Scoop Gardner Jr.
Western Michigan Broncos
73
Average

Scoop Gardner Jr.

Western Michigan BroncosRebuilding
LDEDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Scoop Gardner Jr. starting?

Scoop Gardner Jr. is the projected starter at LDE for Western Michigan Broncos.

Junior · #2 · 6'1", 255 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Western Michigan Broncos

  1. 1273Scoop Gardner Jr.Starter
  2. 23173DeJuan Echoles Jr.
  3. 3966Will Gerig

Western Michigan Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the MAC

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Up next for Western Michigan

Western Michigan plays Akron away on Tue, Nov 10. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Archbishop Wood, ranked #1,894 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,894 NatlTeam Share1%
Long Island, NY
Jersey
#2
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
255 lbs

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—810

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8319
National Rank
#1894
High School
Archbishop Wood
Hometown
Warminster, PA

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 41th-percentile production (×0.60 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 41% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WBGSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-10

Oct 24LTOLTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-38

Oct 17WCMUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 21-14

Oct 10WKENTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-7

Oct 3WBUFFTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 26LBOISTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 32-7

Sep 19WRICETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-21

Sep 12WMONMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-14

Sep 5LMICHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 13-12

Scoop Gardner Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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