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Player Dossier
2021-2024Kansas State
DJ Giddens
RB • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Junction City, KS, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
DJ Giddens leans workhorse runner traits and 67.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player 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:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 151
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
DJ Giddens, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas State. DJ Giddens leans workhorse runner traits and 67.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,766
- Rushing yards
- 3,087
- Receiving yards
- 679
- Touchdowns
- 27
Quick Answers
DJ Giddens quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,766
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Kansas State
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 5 · Pick 14 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Junior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,601 scrimmage yards · RB 11th (top 2%) · Big 12 4th (top 2%) · National 13th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas State | 13 | 115 | 67 | 48 | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 13 | 501 | 451 | 50 | 6 | 50.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas State | 13 | 188 | 151 | 37 | 2 | 78.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas State | 13 | 1,361 | 1,075 | 286 | 11 | 78.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12 | 1,601 | 1,343 | 258 | 8 | 85.2 |
Related Context
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DJ Giddens played RB for Kansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, DJ Giddens recorded 3,087 rushing yards, 679 receiving yards, and 27 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Kansas State paired 1,601 primary output with 67.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 59 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
119.2
Efficiency
59
Usage
32.1
Consistency
67.5
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 188. Southeast Missouri State: 128. Troy: 59. Missouri: 50. UCF: 293. Oklahoma State: 93. Texas Tech: 58. TCU: 160. Houston: 121. Texas: 45. Baylor: 134. Kansas: 106. Iowa State: 114
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 29 by 60.7. Southeast Missouri State: 15 by 85.6. Troy: 13 by 46. Missouri: 12 by 42.4. UCF: 38 by 75.3. Oklahoma State: 20 by 44.8. Texas Tech: 13 by 46.2. TCU: 11 by 100. Houston: 15 by 79.8. Texas: 12 by 30.9. Baylor: 20 by 67.8. Kansas: 23 by 49.6. Iowa State: 31 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins138.6 · Games = 9 · +63.1 vs Losses
Losses75.5 · Games = 4 · -63.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
100 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs NC State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-19 | 28 | 151 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6.5 |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Iowa State100 rush yards | L 35-42 | 31 | 114 | 3.70 | 1 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Kansas100 rush yards | W 31-27 | 21 | 102 | 4.90 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Baylor100 rush yards | W 59-25 | 18 | 115 | 6.40 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6.7 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Texas | L 30-33 | 9 | 22 | 2.40 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Houston2+ TD | W 41-0 | 13 | 96 | 7.40 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8.1 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs TCU150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 41-3 | 9 | 85 | 9.40 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 14.5 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Texas Tech | W 38-21 | 12 | 53 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Fri 10/6 | @ Oklahoma State | L 21-29 | 16 | 65 | 4.10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 4.7 |
| Sun 9/24 | vs UCF100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-31 | 30 | 207 | 6.90 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 7.7 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Missouri | L 27-30 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Troy | W 42-13 | 12 | 52 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Southeast Missouri State100 rush yards | W 45-0 | 15 | 128 | 8.50 | 0 | — | — | 8.5 |
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
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Kansas State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas State | 616 | 63.7 | 12.8 | 616 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 616 | 63.7 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas State | 1,549 | 59 | 32.1 | 933 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas State | 1,549 | 59 | 32.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas State | 1,601 | 67.1 | 36.8 | 52 |
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.
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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
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#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
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