Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-17vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-23vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Donovan Gaines
Sophomore linebacker for Kansas. 2023: 2 tackles.
5′10″ · 220 lb · Moore, OK
Kansas 2023 alumnus
The story
2 linebacker for Kansas. 2023: 2 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDonovan Gaines
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Kansas. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Illinois — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 5 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 15-11 over that span.
2022Kansas6-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology