Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Texas Tech
J.J. Gaines
DB • 6'0" • Irving, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
J.J. Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
J.J. Gaines built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a defensive back from Irving, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of J.J. Gaines' career was his defensive production: 8...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
J.J. Gaines, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech. J.J. Gaines shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
J.J. Gaines quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Peachtree Ridge
- High school pipeline
- Peachtree Ridge · 29 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2015
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 61.5 |
Related Context
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J.J. Gaines played DB for Texas Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, J.J. Gaines recorded 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 4 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa 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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2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
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Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 1. Baylor: 1. Iowa State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
40 vs Iowa State
Player Story
J.J. Gaines story
J.J. Gaines built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a defensive back from Irving, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of J.J. Gaines' career was his defensive production: 8 interceptions across 7 career games in the available record. That gives J.J. Gaines' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 4 | 26.7 | — | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa State
Week 6 · W 66-31 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas
Week 6 · W 54-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs TCU
Week 3 · W 20-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 8 · W 34-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma State
Week 5 · L 35-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech
4 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · — usage
61.5
#2
2013 Regular Season · Texas Tech
56.7
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Texas Tech
56.7
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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