Jafus Gaines

WR · Texas State 2015 · #80

Last confirmed: Texas State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · Houston, TX

Jafus Gaines: WR · Texas State · #80.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Jafus Gaines

WR · Texas State · #80

Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Texas State. On tape: 92 receiving yards and 5 rushing yards against Prairie View A&M, Week 2, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Texas State in the news

Former Texas State coach Dennis Franchione diesOct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Texas State	42	521	12.4	2
2014	Texas State	22	289	13.1	4
Career		64	810	12.7	6

Season	Team
2015	Texas State	1	5	121
2014	Texas State	3	13	14
Career		4	18	135

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 16-59@ No. 10 Florida State	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 2	W 63-24vs Prairie View A&M	4	92	23.0	1	49	Season-high 92 yds
Wk 3	L 50-56vs Southern Miss	8	78	9.8	0	16
Wk 4	L 14-59@ Houston	6	60	10.0	0	16
Wk 6	L 27-49@ Louisiana	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 8	W 36-18vs South Alabama	2	30	15.0	0	24
Wk 9	L 13-37@ Georgia Southern	2	38	19.0	1	23
Wk 10	L 21-31vs New Mexico State	3	43	14.3	0	23
Wk 11	L 19-41vs Georgia State	5	36	7.2	0	14
Wk 12	W 16-3vs UL Monroe	2	28	14.0	0	20
Wk 13	L 31-38@ Idaho	6	59	9.8	0	20
Wk 14	L 17-55@ Arkansas State	2	41	20.5	0	29
Total		42	521	12.4	2	49

Signature game

Week 2 · 2015

W 63-24

vs Prairie View A&M

4 rec · 92 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 39-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.

With T. Jones — 278 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.4 · 48 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · B. Smith — 2 rec · 99 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · New Mexico State · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.52Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 23 yds to the NMxSt 48 for a
Week 9 · Georgia Southern · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.31Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 23 yds for a TD GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Lumi Kaba KICK)
Week 12 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 20 yds to the LaMon 32 for a
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.92Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 22 yds for a TD, (Lumi Kaba KICK)
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 49 yds to the PraVw 5 for a
Week 3 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 17 · Q4 · EPA +2.36Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 16 yds to the SoMis 31

4 more plays

Week 3 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 16 yds to the SoMis 40 for a lat. to C.J. Best for a loss of 3 yards to the SoMis 40 for a lat. to Tyler Jones for no gain to the SoMis 40 for a
Week 14 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.80Connor White pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 29 yds to the ArkSt 10 for a
Week 11 · Georgia State · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.76Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 14 yds to the GeoSt 2 for a
Week 4 · Houston · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.75Tyler Jones pass complete to Jafus Gaines for 16 yds to the Houst 3 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Dennis Franchione — 10-14 over that span.

2014Texas State7-5HC: Dennis Franchione · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015Texas State3-9HC: Dennis Franchione · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#180 / 684 · 73rd pct

14.8%

Yards / catch#295 / 684 · 57th pct

12.8

Catch rate#339 / 684 · 49th pct

66.7%

EPA / target#367 / 684 · 46th pct

0.46

TD rate#392 / 684 · 42nd pct

3.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#169 / 521 · 67th pct

Rec yards#208 / 521 · 60th pct

521

Long catch#244 / 521 · 52nd pct

Yards / catch#298 / 521 · 42nd pct

12.4

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Rec TDs#283 / 521 · 38th pct

Rush yards#165 / 247 · 32nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

86th → 46th percentile

Explosive rate

46th → 73rd percentile

Catch rate

73rd → 49th percentile

TD rate

97th → 42nd percentile

Yards / catch

63rd → 57th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.0	51.2	13.9	0.2
Road6g	3.0	35.7	12.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.0	49.2	11.8	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	3.1	39.3	14.3	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Dennis Franchione

Pass share

48.0%

430 pass / 466 run

Plays / game

74.7

12 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

411 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

42 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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