Nate Gaines: S · UTSA · #11.
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Nate Gaines
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at UTSA: Larry Coker and Frank Wilson. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida International, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 1.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 17-10@ Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-17vs Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-14@ Texas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-31vs Southern Miss | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-29@ North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-7vs Rice | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14@ UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-14@ Florida International | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-24vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 9-7vs Marshall | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-20@ Louisiana Tech | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 41 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL41 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Wilson
Pass share
40.7%
307 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
68.5
11 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTSA, 122 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Coker → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
