2023 Football Roster
Roster
Gardner, My'Keil

Jersey Number 93
My'Keil Gardner
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- El Mirage, Ariz.
- High School:
- Liberty HS
Bio
As A Redshirt Freshman (2024)
Did not appear in a game due to injury.
As A Freshman (2023)
Saw action in three games as a true freshman while utilizing a redshirt ... Played 18 snaps on defense and one on special teams … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Recorded first career tackle in the season opener.
High School
A four-star prospect by ESPN … Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Ranked a consensus top-three player at his position in Arizona … The No. 2 defensive tackle in the state by ESPN and Rivals as well as the second-overall defensive lineman in Arizona in the 247Sports composite … Rated the third-overall defensive lineman in the state by 247Sports … A top-10 player in Arizona, coming in at seventh by ESPN and ninth by Rivals … Ranked the 11th-overall player in the state by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite … A top-600 player nationally in the 247Sports composite … Rated a top-20 defensive tackle by ESPN (No. 19) and a top-40 defensive tackle by Rivals (No. 37) … A top-100 defensive lineman nationally in the 247Sports composite (No. 59) and by 247Sports (No. 87) … Selected to the PrepStar All-Western Region team … As a senior, selected as a first-team all-region defensive lineman … Helped Liberty High School to an 11-1 record and playoff appearance … Finished the season with 58 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a pass deflection … Had one game with 10-or-more tackles, a 10-tackle game against Centennial along with 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks … Made five-or-more tackles in six games … Finished with three-or-more tackles in 10 games … Ended with nine tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a sack and a pass deflection in a shutout win over Mountain Ridge … Finished with seven tackles and a sack against Brophy College Prep … Had five tackles and 2.5 TFLs against Valor Christian (Colo.) … Ended with five tackles, a TFL, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in a shutout win over O’Connor … Made five tackles and recovered a fumble against Saguaro … Had one multi-sack game and totaled four games with a sack … Finished with three multi-TFL games and six games with a TFL … Ended with one game of multiple forced turnovers … As a junior, named an Arizona Republic All-Arizona selection and a defensive player of the year nominee, and also a AIA 6A Southwest First-Team All-Region selection … Finished with 86 tackles, 24.0 TFLs, 10.0 sacks, a fumble recovery and five pass deflections … Had 10-or-more tackles in one game, a career day with 11 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss against Queen Creek … Ended with 11 games of five-or-more tackles … Made four-or-more tackles in 12 games … Finished with eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs, a sack and three pass deflections against Boulder Creek … Had eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks against Pinnacle … Made eight tackles and added a TFL against Sunrise Mountain … Finished with seven tackles 4.5 TFLs and 4.5 sacks in AIA Open Division quarterfinal victory against Basha … Ended with seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a pass deflection against Centennial … Made seven tackles and added a TFL against Brophy College Prep … Had seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks in against Red Mountain … Finished with seven tackles and 2.5 TFLs in season opener against Mountain Ridge … Ended with six tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a sack and a pass deflection in playoff semifinal against Chandler … Had six tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a fumble recovery against Chaparral … Finished with three multi-sack games and five games total with a sack … Ended with eight multi-TFL games and nine games total with a TFL … High school coach was Colin Thomas … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah State, Washington State and Wisconsin.
Did not appear in a game due to injury.
As A Freshman (2023)
Saw action in three games as a true freshman while utilizing a redshirt ... Played 18 snaps on defense and one on special teams … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Recorded first career tackle in the season opener.
High School
A four-star prospect by ESPN … Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Ranked a consensus top-three player at his position in Arizona … The No. 2 defensive tackle in the state by ESPN and Rivals as well as the second-overall defensive lineman in Arizona in the 247Sports composite … Rated the third-overall defensive lineman in the state by 247Sports … A top-10 player in Arizona, coming in at seventh by ESPN and ninth by Rivals … Ranked the 11th-overall player in the state by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite … A top-600 player nationally in the 247Sports composite … Rated a top-20 defensive tackle by ESPN (No. 19) and a top-40 defensive tackle by Rivals (No. 37) … A top-100 defensive lineman nationally in the 247Sports composite (No. 59) and by 247Sports (No. 87) … Selected to the PrepStar All-Western Region team … As a senior, selected as a first-team all-region defensive lineman … Helped Liberty High School to an 11-1 record and playoff appearance … Finished the season with 58 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a pass deflection … Had one game with 10-or-more tackles, a 10-tackle game against Centennial along with 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks … Made five-or-more tackles in six games … Finished with three-or-more tackles in 10 games … Ended with nine tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a sack and a pass deflection in a shutout win over Mountain Ridge … Finished with seven tackles and a sack against Brophy College Prep … Had five tackles and 2.5 TFLs against Valor Christian (Colo.) … Ended with five tackles, a TFL, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in a shutout win over O’Connor … Made five tackles and recovered a fumble against Saguaro … Had one multi-sack game and totaled four games with a sack … Finished with three multi-TFL games and six games with a TFL … Ended with one game of multiple forced turnovers … As a junior, named an Arizona Republic All-Arizona selection and a defensive player of the year nominee, and also a AIA 6A Southwest First-Team All-Region selection … Finished with 86 tackles, 24.0 TFLs, 10.0 sacks, a fumble recovery and five pass deflections … Had 10-or-more tackles in one game, a career day with 11 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss against Queen Creek … Ended with 11 games of five-or-more tackles … Made four-or-more tackles in 12 games … Finished with eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs, a sack and three pass deflections against Boulder Creek … Had eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks against Pinnacle … Made eight tackles and added a TFL against Sunrise Mountain … Finished with seven tackles 4.5 TFLs and 4.5 sacks in AIA Open Division quarterfinal victory against Basha … Ended with seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a pass deflection against Centennial … Made seven tackles and added a TFL against Brophy College Prep … Had seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks in against Red Mountain … Finished with seven tackles and 2.5 TFLs in season opener against Mountain Ridge … Ended with six tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a sack and a pass deflection in playoff semifinal against Chandler … Had six tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a fumble recovery against Chaparral … Finished with three multi-sack games and five games total with a sack … Ended with eight multi-TFL games and nine games total with a TFL … High school coach was Colin Thomas … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah State, Washington State and Wisconsin.
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