Xavier Gaines
Xavier Gaines
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2021
W 49–28
at Charlotte
4 rec · 27 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Charlotte.
How he plays
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Griffin Hebert’s 2021 season.
Matches Griffin on
Differs from Griffin on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Pearson Baldwin’s path through Jacksonville State.
Hayden Hatten
Tommy Tremble
Matches Pearson on
Differs from Pearson on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Griffin Hebert's sophomore season at Louisiana Tech (2021).
Matches Griffin on
Differs from Griffin on
Player DNA
Players who play like Xavier Gaines
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2020–2021+20%
Modest growth (20%) across the multi-season window.