Big-bodied freshman DL with untapped upside at Sam Houston
Gaines is a 6-foot-2, 295-pound freshman defensive lineman who already has the frame to compete inside at the FBS level, but his current production is still in the early-development stage with no recorded tackles yet. That makes him more of a projection bet than a finished product: the appeal is his size, youth, and room to develop into a disruptive interior presence if his technique and leverage catch up. If you value raw traits and long-term upside over immediate box-score impact, he’s the kind of lineman worth tracking.
