'10 MI QB Devin Gardner (Official Offer)

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Detroit (MI) Inkster

Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 196 lbs

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04/23

By Allen Treiu.....Gardner grew up an Ohio State fan.

YouTube - Inkster High School Football 2007...

Older update from Michigan preps w/ film...great introduction into this talented young man.

MichiganPreps.com - AHEAD OF HIS TIME

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5/9

Talks about his performance at the Nike Camp on Friday. Names Ohio State, Michigan and Purdue as his favorites. Says he grew up a Buckeye fan.

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5/12

By Trieu...video highlights from his sophmore year.

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5/12

From TheWolverine...video interview transcript.

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6/23

By Trieu...first verbal offer is in and it's from Michigan State.

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6/23

By Crabtree....More on the Michigan State offer. Articles says he also has an offer from Bowling Green and is getting interest from Cincinnati, Ohio State, Purdue & USC.

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6/27

By A Trieu. Toledo has offered, joining Michigan State and Cincinnati.

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6/30

Named one of the underclass "ball boys" for the EA Sports Elite 11 Camp in Southern California. Visited ND this past weekend.

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7/1

From the ND site...talks about his visit to ND and about seeing Coach Weis' ring up close. Talks about his connection to ND WR David Grimes.

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8/5

BY A Trieu. Gardner was at the Elite 11 QB camp this week and worked on his mechanics and footwork. Cincinnati, Michigan State, Bowling Green and Toledo have offered while Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida, Illinois , Florida State, Wisconsin and Oregon have been in contact.

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Three Elite 11 ball boys stand out
By Mike White
ESPN.com
Updated: August 8, 2008


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Devin Gardner has Vince Young potential.

This year's Elite 11 featured a trio of diversely talented and hard-working QBs who surely will be heard from down the road out of the Class of 2010.

Devin Gardner (Inkster, Mich.) first impressed the coaches at the Columbus NIKE Camp in May. At nearly 6-4 and 195 pounds, Gardner stands out physically in a crowd, and when he throws it around, you definitely take notice. Gardner is fast becoming a top prospect for 2010 and already has offers from Michigan State, Bowling Green, Toledo and Cincinnati while many other schools are showing a lot of interest.

Right now, Gardner has much to work on to become a better quarterback, as all young players do. But he certainly is ahead of the curve athletically with his ability to pull it down as a dual-threat signal-caller. He looks forward to working on the mental aspects of quarterbacking.

"I found out at the Elite 11 that there are a lot of other players all over the country that can do the same things I do, and if I want to set myself apart I have to do all the other little things," Gardner said.

The Michigan native on tape resembles Vince Young, starting from the No. 10 jersey he wears and extending all the way through his three-quarters release and sneaky, elusive, long-striding ability to make big plays with the ball in his hands.

After watching him during the week, Gardner will have to learn to be tall in the pocket and take advantage of his height. He says his biggest weakness is his accuracy, which is a direct result of arm placement and how the ball is released. He has a real bad habit of dropping his release point when throwing as well as sinking his hips and knees when throwing. This happens more when throwing shorter routes as he tries to guide the ball in there.

This fall, expect to Gardner to be more comfortable under center as a result of his week in Southern California. Not only did he take full advantage of every rep on the field but it was on the chalk board where he made the most improvement. When asked if he left the camp a better player, Gardner's response was "absolutely and hands down, my ability to read and recognize coverages are much better now."

Along with the aforementioned early offers, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State have shown interest and will be following his progression on the field this fall.

ESPN - Three Elite 11 ball boys stand out - Football Recruiting

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Scout.com: Devon Development

By The GoBlueWolverine Staff
GoBlueWolverine.com
Posted Aug 12, 2008

We're talking Super 2010 instate spread-Quarterback Devon Gardner ... there is a development-o-interest ...

The usual link to the GBW premium board, but his profile now shows a UM offer...so that must be what the news is.

Scout.com: Devin Gardner Profile

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08/16

By Allen Trieu...Gardner talks about when he received his Michigan offer (to go along with Michigan State, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, and Toledo.)

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8/21

From TheWolverine...Devin is excited about his Michigan offer and says the new offense is a plus for him.

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FIRST LOOK: The U. also got a chance to get a look at Inkster junior quarterback Devin Gardner -- a name you will probably be hearing a lot in the next couple of years.

The 6-4, 190-pounder with offers from Michigan and MSU didn't get much of a chance to shine Thursday as Inkster had to shuffle its offensive line because of two missing starters.

But when given time, he showed good touch on out patterns and on intermediate throws. He also showed great mobility, making multiple pass rushers miss at times.

No college rush for Inkster's Cameron Gordon | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Livonia Stevenson beats rival Franklin in overtime | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Inkster 27, Zeeland West 22: Quarterback Devin Gardner went 7-of-12 for 127 yards and a touchdown and ran nine times for 62 yards and two touchdowns.