Usage Score
7.1
Player Dossier
2014-2017UTSA
Nate Gaines
S • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Mesquite, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.5
Consistency
15.2
Season Value
12.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Nate Gaines, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · UTSA. Nate Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
UTSA paired 3 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2017 Regular Season · UTSA
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.5
Usage
7.1
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 1. Unknown: 0. Texas State: 0. Southern Miss: 0. North Texas: 1. Rice: 0. UTEP: 1. Florida International: 1. UAB: 0. Marshall: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 4 by 16.7. Southern Miss: 5 by 20.8. North Texas: 5 by 30.8. Rice: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 3 by 22.5. Florida International: 5 by 30.8. UAB: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 8 by 48.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.4 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 6-20 | 8 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Marshall | W 9-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs UAB | L 19-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Florida International | L 7-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ UTEP | W 31-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Rice | W 20-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ North Texas | L 26-29 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Southern Miss | L 29-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Texas State | W 44-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Baylor | W 17-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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UTSA
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTSA | 3 | 30 | — | 3 |
| 2016 Postseason | UTSA | 11.5 | 34.8 | 6.6 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTSA | 11.5 | 34.8 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTSA | 5.5 | 20.5 | 7.1 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTEP
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
Louisiana Tech
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#3
Southern Miss
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#4
Arizona State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · UTSA
3 primary output · 30 efficiency · — usage
35.4
#2
2016 Postseason · UTSA
29
11.5 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · UTSA
29
11.5 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7852
Poteet · Mesquite, TX
- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
122
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.