Scouting report · DB · Indianapolis
Sauce Gardner
DB172 in IDP dynasty, right in the prime of the curve.
#813 overall · age 25 · 2022 round 1, pick 4 · 5th season
INDDefensive back · DB172
IDP points a game
Current outlook
This week
Weekly projections cover offense only, so defenders have none here.
Rest of season · redraft standard
Redraft formats here start offense only.
Dynasty · Dynasty IDP
#813 · DB172
Value 549 · 12 teams
LatestNo Swindlr analysis on him in the last three weeks.
Dynasty value · Dynasty IDP
549
▼ 205 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#813 · DB172
Overall · position
2026 IDP / game
7.0
DB147 at the position
Age
25
5 seasons in
In a year
Same
537 · about #803 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty IDP
This season 4%Next two seasons 22%Later 74%
His projection (8.4 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level defensive back yet, so his value is all upside: the model's allowance for him becoming more than that, which it makes wider the further ahead it looks. It's the least certain part of any value.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | IDP / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 49 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2026 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
2026 week by week · IDP points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty IDP
Real trades · 3 in the last year · 2 in dynasty Superflex leagues
What managers actually gave for Sauce in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like Dynasty IDP first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names.
- May 26, 2026 · 32-team dynasty SuperflexSauce Gardner for Cole Kmet + 2027 3rdCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Mar 12, 2026 · 32-team dynasty SuperflexSauce Gardner + Tyler Warren for Tucker Kraft + Edgerrin CooperCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- May 14, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QBSauce Gardner + Adetomiwa Adebawore + 2026 5th for 2026 4th + 2026 3rd
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of Sauce's value in Dynasty IDP now. A two-for-one shows the pair's total less the roster spot the second player takes, as the calculator counts it. Open one to see who wins it.
In your league
Make the move for Sauce.
Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Nov 1. Where the numbers come from.