2013 STRENGTH TRAINING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
2013 (Senior): Started all 13 games at middle linebacker … Second on team with 83 tackles … Had eight tackles and forced fumble in upset win over No. 12/9 Florida … Recorded team-high seven tackles and recovered fumble for career-first TD in road win at USF … Registered career-high eight solo tackles, one sack and fumble recovery in home win vs. Georgia Tech … Added seven tackles in comeback road win at UNC … Led team with six tackles in win over Wake Forest … Had season-high 10 tackles in road loss at Duke … Chipped in eight tackles, TFL, PBU and QB hurry in road win at Pitt … Recorded seven tackles vs. Louisville in Russell Athletic Bowl … Named Strength Training Athlete of the Year at end-of-season team awards show … Earned letter.
2012 (Junior): Played in 11 games at linebacker, making six starts … Finished fifth on team with 57 tackles, including 34 solo stops … First start of season came at MLB against Georgia Tech … Penciled in at starting MLB for final five games … Had seven tackles at Georgia Tech … Added six tackles against Florida State and seven vs. Virginia Tech … Recorded career-high 12 tackles in loss to Virginia … Had nine tackles at Duke … Recorded 1.0 TFL against Georgia Tech, Florida State and Virginia Tech … Recovered fumble against Florida State … Notched interceptions against Virginia Tech and USF … Had season-high two PBUs at Duke … Earned letter.
2011 (Sophomore): Earned starting job in training camp and saw action in all 12 games … Finished season with eight starts … Recorded fifth-highest tackle total on team with 58 (24 solo, 34 assists) … Also recorded three tackles-for-loss … Registered career-high nine tackles against North Carolina … Had eight tackles in back-to-back games against Bethune-Cookman and then-No. 21 Virginia Tech … Tied for team lead with six tackles against then-No. 17 Ohio State … Earned letter.
2010 (True Freshman): Played in five games for Hurricanes, assisting on tackle in Pittsburgh game … Earned letter.
High School: NYSSA second-team All State, Class A … Played linebacker, safety, tight end, tailback and receiver at Canisius during senior season … Finished with 61 rushing yards and touchdown, 15 catches for 270 yards and two scores along with 154 tackles (108 solo), three sacks, one interception and fumble recovery.
| GAINES CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||
| SEASON | G-GS | UT | AT | TT | TFL | YDS | SACK | YDS | FF | FR | PBU | INT | YDS |
| 2010 | 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12-8 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11-6 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 13-13 | 54 | 29 | 83 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | 41-27 | 112 | 87 | 199 | 8.0 | 25 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |