Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Texas
Velton Gardner
RB • 5'9" • 189 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Velton Gardner leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kansas • SMU • Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Lamar
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Arizona
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Velton Gardner, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas. Velton Gardner leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,123
- Rushing yards
- 1,050
- Receiving yards
- 73
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Velton Gardner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,123
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Lamar
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East Central · Arizona
- High school pipeline
- East Central · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 26 scrimmage yards · RB 602nd (top 85%) · SEC 262nd (top 78%) · National 2,047th (top 77%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 162 | 138 | 24 | 2 | 30.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 343 | 325 | 18 | 2 | 69.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 3 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 390 | 368 | 22 | 1 | 63.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 144 | 137 | 7 | 1 | 44.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 2 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 |
Related Context
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Velton Gardner played RB for Kansas, SMU, and Texas. Across 6 tracked seasons, Velton Gardner recorded 1,050 rushing yards, 73 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Kansas paired 343 primary output with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kansas, SMU, Texas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
6
Scrimmage Yards / G
57.2
Efficiency
46.1
Usage
23.4
Consistency
76.4
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 81. Baylor: 70. Oklahoma State: 36. West Virginia: 46. Kansas State: 82. Iowa State: 28
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 11 by 76.7. Baylor: 14 by 52.1. Oklahoma State: 12 by 30.1. West Virginia: 12 by 40.4. Kansas State: 19 by 46.1. Iowa State: 10 by 31.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half62.3 · Games = 3 · +10.3 vs Second Half
Second Half52 · Games = 3 · -10.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Coastal Carolina
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
Kansas
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Texas
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 162 | 37.2 | 6.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 343 | 46.1 | 23.4 | 181 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 58 | 24.3 | 18.2 | -285 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 390 | 52.5 | 15.2 | 332 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 144 | 43.4 | 11.7 | -246 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 26 | 34.8 | 6.4 | -118 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 45-16
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
109 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
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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