Innis Gaines
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | August 29, 1998 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | West Brook (TX) (Beaumont, Texas) | ||
| College: | TCU (2016–2019) | ||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
| Career history | |||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Innis Gaines (born August 29, 1998) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at TCU and was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2021.
Early life and education[edit]
Gaines was born on August 29, 1998, in Beaumont, Texas. He attended West Brook High School in Beaumont, recording 124 tackles, five interceptions, and two fumble recoveries as a senior. He was a four-star safety according to 247Sports.com and was ranked as the number four safety in the state of Texas. He committed to TCU over offers from Texas A&M and Arkansas.[1]
As a freshman in 2016, he appeared in ten games and made two tackles. As a sophomore, Gaines appeared in all 14 games, making two starts. He finished the year with 37 tackles, 6-for-loss, and 2 quarterback sacks. As a junior, Gaines started the first six games of the year before going out with an injury. He totaled 31 tackles in the year. Following the 2018 season, he was named second-team all-Big 12 Conference by Pro Football Focus. As a senior, he started the first eight games before again being sidelined due to injury. He made a total of 34 tackles in the year, placing seventh on the team.[1]
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Gaines went unselected in the 2020 NFL Draft, and only received one tryout due to COVID-19 restrictions. While a free agent, he worked for DoorDash.[3] The Green Bay Packers, who held the tryout, gave him a futures contract on January 8, 2021.[3] Gaines was released at the final roster cuts in August 2021 but re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[4] He was activated from the practice squad to the active roster for their game against the Cleveland Browns, and made his NFL debut in the 24–22 win, making one tackle.[5][6]
On January 25, 2022, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers.[7] He was waived/injured on August 30, and placed on injured reserve.[8] He was released on September 9.
On October 11, 2022, Gaines received a tryout from the New York Jets.[9] He was signed again by the Packers on October 18 to the practice squad and was elevated to the active roster on October 29, 2022.[10][11] On November 26, 2022, he was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad.[12] On November 29, 2022, the Packers signed Gaines to the active roster.[13]
Gaines was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[14][15] He was elevated for Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2023 season.[16][17] The same was done in Week 9.[18] He was signed to the active roster on November 11,[19] but waived two days later.[20]
NFL career statistics[edit]
Regular season[edit]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2021 | GB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | GB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Innis Gaines – Football – TCU Athletics". GoFrogs.com.
- ^ "2020 Draft Scout Innis Gaines, Texas Christian NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Huber, Bill (August 24, 2021). "Gaines Goes From DoorDash To Dashing Toward Roster Spot". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Meerdink, Jon (September 1, 2021). "Green Bay Packers practice squad signings and waiver claims tracker". Acme Packing Company.
- ^ "Packers place CB Kevin King on reserve/COVID-19 list". Green Bay Packers. December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Innis Gaines Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Packers keep two RBs, seven WRs: Here's the initial 2022 roster". Packers.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Innis Gaines: Trying out with Jets". CBS Sports. RotoWire. October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Packers claim offensive lineman off waivers from Colts". packers.com. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "Packers elevate two players for Bills game". packers.com. October 29, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Packers elevate S Innis Gaines, RB Patrick Taylor for gameday". packers.com. November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign S Innis Gaines to active roster". packers.com. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign 16 players to practice squad". packers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Packers elevate S Innis Gaines, RB Patrick Taylor for gameday". packers.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Packers elevate S Innis Gaines, RB Patrick Taylor for gameday – Week 2". packers.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Packers elevate S Innis Gaines for gameday". packers.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign S Innis Gaines to active roster". Packers.com. November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Packers release S Innis Gaines". packers.com. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.