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
Combined Season Grid
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| 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 | TOT | 6 | — | 13 | 13 | 151 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.6 | 11.6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27–28 | CAR | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27–28 | GB | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 100.0% | 16.8 | 16.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | 77 | — | 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 — #1824 all-time of 4,649. 12.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · WAS · 2001 · +5.1 vs expected KV-H
62actual
56.9 expected · Δ+5.1
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