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AJ Hines

  • Award
    NEC Rookie of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/12/2016
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    Duquesne
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Wilson, NC
  • High School
    Fike
WEEK 2 STATS: 10 carries, 74 rush yards, 3 TD, 7.4 ypc
Hines tallied all three of Duquesne’s touchdowns in a 30-19 triumph over Bucknell. Leading the Dukes’ ground game, the 5-foot-11 freshman averaged 7.4 yards per carry and became the first DU running back since Larry McCoy (2012) to tally three rushing touchdowns in a game. Hines carried 10 times for 74 yards, including 27 yards on the team’s first touchdown drive. With the Dukes holding a 3-0 advantage early in the second quarter, the rookie running back ripped off a 16-yard scoring scamper on a 2nd-and-10 play. Hines broke free for a 41-yard touchdown burst that bumped Duquesne’s lead to 13 points 1:05 into the final quarter. He dealt a dagger to Bucknell on a two-yard touchdown plunge that extended the advantage to 30-13 with 6:17 remaining.