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Jersey Number 26
Jayce Gardner
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Moore, OK
- High School:
- Moore
Bio
Honors
• 2024: MTSU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week 10/17
2024 (r-Senior)
• Played in 11 games and had one start
• Had one carry for eight yards on the season
• Played four snaps at Ole Miss with three on special teams
• Had 12 plays on special teams against Memphis and 13 at LA Tech
• Got his first Blue Raider start at FIU and had one carry for eight yards
2023 (r-Junior)
• Did not play in any games
2022 (r-Sophomore at Central Oklahoma)
• Played in seven games
• Rushed 42 times for 175 yards and a touchdown on the season
• Also had three receptions
2021 (r-Freshman at Central Oklahoma)
• Played in all 11 games with the Bronchos
• Totaled 107 rushes for 549 yards, scoring six touchdowns on the ground
• Also pulled in 26 receptions for 176 yards
• Among the best running backs in the MIAA, ranking in the Top 13 in four major categories
• Ranked 13th in yards, 12th in carries, 11th in touchdowns and ninth in yards per carry (5.1) in the MIAA
• Posted first career 100-yard game at Northeastern State in Week 6, hitting the mark on the dot with 14 carries
• Had a season-long 27-yard scamper in that win, which helped Central keep the President's Cup for a seventh-straight season
• Tallied 353 yards in a four-game stretch from Week's 5-8 and UCO was 3-1 in that time frame
2020 (Freshman at Central Oklahoma)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football, soccer, wrestling and track at Moore High School
• Earned all-state honors in football and all-city recognition in soccer
• Led team to a football playoff victory for first time in nearly 20 years and helped team make state semifinals
Personal
• Full name: Jayce Anthony Gardner
• Parents: Anthony Gardner and Davan Gardner
• Born: 4/16/02
• Major: Integrated Studies
• 2024: MTSU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week 10/17
2024 (r-Senior)
• Played in 11 games and had one start
• Had one carry for eight yards on the season
• Played four snaps at Ole Miss with three on special teams
• Had 12 plays on special teams against Memphis and 13 at LA Tech
• Got his first Blue Raider start at FIU and had one carry for eight yards
2023 (r-Junior)
• Did not play in any games
2022 (r-Sophomore at Central Oklahoma)
• Played in seven games
• Rushed 42 times for 175 yards and a touchdown on the season
• Also had three receptions
2021 (r-Freshman at Central Oklahoma)
• Played in all 11 games with the Bronchos
• Totaled 107 rushes for 549 yards, scoring six touchdowns on the ground
• Also pulled in 26 receptions for 176 yards
• Among the best running backs in the MIAA, ranking in the Top 13 in four major categories
• Ranked 13th in yards, 12th in carries, 11th in touchdowns and ninth in yards per carry (5.1) in the MIAA
• Posted first career 100-yard game at Northeastern State in Week 6, hitting the mark on the dot with 14 carries
• Had a season-long 27-yard scamper in that win, which helped Central keep the President's Cup for a seventh-straight season
• Tallied 353 yards in a four-game stretch from Week's 5-8 and UCO was 3-1 in that time frame
2020 (Freshman at Central Oklahoma)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football, soccer, wrestling and track at Moore High School
• Earned all-state honors in football and all-city recognition in soccer
• Led team to a football playoff victory for first time in nearly 20 years and helped team make state semifinals
Personal
• Full name: Jayce Anthony Gardner
• Parents: Anthony Gardner and Davan Gardner
• Born: 4/16/02
• Major: Integrated Studies
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