Receiver, Coastal Carolina (from Missouri State), 2025–26
Tristian Gardner
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
Tristian Gardner plays receiver for Coastal Carolina, after Missouri State (2025). Last time out, against App State: 3 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD.
2026 so far
18 catches, 257 yards, 2 TD
Last game: 3 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD vs. App State, L 32–35
Next game: at Georgia State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
86receiving yards, career highvs. Liberty, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highat Kennesaw State, 2025Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 30 | 465 | 15.5 | 6 | 42 |
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 18 | 257 | 14.3 | 2 | 39 |
| Career | 48 | 722 | 15.0 | 8 | 42 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 3 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | WR | So. | 6′2″ | 180 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 39 | 0.95 | 98th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 37.0 | 5% |
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 37 | 0.41 | 49th (n=829) | 0.43 | 15.3 | 8% |
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
2026 Coastal Carolina 7 games, 18 catches, 257 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at West Virginia | L 24–31 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Fordham | W 45–7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Sep 19 | at Delaware | L 14–22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Liberty | L 17–34 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 39 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 24–31 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 10 | at Marshall | W 27–21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 16 | vs. App State | L 32–35 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 21 |
2025 Missouri State 12 games, 30 catches, 465 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at USC | L 13–73 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 33 |
| Sep 6 | atMarshall | W 21–20 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 13 | vs. SMU | L 10–28 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 32 |
| Sep 20 | vs. UT Martin | W 42–10 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 35 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 22–27 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 8 | at Middle Tennessee | W 22–20 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 42 |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico State | W 24–17 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Florida International | W 28–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | atLiberty | W 21–17 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UTEP | W 38–24 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 22 | at Kennesaw State | L 34–41 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 34 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 30–42 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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