University of Nevada Athletics

All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2021)
All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2020)

NEVADA
SOPHOMORE (2021) – Earned All-Mountain West Honorable Mention for the second straight year... Appeared in 12 games, helped pave the way for the Nevada passing attack to post the sixth-best passing offense in the country (347.0)... Nevada finished 8th in the nation in red zone offense (0.922) as well as the 17th ranked scoring offense in FBS (35.7 ppg).

FRESHMAN (2020) – Earned a starting spot on the line and was namedf All-Mountain West Honorable Mention as a true freshman ... played in all nine games as part of The Union, which held the line for a Pack offense which averaged 30.8 points per game, third in the Mountain West and 46th nationally ... provided ample protection for quarterback and Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year Carson Strong.
 
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a two-time first-team All-Baseline League at Los Osos High School ... Lettered in both football and wrestling.
 
PERSONAL – Son of Robert and Sheri Gardner and Meslissa Gardner ... Has an older brother, Sam Ernst ... Father played basketball at VMI ... Great uncles Jack and Jerry Brisco were professional wrestlers in the then-WWF under the name Brisco Brothers ... Public health major ... Had recruiting interest from nearly every Mountain West and Pac-12 school but chose Nevada because of the coaching staff's commitment to him and the program's trajectory ... Enjoys playing guitar and fishing.