As ridiculous as that question sounds, don’t be surprised if Gaines, a 2019 NFL Draft fourth-round pick out of the University of Washington, starts at defensive tackle and kicks a serious amount of butts doing it.
In college, Gaines excelled as a two-gap player who caused disruption with multiple linemen — this was very helpful to his linebackers in the running game. In 14 games as a redshirt senior, Gaines racked up 55 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and an interception. Gaines was First Team All-Pac 12 and still fell to the fourth-round.