Rod Gardner is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Gardner in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gardner's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rod Gardner
Height6'2"
Weight215 lb
BornOct 26, 1977
Age48
CollegeClemsonSee College Stats
Rookie yr2001
Draft2001 · Rd 1, Pick 15 · WAS
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | 101 | 46 | 741 | 4 | 45.5% | 16.1 | 7.3 | — | 28 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 24–25 | WAS | 16 | — | 141 | 71 | 1,006 | 8 | 50.4% | 14.2 | 7.1 | — | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 25–26 | WAS | 16 | — | 59 | 59 | 600 | 5 | 100.0% | 10.2 | 10.2 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 46 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 28.7 | — | 149.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 26–27 | WAS | 16 | — | 51 | 51 | 650 | 5 | 100.0% | 12.7 | 12.7 | — | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27–28 | CAR / GB | 6 | — | 13 | 13 | 151 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.6 | 11.6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28–29 | KC | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 367 | 242 | 3,165 | 23 | 65.9% | 13.1 | 8.6 | — | 148 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 46 | 2 | 0 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 12.3 | — | 94.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1857 all-time of 4,695. 12.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · WAS · 2001 · +4.8 vs expected KV-H
62actual
57.2 expected · Δ+4.8
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