Beau Gardner

Beau Gardner
No. 45 – Chicago Bears
PositionLong snapper
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2001-12-26) December 26, 2001 (age 24)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Ignatius (San Francisco)
CollegeUCLA (2020–2023)
Georgia (2024–2025)
NFL draft2026: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights

Beggs Barnum Gardner (born December 26, 2001) is an American professional football long snapper for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and the Georgia Bulldogs, winning the 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award as the nation's top long snapper in college football. Gardner was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Bears in 2026.

Early life

Beau Gardner was born on December 26, 2001,[1] and raised in San Francisco, California, where he attended the local St. Ignatius College Preparatory and played football.[2] Gardner played as a center his freshman and sophomore years of high school and moved to tackle his junior and senior years.[2] He only started playing as a long snapper later in his high school career, when he attended the Chris Rubio Long Snapping camp.[2] In his junior year, Gardner was named to the first-team West Catholic Athletic League team.[3] Gardner was then named to the third-team All-Bay Area Preps HQ team by The Mercury News in his senior year.[4] After his senior year, Gardner committed to play football as a walk-on at UCLA over USC and California.[5]

College career

The day before his first game in the 2020 season, Gardner broke his foot, causing him to miss the entire season due to surgery.[2] Gardner then redshirted the following year, and did not play in any games.[2] In 2022, Gardner played his first game, appearing in three during the season.[2] Gardner became the starting long snapper the following year, starting all thirteen games for UCLA in 2023.[6]

Before 2024, Gardner announced he would transfer to the University of Georgia, where he would continue playing football.[7] Before the season started, Gardner was named to the Patrick Mannelly Award watch list.[8] Gardner finished as a finalist for the award in 2024.[9] Additionally, Gardner was named to the first-team All-SEC team.[10] Coming into 2025, Gardner was again named to the watchlist for the Patrick Mannelly Award.[11] By the end of the season, Gardner was named a first-team All-SEC player again, along with being named a first-team All-American by the AFCA.[12][13] Additionally, Gardner was announced as the winner of the 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award.[14]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Bench press
6 ft 5+1⁄8 in
(1.96 m)		 249 lb
(113 kg)		 32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 6 ft 5+7⁄8 in
(1.98 m)		 5.08 s 1.78 s 2.90 s 12 reps
All values from Pro Day[15]

Gardner signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ @KirbySmartUGA (December 26, 2025). "Happy Birthday, @beaugardner415 !! #GoDawgs" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Shelton, J. C. (February 20, 2024). "Interview: UCLA transfer long snapper Beau Gardner details decision to join Georgia football". UGA Wire. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Stephens, Mitch (August 28, 2019). "San Francisco's WCAL football teams could be improved". San Francisico Chronicle. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Gorcey, Ryan (December 2, 2019). "SF Preps: Teddye Buchanan named Player of the Year". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Spratling, Shotgun (November 5, 2019). "Beau Gardner announces his commitment to UCLA as a long snapper". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Morgan, James (December 22, 2023). "LS Beau Gardner transfers to Georgia football". UGA Wire. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Offutt, Ethan (December 21, 2023). "Georgia Lands Long Snapper From Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  8. ^ Kelley, Kevin (August 3, 2024). "Beau Gardner named to 2024 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List". SicEmDawgs. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  9. ^ "Underwood Wins 6th Annual Patrick Mannelly Award". Longsnap. December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  10. ^ "2024 All-SEC Football Team Announced". WAAY31. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  11. ^ Kelley, Kevin (August 5, 2025). "Beau Gardner named to 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List". SicEmDawgs. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  12. ^ Riley, Connor (December 9, 2025). "Georgia football places league-leading 11 players on Coaches All-SEC teams". Dawg Nation. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  13. ^ Adams, Kipp (December 16, 2025). "Georgia's CJ Allen, Drew Bobo, Beau Gardner named AFCA All-Americans". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  14. ^ Griffith, Mike (December 14, 2025). "Georgia football special teams surge continues, Beau Gardner wins national award". Dawg Nation. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  15. ^ "Beau Gardner College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  16. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 8, 2026). "Roster Moves: Chicago Bears sign four draft selections, 13 undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Chicago Bears. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  17. ^ Morgan, James (April 27, 2025). "Bears sign undrafted All-SEC specialist from Georgia". UGA Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2026.

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