Player Career

DJ Giddens Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

DJ Giddens story

DJ Giddens built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Junction City, KS wearing No. 31, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of DJ Giddens' career was his backfield work: 3,087 rushing yards, 517 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 679 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Kansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 679 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.

The arc is straightforward: DJ Giddens moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202120222022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonKansas State0
2022 PostseasonKansas State61663.712.8616
2022 Regular SeasonKansas State61663.712.80
2023 PostseasonKansas State1,5495932.1933
2023 Regular SeasonKansas State1,5495932.10
2024 Regular SeasonKansas State1,60167.136.852

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma State

Week 5 · W 42-20 · Conference game

Win with 209 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

209

Scrimmage Yards

93.8 takeover

209 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.

#2

@ Colorado

Week 7 · W 31-28 · Conference game

220

Scrimmage Yards

93.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

220 scrimmage yards and 47.4 usage.

#3

vs UCF

Week 4 · W 44-31 · Conference game

293

Scrimmage Yards

91.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

293 scrimmage yards and 56.7 usage.

#4

vs Cincinnati

Week 13 · W 41-15 · Conference game

182

Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

Win with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

182 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

#5

@ Tulane

Week 2 · W 34-27

177

Scrimmage Yards

83.4 takeover

Win with 177 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

177 scrimmage yards and 47.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Kansas State

1,601 primary output · 67.1 efficiency · 36.8 usage

85.2

#2

2023 Postseason · Kansas State

78.7

1,549 primary · 59 efficiency · 32.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Kansas State

78.7

1,549 primary · 59 efficiency · 32.1 usage

Milestones

13

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games