17–0
80Overall
WRACC

Rod Gardner

Clemson · Wide Receiver · 1997-2000

SPD
77
HND
78
RTE
68

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Gardner was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2000.

In the Clemson record book, Gardner ranks No. 9 in career receiving yards. Gardner's 1999 season ranks No. 6 in program history for receiving yards.

Gardner was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the 3rd-highest wide receiver rating at Clemson since 1990 and No. 20 among all wide receivers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1999
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2000
    • First-team All-American
    • Second-team all-conference
  3. 2001
    • No. 15 overall pick, NFL Draft

Clemson Record Book

  • No. 9 in career receiving yards
  • No. 6 in single-season receiving yards (1999)
  • No. 7 in single-season receptions (1999)

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

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraWR80
  • 2000-2004 eraWR80

Clemson Teammates

  1. 88Anthony Simmons1995-97LB
  2. 88Keith Adams1998-2000LB
  3. 83Leroy Hill2003-04LB
  4. 74Brian Dawkins1993-95S
  5. 72Airese Currie2004WR
  6. 72Alex Ardley1999-2000S
  7. 72Antuan Edwards1996-98S
  8. 72Nick Eason1999-2002EDGE
  9. 72Raymond Priester1994-97RB
  10. 72Robert Carswell1997-2000S

Full Clemson all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 95Larry FitzgeraldPittsburgh · 2002-03WR
  3. 90Braylon EdwardsMichigan · 2001-04WR
  4. 90Charles RogersMichigan State · 2000-02WR
  5. 90Jabar GaffneyFlorida · 1999-2001WR
  6. 88Antonio BryantPittsburgh · 1998-2001WR
  7. 88Derek AbneyKentucky · 2000-03WR
  8. 88Josh ReedLSU · 1999-2001WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Rod 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.