Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35vs Marshall | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-21vs Cincinnati | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 3-26@ Minnesota | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 12 | 157 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 |
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James Gardner
Senior wide receiver for Miami (OH). 2018: 12 catches, 157 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 216 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Miami (OH) 2018 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1428 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)
Career night10 rec · 166 yds · 3 TDat Ohio (FBS) · L 28-45
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Miami (OH). 2018: 12 catches, 157 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2015.
James Gardner
Fourth year in the Miami (OH) receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 80 rec yds, 7 receptions against Cincinnati, Week 2, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami (OH), 1,906 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 166 yds at Ohio.Ohio · L 28-452017
20153 games
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Fort Lauderdale
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2018 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 20-29 over that span.
2015Miami (OH)3-9HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2016Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning
2017Miami (OH)5-7HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2018Miami (OH)6-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (2nd percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 71.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 52.3 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 157 | 13.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Miami (OH) | 47 | 927 | 19.7 | 11 | -- |
| 2016 | Miami (OH) | 45 | 750 | 16.7 | 6 | -- |
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 107 | 1,906 | 17.8 | 17 | -- |
Game log
DNA match
Player DNA
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Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology