Usage Score
7.4
Player Dossier
2021-2023Eastern Michigan
Jaden Gaines
DL • 6'4" • 242 lbs • Alpharetta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaden Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.3
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
14.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
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.
Jaden Gaines, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan. Jaden Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Eastern Michigan paired 2 primary output with 12.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Game with 1 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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2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12.3
Usage
7.4
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8/31 | @ Tennessee | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Eastern Michigan
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Progression
2021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tennessee
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.
#2
Toledo
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.
#3
Akron
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.7 takeover score.
#4
South Alabama
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
#5
Kent State
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
2 primary output · 12.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage
14.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
14.1
2 primary · 12.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8333
Chattahoochee · Alpharetta, GA
- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
7
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.