CBIND#1ACT

Sauce Gardner

2× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 48% all-time defensive backsDurable Contributor📊 Overvalued by voters

Height6'3"

Weight190 lb

BornAug 31, 2001

Age24

CollegeCincinnati See College Stats

ConferenceAmerican Athletic

Rookie yr2022

Draft2022 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · NYJ

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 25 · #2894 · Role Player

Worth 25 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 63% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.3

Avg surplus

peak +15

3 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 25

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2022	—	NYJ	17	—	70	46	24	3	1	0.0	4.0	2	20	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,115	98.1%	92	20.1%	86	46	0.5	62.7	12.5	1	0	1	5	5	0.1
2023	—	NYJ	16	—	55	39	16	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	12	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,051	98.5%	10	5.3%	55	31	0.6	80.3	10.3	0	0	0	2	14	0.2
2024	—	NYJ	15	—	42	29	13	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	9	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	880	87.1%	6	5.0%	58	33	0.6	86.9	12.5	2	1	0	4	8	0.1
2025	—	IND	10	—	36	28	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	9	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	NYJ	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	543	79.5%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	2TM	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	22	0.5	85.6	8.5	0	0	0	5	4	0.1
Career		—	79	—	203	142	61	6	2	1.0	9.0	3	50	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	3,589	90.8%	108	10.2%	244	132	—	—	—	3	1	1	16	31	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2022	21	NYJ	17	17*	70	46	24	3	1	0.0	4.0	2	20	0	—	11.7
2023	22	NYJ	16	16*	55	39	16	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	12	1	—	7.9
2024	23	NYJ	15	13*	42	29	13	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	9	0	—	7
2025	24	IND	10	8*	36	28	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	9	0	—	5.6
Career			58	54*	203	142	61	6	2	—	—	3	50	1	—	32.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2022	21	NYJ	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,115	98.1%	92	20.1%
2023	22	NYJ	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,051	98.5%	10	5.3%
2024	23	NYJ	15	13*	—	0.0%	880	87.1%	6	5.0%
2025	24	NYJ	10	8*	—	0.0%	543	79.5%	—	0.0%
Career			58	54*	—	—	3,589	—	108	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2022	21	NYJ	17	17*	86	46	0.5	62.7	12.5	1	0	1	5	5	0.1
2023	22	NYJ	16	16*	55	31	0.6	80.3	10.3	0	0	0	2	14	0.2
2024	23	NYJ	15	13*	58	33	0.6	86.9	12.5	2	1	0	4	8	0.1
2025	24	2TM	11	8*	45	22	0.5	85.6	8.5	0	0	0	5	4	0.1
Career			59	54*	244	132	—	—	—	3	1	1	16	31	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 37.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2022bestavg 542025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.755See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.755Snap share90.8%Def snaps3,589ConsistentCV 0.21

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2022

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2022 class

4.41s

40-Yard

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 92thClass Pos 52thClass All 83th

College Stats

CincinnatiImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	TD	Sfty
2019	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
2020	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
2021	—	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
Career		0	68	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	16	0	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2022 Draft Class· this player went #4

#1Travon WalkerDE #2Aidan HutchinsonDE #3Derek Stingley Jr.CB #5Kayvon ThibodeauxLB #6Ikem EkwonuOT #7Evan NealOT #8Drake LondonWR #9Charles CrossOT #10Garrett WilsonWR #11Chris OlaveWR #12Jameson WilliamsWR #13Jordan DavisDT #14Kyle HamiltonSAF #15Kenyon GreenG #16Jahan DotsonWR #17Zion JohnsonG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sauce inherited the New York Jets DB room from D.J. Reed (2022–2024), and handed it to Tony Adams (2022–2025).

James Hasty 1988–1994Victor Green 1993–2001Aaron Glenn 1994–2001Otis Smith 1995–1999Marcus Coleman 1996–2001Ray Mickens

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined IND (from NYJ)
2025final season
Last recorded season with IND
2022draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 1, Pick 4

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 190 lb

Frame

190 lb at 4.41s

Size-speed

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	NYJ	1	W14Doubtful· HamstringW17Questionable· HamstringW18Out· Hamstring
2023	NYJ	0	W6Questionable· Illness

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 57

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2022

C+2023

C+2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

87%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2022	2	0.1	2	0.1
2023	0	0	0	0
2024	1	0.1	1	0.1
2025	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

25 career value over replacement — #2894 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #4 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2022 · -9.8 vs expected KV-H

52actual

61.8 expected · Δ−9.8

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2022

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2022 Draft Class· this player went #4

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator