John Hines: DE · Troy · #30.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
John Hines
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at Troy: Neal Brown and Chip Lindsey. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Southern Miss — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-21vs Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-9@ Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-23@ South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Texas State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-35@ No. 24 Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs No. 24 Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-45vs App State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
21%6 TFL29 tackles · 6 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Lindsey
Pass share
54.1%
419 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
64.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #235 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Troy, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chip Lindsey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
