Georgia State · W 31-20
1 catch, 5 yards
The other 7 games average 37 yards. This one was 32 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 4, middle 4, right 9.
Tristian Gardner
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Nick Petrino and Ryan Beard. On tape: 86 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Liberty, Week 4, 2026.
262 receiving yards · 19 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 2 | 39 |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 30 | 465 | 15.5 | 6 | 42 |
| Career | 49 | 727 | 14.8 | 8 | 42 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-22@ Delaware | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34vs Liberty | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21@ Marshall | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 32-35vs App State | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20@ Georgia State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 2 | 39 |
1 catch for 5 yards. Coastal Carolina threw to him on 3 of its 32 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 31-20 win.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, up 7-3.
5-yard catch. Second quarter, up 10-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 35 yards and a touchdown. Coastal Carolina threw to him on 5 of its 31 passes.
21-yard touchdown. First quarter, made it 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 4 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 2 catches for 10 yards, the box score 2 for 4, so no play is placed until they agree.
3 catches for 37 yards. Coastal Carolina threw to him on 8 of its 32 passes. Coastal Carolina’s last three throws to him, down 31-17 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete, the last on 4th and 8.
27-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 17-3. Converted.
Incomplete on 4th and 8. Fourth quarter, down 31-17. Turnover on downs.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 86 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. Coastal Carolina threw to him on 6 of its 33 passes. 65 of the 86 came before halftime.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, down 3-0. Converted.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, down 10-3. Converted.
39-yard touchdown on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, made it 17-10.
21-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, down 20-17. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 22 yards. Coastal Carolina threw to him on 4 of its 25 passes.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, down 15-14. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
1 catch for 26 yards. Coastal Carolina threw to him on 4 of its 28 passes. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, up 14-7.
26-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 28-7. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 47 yards. Coastal Carolina threw to him on 6 of its 36 passes.
19-yard catch. Third quarter, down 24-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 4 · 2026
L 17-34
vs Liberty
4 rec · 86 yds · 1 TD
With D. Bailey — 213 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.9 · 31 rush yds (15 car) · R. Podesta — 42.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
320th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4018% of team targetsCatch rate
48%19 of 40 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
48% catch rate on 40 targets · 18% of the team's targets · 27% catch rate on 11 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 46.0 | 17.9 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 19.5 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 36.7 | 14.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Pass share
46.5%
240 pass / 276 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #278 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Coastal Carolina
