Kansas State University Athletics
2021 Football
Gainous, Kirmari
Jersey Number 13
Kirmari Gainous
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Lincoln
- Prev School:
- Hutchinson CC
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2021 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: Was a regular member of the playing rotation as a junior in 2020 before seeing spot duty in 2021.
2021: Played in six games, including the TCU game when he had a tackle and a forced fumble... Also had a tackle in the Texas Bowl against LSU.
2020: A member of the regular playing rotation at defensive end for all 10 game who also slid to the interior during passing situations… Carded 14 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks during the year… Recorded sacks in consecutive games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech… Had a season-high two tackles on five occasions, including each of the final three games… Forced a fumble at West Virginia that was recovered by the Wildcats.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two years at Hutchinson under head coach Rion Rhoades... Rated the 33rd-best overall community-college prospect in the Class of 2020 by 247Sports, while he was ranked No. 38 by Rivals and No. 39 by ESPN... Viewed as the eighth-best defensive end in the community-college ranks by ESPN, while he is No. 9 by 247Sports... Earned Second Team NJCAA All-America honors as a sophomore after posting 49 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks... Also forced three fumbles, broke up a pass and recovered one fumble... Tallied a season-high seven tackles at Iowa Central, a game that included 3.5 TFLs... Registered a season-high 1.5 sacks on two occasions, at Iowa Central and in the Salt City Bowl win over Monroe College... Helped the Blue Dragons finish with a 10-2 record and final No. 3 national ranking... Played with current Wildcat Justin Gardner.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Lincoln under head coach Quinn Gray... Picked up all-county honors as a senior in 2017 after totaling 50 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles... Totaled 84 tackles during his prep career.
PERSONAL: Kirmari (KEER-mar-ee) Albert Gainous was born March 21, 2000, in Tallahassee, Florida... Son of Valli Gainous... Has three siblings, Kirkland, Kaliyah and Anthony Stafford... Majoring in human development and family sciences.
• 2021 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: Was a regular member of the playing rotation as a junior in 2020 before seeing spot duty in 2021.
2021: Played in six games, including the TCU game when he had a tackle and a forced fumble... Also had a tackle in the Texas Bowl against LSU.
2020: A member of the regular playing rotation at defensive end for all 10 game who also slid to the interior during passing situations… Carded 14 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks during the year… Recorded sacks in consecutive games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech… Had a season-high two tackles on five occasions, including each of the final three games… Forced a fumble at West Virginia that was recovered by the Wildcats.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two years at Hutchinson under head coach Rion Rhoades... Rated the 33rd-best overall community-college prospect in the Class of 2020 by 247Sports, while he was ranked No. 38 by Rivals and No. 39 by ESPN... Viewed as the eighth-best defensive end in the community-college ranks by ESPN, while he is No. 9 by 247Sports... Earned Second Team NJCAA All-America honors as a sophomore after posting 49 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks... Also forced three fumbles, broke up a pass and recovered one fumble... Tallied a season-high seven tackles at Iowa Central, a game that included 3.5 TFLs... Registered a season-high 1.5 sacks on two occasions, at Iowa Central and in the Salt City Bowl win over Monroe College... Helped the Blue Dragons finish with a 10-2 record and final No. 3 national ranking... Played with current Wildcat Justin Gardner.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Lincoln under head coach Quinn Gray... Picked up all-county honors as a senior in 2017 after totaling 50 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles... Totaled 84 tackles during his prep career.
PERSONAL: Kirmari (KEER-mar-ee) Albert Gainous was born March 21, 2000, in Tallahassee, Florida... Son of Valli Gainous... Has three siblings, Kirkland, Kaliyah and Anthony Stafford... Majoring in human development and family sciences.
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