Usage Score
1
Player Dossier
2017-2021Kansas 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.
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.
Justin Gardner played DB for Oregon State and Kansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Gardner recorded 4 receiving yards, 25 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Kansas State.
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
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 5
First Half0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · Games = 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
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oregon State
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas State
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Progression
2017201820202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 8 | 20.3 | 2.4 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 4 | 10.5 | 1 | -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.