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

Best season
1,343
Rushing yards, 2024 (Kansas State, 9–⁠4)
Best game
207 yards
Vs. UCF, week 4, 2023: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 151
Round 5, 2025 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

207rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20234rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UCF, 20238catches, career highvs. UCF, 202386receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 2023

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Kansas State895185.8649
2023Kansas State2231,2265.51043
2024Kansas State2051,3436.6766
Career5173,0876.02366

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Kansas State89812.3036
2023Kansas State2932311.1361
2024Kansas State2125812.3153
Career5867911.7461

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Kansas State31RBRS
2022Kansas State31RBFr.
2023Kansas State31RBSo.
2024Kansas State31RBJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Kansas State980.3592nd (n=470)0.1434.411%0.24
2023Kansas State2550.2574th (n=450)0.1763.627%0.23
2024Kansas State2260.2679th (n=434)0.1658.030%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.UT MartinW 41–⁠61312404836
Sep 7atTulaneW 34–⁠2719114051463
Sep 13vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠71786118––
Sep 21atBYUL 9–⁠381993026––
Sep 28vs.Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠2015187166122
Oct 12atColoradoW 31–⁠2825182026238
Oct 19atWest VirginiaW 45–⁠181957218153
Oct 26vs.KansasW 29–⁠2718102054115
Nov 2atHoustonL 19–⁠241750110516
Nov 16vs.Arizona StateL 14–⁠241413304516
Nov 23vs.CincinnatiW 41–⁠1515143232339
Nov 30atIowa StateL 21–⁠291472036––
2023 Kansas State 13 games, 1,226 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 45–⁠015128043––
Sep 9vs.TroyW 42–⁠13125201717
Sep 16atMissouriL 27–⁠30936010314
Sep 23vs.UCFW 44–⁠3130207436886
Oct 6atOklahoma StateL 21–⁠291665014428
Oct 14atTexas TechW 38–⁠21125301815
Oct 21vs.TCUW 41–⁠3985123275
Oct 28vs.HoustonW 41–⁠01396214225
Nov 4atTexasL 30–⁠3392208323
Nov 11vs.BaylorW 59–⁠2518115035219
Nov 18atKansasW 31–⁠272110211824
Nov 25vs.Iowa StateL 35–⁠4231114115––
Dec 28 ✦vs.NC StateW 28–⁠1928151120137
2022 Kansas State 13 games, 518 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.South DakotaW 34–⁠065711613
Sep 10vs.MissouriW 40–⁠12229128––
Sep 17vs.TulaneL 10–⁠17946017––
Sep 24atOklahomaW 41–⁠34213012––
Oct 8atIowa StateW 10–⁠983208––
Oct 22atTCUL 28–⁠384704126
Oct 29vs.Oklahoma StateW 48–⁠074411212
Nov 5vs.TexasL 27–⁠3421409––
Nov 12atBaylorW 31–⁠31358117111
Nov 19atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠311278149––
Nov 26vs.KansasW 47–⁠2794411118
Dec 3vs.TCUW 31–⁠2862908––
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠45967030348

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′0¼″
Weight212 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan75¼″
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′10″
3-cone drill7.19 sW
20-yard shuttle4.33 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Indianapolis Colts52696000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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