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Tarleton State University Athletics

2025 Football Signing Day Roster

Tylan Hines

  • Class Junior
  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 180
  • Hometown Mount Pleasant, TX
  • Prev School Hawaii

Biography

Hines brings lengthy FBS experience to Tarleton State, having played the past three years at Hawaii. He appeared in 29 career games there from 2022-24, rushing for 889 yards and two touchdowns on 149 carries (6.0 yards per rush), adding 294 yards and three touchdowns on 39 receptions. He also returned kicks and punts for the Rainbow Warriors, returning a punt for a touchdown in the season opener this past year vs. Delaware State. Hines played in 13 games as a true freshman in 2022, four games in 2023, and 12 games in 2024. His best game on the ground last year came at Fresno State on Nov. 2, where he raced for 66 yards on 12 carries. He was the third leading rusher at Hawaii last year, and the second leading rusher his freshman year, a season he was All-Mountain West honorable mention.
 
“Tylan Hines is a really dynamic athlete, has played both running back and slot receiver at Hawaii,” Whitten said. “He’s a big play guy. Somewhere along the way, they moved him to the slot position, but he’s going to be a running back for us, and we think he’s going to be a great addition to our running back room.”
 
In 2022, Hines ranked second nationally among freshmen in yards per attempt (7.6). He led the team and tied for sixth nationally among freshmen with seven runs of 20-plus yards, and had scoring runs of 69 against Utah State and 54 at Michigan. He rushed for a season-high 103 yards on 11 carries versus Wyoming.
 
In high school, Hines played at Air Force Prep Academy in Colorado his senior year after two standout seasons at Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas. His freshman season was spent at Mount Pleasant High School in his hometown of Mount Pleasant, Texas. At Plano Senior HS as a junior, Hines rushed for 1,082 yards and scored 13 touchdowns, while earning All-District First Team honors. As a sophomore he rushed for 779 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named District 9-6A’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year.
 
The Academic All-Mountain West student-athlete will study sports management at Tarleton State University.