomore in 2010

● Provides the Colonials with depth at the position

● Height allows him to be effective in kick coverage of field goals and PAT’s

● Enters 2011 campaign with 14 tackles in 13 career games

2010 Highlights (Sophomore)

● Appeared in all 11 games, mostly as a reserve and on special teams

● Finished with 13 tackles, including five solo stops and half a sack

● Blocked one kick and posted one quarterback hurry

● Finished with a pair of tackles in the season opener @ Dayton (9/4)

● Recorded two tackles, including half a sack, in a 35-31 win @ Sacred Heart (9/11)

● Established a career high with four tackles in a 35-14 victory @ Saint Francis (10/2)

● Partially blocked a 28-yard field goal by Monmouth’s Eric Spillane with six seconds to play to help preserve a 17-16 win over the Hawks (10/9)

● Tallied a pair of tackles in a 38-0 victory over Albany (10/16)

● Posted solo takedowns @ Bryant (11/13) and @ No. 25 North Dakota State (11/27) in the NCAA FCS Playoffs

2009 Highlights (Freshman)

● Played two games late in the season due to a variety of injuries on the defensive line

● Only tackle of the year was for a three-yard loss in a 28-0 win over Saint Francis (10/17)

High School Highlights

● Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for head coach Dan Pallante at Baldwin

● Also earned a trio of varsity letters in track & field

● As a senior in 2008 finished with 65 tackles, including five sacks

● Voted Baldwin’s 2008 Defensive MVP

Personal

● Born April 4, 1991

● Son of Kurt Nolton and Tawnie Hinish

● Has four younger siblings, Kera, Kadin, Braeden and Donovan

● Major is finance