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NFL draft preview: How Detroit native Ahmad Gardner got the nickname 'Sauce'

Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner can do things on a football field that a coach simply can't teach. It's that quality that earned him his nickname. It's also the quality that could make him the highest-drafted player in the history of the University of Cincinnati program.

The consensus All-American cornerback is projected to be selected as high as No. 2 overall Thursday in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. If Gardner is a top-four pick, he'll make Cincinnati draft history.

[ A CB at No. 2? ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.