#26
Boise State · 2026

Sire Gaines

RBSophomore6' 0", 217 lbsPerris, CA
Boise State Broncos7-1 · TDC #36
Snap share
27%
likely 21–34%
Rush yards
418
121st of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.6
66th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
4
133rd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
10
705th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.27
36th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

86 plays · +23.6 total EPA · 36th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.27
Passing+0.33
Rushing+0.26
1st down+0.29
2nd down+0.33
3rd down+0.73
Standard downs+0.23
Passing downs+0.46
GainesRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays23%
Pass plays8%
Run plays36%
1st down24%
2nd down29%
3rd down17%
Standard downs26%
Passing downs16%
GainesRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries74—
Success rate54.1%39th / 332
Explosive run rate14.9%114th / 332
Stuffed at the line6.8%18th / 332
First downs28—
Red-zone carries18—
Goal-line carries3—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share8.2%—
Catch rate83.3%—
Success rate per target41.7%—
Yards per target6.4—
Explosive catches8.3%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Gaines's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
12
10 caught (83%)
Avg. depth of target
1.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.9
69 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
8
of 77 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted12 targets charted

83% comp1.0 avg. depth6.9 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 38 yds, 38.0 per target1100% · 38yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (33%), 4 caught (100%), 13 yds, 3.3 per target4100% · 13yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (25%), 2 caught (67%), 13 yds, 4.3 per target367% · 13yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction73 carries

Left
12%
7.8 YPC · 78% succ.
Middle
70%
5.4 YPC · 53% succ.
Right
18%
4.7 YPC · 54% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Boise State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Gaines’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
4
3 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
2.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
12 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
3
of 15 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted4 targets charted

73% comp2.2 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (25%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (50%), 1 caught (50%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target250% · 5yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (25%), 1 caught (100%), -2 yds, -2.0 per target1100% · -2yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction79 carries

Left
18%
4.4 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
61%
5.5 YPC · 52% succ.
Right
22%
4.6 YPC · 47% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farBoise State#36 · 7-1527%754185.6454.1%107718.2%
2025Boise State#46 · 9-51435%1618115.0855.4%117214.8%
2024Boise State#17 · 12-236%201567.8136.8%344110.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Sire Gaines's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Sire Gaines's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.3 avg. game scoreBest: 7.5 vs South Dakota (Week 3)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@OregonL 27–347.211393.50924422.0138
2MemphisW 38–207.017935.5118144.004
3South DakotaW 38–247.5171026.01253103.307
4@Western MichiganW 32–7—no stats recorded
5Utah StateW 37–18—no stats recorded
6@Fresno StateW 38–317.4201206.0117100.000
8@Washington StateW 31–107.310646.41203196.3011
9Texas StateW 46–45—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games7.3754185.642510777.7138

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries75—
Yards418121st / 1519
Yards / carry5.666th / 312
Touchdowns4133rd / 683
Long25—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10705th / 2089
Yards77921st / 2074
Yards / catch7.7—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long38—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Oregon64~25 (17–32)13·39%
Wk 2 · Memphis75~31 (21–40)18·41%
Wk 3 · South Dakota79~37 (25–48)22147%
Wk 6 · Fresno State79~40 (34–44)21·51%
Wk 8 · Washington State61~24 (16–31)13·39%
Season571157 (122–194)87127%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Boise State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
0Dylan RileyRBJR16510496.4915+0.25
26Sire GainesRBSO754185.6410+0.27
22Juelz GoffRBSO20643.20—-0.15
27Harry Stewart IIIRBSO18583.20—-0.41
15Zeke MartinezRBFR——————
23Keilan ChaviesRBFR——————
30Mariyon SloanRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Boise State depth chart →