Defensive line, Tennessee Tech, 2022–25
Theron Gaines
- Number
- No. 30
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 237 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Murfreesboro, TN
Theron Gaines played defensive line at Tennessee Tech (2022–25).
Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024 and 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tennessee Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee Tech | 30 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee Tech | 30 | DL | So. | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee Tech | 30 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Tennessee Tech | 30 | DL | Sr. | 6′1″ | 237 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Tennessee Tech 2 games, 7 tackles, 1 INT
2024 Tennessee Tech 3 games, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Middle Tennessee | L 25–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Georgia | L 3–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 3–34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2023 Tennessee Tech 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at New Mexico | L 10–56 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Tennessee Tech 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Kansas | L 10–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Samford, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ |
| Weight | 226 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.50 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.55 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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