SAS Gardner is an american professional football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League he played college football at Cincinnati and was selected fourth overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL draft born August 31st 2000 age 24 years Detroit Michigan United States School University of Cincinnati dates joined 2022 New York Jets 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football current team New York Jets number one/ cornerback height 1.9 M pass deflections 31 total tackles 132 s Gardener net worth is estimated at around1 to5 million early life Gardner was born on August 31st 2000 in Detroit Michigan he attended Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School where he played wide receiver and cornerback on their football team in the division 2 state championship Gardner caught four passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns after the season Gardner was named an All-State selection at cornerback by the Associated Press a three-star recruit he committed to play college football at the University of Cincinnati college career in 2019 his true fresh freshman season Gardner played in 11 games he had 31 tackles and three interceptions two of which he returned for touchdowns he also tallied 11 passes defended and eight pass breakups after the season Gardner was the only true freshman named to the American Athletic Conference first team as a sophomore in 2020 Gardner began the season at top the- depth chart as a starter as a junior Gardner was voted to the 2021 college football all America team and named the AAC defensive player of the year on route to helping Cincinnati become the first group of five team to reach the college football playoff he declared for the 2022 NFL draft following the season personal life Gardner is a Christian Gardner took the nickname SAU from a youth football coach at age six due to his ability on the field in 2022 he partnered with the sports bar chain Buffalo Wild Wings to endorse a sweet and spicy barbecue sauce known as SAU sauce