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On Gardner: A shifty receiver who will work with the offensive scout team ... posted a 36-inch vertical jump in spring testing.
2004 (Redshirt Junior): Did not see game action.
2003 (Junior): Redshirt season
2001-2002 (Fr./Soph. @ S.C.): Spent his first two years at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, W.Va. ... caught 38 passes for 426 yards and six touchdowns as a freshman ... had 50 receptions for 750 yards and a school-record nine touchdowns as a sophomore in 2002 ... third-team all-conference selection as a freshman ... earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore.
High School: A two-year letterwinner at Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, Va. ... averaged 27.6 yards per catch and scored seven touchdowns ... an all-region, all-city and all-city/county selection ... also lettered in basketball and track and field ... was recruited by James Madison and Elon ... high school coach was David Tibbs.
Personal: Jamal Gardner was born November 10, 1982 ... son of Sarah Kelley and Tom Patterson ... majoring in sociology.