Player Dossier

2022-2025

Jackson State

Jameel Gardner Jr.

WR • 6'0" • 186 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Jameel Gardner Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

43

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State

222325

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Kent State • Jackson State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Player Story

Jameel Gardner Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Detroit, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Jackson State and Kent State. The clearest part of Jameel Gardner Jr.'s career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8341

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Jameel Gardner Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State. Jameel Gardner Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
298
Receptions
24
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Jameel Gardner Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Jackson State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
298
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Kent State
Top game
Northern Illinois
Recruit profile
3-star · Cass Technical · Kent State
High school pipeline
Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Junior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2022 Regular SeasonKent State0-00-
2023 Regular SeasonKent State1024298161
2025 Regular SeasonJackson State1-0038.1

Related Context

Jameel Gardner Jr. played WR for Kent State and Jackson State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jameel Gardner Jr. recorded 298 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Kent State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Kent State paired 298 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 43.3 efficiency.

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Career value cooled off

2025 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 Kent State, Jackson State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2025 Regular Season · Jackson State

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

26

Efficiency

43.3

Usage

0.1

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Split Comparison

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All Games26 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Southern Miss

Result
Sat 9/6@ Southern Miss42656.50013

Player Story

Jameel Gardner Jr. story

Jameel Gardner Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Detroit, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Jackson State and Kent State. The clearest part of Jameel Gardner Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 24 catches, 298 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Jameel Gardner Jr.'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

    Kent State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Jackson State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202220232025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonKent State0
2023 Regular SeasonKent State29859.717.5298
2025 Regular SeasonJackson State2643.30.1-272

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northern Illinois

Week 13 · L 27-37 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

111

Receiving Yards

87.6 takeover

111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Fresno State

Week 4 · L 10-53

49

Receiving Yards

75.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Miami (OH)

Week 5 · L 3-23 · Conference game

56

Receiving Yards

72.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 74.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ No. 94 Southern Miss

Week 2

26

Receiving Yards

71.7 takeover

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

26 receiving yards with a 43.3 efficiency score.

#5

vs Central Connecticut

Week 3 · W 38-10

14

Receiving Yards

44.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

298 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 17.5 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Jackson State

38.1

26 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 0.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Kent State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games