| No. 53 –Las Vegas Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2000-06-22)June 22, 2000 (age 24) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Chiles (Leon County, Florida) |
| College: | Florida State (2018–2022) North Carolina (2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Amari Gainer (born June 22, 2000) is an American professionalfootballlinebacker for theLas Vegas Raiders of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theFlorida State Seminoles andNorth Carolina Tar Heels.
Gainer was born on June 22, 2000, and grew up inTallahassee, Florida.[1] His father was awide receiver who playedcollege football for theFlorida State Seminoles.[2] He attendedLawton Chiles High School where he was a football player, totaling 93tackles, 24 tackles-for-loss (TFLs) and 12sacks as asenior.[3] He was a top-250 recruit and a four-star prospect, ultimately committing to play college football for Florida State, the school his father had attended.[3][4][5]
As a truefreshman at Florida State in 2018, Gainer suffered a broken foot andredshirted, having appeared in four games during the season.[3] He became a starter in 2019.[3] With 13 games played, and nine starts, in the 2019 season, he recorded 69 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks.[2][6] He then was the team leader with 65 tackles in 2020.[7] Gainer recorded 59 tackles, 5.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack during the 2021 season, then posted 17 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack in 2022.[2]
Gainer transferred to theNorth Carolina Tar Heels for his final season in 2023, ending his stint at Florida State having made 210 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, six sacks and five forcedfumbles.[2][8] In his lone year with the Tar Heels, he appeared in all 13 games and posted 27 tackles, six tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.60 s | 1.65 s | 2.60 s | 4.32 s | 7.09 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | ||
| All values fromPro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the2024 NFL draft, Gainer signed with theLas Vegas Raiders as anundrafted free agent.[10][11] He was also selected by theArlington Renegades in the fifth round of the2024 UFL draft on July 17.[12]