Amari Gainer: LB · North Carolina · #3.
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Amari Gainer
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Willie Taggart, Mike Norvell and Mack Brown. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Clemson — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Carolina | 27 | 17 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 17 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 59 | 24 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Florida State | 65 | 36 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida State | 69 | 31 | 7.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| Career | 237 | 115 | 25.0 | 8.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 31-13vs Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-24@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-31vs No. 25 Miami | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 27-31vs Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 42-46@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-7vs Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 47-45vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-31@ Clemson | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-39@ NC State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-30vs West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 6.0 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%6 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksPD rate
7%2 pass breakups27 tackles · 6 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mack Brown
Pass share
48.5%
460 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
503 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #295 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida State and North Carolina, 237 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, Mike Norvell and Mack Brown.
