Running back, Kansas State, 2021–24
D.J. Giddens
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Junction City, KS
- Born
- Aug 26, 2003
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D.J. Giddens played running back at Kansas State (2021–24). The Indianapolis Colts took Giddens in round 5, No. 151 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
207rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20234rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UCF, 20238catches, career highvs. UCF, 202386receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 2023Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 89 | 518 | 5.8 | 6 | 49 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 223 | 1,226 | 5.5 | 10 | 43 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 205 | 1,343 | 6.6 | 7 | 66 |
| Career | 517 | 3,087 | 6.0 | 23 | 66 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 0 | 36 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 29 | 323 | 11.1 | 3 | 61 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 1 | 53 |
| Career | 58 | 679 | 11.7 | 4 | 61 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas State | 31 | RB | RS | ||
| 2022 | Kansas State | 31 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Kansas State | 31 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Kansas State | 31 | RB | Jr. | 6′1″ | 212 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 98 | 0.35 | 92nd (n=470) | 0.14 | 34.4 | 11% | 0.24 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 255 | 0.25 | 74th (n=450) | 0.17 | 63.6 | 27% | 0.23 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 226 | 0.26 | 79th (n=434) | 0.16 | 58.0 | 30% | 0.25 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Kansas State 12 games, 1,343 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 41–6 | 13 | 124 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 34–27 | 19 | 114 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 63 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 31–7 | 17 | 86 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 9–38 | 19 | 93 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 42–20 | 15 | 187 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 31–28 | 25 | 182 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 38 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 45–18 | 19 | 57 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 53 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 29–27 | 18 | 102 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 19–24 | 17 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 14–24 | 14 | 133 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 41–15 | 15 | 143 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 39 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 21–29 | 14 | 72 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
2023 Kansas State 13 games, 1,226 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 45–0 | 15 | 128 | 0 | 43 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 42–13 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 27–30 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 44–31 | 30 | 207 | 4 | 36 | 8 | 86 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 21–29 | 16 | 65 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 38–21 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 41–3 | 9 | 85 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 75 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 41–0 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 30–33 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 59–25 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 31–27 | 21 | 102 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 35–42 | 31 | 114 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 28–19 | 28 | 151 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 37 |
2022 Kansas State 13 games, 518 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 34–0 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 40–12 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 28 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 10–17 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 41–34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 10–9 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 28–38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 48–0 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 27–34 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 31–3 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 48–31 | 12 | 78 | 1 | 49 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 47–27 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 31–28 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 20–45 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 48 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 212 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 26 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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