Player Dossier

2017-2021

Oregon State

Justin Gardner

DB • 6'2" • 180 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Justin Gardner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

1

Efficiency

10.5

Consistency

14.3

Season Value

12

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Oregon State

17182021

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Oregon State • Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Justin Gardner, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Oregon State. Justin Gardner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Oregon State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oregon State, Kansas State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Kansas State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

10.5

Usage

1

Consistency

14.3

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 1. Unknown: 0. Nevada: 1. Oklahoma: 0. TCU: 2. Kansas: 0. West Virginia: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 0 by 10. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 1 by 24.2. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=5
First Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · n=7

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

TCU

Best efficiency game

24.2 vs TCU

Result
Sat 11/13vs West VirginiaW 34-1732000
Sat 11/6@ KansasW 35-1011000
Sat 10/30vs TCUW 31-1211002
Sat 10/2vs OklahomaL 31-3711000
Sat 9/18vs NevadaW 38-1700001
Sat 9/11vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/4vs StanfordW 24-711001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oregon State

    2017-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas State

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

2017201820202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonOregon State0
2018 Regular SeasonOregon State04.20.60
2020 Regular SeasonKansas State820.32.48
2021 Regular SeasonKansas State410.51-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

TCU

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#2

TCU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#3

Kansas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 25 takeover score.

#4

Stanford

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.7 takeover score.

#5

Nevada

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 20 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Oregon State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

34.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · Kansas State

28.8

8 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 2.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Kansas State

12

4 primary · 10.5 efficiency · 1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8136

Shiloh · Snellville, GA

Committed To
Oregon State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

25

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Justin Gardner quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
25