Velton Gardner

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.

2024 Texas 2 games, 26 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	vs.Colorado State	W 52–⁠0	3	11	0	9	–	–
Sep 14	vs.UTSA	W 56–⁠7	5	15	0	10	–	–

2023 SMU 5 games, 137 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 9	atOklahoma	L 11–⁠28	2	7	0	4	1	7
Sep 30	vs.Charlotte	W 34–⁠16	14	62	0	23	–	–
Oct 20	atTemple	W 55–⁠0	3	7	0	3	–	–
Oct 28	vs.Tulsa	W 69–⁠10	8	28	1	10	–	–
Nov 25	vs.Navy	W 59–⁠14	5	33	0	13	–	–

2022 SMU 8 games, 368 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 10	vs.Lamar	W 45–⁠16	11	100	0	40	1	9
Sep 17	atMaryland	L 27–⁠34	5	22	0	12	4	11
Sep 24	vs.TCU	L 34–⁠42	9	39	0	22	1	−1
Oct 5	atUCF	L 19–⁠41	12	69	1	39	–	–
Oct 29	atTulsa	W 45–⁠34	18	47	0	10	2	3
Nov 5	vs.Houston	W 77–⁠63	8	68	0	49	–	–
Nov 12	atSouth Florida	W 41–⁠23	6	19	0	10	–	–
Nov 17	atTulane	L 24–⁠59	1	4	0	4	–	–

2021 Kansas 3 games, 56 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 3	vs.South Dakota	W 17–⁠14	19	21	0	7	1	2
Sep 10	atCoastal Carolina	L 22–⁠49	8	31	0	18	–	–
Sep 18	vs.Baylor	L 7–⁠45	2	4	0	2	–	–

2020 Kansas 6 games, 325 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 12	vs.Coastal Carolina	L 23–⁠38	11	81	1	61	–	–
Sep 26	atBaylor	L 14–⁠47	14	70	0	18	–	–
Oct 3	vs.Oklahoma State	L 7–⁠47	11	31	1	17	1	5
Oct 17	atWest Virginia	L 17–⁠38	11	43	0	26	1	3
Oct 24	atKansas State	L 14–⁠55	16	72	0	27	3	10
Oct 31	vs.Iowa State	L 22–⁠52	9	28	0	21	1	0

2019 Kansas 10 games, 138 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	vs.Indiana State	W 24–⁠17	–	–	–	–	2	3
Sep 7	vs.Coastal Carolina	L 7–⁠12	–	–	–	–	1	2
Sep 28	atTCU	L 14–⁠51	4	61	1	45	1	11
Oct 5	vs.Oklahoma	L 20–⁠45	3	5	0	4	–	–
Oct 19	atTexas	L 48–⁠50	1	0	0	0	2	8
Oct 26	vs.Texas Tech	W 37–⁠34	3	36	1	32	–	–
Nov 2	vs.Kansas State	L 10–⁠38	3	16	0	10	–	–
Nov 16	atOklahoma State	L 13–⁠31	3	10	0	6	–	–
Nov 23	atIowa State	L 31–⁠41	5	4	0	3	–	–
Nov 30	vs.Baylor	L 6–⁠61	4	6	0	11	–	–

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