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Velton Gardner Career Story

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Player Story

Velton Gardner story

Velton Gardner built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a running back from Dallas, TX wearing No. 24, spending time with Kansas, SMU, and Texas. The clearest part of Velton Gardner's career was his backfield work: 1,050 rushing yards, 237 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 73 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 73 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Velton Gardner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Texas

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonKansas16237.26.9—
2020 Regular SeasonKansas34346.123.4181
2021 Regular SeasonKansas5824.318.2-285
2022 Regular SeasonSMU39052.515.2332
2023 Regular SeasonSMU14443.411.7-246
2024 Regular SeasonTexas2634.86.4-118

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Kansas to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted74Sep 20, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Lamar

Week 2 · W 45-16

Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109

Scrimmage Yards

84.6 takeover

109 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.

Game stats

#2

@ TCU

Week 5 · L 14-51 · Conference game

72

Scrimmage Yards

82.6 takeover

Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

72 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

Game stats

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 8 · L 14-55 · Conference game

82

Scrimmage Yards

78.3 takeover

Loss with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 31.1 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 2 · L 23-38

81

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Loss with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81 scrimmage yards and 18.6 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs Charlotte

Week 5 · W 34-16 · Conference game

62

Scrimmage Yards

74.3 takeover

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 26.9 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Kansas

343 primary output · 46.1 efficiency · 23.4 usage

69.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · SMU

63.7

390 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 15.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · SMU

44.4

144 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

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