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SEASON GP GS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS INT BU PD QBH RCV FF KICK
2016 12 0 0 5 5 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2 0 1 6
Played in 12 games ... Recorded five tackles includng 0.5 sacks on the season
... Registered one tackle in games against ECU, North Carolina, Miami, Virginia
and Clemson in the ACC Championship game ... Recorded the 0.5 sack versus
ECU.
H I GH SCHOOL
Listed as the No. 31 weakside defensive end in the nation and the No.
25 prospect in North Carolina by Rivals … Rated as the No. 76 strongside
defensive end in the country and the No. 47 player in his state by 247Sports …
Listed as the No. 85 defensive end in the country by Scout … Ranked as the
No. 66 defensive end in the country and the No. 24 player in the state by ESPN
Recruiting Nation... A member of the All-Atlantic Region Team by SuperPrep …
Had 78 tackles, including 15 for loss and 10 sacks, during his senior season at
Nash Central … Won the Tom Suiter Extra Effort Award … Represented North
Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, an all-star game that features top
seniors from North Carolina against their counterparts in South Carolina …
Tallied 85 tackles, including 21 for a loss and 11.5 sacks as a junior.
PERSONAL
Born on May 2, 1997, in Rocky Mount, N.C. … Son of Jeff Gaines and Tardra
Hilliard … Has two older brothers and two older sisters … Majoring in business,
with plans of opening his own restaurant.
6-3 · 249 · R-SOPHOMORE · ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. · NASH CENTRAL
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2 0 1 6
Played in 13 games, making 12 starts ... Started the Belk Bowl against Arkansas.
2 0 1 5
Started and played 13 games at center ... Played 871 snaps, all on offense at
center during the regular season ... In on 70 snaps vs. Ohio State ... Played 63
snaps vs. Furman ... Logged 75 snaps at Purdue ... Played 83 snaps at East
Carolina ... In on 55 snaps vs. Pittsburgh ... In on 68 snaps vs. N.C. State ...
Played 63 snaps at Miami ... Logged 106 snaps vs. Duke ... In on 71 snaps at
Boston College ... Appeared in 69 snaps at Georgia Tech ... Logged 87 snaps
vs. North Carolina ... Logged 61 snaps at Virginia.
6-2 · 302 · SENIOR · RICHBORO, PA. · COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH
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