Education
Gaines attended Judson in Converse, Texas, where he played football and ran track. He totalled 110 tackles and four interceptions during his two seasons, and blocked five kicks as a senior, leading Judson to the state title game played at Rice Stadium. Academically, he had a 3.7 Grade Point Average.
As a track and field athlete, Gaines was ranked as one of the top 110m hurdlers in the state as a senior.
As a junior, he ran a leg on Judson"s 4x100m relay squad that finished third at the state track meet, with a school-record time of 40.91 seconds.
At the 2009 Texas Relays, he placed 7th in the 110-meter hurdles with a Puerto Rico time of 14.09 seconds. He took silver in the long jump at the 2009 Converse Wagner Meet, with a leap of 6.70 meters (21 ft 11 in).
He recorded a personal-best time of 38.54 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2009 District 27-5A Meet, winning the event.
Gaines was regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.
Career
He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rice. Gaines attended Rice University from 2009 to 2013.
As a true freshman, he played in nine games, starting six, before an injury versus
SMU ended his season. He recorded 28 total tackles and broke up three passes.
In 2010, he played in all 12 games, recording 64 tackles, including two for loss, and six pass break ups. In 2011, he played in only five games, including three starts, before sustaining an injury at Southern Mission, and was given a medical redshirt.
In 2012, he started all 13 games, recording 33 tackles, and 18 pass break ups, which led the Conference United States of America and was second nationally, and earned himself consensus C-United States of America honors.
He was suspended for the opening game of the season versus Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, due to violation of team rules. He went on to start the next 12 games of the season, recording 36 tackles, including four for loss, four interceptions and nine pass break ups, and was named first team All-C-United States of America for the second consecutive season.
He set a school record by breaking up 38 passes in his career.
2014 NFL Draft He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (87th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. 2014 Season Gaines was bumped up the depth chart after the Chiefs released Pro Bowler Brandon Flowers.
He played in all 4 preseason games, including a start against the Green Bay Packers in the last preseason game. He would go on to play in 13 games, 5 of those as a starter.
NFL stats Key General Practice: games played COMB: combined tackles TOTAL: total tackles Air Service Training: assisted tackles SACK: sacks FF: forced fumbles First Revision: fumble recoveries First Revision YDS: fumble return yards INT: interceptions International Rectifier YDS: interception return yards AVG International Rectifier : average interception return Liquefied Natural Gas: longest interception return Territorial Decoration: interceptions returned for touchdown Privatdozent : passes defensed.
