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JAX · SLB · #47

Dennis Gardeck

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Dennis Gardeck is the starting SLB for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Dennis Gardeck this week

The Jacksonville Jaguars play next in Week 6, against the Houston Texans at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Dennis Gardeck is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jalen McLeod and Jared Bartlett are next in line behind him.

Dennis Gardeck's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 22-17 at CIN (Oct 4); W 35-6 vs NE (Sep 27); L 13-20 at DEN (Sep 20).

Dennis Gardeck wears No. 47, is 32 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 232 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Sioux Falls.

Is Dennis Gardeck playing this week?

Dennis Gardeck is expected to start at SLB for Jacksonville Jaguars. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

JAX SLB Depth

1Dennis GardeckStarter
2Jalen McLeod
3Jared Bartlett

Jacksonville Jaguars Starting Lineup

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Age
32
Height
6' 0"
Weight
232
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026JAX581000
    2025JAX152762.502
    2024ARI6126312
    2023ARI17296604
    2022ARI13181111
    2021ARI10141000
    2020ARI10147700
    2019ARI560000
    2018ARI870000
    Career9 yrs891352819.529

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    8
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    89
    Tackles
    135

    #79 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Dennis Gardeck is rated 59 (Depth): production and role rank 155th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 18% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    25th percentile
    Beats 25% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 570 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11PHITKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0
    Oct 4W@ CINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 22-17

    Sep 27Wvs NETKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 35-6

    Sep 20L@ DENTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-20

    Sep 13Wvs CLETKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 34-10

    Dennis Gardeck's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Dennis Gardeck plays 40% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share40%

    College

    Sioux Falls