Graduate Transfer WR Tabari Hines Signs Letter of Intent to Play at NC State

Today is National Signing Day, and the first signed letter of intent that NC State received was from Graduate Transfer Tabari Hines (5’10″/175).

A graduate transfer WR with ACC ties, has tallied over 1,500 career yards receiving and 14 TDs.

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The former Wake Forest and Oregon wide receiver took an official visit to NC State on the last weekend of January, and committed to run with the Wolfpack on January 27th.

Hines was a 3-star prospect in the 2015 class, holding offers from Wake Forest and Duke.

He spent his first three seasons at Wake Forest, accumulating 123 receptions for 1,496 yards and 13 touchdowns.

After graduating in three years, Hines decided to transfer to Oregon as a Graduate Transfer, after also visiting USC and Texas.

After having a knee procedure last Fall, Hines was unable to climb the depth chart at Oregon, and news broke on November 13th that he was no longer on the roster, and had entered the transfer portal.

Since Hines only played in 3 games this year, he was able to Redshirt this past season, and has one year of eligibility remaining, and will be able to play immediately as a Graduate.

247Sports has ranked the Top-50 transfers in college football this year, and Hines sits at #44.

Hines loves playing against NC State in his three years at Wake Forest, compiling 22 receptions, 306 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Freshman at Wake – 5 for 42 yards
Sophomore at NC State – 9 for 125 yards and a touchdown
Junior at Wake – 8 for 139 yards and  3 touchdowns

As you can see, he’s comfortable playing in Carter-Finley Stadium.

Hines has the rare opportunity to go from being a Wake Forest “NC State killer,” to  helping the Wolfpack figure out how to get a handle on his old squad.

Also, Tabari gets to continue the legacy of his last name at NC State. His cousin, Nyheim Hines, was a 1st Team All-ACC running back for the Wolfpack, and just finished his rookie season for the Colts.