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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Western Kentucky
Juwan Gardner
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Juwan Gardner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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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: 2014 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Juwan Gardner built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 14, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Juwan Gardner's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Juwan Gardner, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Juwan Gardner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Juwan Gardner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Dupont Manual · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Dupont Manual · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DB 326th (top 41%) · Conference USA 179th (top 30%) · National 1,521st (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 46.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 33 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 31.1 |
Related Context
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Juwan Gardner played DB for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Juwan Gardner recorded 63 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
3.1
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 1. Illinois: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Ball State: 0. UTEP: 0. Charlotte: 1. Old Dominion: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Marshall: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Florida International: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Kentucky: 2 by 18.3. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. UTEP: 6 by 25. Charlotte: 2 by 18.3. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 26.7. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Florida International | L 17-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 41-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Marshall | L 23-30 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 28-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Charlotte | W 45-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ UTEP | W 15-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Ball State | W 33-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 22-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Illinois | L 7-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 31-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Juwan Gardner story
Juwan Gardner built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 14, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Juwan Gardner's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Juwan Gardner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 5.5 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 5.5 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4 | 14.2 | 3.1 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 9 · L 28-42 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 3 · L 22-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Old Dominion
Week 9 · W 66-51 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 14 · W 58-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 13 · W 60-6 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
46.1
#2
2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
36.8
5.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
36.8
5.5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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