Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#2
Scoop Gardner Jr.
Junior defensive end for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 255 lb · Long Island, NY
Returning to Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 5 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearScoop Gardner Jr.
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Monmouth, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
2 TOT · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
The defensive line · Western Michigan
- #20Kershawn Fisher6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #31DeJuan Echoles6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Marcel Tyler5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58Tyson Lee3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Scoop Gardner Jr.2 games · 2026
23 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology