Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Southern Miss | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Total | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
#18
Jameel Gardner Jr.
Senior wide receiver for Michigan State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 193 lb · Detroit, MI · Jackson State
CFB Index 34 · #393 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Michigan State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1697 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Michigan State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2022.
Jameel Gardner Jr.
Moves the chains on third down. One game to point at: 26 rec yds, 4 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 111 yds vs Northern Illinois.Northern Illinois · L 27-372023
2022
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Cass Technical
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025—
2026Michigan State
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kent State1-11HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 26.0 YDS/g, 6.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 24 | 298 | 12.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 298 | 12.4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Drew Estrada’s 2021 season.
Matches Drew on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Drew on
Class year (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Flournoy’s path through Southeast Missouri State.
Matches Ryan on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Drew Estrada's freshman season at Baylor (2021).
Matches Drew on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Drew on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jameel Gardner Jr.
Background
Fifth-year redshirt senior has one season of eligibility remaining . . . joined the team over the summer . . . has played in 34 collegiate games with 16 starts . . . has 72 career receptions for 926 yards and four touchdowns . . . played two seasons (2024-25) at Jackson State and hauled in 44 pas...
The receiver room · Michigan State
- #13Chrishon Mccray330 receiving yards · 2025
- #8KK Smith123 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Rodney Bullard Jr.119 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Bryson Williams8 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Jameel Gardner Jr.1 game · 2025
10 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology