Phillip Gaines

Phillip Gaines

Gaines in the 2014 NFL season.
No. 23Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: April 4, 1991
Place of birth: Concord, Massachusetts
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Converse (TX) Judson
College: Rice
NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-C-USA (2012, 2013)
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com

Phillip Gaines (born April 4, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rice.

High School

Gaines attended Judson High School 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.[1] Academically, he had a 3.7 GPA.

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 PR time of 14.09 seconds.[2] He took silver in the long jump at the 2009 Converse Wagner Meet, with a leap of 6.70 meters (21 ft 11 in).[3] 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.[4]

Gaines was regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[5]

College career

Gaines attended Rice University from 2009 to 2013. As a true freshman, he played in nine games, starting six, before an injury vs. 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 Miss, 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 USA and was second nationally, and earned himself consensus C-USA honors. In 2013, he was named the Conference USA Pre-season Defensive Player of the Year.[6] He was suspended for the opening game of the season vs. Texas A&M, due to violation of team rules.[7] 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-USA for the second consecutive season.

He set a school record by breaking up 38 passes in his career.

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (87th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[8]

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. Gaines started the season on the bench, and recorded his first tackle of the season in a week 3 win against the Miami Dolphins. He would go on to play in 13 games, 5 of those as a starter.[9]

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2014 KC 13 20 20 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Career 13 20 20 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

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