Nyheim Hines with the Indianapolis Colts, 2021
With the Indianapolis Colts, 2021. Photo: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,112
Rushing yards, 2017 (NC State, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 104
Round 4, 2018 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

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, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015NC State482435.1138
2016NC State13443.4014
2017NC State1971,1125.61283
Career2581,3995.41383

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015NC State359201–––
2016NC State327821–––
2017NC State214690121351
Career882,1712121351

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015NC State2025612.8158
2016NC State4352512.2056
2017NC State261525.8028
Career8993310.5158

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015NC State7RB
2016NC State7RB
2017NC State7RB5′9″197

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015NC State900.0835th (n=268)0.126.910%0.11
2016NC State720.3995th (n=259)0.1328.29%–
2017NC State2290.1043rd (n=287)0.1222.723%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaL 28–⁠35158112393
Sep 9vs.MarshallW 37–⁠2013290494–
Sep 16vs.FurmanW 49–⁠1611921268–
Sep 23atFlorida StateW 27–⁠2124940121–
Sep 30vs.SyracuseW 33–⁠25191151233–
Oct 5vs.LouisvilleW 39–⁠2518102241053
Oct 14atPittsburghW 35–⁠171613511152
Oct 28atNotre DameL 14–⁠35260121
Nov 4vs.ClemsonL 31–⁠388340–––
Nov 11atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠14191101377–
Nov 18atWake ForestL 24–⁠3014460––2
Nov 25vs.North CarolinaW 33–⁠21221962115–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 52–⁠3116723––1
2016 NC State 12 games, 32 returns, 782 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.William & MaryW 48–⁠14380125–
Sep 10atEast CarolinaL 30–⁠331140595–
Oct 1vs.Wake ForestW 33–⁠16–––355–
Oct 8vs.Notre DameW 10–⁠3220128–
Oct 15atClemsonL 17–⁠24––––––
Oct 22atLouisvilleL 13–⁠542−1608189–
Oct 29vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠21130156–
Nov 5vs.Florida StateL 20–⁠24–––360–
Nov 12atSyracuseW 35–⁠20–––586–
Nov 19vs.MiamiL 13–⁠27–––247–
Nov 25atNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠213290123–
Dec 26 ✦vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠171402118–
2015 NC State 13 games, 243 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.TroyW 49–⁠212−30252–
Sep 12vs.Eastern KentuckyW 35–⁠0150121–
Sep 19atOld DominionW 38–⁠14120384–
Sep 26atSouth AlabamaW 63–⁠132140360–
Oct 3vs.LouisvilleL 13–⁠20–––5169–
Oct 9atVirginia TechL 13–⁠28370254–
Oct 24atWake ForestW 35–⁠17–––126–
Oct 31vs.ClemsonL 41–⁠561−203135–
Nov 7atBoston CollegeW 24–⁠87230119–
Nov 14atFlorida StateL 17–⁠343180236–
Nov 21vs.SyracuseW 42–⁠296701369–
Nov 28vs.North CarolinaL 34–⁠459390366–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 28–⁠51137006129–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height5′8⅜″
Weight198 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan72½″W
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Indianapolis Colts1685314263425
2019Indianapolis Colts1652199244320
2020Indianapolis Colts1689380363482
2021Indianapolis Colts1756276240310
2022Buffalo Bills162433130241
2025New Orleans Saints42−2000
NFL career853081,200102401,778

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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