Sauce Gardner selected for Sporting News all-decade team
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 5, 2026, 3:44 PM
Last updated Aug 5, 2026
Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner, former University of Cincinnati cornerback, has been named to the Sporting News college football all-decade team for the 2020s. Gardner was instrumental in the Bearcats' undefeated 2021 season and their run to the College Football Playoff, earning a consensus first-team All-American selection. He was drafted by the New York Jets in 2022, where he won Defensive Rookie of the Year and made the AP All-Pro first team for two consecutive seasons. Currently, Gardner plays for the Indianapolis Colts, who are scheduled to start their season on September 13 against the Baltimore Ravens.
- •Gardner was a unanimous All-American first team member in 2021.
- •He was the first cornerback since 1970 to achieve consecutive AP All-Pro selections.
- •He recorded 35 tackles, three sacks, and three interceptions in college.
- •Gardner currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts.
- •The Colts open their season on September 13 against the Baltimore Ravens.
- 3:44 PMYahoo Sports — Former UC Bearcat Sauce Gardner named to Sporting News all-decade team
"Sauce Gardner was the first Cincinnati Bearcat to be named a two-time All-American. He was a unanimous All-American first team member in 2021.
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