Usage Score
11.4
Player Dossier
2018-2021UCF
Derek Gainous
DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derek Gainous shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
15.9
Consistency
72.2
Season Value
25.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
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.
Derek Gainous, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · UCF. Derek Gainous shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Derek Gainous played DB for UCF. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derek Gainous recorded 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
UCF paired 0 primary output with 11.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · UCF
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
15.9
Usage
11.4
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Unknown
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Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0.5. Unknown: 1
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All Games0.8 · Games = 2
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Unknown
Career Arc
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- 1
UCF
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | UCF | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 2 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 1.5 | 15.9 | 11.4 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
South Florida
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.3 takeover score.
#3
Tulane
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41 takeover score.
#4
Boise State
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.8 takeover score.
#5
Houston
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · UCF
0 primary output · 11.8 efficiency · 2.1 usage
37.9
#2
2018 Postseason · UCF
35.8
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UCF
35.8
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.8418
Miami Senior · Miami, FL
- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
70
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.