Player Career

Nyheim Hines Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nyheim Hines story

Nyheim Hines built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Garner, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Nyheim Hines' career was his backfield work: 1,399 rushing yards, 258 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 933 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with NC State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 933 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 2,306 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Nyheim Hines moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonNC State49954.98.8
2015 Regular SeasonNC State49954.98.80
2016 PostseasonNC State56967.88.170
2016 Regular SeasonNC State56967.88.10
2017 PostseasonNC State1,26455.327.4695
2017 Regular SeasonNC State1,26455.327.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Carolina

Week 13 · W 33-21 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

209

Scrimmage Yards

94.5 takeover

209 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#2

@ Pittsburgh

Week 7 · W 35-17 · Conference game

140

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

140 scrimmage yards and 34.6 usage.

#3

vs Syracuse

Week 12 · W 42-29 · Conference game

139

Scrimmage Yards

82.3 takeover

Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

139 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.

#4

vs Florida State

Week 10 · L 20-24 · Conference game

124

Scrimmage Yards

80.5 takeover

Loss with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

124 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#5

@ Boston College

Week 11 · W 17-14 · Conference game

126

Scrimmage Yards

73.8 takeover

Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

126 scrimmage yards and 38.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · NC State

1,264 primary output · 55.3 efficiency · 27.4 usage

76.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · NC State

76.4

1,264 primary · 55.3 efficiency · 27.4 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · NC State

50

569 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 8.1 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games