Player Dossier

2010-2013

Missouri

E.J. Gaines

DB • 5'11" • Independence, MO, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

E.J. Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

Efficiency

16.7

Consistency

61.4

Season Value

59.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason · Missouri

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Missouri
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

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E.J. Gaines, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason · Missouri. E.J. Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

Missouri paired 5 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 2 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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2013 Postseason · Missouri

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

16.7

Usage

Consistency

61.4

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 1. Unknown: 2. Arkansas State: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Tennessee: 1. Kentucky: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 5
First Half1.3 · Games = 3 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 3 · -1 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · Games = 6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

40 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 1/4vs Oklahoma StateW 41-311
Sat 11/9@ KentuckyW 48-17
Sat 11/2vs TennesseeW 31-31
Sat 10/5@ VanderbiltW 51-28
Sat 9/28vs Arkansas StateW 41-191
Sat 8/31vs UnknownSplash game2

Career Arc

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

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    Missouri

    2010-2013

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20102011201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonMissouri0
2011 Regular SeasonMissouri252
2012 Regular SeasonMissouri110-1
2013 PostseasonMissouri516.74
2013 Regular SeasonMissouri516.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

Oklahoma State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Miami (OH)

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Texas A&M

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Postseason · Missouri

5 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · usage

59.4

#2

2013 Regular Season · Missouri

59.4

5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Missouri

37.8

2 primary · 5 efficiency · usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8756

Fort Osage · Independence, MO

Committed To
Missouri
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

0

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

E.J. Gaines quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career touchdowns
1