Sauce Gardner
Gardner with the New York Jets in 2025 | |||||||||||||
| No. 1 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 31, 2000 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Martin Luther King Jr. (Detroit) | ||||||||||||
| College | Cincinnati (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born August 31, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected fourth overall by the New York Jets in the 2022 NFL draft. Gardner was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie cornerback since Ronnie Lott in 1981 to be named first-team All-Pro.