- Overall Rank:7
Ahmad Gardner
- Position: CB
- School: Cincinnati
- Year: Jr.
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 188
- 40-Time: TBD
- Vertical: TBD
- Broad: TBD
- 3-Cone: TBD
- 225 Bench: TBD
Scouting Report
2020: Named to the watch lists for the Bednarik Award (RELEASE) and Jim Thorpe Award (RELEASE).
2019: Breakout freshman campaign saw him earn a spot on the 2019 Football Writers Association of America-Shaun Alexander Freshman All-America Team presented by Stand Together … A First-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection, Gardner was also tabbed by Pro Football Focus as a third-team All-America selection and an All-Freshman team honoree while The Athletic named him to their Freshman All-America team … Erupted onto the scene in a huge way in a 27-24 upset win over UCF with a game-changing 16-yard interception return for a TD which gave UC a lead it would not relinquish at Nippert Stadium. Gardner added a second pick-6 at ECU, becoming the fifth UC player all time to have a pair of interception returns for a TD in the same season and first since UC corners coach Mike Mickens in 2007 … Played in all 13 games and moved into the starting lineup against UConn and started the final six contests of the season … Finished the campaign with 31 tackles and 11 passes defended. According to PFF College, Gardner was one of the most frequently targeted DBs in 2019, ranking No. 15 in snaps/target … Finished as PFF College’s No. 6 overall cornerback and No. 7 with a 90.0 coverage grade, allowing no touchdowns and only a 39.4 passer rating against him … Named UC’s departmental Newcomer of the Year … named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.