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Barry Gardner

Northwestern · Linebacker · 1995-98

TAK
76
COV
74
SPD
78

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Gardner was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1997 and 1998).

In the Northwestern record book, Gardner ranks No. 3 in career tackles. Gardner's 1998 season ranks No. 4 in program history for tackles.

Gardner was the No. 35 overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 5th-highest linebacker rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 42 among all linebackers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1997
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 1998
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 1999
    • No. 35 overall pick, NFL Draft

Northwestern Record Book

  • No. 3 in career tackles
  • No. 4 in single-season tackles (1998)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Northwestern Teammates

  1. 91Pat Fitzgerald1993-96LB
  2. 88Darnell Autry1994-96RB
  3. 86Damien Anderson1998-2001RB
  4. 74Casey Dailey1994-97EDGE
  5. 74Chris Martin1993-95CB
  6. 74D'Wayne Bates1994-98WR
  7. 74Dwayne Missouri1997-2000EDGE
  8. 74Hudhaifa Ismaeli1995-96S
  9. 74Steve Schnur1992-96QB
  10. 72Eric Collier1994-97S

Full Northwestern all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 95Ray LewisMiami · 1993-95LB
  2. 91LaVar ArringtonPenn State · 1997-99LB
  3. 91Rocky CalmusOklahoma · 1998-2001LB
  4. 91Zach ThomasTexas Tech · 1992-95LB
  5. 90Chris ClaiborneUSC · 1996-98LB
  6. 90Dat NguyenTexas A&M · 1995-98LB
  7. 90Kevin HardyIllinois · 1992-95LB
  8. 90Mark SimoneauKansas State · 1995-99LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Barry Gardner) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.