Football - 2002 Profile - Guilford College
Chris Kinton
DL, Jr., 6-1, 225, High Point, NC
A quick and experienced defensive end. one of Guilford's top pass rushers. 2003: Ranked 10th on the team with 32 tackles (9 solo). he placed second on the club with four sacks, had five tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries. broke up a pass and forced a fumble this year. the two-year starter had two games with a season-high six tackles. he made six tackles and forced a fumble against Randolph-Macon and had six tackles and a sack versus Ferrum. had five tackles, including one-and-a-half sacks, in the season finale against Emory & Henry. 2002: The Quakers' third-leading tackler, tops among linemen. placed ninth in the ODAC with 1.35 tackles for loss per game. led the team in tackles versus Greensboro and Methodist. had six games with four or more tackles, including a personal-best eight tackles against Methodist and Washington and Lee. made six stops behind the line at Methodist. shared the team's tackles for loss lead. 2001: Finished second on the team in sacks. made a season-high four tackles versus Ferrum. started Guilford's season opener at Carson-Newman. Personal: Played with Guilford's junior varsity basketball team. earned All-Triad 3-A Conference laurels as an offensive lineman for Coach Dave Mizell's Andrews H.S. team. lettered four seasons with Andrews' track and field squad, including the 2001 state champions. born 10/19/82 in High Point, NC. son of James and Gloria Kinton. distant cousin of basketball star Gary Payton. sport management major and psychology double major.
| Year | GP/GS | Solo | Ast. | Total Tackles | For Loss | Sacks |
| 2001 | 10/2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4-20 | 2.5-17 |
| 2002 | 10/8 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 14-64 | 4.0-41 |
| 2003 | 10/10 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 5-18 | 4-15 |
| Total | 30/20 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 23-102 | 10.5-52 |