Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023North Carolina
Amari Gainer
LB • 6'4" • 235 lbs • Tallahassee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Amari Gainer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida State • North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Amari Gainer built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Florida State and North Carolina. The clearest part of Amari Gainer's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Amari Gainer, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State. Amari Gainer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 237
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Amari Gainer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 237
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lawton Chiles · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Central · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · LB 469th (top 39%) · ACC 154th (top 25%) · National 1,473rd (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 63 | 6.5 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 65 | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 59 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 6 | 17 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | North Carolina | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47.5 |
Related Context
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Amari Gainer played LB for Florida State and North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Amari Gainer recorded 237 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Florida State paired 15.5 primary output with 36.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.9 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: NC State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
36.9
Usage
9.9
Consistency
30.5
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 2. Boise State: 1. Virginia: 0. Louisville: 0. NC State: 4.5. Clemson: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Syracuse: 1. Miami: 4. Boston College: 0.5. Alabama State: 2. Florida: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 6 by 45. Boise State: 2 by 18.3. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. NC State: 9 by 82.5. Clemson: 8 by 33.3. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 5 by 30.8. Miami: 5 by 60.8. Boston College: 12 by 55. Alabama State: 6 by 45. Florida: 7 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
82.5 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | L 14-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Florida | L 17-40 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Alabama StateSplash game | W 49-12 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Boston College10+ tackles | W 38-31 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 10-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Syracuse | W 35-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Wake Forest | L 20-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Clemson | L 14-45 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs NC State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-13 | 9 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Louisville | W 35-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Virginia | L 24-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Boise State | L 31-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Amari Gainer story
Amari Gainer built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Florida State and North Carolina. The clearest part of Amari Gainer's career was his defensive production: 237 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Florida State. 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 Amari Gainer's production has multiple signals. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State and North Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Amari Gainer 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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Florida State
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
North Carolina
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 15.5 | 36.9 | 9.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 15.5 | 36.9 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 8.5 | 39.5 | 11.7 | -7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 10.5 | 31.9 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 2.5 | 16 | 4.2 | -8 |
| 2023 Postseason | North Carolina | 11.5 | 20.7 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11.5 | 20.7 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 5 · W 31-13 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
94.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 3 · L 14-35 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Tech
Week 2 · L 13-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 10 · L 10-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
83.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 11 · W 38-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Florida State
15.5 primary output · 36.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
62.5
15.5 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Florida State
61.7
8.5 primary · 39.5 efficiency · 11.7 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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