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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Louisiana Tech
Marcus Gaines
WR • 5'6" • 161 lbs • Covington, LA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Marcus Gaines reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Marcus Gaines built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Covington, LA wearing No. 16, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Marcus Gaines' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Marcus Gaines, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. Marcus Gaines reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 592
- Receptions
- 36
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Marcus Gaines quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 592
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Louisiana
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St Pauls School · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- St Pauls School · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 118 receiving yards · WR 598th (top 61%) · Conference USA 95th (top 45%) · National 867th (top 45%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 41.7 |
| 2015 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 65.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 16 | 309 | 2 | 65.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 38.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 39.7 |
Related Context
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Marcus Gaines played WR for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marcus Gaines recorded 32 rushing yards, 592 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Louisiana Tech paired 315 primary output with 86.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
39.3
Efficiency
64.4
Usage
11.5
Consistency
18.7
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern State: 9. Mississippi State: 104. UAB: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern State: 1 by 60. Mississippi State: 3 by 100. UAB: 1 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins9 · Games = 1 · -45.5 vs Losses
Losses54.5 · Games = 2 · +45.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Mississippi State
Player Story
Marcus Gaines story
Marcus Gaines built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Covington, LA wearing No. 16, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Marcus Gaines' career was his receiving role: 36 catches, 592 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 32 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 32 rushing yards and 30 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marcus Gaines' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 82 | 66.3 | 8.9 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 315 | 86.7 | 11.9 | 233 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 315 | 86.7 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 77 | 69.3 | 4.8 | -238 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 118 | 64.4 | 11.5 | 41 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana
Week 5 · W 43-14
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
165
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
165 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Mississippi State
Week 2 · L 21-57
104
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Arkansas
Week 1 · L 20-21
31
Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 31-20 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
71.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 65 efficiency score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 6 · W 55-3 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
64.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
315 primary output · 86.7 efficiency · 11.9 usage
65.3
#2
2015 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
65.3
315 primary · 86.7 efficiency · 11.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
41.7
82 primary · 66.3 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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