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Omari Gaines

Defensive Back

2025 Class

6'2" Height

180 Weight

Shabazz School

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About Omari

Omari Gaines is a 6'2" Defensive Back in the 2025 class. Gaines attends Shabazz in New Jersey. Gaines's Player Profile was created on October 17, 2021. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Omari Gaines is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

Expert Analysis

Brendan Mankarious

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

65 tackles (38 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery, 1 scoop & score, 7 interceptions, 1 pick-six

10-4 team record
77.26 Strength Index
49.24 Opponents’ Strength Index
#9 seed in North, Group II playoff bracket
Lost in Group II State Final

Other stats: 11 receptions, 226 yards, 4 TD

Best game: 2 tackles (2 solo), 2 interceptions, 1 pick-six in 30-14 victory vs. Hoboken

Worst game: 1 tackle, 1 tackle for loss in 52-0 victory at Verona

1 year ago

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Brendan Mankarious

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

It appeared that Omari Gaines Omari Gaines 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB Shabazz | 2025 State NJ had helped seize momentum for Shabazz early in the game. After Shabazz went down the field to score, Rumson-Fair Haven was moving the ball deep into Shabazz territor. After Shabazz dropped a near-pick a play before, Gaines stepped in front of the next pass attempt, intercepting the ball on the goal line, thwarting a successful-to-that-point Rumson-Fair Haven drive and creating a 7-point swing.

This interception went along with his 8 tackle (6 solo) and 1 tackle for loss performance in his final career game. Gaines calls it a career with 125 tackles (85 solo), 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 scoop & scores, 7 interceptions, and 1 pick-six.

1 year ago