Defensive back, Florida, 2016–18
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Cocoa, FL
- Born
- Dec 20, 1997, in Cocoa, Florida
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Chauncey Gardner-Johnson played defensive back at Florida (2016–18). The New Orleans Saints took Gardner-Johnson in round 4, No. 105 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. LSU, 20172sacks, career highvs. Charleston Southern, 20182interceptions, career hightwice; last vs. Michigan, 2018Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2018 Florida 13 games, 71 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 53–6 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Kentucky | L 16–27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 48–10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Tennessee | W 47–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Mississippi State | W 13–6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. LSU | W 27–19 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Georgia | L 17–36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Missouri | L 17–38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. South Carolina | W 35–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Idaho | W 63–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Florida State | W 41–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 41–15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2017 Florida 11 games, 58 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Michigan | L 17–33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Tennessee | W 26–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | atKentucky | W 28–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 38–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.LSU | L 16–17 | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas A&M | L 17–19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Georgia | L 7–42 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atMissouri | L 16–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | atSouth Carolina | L 20–28 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UAB | W 36–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Florida State | L 22–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2016 Florida 11 games, 32 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Massachusetts | W 24–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Texas | W 32–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | atTennessee | L 28–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atVanderbilt | W 13–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Missouri | W 40–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Arkansas | L 10–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.South Carolina | W 20–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atLSU | W 16–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atFlorida State | L 13–31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Alabama | L 16–54 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 30–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅞″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 74″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.48 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 91 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 45 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 61 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 55 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 65 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 91 | 375 | 7 | 21 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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