Sauce Gardner

The New York Jets bolstered their secondary and offense in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft on Thursday, selecting Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" ...

A shade under 6-feet tall, at 183 pounds, Wilson is somewhat slender for the position. Wilson improved his draft stock with a torrid finish, recording six touchdowns and averaging 124 yards per game over his final three. The Jets then traded back into the first round, acquiring the 26th overall pick from the Tennessee Titans to add a needed pass rusher in Florida State's Jermaine Johnson, who had 12 sacks for the Seminoles last season. The original version was "A1 Sauce Sweet Feet Gardner" because of his affinity for fast-food dipping sauces. Known as a home-run threat at Ohio State, he averaged 15.1 yards per reception last season -- 70 catches for 1,058 yards. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets made history Thursday night and got faster on both sides of the ball.

Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner's life changed when the Jets drafted him with the No. 4 pick in the 2022 NFL draft on Thursday night.

As he reached the end of the walkway, Gardner realized he’d made a mistake. As Gardner was leaving the Green Room, no one must have told him which direction the stage was. Because of the mix-up, Gardner was a tad late to the stage to grab his new jersey and pose with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. But he still had his unforgettable moment on stage in front of hundreds of thousands of NFL fans in Las Vegas.

Top prospect Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner did not come to play with his 2022 NFL Draft outfit. The cornerback showed up to Las Vegas with a powder blue suit and custom ...

The 2022 NFL Draft is here! Sauce, who said he got the nickname from a Little League coach, wore two chains. The cornerback showed up to Las Vegas with a powder blue suit and custom Sauce chains. Watch your team's future unfold, and look stylish doing it, by shopping here. You would never know what's in it." There's no doubt about it.

Detroit native Sauce Gardner, a three-time AAC first teamer and All-American cornerback as a junior was drafted No. 4 overall by the New York Jets.

Gardner was seen as one of the top cornerbacks in college for his ability to lock down in man coverage, using his length and active hands to bother receivers getting off the line. Gardner became the highest Cincinnati Bearcats NFL draft pick since quarterback Greg Cook, who was the No. 5 overall pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1969. Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, who grew up in Detroit and attended Detroit King High School, was taken No. 4 overall in the 2022 NFL draft in Las Vegas as the No. 2 cornerback off the board.