Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 10 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Total | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 10 |
#16
Tanook Hines
Sophomore wide receiver for USC. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Houston, TX · Andy Dekaney HS
CFB Index 54 · #185 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to USC for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
18
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 1 TD · 9 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 6 rec · 163 yds -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 2 rec, 18 yds, 1 TD, vs Fresno State
Swing playSwung USC from 28% to 50% to win.USC at Oregon · 42-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for USC. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2025.
Tanook Hines
Beats you over the top. Second year in the USC receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 18 rec yds, 2 receptions against Fresno State, Week 1, 2026.
18 REC YDS · 2 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 163 yds at TCU.TCU · L 27-302025
202513 games
- Signed with USC4-star out of Spring Dekaney
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
USC
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 12-4 over that span.
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
2026USC3-0HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 18.0 YDS/g, 9.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #27 of 61 Big Ten WRs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · USC
Returning around him
- 59% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Micahi Danzy’s 2025 season.
Matches Micahi on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height
Differs from Micahi on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Dennis Houston’s path through Western Illinois.
Dennis Houston
97%match
Matches Dennis on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Medford's freshman season at New Mexico (2023).
68%match
Matches Caleb on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Caleb on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tanook Hines
Background
2026: Hines, a dynamic young receiver, returns as an integral part of the wide receiver unit as a sophomore in 2026. 2025: Hines saw action in all 13 games making 8 starts at wide receiver a true freshman in 2025. He recorded 34 receptions for 561 yards (16.5 avg.) and 2 TDs. Hines was also a cru...
The receiver room · USC
- #9Terrell Anderson629 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Tanook Hines561 receiving yards · 2025
- Zacharyus Williams80 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Corey Simms6 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Luke Degnerno box-score line yet
12 more on the roster · USC team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology