Last confirmed: TCU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 207 lb · Beaumont, TX · Beaumont West Brook
Innis Gaines: S · TCU · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Innis Gaines
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent four seasons in the TCU secondary. On tape: 6 tackles against Purdue, Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-13@ Purdue | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14vs Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-49@ Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-27vs No. 15 Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34@ Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL34 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Gary Patterson — 29-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
43.7%
393 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at TCU, 102 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 28 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gary Patterson.
