#8

Greg Gaines III

WRSenior6' 3", 200 lbsTampa, FL
Florida International Panthers3-4 · TDC #111
Snap share
30%
3 of 7 started · likely 19–37%
Receptions
9
633rd of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
119
578th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.2
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.13
15 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

15 plays · -1.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.13
Passing-0.13
1st down-1.15
2nd down-0.40
3rd down+1.25
Standard downs-1.39
Passing downs+0.71
IIIWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down1%
3rd down9%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs6%
IIIWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets15—
Target share7.5%—
Catch rate53.3%—
Success rate per target33.3%—
Yards per target7.4—
Explosive catches20.0%—
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets8—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
15
8 caught (53%)
Avg. depth of target
13.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.9
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
96
of 111 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
20%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted15 targets charted

53% comp13.0 avg. depth1.9 YAC/catch20% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 1 caught (50%), 2 yds, 1.0 per target250% · 2yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 targets (20%), 2 caught (67%), 49 yds, 16.3 per target367% · 49yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), -1 yds, -1.0 per target1100% · -1yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 1 caught (50%), 9 yds, 4.5 per target250% · 9yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farFlorida International#111 · 3-4730%911907.5%
2023Iowa State#34 · 7-612%2120—
2022Iowa State#50 · 4-812%1203.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Greg Gaines III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Greg Gaines III's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.1 avg. game scoreBest: 6.5 vs Long Island University (Week 4)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
ReceivingDefense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1@South FloridaL 9–194.5284.009········
2BuffaloW 33–205.822914.5021········
3@Florida AtlanticL 10–16—·····110000··
4Long Island UniversityW 20–36.525025.0030········
6New Mexico StateW 22–35.823015.0019········
7@Jacksonville StateL 24–272.8122.002········
8Middle TennesseeL 23–26—no stats recorded
2026 · 6 games5.1911913.2030110000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9633rd / 1995
Yards119578th / 1981
Yards / catch13.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long30—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14248th / 5410
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · South Florida✓ WR75~21 (7–29)3··28%
Wk 2 · Buffalo✓ WR78~11 (3–18)2··14%
Wk 3 · Florida Atlantic—78··12—
Wk 4 · Long Island University✓ WR59~31 (10–42)2··53%
Wk 6 · New Mexico State—66~46 (30–56)4··70%
Wk 7 · Jacksonville State—73~19 (6–26)2··26%
Wk 8 · Middle Tennessee—57~19 (6–26)2··33%
Season3 GS486147 (91–178)151230%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Florida International roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
2Maguire AndersonWRJR36569423%+0.75
7Kyle McNealWRJR16177110%+0.03
0Jojo StoneWRSO14185111%+0.20
6Eric Nelson Jr.WRSO1115008%+0.85
8Greg Gaines IIIWRSR911907%-0.13
13Tyson CarterWRSO915317%+0.84
12Amari IsaacWRFR—————
15Donovan GilesWRSR—————
18Andre BrownWRSO—————
80Dylan HermanWRSO—————
82Justin LittleWRSO—————
83Malik PensonWRFR—————
84Barrett SchulzWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Florida International depth chart →