New York Jets: PFF ranks Jets’ Sauce Gardner as high NFL cornerback

New York Jets Cornerback Sauce Gardner has been nearly the whole lot that the Jets might have hoped for since he was drafted in 2022 as he has logged two All Professional and two Professional Bowl nods. Whereas the 2024 season noticed a lot go improper, somewhat an excessive amount of warmth in all probability landed on Sauce Gardner for what was seen as poor tackling. Admittedly, Professional Soccer Focus agreed with that evaluation with a tackling grade of 48.6.

Nonetheless, that didn’t diminish all the good that Gardner introduced in protection, which was stellar with a PFF grade of 72.3 that ranked twentieth within the league final season. As well as, PFF appears to be anticipating a bounce again in 2025, as they ranked him as their high cornerback.

Inside the bigger article, they expanded on that rationale, writing the beneath:

Gardner’s 91.9 PFF protection grade since 2022 leads the league. He has compelled a league-high 46 incompletions and allowed a league-low 0.60 yards per cowl snap and 21.4% first-down-plus-touchdown fee over that span.

Unsurprisingly, Gardner’s ranks first, as properly. Whereas he won’t shadow opposing extensive receivers at a excessive fee, he has excelled when requested to take action.

All that stated, it positive appears to be a lot ado about nothing relating to Gardner’s dropoff.