
Running back, NC State, 2015–17
Nyheim Hines
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 197 lb
- Hometown
- Garner, NC
- Born
- Nov 12, 1996, in Garner, North Carolina
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Nyheim Hines played running back at NC State (2015–17). The Indianapolis Colts took Hines in round 4, No. 104 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
196rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona State, 201711catches, career highvs. Florida State, 2016124receiving yards, career highvs. Florida State, 2016Rushing
Returns
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NC State | 90 | 0.08 | 35th (n=268) | 0.12 | 6.9 | 10% | 0.11 |
| 2016 | NC State | 72 | 0.39 | 95th (n=259) | 0.13 | 28.2 | 9% | – |
| 2017 | NC State | 229 | 0.10 | 43rd (n=287) | 0.12 | 22.7 | 23% | 0.21 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2017 NC State 13 games, 1,112 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 28–35 | 15 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 37–20 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 94 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 49–16 | 11 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 68 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 27–21 | 24 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 33–25 | 19 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 33 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 39–25 | 18 | 102 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 35–17 | 16 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 14–35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 31–38 | 8 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 17–14 | 19 | 110 | 1 | 3 | 77 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 24–30 | 14 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 33–21 | 22 | 196 | 2 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 52–31 | 16 | 72 | 3 | – | – | 1 |
2016 NC State 12 games, 32 returns, 782 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 30–33 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 95 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 33–16 | – | – | – | 3 | 55 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 10–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 17–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 13–54 | 2 | −16 | 0 | 8 | 189 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 14–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 56 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 20–24 | – | – | – | 3 | 60 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 35–20 | – | – | – | 5 | 86 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 13–27 | – | – | – | 2 | 47 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 28–21 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 41–17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 118 | – |
2015 NC State 13 games, 243 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 49–21 | 2 | −3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 35–0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Sep 19 | at | W 38–14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 84 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 63–13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 60 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 13–20 | – | – | – | 5 | 169 | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 13–28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 54 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 35–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 41–56 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 24–8 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | L 17–34 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 36 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 42–29 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 69 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 34–45 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 66 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 28–51 | 13 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 129 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅜″ | |
| Weight | 198 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 72½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 11 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.18 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 85 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 85 | 314 | 2 | 63 | 425 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 52 | 199 | 2 | 44 | 320 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 89 | 380 | 3 | 63 | 482 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 56 | 276 | 2 | 40 | 310 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 24 | 33 | 1 | 30 | 241 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 85 | 308 | 1,200 | 10 | 240 | 1,778 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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