2018 Football Roster
Hines, Dreylan
Jersey Number 7
Dreylan Hines
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Summit
Bio
2021: Named All-Pioneer Football League Honorable Mention… A member of the 2022 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society… PFL Academic Honor Roll… Saw the field 10 times for the Wildcats… Recorded the fourth-most 46 tackles, 31 of them solo… Scored the only touchdown of his career off a 56-yard pick-six against Presbyterian (10/16)… Made a career-high eight stops in a win at Stetson (10/2)… Registered six tackles on three occasions vs. San Diego (9/25), Presbyterian and Butler (10/23).
2020-21: Started in all seven games • Recorded 28 tackles, 14 solo • Made seven stops in a win at Stetson (3/13) • Posted six tackles, four solo, at Elon (2/20) • Registered a four tackle day including assisting one for a loss in a victory over Presbyterian (3/20) • Had four tackles in the FCS Playoff game at Jacksonville State (4/24) • Assisted three stops in a road win over ranked San Diego (4/3) • Made two tackles in a win over Morehead State (3/27) and at Presby (4/10) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2019: All-Pioneer Football League honorable mention • Started in all 11 games he dressed for • Made 36 tackles, 1.0 for loss and forced a fumble • Registered seven stops against Marist (10/26) • Made six tackles in a win over West Virginia Wesleyan (9/14) • Tallied five stops in a road victory at Jacksonville (10/19) • Forced a fumble to go along with four total tackles against Drake (11/23) • Came home with four stops on a winning trip to Stetson (11/16) • Registered tackles in three other outings • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2018: Named the Pioneer Football League Co-Defensive Freshman Player of the Year • Selected to the HERO Sports Defensive All-Freshman first team • Selected a Pioneer Football League All-Conference honorable mention • Started in 10 of 11 games played, making 42 tackles, 22 solo, and intercepting four passes • Made a season-best nine tackles in a victory over Jacksonville (10/6) • Picked off a pass and made four stops at Marist (10/20) • Had an interception to go along with three tackles in three other games – Brevard (9/1), Chowan (9/8) and Stetson (10/27) • Registered six stops, five solo, and defended a pass in the season-ending victory over Butler (11/17) • Posted four tackles and broke up a pass in a PFL road win at Valparaiso (9/29) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Years: Played under coach Channon Hall at Mansfield Summit High School • Selected All-District first team (2017) and second team (2016) • Named team’s Newcomer of the Year (2015) • Tabbed Arlington’s Student-Athlete of the Month on two occasions • A MaxPreps Student-Athlete of the Month honoree • A DFW 1st Down Club Defensive Player of the Year finalist • Helped lead his team to an Area Championship (2017) and a Bi-District title (2016) • Served as a team captain • Also a member of the track and field team.
Personal: Born March 21, 2000 • Son of Melissa and Donald Hines.
2020-21: Started in all seven games • Recorded 28 tackles, 14 solo • Made seven stops in a win at Stetson (3/13) • Posted six tackles, four solo, at Elon (2/20) • Registered a four tackle day including assisting one for a loss in a victory over Presbyterian (3/20) • Had four tackles in the FCS Playoff game at Jacksonville State (4/24) • Assisted three stops in a road win over ranked San Diego (4/3) • Made two tackles in a win over Morehead State (3/27) and at Presby (4/10) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2019: All-Pioneer Football League honorable mention • Started in all 11 games he dressed for • Made 36 tackles, 1.0 for loss and forced a fumble • Registered seven stops against Marist (10/26) • Made six tackles in a win over West Virginia Wesleyan (9/14) • Tallied five stops in a road victory at Jacksonville (10/19) • Forced a fumble to go along with four total tackles against Drake (11/23) • Came home with four stops on a winning trip to Stetson (11/16) • Registered tackles in three other outings • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
2018: Named the Pioneer Football League Co-Defensive Freshman Player of the Year • Selected to the HERO Sports Defensive All-Freshman first team • Selected a Pioneer Football League All-Conference honorable mention • Started in 10 of 11 games played, making 42 tackles, 22 solo, and intercepting four passes • Made a season-best nine tackles in a victory over Jacksonville (10/6) • Picked off a pass and made four stops at Marist (10/20) • Had an interception to go along with three tackles in three other games – Brevard (9/1), Chowan (9/8) and Stetson (10/27) • Registered six stops, five solo, and defended a pass in the season-ending victory over Butler (11/17) • Posted four tackles and broke up a pass in a PFL road win at Valparaiso (9/29) • PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Prep Years: Played under coach Channon Hall at Mansfield Summit High School • Selected All-District first team (2017) and second team (2016) • Named team’s Newcomer of the Year (2015) • Tabbed Arlington’s Student-Athlete of the Month on two occasions • A MaxPreps Student-Athlete of the Month honoree • A DFW 1st Down Club Defensive Player of the Year finalist • Helped lead his team to an Area Championship (2017) and a Bi-District title (2016) • Served as a team captain • Also a member of the track and field team.
Personal: Born March 21, 2000 • Son of Melissa and Donald Hines.
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