Running back, Temple, 2015–⁠19

Jager Gardner

Number
No. 21
Height
6′2″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Black Mountain, NC

Jager Gardner played running back at Temple (2015–⁠19).

Career highs

133rushing yards, career highat South Florida, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Bucknell, 2019

Team titles: American champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Temple321845.8194
2016Temple291113.8217
2017Temple12373.1014
2018Temple652533.9126
2019Temple1415854.1557
Career2791,1704.2994

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Temple163590
2016Temple1140
Career173730

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Temple99210.2038
2019Temple8486.0018
Career171408.2038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Temple21RBYr 1
2016Temple21RBYr 2
2017Temple21RBYr 3
2018Temple21RBYr 4
2019Temple21RBSr. (Yr 5)6′2″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Temple33-0.02––-0.68%0.12
2016Temple29-0.18––-5.27%–
2017Temple13-0.38––-5.0––
2018Temple74-0.049th (n=300)0.15-3.312%0.02
2019Temple1530.0217th (n=287)0.133.218%-0.03

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Temple 11 games, 585 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.BucknellW 56–⁠121054211––
Sep 14vs.MarylandW 20–⁠171682036––
Sep 21atBuffaloL 22–⁠38733014432
Sep 28vs.Georgia TechW 24–⁠21869016––
Oct 3atEast CarolinaW 27–⁠171460110––
Oct 12vs.MemphisW 30–⁠28187712415
Oct 19atSMUL 21–⁠45717071−2
Oct 26vs.UCFL 21–⁠6311131416
Nov 7atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠725133057––
Nov 16vs.TulaneW 29–⁠215230717
Nov 23atCincinnatiL 13–⁠15102409––
2018 Temple 9 games, 253 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 8vs.BuffaloL 29–⁠36513012––
Sep 15atMarylandW 35–⁠1481204––
Sep 20vs.TulsaW 31–⁠17412071−3
Oct 6vs.East CarolinaW 49–⁠671208224
Oct 13atNavyW 24–⁠171152012258
Oct 20vs.CincinnatiW 24–⁠17155601321
Nov 1atUCFL 40–⁠52250619
Nov 24atUConnW 57–⁠7657126––
Dec 27 ✦vs.DukeL 27–⁠5673401113
2017 Temple 3 games, 37 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atNotre DameL 16–⁠4961909––
Sep 9vs.VillanovaW 16–⁠13418014––
Sep 21atSouth FloridaL 7–⁠432002––
2016 Temple 8 games, 111 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.Stony BrookW 38–⁠041515––
Sep 17atPenn StateL 27–⁠34––––––
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠20429017––
Oct 1vs.SMUW 45–⁠202909––
Oct 21vs.South FloridaW 46–⁠30––––––
Oct 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠134503––
Nov 19atTulaneW 31–⁠01233010––
Nov 26vs.East CarolinaW 37–⁠10320114––
2015 Temple 10 games, 184 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠102−200––
Oct 2atCharlotteW 37–⁠32101––
Oct 22atEast CarolinaW 24–⁠14––––––
Oct 31vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠24––––––
Nov 6atSMUW 60–⁠406110194––
Nov 14atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠4441306––
Nov 21vs.MemphisW 31–⁠12124307––
Nov 28vs.UConnW 27–⁠3619013––
Dec 5atHoustonL 13–⁠24––––––
Dec 22 ✦vs.ToledoL 17–⁠32––––––

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

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