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2021 Football Roster
Roster
Hines, Jr., John

Jersey Number 30
John Hines, Jr.
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 256
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
- High School:
- Park Crossing HS
- Prev School:
- Southwest Mississippi CC
Bio
2020 (Senior): Played in 10 games and started nine … Finished the year with 14 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery … Credited with nine total pressures on the year with five quarterback hits and four hurries … Posted a pair of three-tackle games against Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee … Second-highest rated tackler on the team with an 81.7 rating per Pro Football Focus; did not miss a tackle all season
2019 (Junior): Started six games and played in all 12 … Finished the year with 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a couple quarterback hurries … Credited with a season-best four stops in the season finale against App State – all were solo tackles … Recorded three tackles and a sack at Texas State; added a half tackle for loss against Georgia Southern … Finished with a tackle in 10-of-12 games … Among Trojans with at least 350 snaps played, ranked fifth on the team per Pro Football Focus in rush defense … PFF credited him with 11 total pressures
2018 (Sophomore): Played in five games and recorded one tackle at South Alabama … Also saw action against Florida A&M, Coastal Carolina, Buffalo and Georgia State
Southwest Mississippi CC: Played nine games his freshman season at Southwest Mississippi Community College; missed all the but the opener his sophomore season due to injury … Comes to Troy with three years of eligibility … Recorded 56 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery his freshman season
High School: Tallied 82 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior for Park Crossing High School … Named second team all-metro for 5A-7A … As a junior, recorded 46 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries … Rated among the top 100 players in the state coming out of high school by 247 Sports
Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1998 … Son of Valerie Laws and John Hines, Sr. ... Graduated with a degree in social science in July 2020
2019 (Junior): Started six games and played in all 12 … Finished the year with 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a couple quarterback hurries … Credited with a season-best four stops in the season finale against App State – all were solo tackles … Recorded three tackles and a sack at Texas State; added a half tackle for loss against Georgia Southern … Finished with a tackle in 10-of-12 games … Among Trojans with at least 350 snaps played, ranked fifth on the team per Pro Football Focus in rush defense … PFF credited him with 11 total pressures
2018 (Sophomore): Played in five games and recorded one tackle at South Alabama … Also saw action against Florida A&M, Coastal Carolina, Buffalo and Georgia State
Southwest Mississippi CC: Played nine games his freshman season at Southwest Mississippi Community College; missed all the but the opener his sophomore season due to injury … Comes to Troy with three years of eligibility … Recorded 56 tackles, five tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery his freshman season
High School: Tallied 82 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior for Park Crossing High School … Named second team all-metro for 5A-7A … As a junior, recorded 46 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries … Rated among the top 100 players in the state coming out of high school by 247 Sports
Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1998 … Son of Valerie Laws and John Hines, Sr. ... Graduated with a degree in social science in July 2020
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