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Detroit native Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner drafted by New York Jets

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FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2021, file photo, Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad Gardner watches a play develop during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. Gardner is nicknamed Sauce and is the Bearcats' best player. The long-armed lockdown corner from Detroit picked Cincinnati over Indiana, Kentucky and other P5s in 2019 and has developed into a potential first-round pick. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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(WXYZ) — Detroit native Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner was drafted with the fourth overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft by New York Jets.

Gardner, who played cornerback for Cincinnati, went to high school at Detroit King. He played three seasons for the Bearcats.

This is the first player from the Detroit Public School League (PSL) taken in the top 10 of the first round since Vernon Gholston was also drafted by the Jets in 2008.

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Detroit native Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner drafted by New York Jets

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