Usage / Role
3%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020UConn
T.J. Gardner
DL • 6'2" • 244 lbs • Windsor, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. Gardner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rhode Island
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
T.J. Gardner, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UConn. T.J. Gardner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 6
Quick Answers
T.J. Gardner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · DL
- Career Tackles
- 6
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Rhode Island
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Windsor · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Windsor · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | UConn | 7 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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T.J. Gardner played DL for UConn. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Gardner recorded 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UConn paired 0 primary output with 3.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 3.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rhode Island
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UConn
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
3.6
Usage
0.6
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Rhode Island
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. Boise State: 0. Rhode Island: 0. South Florida: 0. Massachusetts: 0. SMU: 0. East Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Rhode Island: 1 by 4.2. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rhode Island
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs East Carolina
Career Arc
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- 1
UConn
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rhode Island
Week 3 · W 56-49
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0
Havoc Plays
4.2 takeover
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.
#2
@ South Florida
Week 8 · L 30-38 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.6 takeover score.
#3
vs SMU
Week 11 · L 50-62 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 1 · L 17-56 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Boise State
Week 2 · L 7-62
0
Havoc Plays
3.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UConn
0 primary output · 3.6 efficiency · 0.6 usage
36.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · UConn
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · UConn
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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