Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021UCF
Derek Gainous
DB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
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Derek Gainous shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bethune-Cookman
Player Story
Derek Gainous built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Derek Gainous' career was his defensive production: 70...
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- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Derek Gainous, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UCF. Derek Gainous shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- UCF · DB
- Career Tackles
- 70
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · UCF
- Top game
- Bethune-Cookman
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Senior · UCF
- High school pipeline
- Miami Senior · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · DB 693rd (top 75%) · American Athletic 292nd (top 59%) · National 3,544th (top 60%)
Derek Gainous played DB for UCF. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derek Gainous recorded 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with UCF.
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