#14

Elvis Hines

Senior cornerback for Kent State. 2021: 3 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

CB · Kent State · Sr. · #14

5′10″ · 174 lb · Camden, NJ

CFB Index 30 · #292 of 321 cornersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamKent State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1706 nationally · Signed with Kent State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback for Kent State. 2021: 3 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Kent State, 181 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20179 games

Signed with Kent State3-star out of IMG Academy

202113 games

All-MACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1706 national

CFB

College

Kent State

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM

All-MAC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017

Paul Haynes

Kent State

2018–2021

Sean Lewis

Kent State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Kent State2-10HC: Paul Haynes · Run-heavy

2018Kent State2-10HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2019Kent State7-6HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy

2020Kent State3-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Kent State7-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #292 of 321?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#32 / 2743 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#215 / 2743 · 92nd pct

Interceptions#36 / 824 · 90th pct

Tackles#357 / 2743 · 87th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1640 / 2743 · 37th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	5.0	0.2	0.0	1.6
Road8g	4.5	0.1	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	0.2	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mark Carney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #292 of 321 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #292 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Kent State	63	43	1.5	0.0	10	3	--
2020	Kent State	11	9	0.0	0.0	3	1	--
2019	Kent State	52	36	1.0	1.0	7	--	--
2018	Kent State	37	27	2.0	1.0	6	1	--
2017	Kent State	18	10	1.0	1.0	1	1	--
Career		181	125	5.5	3.0	27	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 60–10

vs VMI

2 PD · 33 YDS · 1 INT

Dominant 50-point win at home against VMI.

With D. Crum — 180 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.2 · 70 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Cooper — 119 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-41@ Texas A&M	2	1	0.0	2	0
Wk 2	W 60-10vs VMI	0	0	0.0	1	2
Wk 3	L 7-30@ Iowa	4	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 16-37@ Maryland	6	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 27-20vs Bowling Green	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 48-38vs Buffalo	5	4	0.0	—	2
Wk 7	L 31-64@ Western Michigan	5	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 34-27@ Ohio	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 52-47vs Northern Illinois	10	8	1.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 11	L 30-54@ Central Michigan	6	1	0.5	—	1
Wk 12	W 38-0@ Akron	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 48-47vs Miami (OH)	7	4	0.0	—	2
Wk 14	L 23-41@ Northern Illinois	4	2	0.0	—	0
Total		61	43	1.5	3	10

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Elvis Hines

20179 games

202113 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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