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Sauce Gardner
Sauce Gardner
CB · IND
24 yrs
Cincinnati
Description
Position
CB
Team
IND
Status
ACT
Born
2001-08-31
Age
24
Height
6'3"
Weight
190 lb
College
Cincinnati
Draft
2022 · R1 · Pick 4 · NYJ
Rookie yr
2022
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$30.1M/yr
Total
$120M
Guaranteed
$40.5M
% of cap
10.8%
Term
2025–2029 (4y)
Value#432/432
0DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
5 seasons
Seasons5 2022–2025
Games65
Tackles203
Sacks1.0
TFL5
INT3
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.081.160.00+0.08
Interceptions0.000.432.840.00+0.43
Passes Defended3.046.7617.99.00-2.24
Solo Tackles17.939.453.528.0+11.4
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025IND10288360.00009000
2025NYJ7———————————
2024NYJ152913421.01119000
2023NYJ163916550.002012100
2022DROYNYJ174624700.012220000
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2021Cincinnati———————
2020Cincinnati———————
2019Cincinnati———————
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks11751st———
INTs3725th———
Solo Tkl1421020th———
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 318 peers
Solo/gINT/gPD/gFF/gTFL/g
Solo/g
1.634
INT/g
054
PD/g
0.575
FF/g
072
TFL/g
036
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year2022
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles102022 Wk7 vs DEN70'22
Sacks12024 Wk1 vs SF1'24
TFL12022 Wk3 vs CIN2'22
INT12022 Wk5 vs MIA2'22
Athletic Profile
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