Player·
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#411/432
1.38DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
4 seasons
Seasons4 2022–2025
Games58
Tackles203
Sacks1.0
TFL5
INT3
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.161.280.00+0.16
Interceptions0.001.133.640.00+1.13
Passes Defended5.1111.622.39.00+2.57
Solo Tackles25.842.460.628.0+14.4
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDMTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025IND10288360.00009000410.0%4548.9%6.785.68.5
2024NYJ152913421.01119000814.0%5856.9%9.386.912.5
2023NYJ163916550.0020121001419.7%5556.4%6.080.310.3
2022DROYNYJ174624700.01222000056.3%8653.5%5.362.712.5
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2021Cincinnati28283.04
2020Cincinnati16160.56
2019Cincinnati24240.08
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks11751st
INTs3725th
Solo Tkl1421020th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 307 peers
Solo/gINT/gPD/gFF/gTFL/g
Solo/g
2.870
INT/g
052
PD/g
0.994
FF/g
071
TFL/g
034
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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2025 · stat-profile similarity