#14

Juwan Gardner

Defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2017: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 28 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · #14

6′0″ · 195 lb · Louisville, KY

Western Kentucky 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2017: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 28 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2013.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 2814 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with Western Kentucky2-star out of Dupont Manual

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2814 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Jeff Brohm

Western Kentucky

2016

Jeff Brohm

Western Kentucky

2017

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Western Kentucky8-5HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2016Western Kentucky11-3HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Tackles for loss#1340 / 2682 · 46th pct

2.0

Tackles#1457 / 2682 · 45th pct

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

Solo tackles#1864 / 2682 · 29th pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.2
Road5g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Western Kentucky	28	11	2.0	0.0	1	1	--
2016	Western Kentucky	35	20	0.5	0.0	4	--	--
2014	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		63	31	2.5	0.0	5	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 31–17

vs Eastern Kentucky

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

With M. White — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.1 · -18 rush yds (5 car) · L. Jackson — 5 rec · 144 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-17vs Eastern Kentucky	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 7-20@ Illinois	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech	2	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 33-21vs Ball State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 15-14@ UTEP	6	2	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 7	W 45-14vs Charlotte	2	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	W 35-31@ Old Dominion	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 28-42vs Florida Atlantic	4	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 23-30@ Marshall	4	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 41-38vs Middle Tennessee	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 17-41@ Florida International	1	1	0.0	—	0
Total		28	11	2.0	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Juwan Gardner

2013

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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