#27

Owen Gardner

Senior running back for Virginia. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

RB · Virginia · Sr. · #27

5′6″ · 180 lb · Cassopolis, MI

Returning to Virginia for 2026

How he plays

Rush TDs: 3rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2025

2 per carry

1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 4 rush yds, vs William & Mary

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Virginia. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Owen Gardner

RB · Virginia · Sr · #27

One game to point at: 4 rush yds against William & Mary — Week 3, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Yards / carry#350 / 349 · 0th pct

2.0

Long run#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 4.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Virginia	2	4	2.0	0	--
Career		2	4	2.0	0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	W 55-16vs William & Mary	2	4	2.0	0	3	Season-high 4 yds
Total		2	4	2.0	0	3

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