Jets CB Sauce Gardner Named AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

No. 4 Overall Pick Out of Cincinnati Co-Led NFL with 20 Pass Defenses, Had Highest PFF Coverage Grade in the NFLEthan Greenberg

Jets CB Sauce Gardner has been named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year at NFL Honors in Phoenix.

Gardner, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, is the fifth Jets player to win the award, the most among any team in the NFL. The Cincinnati product started 17 games for the NFL'