Sauce Gardner

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 24

Weight: 190 lbs

College: Cincinnati

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Year

Season

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Sundays	9	31	24	7	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
Mondays	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
December	0	0	0	0	0
November	3	13	11	2	2
October	6	16	12	4	6
September	8	24	18	6	6

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
vs AFC Teams	6	16	14	2	5
vs NFC Teams	4	17	12	5	3
Outside Own Division	7	28	21	7	7
vs Own Division	3	5	5	0	1

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
Atlanta Falcons	1	6	4	2	1
Houston Texans	1	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas City Chiefs	1	7	7	0	1
Seattle Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Bills	2	6	6	0	2
Carolina Panthers	2	8	4	4	2
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas Cowboys	2	4	4	0	2
Denver Broncos	2	4	4	0	2
Miami Dolphins	2	4	4	0	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	4	0	4	4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	10	8	2	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	9	27	22	5	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	1	6	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium	1	7	7	0	1
EverBank Stadium	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Oil Stadium	1	0	0	0	0
Lumen Field	0	0	0	0	0
Hard Rock Stadium	2	4	4	0	0
Paycor Stadium	0	0	0	0	0
Raymond James Stadium	2	10	8	2	0
MetLife Stadium	8	22	14	8	10
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	2	4	4	0	2

Biography

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

2025 (JETS/COLTS):

Started seven games with the Jets prior to getting traded and has tallied 20 tackles (15 solo) and six passes defensed.

2024 (JETS):

Started all 15 games he appeared in and recorded 49 tackles (36 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, nine passes defensed, and one interception.

2023 (JETS):

Garnered First Team All-Pro recognition and Pro Bowl accolades after starting in 16 games and compiled 57 tackles (41 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, and one forced fumble. He became the first cornerback since the NFL merger to be named First Team All-Pro in each of his first two seasons.

2022 (JETS):

Named the Defensive Rookie of the Year after he started all 17 games and accumulated 75 tackles (51 solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, a single-season career-high 20 passes defensed, and two interceptions. He earned First Team All-Pro recognition and Pro Bowl honors and was also named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 7.

COLLEGE:

Saw action in 37 games (28 starts) in three seasons at Cincinnati (2019-2021) and totaled 80 tackles (68 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, 27 passes defensed, nine interceptions, and one forced fumble. In over 1,000 collegiate coverage snaps, he did not allow a touchdown.
Started all 14 games in 2021 and was named a First Team All-America selection after he registered 40 tackles (28 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, seven passes defensed, and three interceptions. He also returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown. Earned AAC Defensive Player of the Year.
As a sophomore, he earned Second Team All-America accolades after he appeared in nine games (eight starts) and compiled 28 tackles (16 solo), half a tackle for loss, half a sack, nine passes defensed, and three interceptions. He also was a First Team All-AAC selection.
In 2019, he saw action in all 14 games (six starts) and accumulated 31 tackles (24 solo), 11 passes defensed, and three interceptions (two returned for touchdowns).

PERSONAL:

Attended Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School in Detroit.
Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN.com.
Played defensive back and wide receiver.
Helped lead the Crusaders to a state championship in 2018.
In 2018, he was named a first team all-state selection.
His brother, Allante, played at Saginaw Valley State.
Put on the Sauce Gardner Family Foundation Football Camp in Detroit in 2023.
Has partnered with Single Parent in Need (SPIN) (2024), Gamers Outreach (2023), Boys and Girls Clubs of America (2022), and the American Cancer Society (2022) for the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative.
First name is Ahmad.
A native of Detroit.

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