Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019TCU
Innis Gaines
S • 6'2" • 207 lbs • Beaumont, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Innis Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Innis Gaines built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Innis Gaines' career was his defensive production: 102 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- TCU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Innis Gaines, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · TCU. Innis Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 102
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Innis Gaines quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · S
- Career Tackles
- 102
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · TCU
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West Brook · TCU
- High school pipeline
- West Brook · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · S 166th (top 35%) · Big 12 89th (top 20%) · National 1,223rd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | TCU | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 11 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 6 | 31 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 75.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 8 | 34 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56.8 |
Related Context
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Innis Gaines played S for TCU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Innis Gaines recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
TCU paired 15.5 primary output with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · TCU
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
28.3
Usage
9.5
Consistency
64.4
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 1. Purdue: 0. SMU: 1. Kansas: 0. Iowa State: 1. Kansas State: 2. Texas: 1. Oklahoma State: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 6 by 25. SMU: 3 by 22.5. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. Kansas State: 5 by 40.8. Texas: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma State: 5 by 45.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 4 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/2 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 27-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Texas | W 37-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 17-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Iowa State | L 24-49 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Kansas | W 51-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs SMU | L 38-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Purdue | W 34-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 39-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Innis Gaines story
Innis Gaines built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Innis Gaines' career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Innis Gaines' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
TCU
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | TCU | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | TCU | 13 | 24.7 | 7 | 13 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 13 | 24.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 15.5 | 46.5 | 11.6 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | TCU | 8.5 | 28.3 | 9.5 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 3 · L 28-40
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 9 · L 7-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Kansas State
Week 7 · W 26-6 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma State
Week 10 · L 27-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 8 · L 17-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · TCU
15.5 primary output · 46.5 efficiency · 11.6 usage
75.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · TCU
56.8
8.5 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · TCU
53.3
13 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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