Last confirmed: Kansas, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 220 lb · Moore, OK
Donovan Gaines: LB · Kansas · #20.
Donovan Gaines
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Kansas. One game to point at: 1 tackle against Illinois — Week 2, 2023.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-17vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 2 | W 34-23vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 15-11 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
39.0%
311 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 5 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
