Player Dossier

2016-2019

TCU

Innis Gaines

S • 6'2" • 207 lbs • Beaumont, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Innis Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.5

Efficiency

24.6

Consistency

40.9

Season Value

22.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · TCU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

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.

Innis Gaines, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · TCU. Innis Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

TCU paired 14.5 primary output with 44.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.6 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · TCU

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

24.6

Usage

8.5

Consistency

40.9

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. Unknown: 1. Purdue: 0. SMU: 1. Kansas: 0. Iowa State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Texas: 1. Oklahoma State: 2.5

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. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 6 by 25. SMU: 3 by 22.5. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma State: 5 by 45.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=4 · +0.4 vs First Half

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 StateL 27-34541.5010
Sat 10/26vs TexasW 37-27430010
Sat 10/19@ Kansas StateL 17-2453000
Sat 10/5@ Iowa StateL 24-4943000
Sat 9/28vs KansasW 51-1442000
Sat 9/21vs SMUL 38-4132001
Sat 9/14@ PurdueW 34-1362000
Sun 9/1vs Unknown33100

Career Arc

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

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    TCU

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620162017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonTCU04.20.6
2016 Regular SeasonTCU04.20.60
2017 PostseasonTCU1223.87.512
2017 Regular SeasonTCU1223.87.50
2018 Regular SeasonTCU14.544.9132.5
2019 Regular SeasonTCU5.524.68.5-9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio State

Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5

Primary metric

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.

#2

Iowa State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.4 takeover score.

#3

Kansas State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma State

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#5

SMU

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · TCU

14.5 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 13 usage

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#2

2016 Postseason · TCU

34.9

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · TCU

34.9

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8633

West Brook · Beaumont, TX

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

102

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Innis Gaines quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
102