D'Juan Hines
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Dekaney
(Houston, Texas)
College:Houston
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:4
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

D'Juan Marques Hines (born September 13, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Houston.

High school

Hines played quarterback at Dekaney High School, starting his junior and senior year. During his senior season, Hines accumulated 1,269 passing yards and 12 touchdowns while running for 388 yards and six touchdowns and was number 23 quarterback recruit in the nation by ESPN.[1] Hines committed to the University of Houston as an athlete.[2]

College career

After redshirting his freshman season, during which time he played wide receiver, Hines played four seasons with the Cougars. He saw action on special teams and as a reserve player at safety until moving to linebacker and becoming a starter during the 2016 season.[2] His senior season, Hines led the team with 110 tackles, which was third in the AAC, and three forced fumbles and was named to the 1st Team All-AAC. In total, Hines had 171 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, three passes defensed and an interception in four seasons.[3][1] Hines was also a four-time Academic All-America selection during his time with the Cougars.[4]

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

Hines was signed by Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. He was subsequently waived by the Chargers on September 1, 2018, and signed to their practice squad the following day.[1]

Cleveland Browns

Hines was signed off the Chargers' practice squad by the Cleveland Browns to their active roster on September 22.[5] He made his NFL debut on September 30, 2018, against the Oakland Raiders.[6] During his rookie season Hines played in 13 games, appearing exclusively on special teams, and made four tackles.[7] He was waived on May 3, 2019.

Kansas City Chiefs

On June 14, 2019, Hines signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[8] Hines was waived by the Chiefs during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[9]

New York Guardians

Hines was selected by the New York Guardians in round 6 of phase 3 of the 2020 XFL Draft.[10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[11]

Hines had a tryout with the Green Bay Packers on August 17, 2020.[12]

Ottawa Redblacks

Hines was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League on January 18, 2021.[13]

New Jersey Generals

Hines re-signed with the New Jersey Generals on July 16, 2023.[14] The Generals folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "D'Juan Hines". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Duarte, Joseph (April 16, 2016). "UH's D'Juan Hines finds niche as linebacker". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "D'Juan Hines-2017 Football Roster". uhcougars.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ Risdon, Jeff (September 22, 2018). "Browns sign LB D'Juan Hines to active roster, waive Ifeadi Odenigbo". BrownsWire. USA Today. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Browns sign LB D'Juan Hines". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders - September 30th, 2018-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "D'Juan Hines 2018 Fantasy Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ Goldman, Charles (June 14, 2019). "Chiefs sign LB D'Juan Hines following mandatory minicamp tryout". Chiefs Wire. USA Today.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. August 31, 2019.
  10. ↑ Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ @AlbertBreer (August 17, 2020). "Today's tryout list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Ottawa Redblacks re-sign LB Fernandez, WR Saunders and RB Flanders". Sportsnet.ca. Canadian Press. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  14. ↑ @USFLGenerals (July 16, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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