Devin Gardner
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| No. 98 Nojima Sagamihara Rise | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Date of birth: | December 14, 1991 |
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) |
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| High school: | Inkster (MI) |
| College: | Michigan |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
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Devin Gardner (born December 14, 1991) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Nojima Sagamihara Rise of the X-League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots.
Gardner was the starting quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 2012 to 2014. Early in the 2013 season, Gardner was awarded Tom Harmon's Michigan Football Legends jersey, becoming the first Michigan player to wear No. 98 in over 70 years. Through the first seven games of the 2013 season, Gardner had 1,779 passing yards, 660 rushing yards, and 22 touchdowns (13 passing, 9 rushing). On October 19, 2013, Gardner broke John Navarre's Michigan single-game record with 503 passing yards. He also broke Denard Robinson's Michigan single-game record with 584 yards of total offense.
As a high school senior, Gardner was rated as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the United States by Rivals.com and the No. 5 quarterback by ESPNU. He enrolled at the University of Michigan in January 2010 and saw limited action in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. During the first half of the 2012 season, he converted to the wide receiver position, but switched back to quarterback after Denard Robinson sustained an elbow injury.
As a sophomore in 2007, Gardner played football for the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. He missed five games during his sophomore year because of disciplinary issues, but returned for the final four games of the season. Gardner described the problems he experienced in his sophomore year as a turning point: "I had never sat out before, and that hurt a lot. It was a bad feeling, and I did a lot of growing up. I just knew I had to get better." After the coach of his team left, Gardner's grades began to decrease. He wanted to transfer to Saint Martin de Porres High School but the school had closed.
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