Usage Score
17.4
Player Dossier
2024-2025Charlotte
Rod Gainey Jr.
RB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Rod Gainey Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.2 efficiency.
Efficiency
33.2
Consistency
37.4
Season Value
46.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Charlotte
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Scouting Read
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Rod Gainey Jr., RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Charlotte. Rod Gainey Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.2 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Charlotte paired 304 primary output with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
27.6
Efficiency
33.2
Usage
17.4
Consistency
37.4
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 1. North Carolina: 19. Unknown: 86. Rice: 52. Army: 52. Temple: 5. North Texas: 20. East Carolina: 3. UTSA: 17. Georgia: 41. Tulane: 8
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 3 by 17. North Carolina: 7 by 26.9. Unknown: 17 by 51.9. Rice: 9 by 63.9. Army: 20 by 27.6. Temple: 1 by 52.1. North Texas: 6 by 35.8. East Carolina: 2 by 6.3. UTSA: 6 by 31.8. Georgia: 9 by 45. Tulane: 10 by 6.9
Split Comparison
Losses21.8 · n=10
First Half35.8 · n=6 · +18.0 vs Second Half
Second Half17.8 · n=5 · -18.0 vs First Half
All Games27.6 · n=11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
63.9 vs Rice
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ Tulane | L 0-27 | 7 | 4 | 0.60 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Georgia | L 3-35 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs UTSA | L 7-28 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ East Carolina | L 22-48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Fri 10/24 | vs North Texas | L 20-54 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Temple | L 14-49 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Army | L 7-24 | 19 | 51 | 2.70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Thu 9/18 | vs Rice | L 17-28 | 8 | 51 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 15 | 74 | 4.90 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North Carolina | L 3-20 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs App State | L 11-34 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0.3 |
Career Arc
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Charlotte
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Charlotte | 47 | 52.8 | 5.5 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 304 | 33.2 | 17.4 | 257 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
East Carolina
Win with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29
Primary metric
29 scrimmage yards and 6.2 usage.
#2
Unknown
86
Primary metric
Game with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#3
Florida Atlantic
13
Primary metric
Win with 13 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
13 scrimmage yards and 2.7 usage.
#4
Rice
52
Primary metric
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
#5
Army
52
Primary metric
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 44.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Charlotte
304 primary output · 33.2 efficiency · 17.4 usage
46.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Charlotte
28.8
47 primary · 52.8 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8706
Tampa Bay Tech · Tampa, FL
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
351
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.