Description
- Position
- CB
- Team
- IND
- Status
- ACT
- Born
- 2001-08-31
- Age
- 24
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- College
- Cincinnati
- Draft
- 2022 · R1 · Pick 4 · NYJ
- Rookie yr
- 2022
Contract
ACTIVE
- APY
- $30.1M/yr
- Total
- $120M
- Guaranteed
- $40.5M
- % of cap
- 10.8%
- Term
- 2025–2029 (4y)
Value#410/431
1.38DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
4 seasons
| Seasons | 4 2022–2025 |
| Games | 58 |
| Tackles | 203 |
| Sacks | 1.0 |
| TFL | 5 |
| INT | 3 |
2026 Projection
| Stat | Floor | Median | Ceiling | vs ’25 | Δ | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forced Fumbles | 0.00 | 0.16 | 1.28 | 0.00 | +0.16 | |
| Interceptions | 0.00 | 1.13 | 3.64 | 0.00 | +1.13 | |
| Passes Defended | 5.11 | 11.6 | 22.3 | 9.00 | +2.57 | |
| Solo Tackles | 25.8 | 42.4 | 60.6 | 28.0 | +14.4 |
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
| Year | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | Sk | QBH | TFL | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | MTkl | MT% | Tgt | Cmp% | Y/Tgt | Rtg | aDOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | IND | 10 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.0% | 45 | 48.9% | 6.7 | 85.6 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 15 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14.0% | 58 | 56.9% | 9.3 | 86.9 | 12.5 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 16 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19.7% | 55 | 56.4% | 6.0 | 80.3 | 10.3 |
| 2022DROY | NYJ | 17 | 46 | 24 | 70 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.3% | 86 | 53.5% | 5.3 | 62.7 | 12.5 |
College
| Year | School | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | Sk | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | — | 28 | — | 28 | 3.0 | — | 4 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | — | 16 | — | 16 | 0.5 | — | 6 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | — | 24 | — | 24 | 0.0 | — | 8 |
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 1 | 1751st | — | — | — |
| INTs | 3 | 725th | — | — | — |
| Solo Tkl | 142 | 1020th | — | — | — |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 307 peers
Solo/g
2.870
INT/g
052
PD/g
0.994
FF/g
071
TFL/g
034
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
| NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year | 2022 |
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 10 | 2022 Wk7 vs DEN | 70'22 |
| Sacks | 1 | 2024 Wk1 vs SF | 1'24 |
| TFL | 1 | 2022 Wk3 vs CIN | 2'22 |
| INT | 1 | 2022 Wk5 vs MIA | 2'22 |
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity
Game Trend
2025 · Tackles
WinLossTackles per game
Season Timeline
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Vs Defense Quality
2025 · per game
| Faced | G | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top-10 D | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle | 5 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bottom-10 D | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
defense rank by EPA/play allowed
Consistency
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Coverage Report Card
as nearest defender
| Yr | Tgt | Cmp% | Yds/Tgt | Rtg | aDOT | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '25 | 45 | 48.9% | 6.7 | 85.6 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| '24 | 58 | 56.9% | 9.3 | 86.9 | 12.5 | 9 | 1 |
| '23 | 55 | 56.4% | 6.0 | 80.3 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| '22 | 86 | 53.5% | 5.3 | 62.7 | 12.5 | 20 | 2 |
lower cmp% / yds-per-target / passer-rating allowed = better coverage
Coverage vs Pass-Rush Role
2025 · vs peers
dashed lines = league median · top-right = best on both axes
Coverage Profile
2025 · vs 468 peers
Tight Coverage
48.994
Limit Yds/Tgt
6.765
Limit Passer Rtg
85.668
Sure Tackling
1032
Playmaking
983
PlayerMedian (50th)
News
3 items
- Colts star Sauce Gardner clears up confusion about his date of birth: Why almost everyone got his age wrongThe Colts cornerback clarified that he is 24, not 25, after years of conflicting birthdate listings across NFL resources and major sports websites
- Colts' Sauce Gardner says he's 24, not 25 as widely listedColts cornerback Sauce Gardner says he is 24 years old, not 25 as he is listed in many corners of the internet.
- Colts CB Sauce Gardner says he is 24, not 25Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner corrected his birth year on Thursday, saying he was born in 2001.