Marcus Gaines: WR · Louisiana Tech · #16.
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Marcus Gaines
Beats you over the top. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at Louisiana Tech since. A game that shows it: 104 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Mississippi State — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 0 | 58 |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 1 | 24 |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 17 | 315 | 18.5 | 2 | 72 |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 82 | 10.2 | 1 | 18 |
| Career | 36 | 592 | 16.4 | 4 | 72 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 12 | -- |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 18 | 7 |
| Career | 5 | 32 | 30 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-24vs Northwestern State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-57vs Mississippi State | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | 58 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 22-23@ UAB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 0 | 58 |
Week 2 · 2017
L 21-57
4 seasons under Skip Holtz — 34-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 56.5 | 21.9 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 39.3 | 16.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
46.0%
419 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 592 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Skip Holtz.
