Nyheim Hines
RB
#22
Experience: 6 years
Height: 5-9
Age: 28
Weight: 196 lbs
College: N.C. State
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 56 | 276 | 4.9 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 26.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 89 | 380 | 4.3 | 31 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 52 | 199 | 3.8 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 85 | 314 | 3.7 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 81 | 306 | 1202 | 3.9 | 34 | 10 | 74 | 24.2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 25 | 188 | 7.5 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 40 | 310 | 7.8 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 37.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 63 | 482 | 7.6 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 38.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 44 | 320 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 34.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 63 | 425 | 6.8 | 28 | 2 | 29 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 81 | 240 | 1778 | 7.4 | 36 | 8 | 94 | 39.2 | 11 | 0 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 19 | 554 | 29.2 | 101 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 81 | 32 | 817 | 25.5 | 101 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 16 | 153 | 9.6 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 23 | 170 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 30 | 300 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 9 | 281 | 31.2 | 84 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 81 | 89 | 1015 | 11.4 | 84 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 4 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 81 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 81 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Career Transactions
Originally drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft…Traded to the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 1, 2022…Waived by the Bills on March 6, 2024…Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on March 13, 2024.
Key Notes
- Missed the 2023 season due to injury.
- Appeared in 81 games with 17 starts for the Colts (2018-22) and the Bills (2022-23), totaling 306 carries for 1,202 yards and 10 touchdowns. Adding 240 receptions for 1,778 yards and eight touchdowns.
- Became the 11th player in NFL history to have two kickoff return TDs in one game vs. N.E. on Jan. 8, 2023.
- Set Colts' franchise records for single-game punt return yards (195) and punt return touchdowns (two).
- One of five players in NFL history to have two punt returns for touchdowns of 70 yards or more in a single game.
- Finished collegiate career with 258 rushing attempts for 1,399 yards and 13 touchdowns. Also added 88 kickoff returns for 2,171 yards and two touchdowns, and 11 punt returns for 135 yards and one score.