Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | W 24-3vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28vs Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Bowl | W 18-3vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#89
Mordecai Hines
Junior defensive lineman on Fresno State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 290 lb · Palmdale, CA · Highland HS
Returning to Fresno State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 4 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Wyoming
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Fresno State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2023.
Mordecai Hines
Mordecai Hines has been at Fresno State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 2 tackles against Utah State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Highland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Tim Skipper
Fresno State
2025era →
Matt Entz
Fresno State
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Matt Entz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Fresno State6-7HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Fresno State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70
Background
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in eight games this season … had five tackles … added 2.0 TFL and a sack … had a career-high three tackles against Utah State (Nov. 22) … added 1.0 TFL in back-to-back games against Wyoming (Nov. 15) and Utah State (Nov. 22). 2024 (R-FRESHMAN): Saw action in four games...
The defensive line · Fresno State
- #6Jahzon Jacks7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Merhauti Xepera5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Deijon Laffitte4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Martin Owusu2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #89Mordecai Hines1 tackle for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Fresno State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology