2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Amari Gainer
- Position:
- Jack
- Height:
- 6-3.5
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Chiles
Bio
2023 - Graduate Student Season
Appeared in all 13 games • Posted 27 tackles, six TFL, 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a QB pressure • Had two tackles, two TFL and two sacks in the season opener against South Carolina • Made two tackles versus Minnesota • Added three tackles against Pittsburgh • Had four tackles, a TFL and a QB pressure against Miami • Recorded three tackles and a PBU against Virginia • Added a tackle at Georgia Tech • Made two tackles and a PBU versus Campbell • Had a tackle and a TFL against Duke • Added four tackles and a TFL at Clemson • Made two tackles, one TFL and a half sack at NC State • Made three tackles and forced a fumble against West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
Prior to North Carolina
A five-year veteran on defense at Florida St. with one year of eligibility remaining • Appeared in 46 games, starting 18, over his five seasons as a Seminole • Posted 210 tackles, six sacks, 19 TFL, five forced fumbles and two PBU • Left Florida St. as the program’s active leading tackler • Saw action in seven games, starting one, as a redshirt junior in 2022 • Tallied 17 tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFL and a forced fumble • Played in 12 games, starting three, in 2021 • Notched 59 tackles, a sack, 5.5 TFL, a forced fumble and two PBU • Saw action in nine games, starting five, in 2020 • Made 65 tackles, a half sack, five TFL and a forced fumble • Appeared in 13 games, starting nine, in 2019 • Recorded 69 tackles, 3.5 sacks, seven TFL and two forced fumbles • Played in four games as a true freshman in 2018 • Was a four-star prep standout at Chiles in Tallahassee • Coached by Kevin Pettis.
Personal
Son of Blond and Herb Gainer • Father, Herb, played wide receiver at Florida St. from 1984-87 • Brother, Ashton, plays football and baseball at North Florida Christian • Sister, Amaya, plays softball at FAMU • Birthday is June 22.
Appeared in all 13 games • Posted 27 tackles, six TFL, 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a QB pressure • Had two tackles, two TFL and two sacks in the season opener against South Carolina • Made two tackles versus Minnesota • Added three tackles against Pittsburgh • Had four tackles, a TFL and a QB pressure against Miami • Recorded three tackles and a PBU against Virginia • Added a tackle at Georgia Tech • Made two tackles and a PBU versus Campbell • Had a tackle and a TFL against Duke • Added four tackles and a TFL at Clemson • Made two tackles, one TFL and a half sack at NC State • Made three tackles and forced a fumble against West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
Prior to North Carolina
A five-year veteran on defense at Florida St. with one year of eligibility remaining • Appeared in 46 games, starting 18, over his five seasons as a Seminole • Posted 210 tackles, six sacks, 19 TFL, five forced fumbles and two PBU • Left Florida St. as the program’s active leading tackler • Saw action in seven games, starting one, as a redshirt junior in 2022 • Tallied 17 tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFL and a forced fumble • Played in 12 games, starting three, in 2021 • Notched 59 tackles, a sack, 5.5 TFL, a forced fumble and two PBU • Saw action in nine games, starting five, in 2020 • Made 65 tackles, a half sack, five TFL and a forced fumble • Appeared in 13 games, starting nine, in 2019 • Recorded 69 tackles, 3.5 sacks, seven TFL and two forced fumbles • Played in four games as a true freshman in 2018 • Was a four-star prep standout at Chiles in Tallahassee • Coached by Kevin Pettis.
Personal
Son of Blond and Herb Gainer • Father, Herb, played wide receiver at Florida St. from 1984-87 • Brother, Ashton, plays football and baseball at North Florida Christian • Sister, Amaya, plays softball at FAMU • Birthday is June 22.