#4

Hudauri Hines

DB · Purdue · So. · #4

Returning to Purdue for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Hudauri Hines

DB · Purdue · So · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#874 national
CFB
College
Purdue
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
2025era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Purdue32221.50.081--
2024Purdue541.00.0------
Career37262.50.081--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 34–17

vs Southern Illinois

1 PD  ·  1 TFL  ·  2 SOLO

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Purdue

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Purdue

Returning around him

  • 54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #54 · 2026 recruiting class #55

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ify Obidegwu’s 2025 season.

Ify Obidegwu

77%match

Oregon · 2025

#2

Jason Marshall Jr.

Florida · 2022

NFL Rd 5
76%
#3

Jai Eugene Jr.

Western Kentucky · 2025

75%
#4

Chigozie Anusiem

Colorado State · 2022

73%
#5

Elias Larry

Colorado State · 2024

72%

Matches Ify on

PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume

Differs from Ify on

Class year (higher)
TFL rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Quinyon Mitchell's sophomore season at Toledo (2021).

Toledo · 2021

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 22
#2

Ronald Williams Jr.

Michigan State · 2021

74%
#3

Kaleb Martin

Miami (OH) · 2025

74%
#4

Mekhi Garner

Louisiana · 2021

All-Sun Belt
73%
#5

Demello Jones

Georgia · 2025

72%

Matches Quinyon on

Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate

Differs from Quinyon on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11611

Final rank
#11611
Avg #11896.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11611 this season.