2023 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned the team's Outstanding Run-On Award along with Dominic Rulli.
Season: Appeared in 12 games on special teams...Earned the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week three times (Illinois, 9/16; UMass, 10/14; Michigan, 11/12).
West Virginia (9/2): Posted a solo tackle.
2022 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at North Allegheny Senior High School for head coach Art Walker...Was a part of three WPIAL semifinals teams...Posted 44 tackles (31 solo) and six tackles for loss as a senior...Recorded two interceptions on defense his junior season...Posted 25 carries for 155 yards and three touchdowns during sophomore campaign...Also lettered in basketball and track and field...Was a Big 56 Basketball All-Section Class 6A first team selection as a senior...Also won a gold medal in the long jump at the WPIAL Class AAA Track and Field Championships as senior, while also finishing fourth in high jump.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kolin Michael Dinkins...Son of Darnell and Shayla Dinkins...Has a sister, Kayla, and brother, Khalil...Brother, Khalil, is a tight end on the Penn State Football team...Sister, Kayla, was a middle hitter on the Tulane women’s volleyball team and was a two-time American Athletic Conference first-team all-conference honoree...Father, Darnell, played nine years in the NFL (2001-09) and three years at the University of Pittsburgh (1997-99)...Enjoys reading manga, watching movies, self-improvement and boxing...Plans on majoring in accounting at Penn State...Would like to work in entrepreneurship by building his brand using intellectual influences and creating financial freedom.