Receiver, Florida International (from Iowa State, Rhode Island), 2022–⁠26

Greg Gaines III

Number
No. 8
Height
6′3″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Greg Gaines III plays receiver for Florida International, after Iowa State (2022–⁠23) and Rhode Island (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at Jacksonville State: 1 catch, 2 yards.

2026 so far

8 catches, 111 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 2 yards at Jacksonville State, L 24–⁠27

Next game: vs. Middle Tennessee, Oct 20

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 8@USF
  2. 21BUF
  3. 50LIU
  4. 30NMSU
  5. 2@JXST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Hampton, 2025153receiving yards, career highat UAlbany, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat UAlbany, 2025

Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa State122.002
2023Iowa State2126.008
2024Rhode Island5060312.1334
2025Rhode Island651,01815.7446
2026Florida International811113.9030
Career1261,74613.9746

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Iowa State8WRYr 1
2023Iowa State8WRYr 2
2024Rhode Island8WRYr 3
2025Rhode Island8WRYr 4
2026Florida International8WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Iowa State2-0.62––-1.2–
2023Iowa State20.32––0.6–
2024Rhode Island (FCS)530.9959th (n=581)0.9252.47%
2025Rhode Island (FCS)1170.5465th (n=1040)0.4663.412%
2026Florida International130.15––2.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Florida International 6 games, 8 catches, 111 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atSouth FloridaL 9–⁠192809
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 33–⁠20121021
Sep 19atFlorida AtlanticL 10–⁠16––––
Sep 26vs.Long Island UniversityW 20–⁠3250030
Oct 7vs.New Mexico StateW 22–⁠3230019
Oct 13atJacksonville StateL 24–⁠271202
2025 Rhode Island 14 games, 65 catches, 1,018 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.CampbellW 31–⁠20645016
Sep 6atStony BrookW 31–⁠17595037
Sep 13atHoly CrossW 9–⁠7669024
Sep 20vs.Long Island UniversityW 28–⁠7231022
Sep 27atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠4721308
Oct 3atBrownL 21–⁠28587032
Oct 11vs.New HampshireW 38–⁠27134034
Oct 18atUAlbanyW 58–⁠176153242
Oct 25vs.BryantW 38–⁠17692138
Nov 8atElonW 34–⁠20685135
Nov 15atMaineW 45–⁠13330017
Nov 22vs.HamptonW 38–⁠108139046
Nov 29vs.Central ConnecticutW 27–⁠19562019
Dec 6atUC DavisL 26–⁠47483033
2024 Rhode Island 14 games, 50 catches, 603 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 20–⁠17570028
Sep 7atMinnesotaL 0–⁠48111011
Sep 14vs.CampbellW 21–⁠91919
Sep 21vs.Long Island UniversityW 28–⁠21444016
Oct 5atHamptonW 46–⁠44463118
Oct 12vs.BrownW 31–⁠21647014
Oct 19atNew HampshireW 26–⁠932008
Oct 26vs.MaineW 24–⁠14431016
Nov 2vs.MonmouthW 37–⁠28111011
Nov 9atDelawareL 21–⁠24324120
Nov 16vs.UAlbanyW 20–⁠17462019
Nov 23atBryantW 35–⁠21459022
Nov 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 21–⁠17571023
Dec 7atMercerL 10–⁠17581034
2023 Iowa State 1 game, 2 catches, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 30atOklahomaL 20–⁠5021208
2022 Iowa State 1 game, 1 catch, 2 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 17vs.OhioW 43–⁠101202

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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