Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Missouri
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.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Missouri
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Murray State
Player Story
E.J. Gaines built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a defensive back from Independence, MO wearing No. 31, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of E.J. Gaines' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Missouri
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 188
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
E.J. Gaines, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Missouri. E.J. Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
E.J. Gaines quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Missouri
- Top game
- Murray State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fort Osage · Missouri
- High school pipeline
- Fort Osage · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 6 · Pick 12 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2013
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Missouri | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 17.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Missouri | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.7 |
| 2013 Postseason | Missouri | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Missouri | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.4 |
Related Context
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E.J. Gaines played DB for Missouri. Across 4 tracked seasons, E.J. Gaines recorded 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Missouri.
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: Murray State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Missouri
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
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Consistency
61.4
Best Game by takeover score
Murray State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 1. Murray State: 2. Arkansas State: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Tennessee: 1. Kentucky: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half1.3 · Games = 3 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 3 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Murray State
Best efficiency game
40 vs Murray State
Player Story
E.J. Gaines story
E.J. Gaines built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a defensive back from Independence, MO wearing No. 31, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of E.J. Gaines' career was his defensive production: 8 interceptions across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Missouri. 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 E.J. Gaines' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 154 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Missouri.
The arc is straightforward: E.J. Gaines 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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Missouri
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Missouri | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Missouri | 2 | 5 | — | 2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Missouri | 1 | 10 | — | -1 |
| 2013 Postseason | Missouri | 5 | 16.7 | — | 4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Missouri | 5 | 16.7 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Murray State
Week 1 · W 58-14
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs Oklahoma State
Week 8 · L 24-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 17-6
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 13 · L 29-59 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 1 · W 41-31 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
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
2012 Regular Season · Missouri
26.7
1 primary · 10 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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