Player Career

Greg Gaines Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Greg Gaines story

Greg Gaines built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from La Habra, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Greg Gaines' career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Washington. 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 Greg Gaines' production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington.

The arc is straightforward: Greg 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Washington

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWashington0
2015 Regular SeasonWashington00
2016 PostseasonWashington11.518.65.111.5
2016 Regular SeasonWashington11.518.65.10
2017 PostseasonWashington9.518.34.4-2
2017 Regular SeasonWashington9.518.34.40
2018 PostseasonWashington1326.710.33.5
2018 Regular SeasonWashington1326.710.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ California

Week 9 · L 10-12 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

90.6 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.

#2

@ Oregon

Week 6 · W 70-21 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#3

vs UCLA

Week 9 · W 44-23 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

75.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Oregon

Week 10 · W 38-3 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#5

vs Portland State

Week 3 · W 41-3

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Washington

13 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage

67.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Washington

67.8

13 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Washington

45.6

9.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

9

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games