Since entering the NFL in 2022, New York Jets cornerbacl Sauce Gardner has amassed 181 tackles, 40 passes defensed, and made the Pro Bowl in each of his first two NFL seasons.
His coverage numbers took a minor nosedive in 2024, but that was in large part due to the mid-season firing of Robert Saleh. Yet that didn't deter the Jets from rightfully making him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
He got that payday because the former Cincinnati star cemented himself as one of the league’s brightest young stars immediately upon being drafted No.