DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his third year in the same backfield at Kansas State. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 187 rush yds, 22 rec yds against Oklahoma State — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 3,087 rushing yards — drafted at #151 overall by Indianapolis.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
IndianapolisEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 205 | 1,343 | 6.6 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 223 | 1,226 | 5.5 | 10 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 89 | 518 | 5.8 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 517 | 3,087 | 6.0 | 23 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 29 | 323 | 11.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 58 | 679 | 11.7 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024
W 31–28
at Colorado
182 rush yds (25 car)
Edged out Colorado on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to DJ Giddens’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Camryn Edwards's junior season at UConn (2024).
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Player DNA
Players who play like DJ Giddens
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2024+159%
Up 159% from first season to most-recent.