Player Dossier

2019-2023

Florida State

Amari Gainer

LB • 6'4" • 235 lbs • Tallahassee, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Amari Gainer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.3

Efficiency

19.8

Consistency

54.5

Season Value

23.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Florida State • North Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC 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.

Amari Gainer, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Florida State. Amari Gainer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Florida State paired 5.5 primary output with 36.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida State, North Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. 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.

2023 Postseason · North Carolina

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

19.8

Usage

5.3

Consistency

54.5

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. South Carolina: 4. Minnesota: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Miami: 1. Virginia: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Unknown: 1. Duke: 1. Clemson: 1. NC State: 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. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 2 by 48.3. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 4 by 26.7. Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Duke: 1 by 14.2. Clemson: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 2 by 23.3

Split Comparison

Wins1.2 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=5 · -0.1 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

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs South Carolina

Result
Wed 12/27@ West VirginiaL 10-3033000
Sun 11/26@ NC StateL 20-392010.500
Sat 11/18@ ClemsonL 20-3143100
Sun 11/12vs DukeW 47-4511100
Sat 11/4vs Unknown20001
Sun 10/29@ Georgia TechL 42-4611000
Sat 10/21vs VirginiaL 27-3132001
Sat 10/14vs MiamiW 41-3144100
Sun 9/24@ PittsburghW 41-2430000
Sat 9/16vs MinnesotaW 31-1321000
Sat 9/2vs South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash gameW 31-1722220

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Florida State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    North Carolina

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonFlorida State10.532.79.9
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida State10.532.79.90
2020 Regular SeasonFlorida State5.536.29.7-5
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida State8.530.16.63
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida State2.5164.5-6
2023 PostseasonNorth Carolina10.519.85.38
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina10.519.85.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

NC State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.6 takeover score.

#2

Georgia Tech

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.5 takeover score.

#3

Wake Forest

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

#4

South Carolina

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.

#5

Syracuse

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Florida State

5.5 primary output · 36.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage

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#2

2023 Postseason · North Carolina

23.9

10.5 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · North Carolina

23.9

10.5 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

4

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9112

Lawton Chiles · Tallahassee, FL

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

237

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 49 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Amari Gainer quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
237