6′2″ · 180 lb · Charlotte, NC · Shiloh
Justin Gardner: DB · Kansas State · #6.
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Justin Gardner
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. On tape: 3 tackles against West Virginia, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 15 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-23vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-37vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-12vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-10@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-17vs West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
42.0%
311 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Oregon State and Kansas State, 25 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Andersen, Cory Hall, Jonathan Smith and Chris Klieman.
