Former running back at Hawai'i. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′7″ · 180 lb · Plano, TX
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.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 2118 nationally · Signed with Air Force
Statement game26 car · 250 ydsat Bowling Green (FBS) · W 20-13
Top 0.1% rushing yards game since 2021.
Tylan Hinesr/CFB game thread · ▲ 1His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Hawai'i. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Tylan Hines
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He got to Tarleton State by way of Hawai'i. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 250 rush yds, 47 rec yds against Bowling Green — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 889 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Timmy Chang.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Timmy Chang — 13-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 184 | 7.4 | 2.0 |
| Road2g | 196 | 8.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 192 | 8.4 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-30vs Prairie View A&M | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 2 | 63 | Season-high 250 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 20-13@ Bowling Green | 26 | 250 | 9.6 | 0 | 83 | Season-high 250 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ McNeese | 17 | 141 | 8.3 | 2 | 46 | |
| Total | 68 | 575 | 8.4 | 4 | 83 |
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Johnny Richardson’s 2021 season.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chad Alexander’s path through Georgia Tech.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Trequan Jones's freshman season at Old Dominion (2025).
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Player DNA