Kevin Gaines (born August 7, 1971, in Euclid, Ohio) is an Arena Football League defensive specialist for the Philadelphia Soul, recently signed from the Georgia Force where he played for three seasons and was named Second Team All-Arena in 2004 and 2005. He previously played for the Orlando Predators, the New Jersey Red Dogs/Gladiators, the Florida Bobcats, the Carolina Cobras and the Grand Rapids Rampage. He also played for the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football. Despite Kevin Gaine's time as an Orlando Predator, he has no professional NFL experience.
Gaines attended University of Louisville, and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, Gaines was named Louisville's Defensive Player of the Year and was a second team All-America pick, and after his senior season, participated in the Senior Bowl.