Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-28@ Liberty | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 1 | 77 | Season-high 118 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 17-45@ Georgia Southern | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 18 | 159 | 8.3 | 1 | 77 |
#23
Sincere Baines
Senior running back on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
5′9″ · 195 lb · Fayetteville, NC · Jack Britt HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The story
4 running back on Western Kentucky's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Sincere Baines
One game to point at: 118 rush yds, 11 rec yds against Liberty — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 79.5 YDS/g, 8.3 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
Before WKU: Baines joins the Hilltoppers after spending the 2025 season at Maine, where he appeared in 12 games and rushed for 709 yards and three touchdowns on 122 attempts. He also caught 13 passes for 45 yards and a score. Baines posted a pair of 100-yard rushing games for the Black Bears – at...
The backfield · Western Kentucky
- #3Ajay Allen497 rushing yards · 2025
- #9George Hart III300 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Kalib Hicks128 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Jaden McGill63 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Sincere Baines2 games · 2025
6 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology