Tanook Hines
Tanook Hines
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 26–21
vs Iowa
1 rec · 5 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Beats you over the top.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · USC
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #1
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Micahi Danzy’s 2025 season.
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Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Dennis Houston’s path through Western Illinois.
Dennis Houston
Dez Fitzpatrick
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Medford's freshman season at New Mexico (2023).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Tanook Hines
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #471
Peaked at #471 this season.
Background
2026: Hines, a dynamic young receiver, returns as an integral part of the wide receiver unit as a sophomore in 2026. 2025: Hines saw action in all 13 games making 8 starts at wide receiver a true freshman in 2025. He recorded 34 receptions for 561 yards (16.5 avg.) and 2 TDs. Hines was also a cru...