Player Dossier

2020-2024

UNLV

Colin Giffen

FB • 6'1" • 234 lbs • Palo Alto, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Colin Giffen leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.7 efficiency.

Usage Score

1.9

Efficiency

41.7

Consistency

100

Season Value

53.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
UNLV • Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Colin Giffen, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Rice. Colin Giffen leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.7 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Rice paired 5 primary output with 41.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, Rice.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Loss with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Rice

Games

1

Scrimmage Yards / G

5

Efficiency

41.7

Usage

1.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

1 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs UAB

Result
Sat 11/23@ UABL 14-40155

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Rice

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUNLV0
2023 Regular SeasonRice000
2024 Regular SeasonRice541.71.95

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UAB

Loss with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

5

Primary metric

5 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.

#2

South Florida

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Rice

5 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 1.9 usage

53.8

#2

2023 Regular Season · Rice

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · UNLV

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.79

Palo Alto · Palo Alto, CA

Committed To
UNLV
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

5

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 2 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Colin Giffen quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
FB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career receiving yards
5