Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Nate Gaines built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Nate Gaines' career was his defensive production: 122 tackles, 5...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Nate Gaines, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UTSA. Nate Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 122
- TFL
- 5
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Nate Gaines quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · S
- Career Tackles
- 122
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · UTSA
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Poteet · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Poteet · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · S 125th (top 30%) · Conference USA 107th (top 18%) · National 960th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UTSA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTSA | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | UTSA | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTSA | 13 | 75 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 41 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.7 |
Related Context
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Nate Gaines played S for UTSA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Gaines recorded 122 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
UTSA paired 11.5 primary output with 34.8 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.
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2017 Regular Season · UTSA
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.5
Usage
6.1
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. Southern: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 18.3. Southern: 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
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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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 Southern | W 51-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Baylor | W 17-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nate Gaines story
Nate Gaines built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Nate Gaines' career was his defensive production: 122 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 8 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UTSA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nate Gaines' production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTSA.
The arc is straightforward: Nate Gaines moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UTSA
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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 | 6.2 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTSA | 11.5 | 34.8 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTSA | 5.5 | 20.5 | 6.1 | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · L 6-20 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Arizona State
Week 3 · L 28-32
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 5 · W 25-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 6 · W 55-32 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
vs New Mexico
Week 1 · L 20-23 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · UTSA
11.5 primary output · 34.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · UTSA
61.5
11.5 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · UTSA
42.8
3 primary · 30 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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