#11

Nate Gaines

Safety for UTSA. 2017: 4 interceptions, 41 tackles.

S · UTSA · #11

6′2″ · 220 lb · Mesquite, TX

UTSA 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 2211 nationally · Signed with UTSA

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 safety for UTSA. 2017: 4 interceptions, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UTSA in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UTSA, 122 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2014

Signed with UTSA2-star out of Poteet

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2211 national

CFB

College

UTSA

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

2 coaches

2015

Larry Coker

UTSA

2016–2017

Frank Wilson

UTSA

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Larry Coker → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015UTSA3-9HC: Larry Coker · Run-leaning

2016UTSA6-7HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

2017UTSA6-5HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (94th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#27 / 795 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#711 / 2682 · 73rd pct

Tackles#914 / 2682 · 65th pct

Tackles for loss#1583 / 2682 · 38th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

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

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UTSA	41	29	1.5	0.0	--	4	--
2016	UTSA	81	48	3.5	0.0	7	1	--
2015	UTSA	--	--	--	--	--	3	--
Career		122	77	5.0	0.0	7	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2017

W 51–17

vs Southern

2 TOT

Dominant 34-point win at home against Southern.

With D. Sturm — 292 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.4 · 35 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · Y. Routsas — 39 AVG · 51 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 2	W 17-10@ Baylor	2	2	0.0	1
Wk 3	W 51-17vs Southern	2	0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 44-14@ Texas State	4	2	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 29-31vs Southern Miss	5	4	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 26-29@ North Texas	5	2	0.0	1
Wk 8	W 20-7vs Rice	3	3	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 31-14@ UTEP	3	2	0.0	1
Wk 10	L 7-14@ Florida International	5	4	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 19-24vs UAB	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 9-7vs Marshall	3	3	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 6-20@ Louisiana Tech	8	6	0.5	1	Season-high 8 tackles
Total		41	29	1.5	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2014

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays