Nyheim Hines Fantasy Football Week 0 Scouting Report

Nyheim Hines
RB
, Cleveland Browns

Age: 28
Weight: 196 lbs
Height: 5' 9"

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by Brandon Niles

· Jul 25, 2022 · 2:37 PM EDT

IND RB Nyheim Hines - 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook

2022 Fantasy Upside
Nyheim Hines had a down year with Carson Wentz behind center in 2021, but with Matt Ryan now in town, there’s significant upside for him to return to his 2020 numbers. Hines caught 63 balls in 2020, finishing with 862 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns, landing him at RB20 in half-PPR formats. Ryan made excellent use of his running backs in Atlanta – i.e. Cordarrelle Patterson, Devonta Freeman – so it seems likely Hines will return to his previous form. This is just his age-26 season and the team just signed him to a three-year, $18.6 million-dollar contract last September, per OverTheCap.com.

2022 Fantasy Downside
Hines plummeted to just 40 catches, 586 scrimmage yards, and three touchdowns last season and he’s never been super consistent. He’s not going to get the short-yardage work on a team with Jonathan Taylor, so the three touchdowns last year are probably more likely than the seven he had in 2020. He’s also a role-player and is not likely to land lead-back duties in the event of a Taylor injury, so the upside is capped.

2022 Bottom Line
Hines is a value in the late-11th round of fantasy drafts, particularly in PPR formats. Expect numbers somewhere in between his 2020 and 2021 totals. For what it’s worth, Hines has been on an “every other year” trajectory, with 63-44-63-40 receptions over his first four years in the league. That means he’s due for 63 catches again.

by Brandon Niles

· Dec 31, 2021 · 10:40 AM EST

IND RB Nyheim Hines - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Nyheim Hines had three carries and a reception for 18 yards. He’s simply not getting enough work to be fantasy viable. While it’ll be interesting to see if he gets an increased number of check-downs from a rookie quarterback, it’s too risky to warrant serious fantasy consideration. Leave him on waivers.

by Brandon Niles

· Dec 17, 2021 · 11:22 AM EST

IND RB Nyheim Hines - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 vs. New England Patriots

Nyheim Hines had a quality outing – by his standards – against the Texans before the bye last week. He caught three balls and had three carries for 56 yards from scrimmage. He’s had so few games with even that much usage this year, it was refreshing to see him active in the offense. Still, with that being a “good” game at this juncture, fantasy managers should leave Hines on the bench, and likely on waivers, in most formats. He’s simply not getting the work – 6.4 touches per game – to warrant serious consideration.

by Brandon Niles

· Dec 03, 2021 · 10:02 AM EST

IND RB Nyheim Hines - Week 13 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 13 at Houston Texans

Nyheim Hines had four targets last week after zero in the prior game, but he was still held to one carry and three receptions for 29 total yards from scrimmage. Hines’ output hasn’t been consistent enough to warrant inserting him into lineups, and his role isn’t likely to be featured in a positive game script, so the upside this week is very limited. Sit him.

by Brandon Niles

· Nov 26, 2021 · 11:42 AM EST

IND RB Nyheim Hines - Week 12 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 12 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nyheim Hines was limited to just four carries for 31 yards last week against the Bills. He wasn’t targeted a single time. Hines has been woefully inconsistent this year, and without being able to count on his activity in the passing game, he’s too risky to have in fantasy lineups. He should stay on waivers.

by Brandon Niles

· Nov 19, 2021 · 9:58 AM EST

IND RB Nyheim Hines - Week 11 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 at Buffalo Bills

Nyheim Hines returned to his poor numbers last week against the Jaguars, finishing with 29 yards on just two carries and two receptions. He was targeted four times, which was a nice sign for future passing game usage, but Hines has ultimately been far too inconsistent to trust as a regular addition to fantasy lineups.

This week, Hines has some upside in a game that could feature a lot more pass attempts than the Colts are used to, but he’s still very risky. The Bills rank fourth in aFPA to opposing running backs and could shut down the Colts' offense. Sit him.

by Brandon Niles

· Nov 11, 2021 · 11:50 AM EST

IND RB Nyheim Hines - Week 10 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 10 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Nyheim Hines finally got back to his old self against the Jets last week, with six carries and four receptions for a total of 108 yards and a touchdown. That was heavily aided by a nice 34-yard scamper into the end zone in the first quarter, but it was good to see him get six targets. With 11 targets over his past two games, maybe he’s on his way back to PPR relevancy?

This week, Hines faces a Jaguars defense that ranks 17th in aFPA to opposing running backs. I’m not ready to trust again just yet, but if you’re desperate and in a PPR league, he has some low-end flex potential in a decent matchup.