Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Colorado State | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs UTSA | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Total | 8 | 26 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 |
#24
Velton Gardner
Former running back at Texas. 2024: 26 rushing yards.
5′9″ · 189 lb · Dallas, TX
CFB Index 36 · #255 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceTexas 2024 — college career complete
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.
The story
Former running back at Texas. 2024: 26 rushing yards.
- Transferred from Kansas to Grambling in 2022.
Velton Gardner
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Velton Gardner has played for four head coaches across six seasons and three programs. The receipt: 15 rush yds against UTSA — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at Texas, 1,050 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20228 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019–2020
Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Steve Sarkisian. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Kansas3-9HC: Les Miles · Balanced
2020Kansas0-9HC: Les Miles · Run-leaning
2021Kansas2-10HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo
2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th 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 splits
Through 2 games: 13.0 YDS/g, 3.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Robert Briggs’s 2022 season.
Matches Robert on
Receiving share
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Differs from Robert on
Class year (higher)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshon Barbie’s path through Marshall.
Matches Joshon on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ja'Vin Simpkins's senior season at Coastal Carolina (2025).
Matches Ja'Vin on
Yards / carry
EPA / carry (adj)
Receiving share
Differs from Ja'Vin on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Velton Gardner
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology