Receiver, Mississippi Valley State (from Mississippi State), 2018–⁠24

Cameron Gardner

Number
No. 12
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Starkville, MS

Cameron Gardner played receiver at Mississippi State (2018–⁠20) and Mississippi Valley State (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Alabama A&M, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Mississippi State177.007
2020Mississippi State121109.2024
2022Mississippi Valley State67913.2129
2024*Mississippi Valley State1416111.5024
Career3335710.8129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Mississippi State12WRYr 1
2020Mississippi State12WRYr 2
2022Mississippi Valley State12WRYr 4
2024Mississippi Valley State12WRJr. (Yr 6)6′4″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Mississippi State20.53––1.1–
2020Mississippi State200.18––3.75%
2022Mississippi Valley State (FCS)21.56––3.1–
2024Mississippi Valley State (FCS)170.94––16.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Mississippi Valley State 6 games, 14 catches, 161 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atTennessee StateL 21–⁠41120020–
Sep 7atLamarL 14–⁠28225016–
Sep 28vs.Alcorn StateL 21–⁠42450024–
Oct 19vs.Bethune-CookmanL 10–⁠20––––6
Nov 9atJackson StateL 14–⁠511505–
Nov 23vs.Alabama A&ML 35–⁠49661018–
2022 Mississippi Valley State 4 games, 6 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atTarleton StateL 13–⁠291202–
Sep 10atAustin PeayL 0–⁠41216012–
Oct 22vs.Bethune-CookmanL 35–⁠45129029–
Nov 3vs.Alabama A&MW 30–⁠20232129–
2020 Mississippi State 5 games, 12 catches, 110 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26atLSUW 44–⁠34235024–
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠21332012–
Oct 10atKentuckyL 2–⁠24320010–
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 24–⁠3131807–
Nov 28atOle MissL 24–⁠311505–
2019 Mississippi State 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.Southern MissW 38–⁠151707–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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