Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Florida International
Alex Gardner
RB • 5'10" • 192 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Alex Gardner leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
55
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Florida International
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida International
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
Alex Gardner built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Alex Gardner's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida International
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Alex Gardner, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Florida International. Alex Gardner leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,814
- Rushing yards
- 3,063
- Receiving yards
- 751
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Alex Gardner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida International · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,814
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Florida International
- Top game
- UTEP
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Raines · Florida International
- High school pipeline
- Raines · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 861 scrimmage yards · RB 85th (top 15%) · Conference USA 13th (top 5%) · National 158th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida International | 8 | 630 | 582 | 48 | 1 | 64 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 1,202 | 760 | 442 | 10 | 82.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida International | 12 | 1,121 | 930 | 191 | 6 | 76.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida International | 13 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 64.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 13 | 835 | 765 | 70 | 6 | 64.8 |
Related Context
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Alex Gardner played RB for Florida International. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Gardner recorded 3,063 rushing yards, 751 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Florida International paired 1,202 primary output with 45.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wagner
Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Florida International
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
78.8
Efficiency
45.9
Usage
33
Consistency
63.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wagner
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bethune-Cookman: 61. Wagner: 138. Pittsburgh: 53. Louisville: 38. UAB: 62. Florida Atlantic: 112. UTSA: 65. Marshall: 101
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bethune-Cookman: 15 by 40.9. Wagner: 15 by 88.3. Pittsburgh: 14 by 38.7. Louisville: 7 by 46.6. UAB: 19 by 34. Florida Atlantic: 22 by 51. UTSA: 27 by 25.1. Marshall: 26 by 42.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins104 · Games = 3 · +40.4 vs Losses
Losses63.6 · Games = 5 · -40.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wagner
Best efficiency game
88.3 vs Wagner
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/18 | vs Marshall100 rush yards | L 13-45 | 25 | 104 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ UTSA | L 13-16 | 27 | 65 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Thu 10/2 | vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yards | W 38-10 | 21 | 100 | 4.80 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ UAB | W 34-20 | 19 | 62 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Louisville | L 3-34 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Pittsburgh | L 25-42 | 12 | 44 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Wagner100 rush yards | W 34-3 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | — | — | 9.2 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 12-14 | 12 | 46 | 3.80 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4.1 |
Player Story
Alex Gardner story
Alex Gardner built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Alex Gardner's career was his backfield work: 3,063 rushing yards, 685 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 751 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Florida International. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 751 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 444 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida International.
The arc is straightforward: Alex Gardner moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida International
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida International | 630 | 45.9 | 33 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida International | 1,202 | 45.8 | 38 | 572 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida International | 1,121 | 51.3 | 31.6 | -81 |
| 2017 Postseason | Florida International | 861 | 43.3 | 26.4 | -260 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 861 | 43.3 | 26.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UTEP
Week 6 · W 52-12 · Conference game
Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
90.8 takeover
152 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#2
vs Wagner
Week 2 · W 34-3
138
Scrimmage Yards
87.8 takeover
Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
138 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 6 · W 35-21 · Conference game
155
Scrimmage Yards
87.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
155 scrimmage yards and 36.9 usage.
#4
@ Massachusetts
Week 3 · L 13-21
165
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
165 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#5
@ UCF
Week 1 · W 15-14
149
Scrimmage Yards
86.8 takeover
Win with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
149 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Florida International
1,202 primary output · 45.8 efficiency · 38 usage
82.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Florida International
76.2
1,121 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 31.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Florida International
64.8
861 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 26.4 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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