Running back, Boise State, 2024–⁠26

Sire Gaines

Number
No. 26
Height
6′0″
Weight
217 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Perris, CA

Sire Gaines plays running back for Boise State. Last time out, at Fresno State: 20 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 0 yards.

2026 so far

354 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 20 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 0 yards at Fresno State, W 38–⁠31

Next game: at Washington State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 39@ORE
  2. 93MEM
  3. 102SDAK
  4. 120@FRES

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

149rushing yards, career highvs. Colorado State, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Colorado State, 2025

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2024 and 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Boise State201567.8138
2025Boise State1618125.0846
2026Boise State653545.4325
Career2461,3225.41246

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Boise State34414.7117
2025Boise State11726.5120
2026Boise State7588.3138
Career211748.3338

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Boise State26RBYr 1
2025Boise State26RBYr 2
2026Boise State26RBSo. (Yr 3)6′0″217

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Boise State230.54––12.511%–
2025Boise State1720.1566th (n=576)0.1026.417%0.15
2026Boise State730.2377th (n=478)0.1016.624%0.29

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Boise State53%3.401.100.9012%
2026Boise State55%3.901.000.806%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Boise State 4 games, 354 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atOregonL 27–⁠34113909244
Sep 12vs.MemphisW 38–⁠20179311814
Sep 19vs.South DakotaW 38–⁠2417102125310
Oct 10atFresno StateW 38–⁠312012011710
2025 Boise State 14 games, 812 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28atSouth FloridaL 7–⁠34944014317
Sep 5vs.Eastern WashingtonW 51–⁠141498146111
Sep 20atAir ForceW 49–⁠37334013––
Sep 27vs.App StateW 47–⁠14126902825
Oct 4atNotre DameL 7–⁠28113909––
Oct 11vs.New MexicoW 41–⁠25206521214
Oct 18vs.UNLVW 56–⁠3162417120
Oct 24atNevadaW 24–⁠31762113––
Nov 1vs.Fresno StateL 7–⁠307390151−2
Nov 15atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠171378020––
Nov 22vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠2122149218112
Nov 28atUtah StateW 25–⁠241031010––
Dec 5vs.UNLVW 38–⁠21964135––
Dec 13 ✦vs.WashingtonL 10–⁠388160815
2024 Boise State 3 games, 156 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atGeorgia SouthernW 56–⁠4512110138344
Sep 7atOregonL 34–⁠3762206––
Sep 21vs.Portland StateW 56–⁠14224018––

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

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