Troy University Athletics
2006 Football Roster
Roster
James Gardner
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 311
- Class:
- Senior
2005: Played in all 11 games as a backup center ... Graded out 74 percent for the season on 337 snaps ... Graded out better than 80 percent twice ... Played a season-high 44 snaps, grading 79%, in the win over Florida Atlantic ... Was credited with four knockdown blocks for the year.
2004: Saw action in 10 games as a reserve center and guard ... Averaged 17 snaps per game and graded out at 75 percent for the season ... Graded out at better than 85 percent against Utah State and Idaho.
2003: Played in seven of the Trojans’ 12 games as a true freshman ... Played in a career-high 32 plays against Middle Tennessee ... Graded a team-high 87 percent in the Trojans’ loss at Virginia ... Recorded four cut blocks in his five games, getting one in all but one game ... Had two knockdowns, one against Virginia and one at North Texas ... Graded 75 percent, second on the team, at Middle Tennessee.
2002: Did not play ... Enrolled at Troy in January 2003.
PREP: Originally signed with Troy in 2002 but sat out that fall ... Started two seasons on the offensive line at Dothan High for coach Jimmy Addison ... Team posted a 7-3 record during his senior season in 2001 and advanced to the 6A state playoffs for the second consecutive year ... Listed by the Dothan Eagle among its Super 12 Wiregrass team of the top college prospects in south Alabama ... Earned first team All-State honors from the Birmingham News and Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Graded 80 percent for the season in a system where 70 percent is above average ... Graded 90 percent in playoff loss to McGill-Toolen, a season best ... Had 101 total knockdown blocks, and 28 pancake blocks as a senior ... Also recorded six Big Movement hits in 2001, where a defender is pushed back more than five yards.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Raymond Gardner ... Born on September 25, 1984 ... Is the son of Neal and Tracey McGilvray ... Has one older sister, Anita Scott, and one younger sister, Sarah McGilvray ... Has two younger brothers, John and Samuel McGilvray ... His uncle, Gary McGilvray, was an offensive lineman at Troy from 1979-81 ... Is majoring in sport and fitness management.
