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Amari Gainer Miami Dolphins · #99

Linebacker · 6' 3", 240 lbs · Tallahassee, FL · Age 26

Amari Gainer is a Linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2024 he recorded 5 tackles.

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Amari Gainer
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Miami Dolphins · #99 · Linebacker
Amari Gainer
Season avg5 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg5 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
5tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Amari Gainer — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C-
Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Amari Gainer is a Linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2024 he recorded 5 tackles.
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Tackling
C
Coverage
C
Splash
F
Tackling
Below average · defense
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C
Pass rush
Solid · defense
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C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C
Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Amari Gainer stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1263 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
4Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Amari Gainer — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+
Tackling
5 TKL
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C
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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C
Coverage
0 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Amari Gainer

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2025  modeled
5
tackles
5–5
0.0
sacks
0.0–0.0
0
int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
17
games
16–18
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 5 → projected 5 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.0 tackles
Everything it reads
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1 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Amari Gainer career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
20241750000
Career1750.0000
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
60off index
88def index
+14net
60%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Amari Gainer

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-06-22

The beginning

Amari Gainer is a Linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Amari Gainer is a Miami Dolphins linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2024) he has recorded 5 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 5 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2024.

Where things stand

Where Gainer goes from here.

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Gainer's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
240 lbs
Born
Tallahassee, FL
Age
26
Jersey
#99
Background

Amari Gainer is from Tallahassee, FL and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 240 lbs.

Over his 2024 season he has recorded 5 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Gainer is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Amari Gainer is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 5 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his 2024 rookie season.

Tackle volume5 career tackles over 1 season.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Verified profiles & sources
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FAQ

Amari Gainer — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Amari Gainer, answered.

What position does Amari Gainer play?
Amari Gainer is a Linebacker for the Miami Dolphins.
When was Amari Gainer drafted?
Amari Gainer entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Amari Gainer played?
1 (2024).
What are Amari Gainer's career stats?
He has recorded 5 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Amari Gainer career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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