#12

Shane Hynes

Senior kicker for Kent State. 2017: 9 field goals, 41 points.

PK · Kent State · Sr. · #12

5′9″ · 178 lb · Clarkston, MI

Kent State 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

K recruit

No. 1948 nationally · Signed with Kent State

No college snaps yet.

The story

4 kicker for Kent State. 2017: 9 field goals, 41 points.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kent State in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Kent State — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2014

Signed with Kent State2-star out of Clarkston

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#1948 national

CFB

College

Kent State

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Paul Haynes

Kent State

Played his entire career under Paul Haynes.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Paul Haynes — 8-28 over that span.

2015Kent State3-9HC: Paul Haynes · Run-leaning

2016Kent State3-9HC: Paul Haynes · Run-heavy

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

Splits & context

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.

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 38–31

vs Howard

1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 4 PTS

Edged out Howard at home in a shootout.

With N. Holley — 105 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.0 · 119 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · D. Adams — 40 AVG · 54 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	FGM/FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Wk 1	L 3-56@ Clemson	1/1	37	0/0	3
Wk 2	W 38-31vs Howard	0/1	0	4/4	4
Wk 3	L 0-21@ Marshall	0/1	0	0/0	0
Wk 4	L 3-42@ Louisville	1/1	48	0/0	3
Wk 5	L 13-27vs Buffalo	2/2	33	1/1	7
Wk 6	L 3-24@ Northern Illinois	1/1	18	0/0	3
Wk 7	W 17-14vs Miami (OH)	1/3	23	2/2	5
Wk 8	L 3-48@ Ohio	1/1	33	0/0	3
Wk 10	L 16-44vs Bowling Green	1/1	30	1/2	4
Wk 11	L 20-48@ Western Michigan	0/0	0	2/3	2
Wk 12	L 23-42vs Central Michigan	1/2	23	2/2	5
Wk 13	L 14-24@ Akron	0/1	0	2/2	2
Total		9/15	48	—	41

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