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
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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.
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
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20132013 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionfirst
- 20112011 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionsecond
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