Sauce Gardner CB #1 99 OVR
6'3''
Height
200
Weight
28
Age
6 yrs
Exp
Cincinnati
College
X-Factor
Dev
2074
Trade Value
Drafted: 5th Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: Early 1st Rd Pick
$40.55M
Contract
5
Years
$0.00M
Signing Bonus
$9.32M
Salary
$0.00M
Cap Penalty
2
Years Left
Abilities
Shutdown
Shutdown defenders have the talent to erase receivers from the game. When they enter the zone, their coverage is tighter and interceptions are more frequent on contested catches.
Force incompletions
Don't allow yards
Acrobat
Defenders with this ability will dive for increased range on pass breakups and interceptions.
One Step Ahead
Defenders with this ability generally react much faster to receiver cut moves when in man coverage
Career Stats
| 2028 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 15 | IND @ JAX | 112 - 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | IND @ GB | 91 - 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | NYJ @ IND | 14 - 127 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | IND @ PIT | 24 - 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 58 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Indianapolis Colts | 40 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2027 | Indianapolis Colts | 43 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2028 | Indianapolis Colts | 50 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |