6′2″ · Plano, TX · Prestonwood Christian
Anthony Gair: DB · Iowa · #12.
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Anthony Gair
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Iowa secondary. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Illinois, Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-21vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-3vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 14-13vs No. 2 Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0@ Illinois | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 40-10vs No. 17 Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-30vs No. 20 Florida | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2016
W 14-13
vs Michigan
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss.
2 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
38.7%
310 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
61.7
13 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Iowa, 28 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
