James Madison · L 13-20
No tackles.
Gardner-Webb · W 24-23 · FCS
No tackles.
Coastal Carolina · W 34-17
No tackles.
Delaware · W 30-14
No tackles.
Gainey has tackles in 4 of Liberty’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Tyrell Gainey
A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Florida International — Week 9, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-3vs Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-6@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 49-10
4 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 39-point win at home against Florida International.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to -8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
10tackles this season10 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
