Adam Hiné came to BYU as a member of the All-State First Team and a three-year letterwinner from Snow Canyon High School. He lettered all four years at BYU while playing in a total of 36 games. Hiné tallied 704 rushing yards during his career and had a personal best 149 rushing yards on 23 carries as a senior. He led the team with 31 kickoff returns for 843 yards (27.2 average) as a sophomore. Hiné helped the Cougars achieve a No. 11 national ranking for kickoff returns in 2013 and he returned a kick for a touchdown against Virginia in 2014. Hiné received several All-Independent honors for offense and special teams. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
Born in Miami, Florida
Served in the Panama Panama City Mission for the LDS Church
Speaks Spanish
Majoring in exercise science
Also recruited by Stanford and Utah
Enjoys hobbies of mountain biking and pottery
Married his wife Cassidy in June 2013
Before BYU
Prepped at Snow Canyon HS
Three-year letterwinner
All-State First Team
Honor roll
Also lettered four times in track and was the three-time long jump and high jump state champion
Mission
Panama
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
Earned letterman honors
Played in four games on special teams
Sophmore Year
2013
Returned a kickoff for 90 yards against Middle Tennessee
College Football Performance Awards Hon. Mention Kicker Returner of the Week (9/28)
Rushed for his first career touchdown vs Idaho State. Also added a personal best 141 rushing yards on 10 carries, good for 14.1 yards per carry
Named to the College Sports Madness All-Independent First Team as a kick returner
Received FBS All-Independent Team honors as a kick returner
Phil Steele All-Independent First Team as a kick returner
Had his longest rush of the season on an 18-yard carry in the fourth quarter on the drive that led to BYU’s fourth TD of the game against Middle Tennessee
Earned letterman honors as a junior
Played in 11 games, starting one of them
Led the team with 22 kickoff returns for 540 yards, a 24.5 average
Caught the first touchdown pass of his career at Connecticut
Named to the College Sports Madness All-Independent First Team