With a pair of new offensive linemen arriving by way of the draft, a few returning members of the trench unit must prove they belong in the long-term plans for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Similar to fellow 2025 draft selection Drew Kendall, who's also striving to make a second-year leap, Myles Hinton needs to show tangible improvement this coming training camp. And with rich NFL bloodlines just like Kendall, Hinton's time to show he's up to the challenge is fast approaching.
NFL bloodlines as rich as any
The second-year man out of Michigan has bloodlines as strong as any in NFL circles. His father, Chris Hinton, was the No. 4 overall selection in the 1983 NFL Draft and went on to make seven Pro Bowls at tackle for both the Colts and Falcons, while his mom played basketball at Northwestern.
It's another striking similarity Hinton has with Kendall, whose dad, Pete, was also a first-round selection out of Boston College and eventually played 13 seasons as a reliable center for four different franchises.
As it stands, Hinton's role this coming season is up in the air. With Fred Johnson back in that crucial swing tackle role, third-round pick Markel Bell joins the mix up front with designs and expectations to seize that backup tackle spot and one day succeed Lane Johnson at right tackle down the road.
Time to prove he's a former five-star recruit for good reason
As a sixth-round pick last season, Hinton doesn't generate nearly the hype of the towering Bell arriving from Miami, but he still has the talent to stick. Folks easily forget that he's a former five-star recruit out of high school, one who played at Stanford before landing at Michigan and winning a National Championship.
At 6-foot-6 and 324 pounds, Hinton can move bodies. The biggest key for him is playing with peak aggression and intensity. While his game tape didn't dazzle scouts quite as much as it should have, the mission to unlock stronger results now rests with the new offensive line coach, Chris Kuper.
Howie Roseman and company saw something they really liked last April when they tabbed him out of Michigan late in the draft. The bloodlines and DNA are rich with athletic success. But it's go time for the former Wolverine.
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Now, it's a matter of whether or not Hinton can recapture that former five-star talent and show it on a daily basis to prove he truly belongs.
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