2023 G INT PD TKL/SOLO SK QBHITS TFL FF/FR SAFETY INTTD/FRTD
REG 4 0 1 14 (11) 1.0 1 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Bio
Player Sauce Gardner
Team New York Jets
Position CB
Number 1
Height 6-foot-3
Weight 190 pounds
DOB Aug. 31, 2000
Hometown Detroit, MI
High School Martin Luther King (Detroit, MI)
College Cincinnati
NFL Entrance 2022 NFL draft
NYJ: No. 4 (Round 1)
Jets Acquisition Drafted by NYJ (2022)
GM Joe Douglas
X @iamSauceGardner
IG saucegardner
Sauce Gardner is officially in the house and locking down your favorite receiver. The New York Jets rookie the kids call “Sauce” is arguably the best NFL cornerback already.
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CAREER STATS
GAMES INT PD TKL (SOLO) SACKS QB HITS TFL FF (FR) SAFETY INT TD (FR TD)
Regular Season 37 2 32 146 (103) 1.0 2 6 1 (0) 0 0 (0)
DEFENSE BY SEASON
Year Tm G GS Int INT Yds INT TD INT Lng PD FF FR FR Yds FR TD Sk TKL Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty
2022 17 17 2 19 0 16 20 0 0 0 0 0 75 51 24 3 1
2023 16 16 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 57 41 16 2 0
CONTRACT
Team Contract Type Year Signed Yrs Total APY Guarantees
Sauce Gardner Drafted 2022 4 $33,450,798 $8,362,700 $33,450,798
SALARY BY SEASON
Year Age Base Salary Prorated Bonus Roster Bonus Guaranteed Salary Cap
Number Cap %
2022 22 $705,000 $5,376,963 $0 $705,000 $6,081,963 2.90%
2023 23 $870,000 $5,376,963 $1,355,491 $2,225,491 $7,602,454 3.30%
2024 24 $985,000 $5,376,963 $2,760,982 $3,745,982 $9,122,945 3.60%
2025 25 $1,100,000 $5,376,963 $4,166,473 $5,266,473 $10,643,436 —
Team Season Org League/Conf
AP NFL First-Team All-Pro (2) 2023
PFWA First-Team All-NFL (2) 2023
PFWA First-Team All-AFC (2) 2023
Sporting News First-Team All-NFL (2) 2023
PFF First-Team All-NFL (2) 2023
NFL Pro Bowl (2) 2023
NFL Network Top 100: No. 51 (1) 2023
AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2022
PFWA NFL Rookie of the Year 2022
PFWA NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2022
PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team 2022
Sporting News NFL Rookie of the Year 2022
AP NFL First-Team All-Pro (1) 2022
PFWA First-Team All-NFL (1) 2022
PFWA First-Team All-AFC (1) 2022
Sporting News First-Team All-NFL (1) 2022
PFF First-Team All-NFL (1) 2022
NFL Pro Bowl (1) 2022