.jpg) Gardner in 2022 | |||||||||
| No. 1 – New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | August 31, 2000 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Martin Luther King Jr. (Detroit) | ||||||||
| College: | Cincinnati (2019–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 1 / pick: 4 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born August 31, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected fourth overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL draft. Gardner was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie cornerback since Ronnie Lott in 1981 to be named first-team All-Pro.