Player Dossier

2012-2015

Louisville

Will Gardner

QB • 6'5" • Douglas, GA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Will Gardner is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

10.8

Efficiency

60.8

Consistency

74.6

Season Value

61.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Louisville

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Louisville
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

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.

Will Gardner, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Louisville. Will Gardner is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Louisville paired 1,563 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Loss with 150 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency. It landed in the 25th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2014 Regular Season · Louisville

Games

8

Primary Metric / G

195.4

Efficiency

60.8

Usage

10.8

Consistency

74.6

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 179. Unknown: 133. Virginia: 155. Florida International: 259. Clemson: 150. NC State: 177. Florida State: 318. Boston College: 192

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. Miami: 34 by 58.2. Unknown: 22 by 69.8. Virginia: 38 by 39.5. Florida International: 34 by 61.2. Clemson: 16 by 80.2. NC State: 40 by 51.3. Florida State: 39 by 53.6. Boston College: 20 by 72.7

Split Comparison

Wins201.8 · n=4 · -5.9 vs Losses
Losses207.7 · n=3 · +5.9 vs Wins
First Half181.5 · n=4 · -27.8 vs Second Half
Second Half209.3 · n=4 · +27.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

80.2 vs Clemson

Result
Sun 11/9@ Boston CollegeW 38-19131918868.40072.714404
Thu 10/30vs Florida State300-yard gameL 31-42203833052.61153.61-12-1200
Sat 10/18vs NC StateW 30-18213620358.32051.34-26-6.5000
Sat 10/11@ ClemsonL 17-23101615062.51080.2
Sat 9/20@ Florida InternationalW 34-3162829557.12061.26-36-6010
Sat 9/13@ VirginiaL 21-23143416441.22239.54-9-2.3006
Sat 9/6vs Unknown132213359.12069.8
Tue 9/2vs MiamiW 31-13202820671.42058.26-27-4.5005

Career Arc

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

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    Louisville

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2012201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonLouisville0
2013 Regular SeasonLouisville10559.13.6105
2014 Regular SeasonLouisville1,56360.810.81,458
2015 Regular SeasonLouisville0-1,563

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida International

Win with 42 yards of offense and 90 efficiency.

42

Primary metric

42 total offense with 90 efficiency.

#2

Clemson

150

Primary metric

Loss with 150 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency.

150 total offense with 80.2 efficiency.

#3

Ohio

60

Primary metric

Win with 60 yards of offense and 66.7 efficiency.

60 total offense with 66.7 efficiency.

#4

Unknown

133

Primary metric

Game with 133 yards of offense and 69.8 efficiency.

133 total offense with 69.8 efficiency.

#5

Florida International

259

Primary metric

Win with 259 yards of offense and 61.2 efficiency.

259 total offense with 61.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2014 Regular Season · Louisville

1,563 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 10.8 usage

61.3

#2

2013 Regular Season · Louisville

23.8

105 primary · 59.1 efficiency · 3.6 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Louisville

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

1

3+ takeover TD games

7

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8573

Coffee · Douglas, GA

Committed To
Louisville
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

1,668

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career passing yards
1,781