DJ Giddens

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

CAREER HONORS

• 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)

• 2023 Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week (UCF)

• 2023 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (UCF)

• 2022 Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)

 

CAREER: Enters his junior season ranked third in school history in rushing yards per carry (5.59) and 10th in rushing yards per game (64.6)... Needs 256 rushing yards to become the 12th player in school history with 2,000 rushing yards in a career... Is 466 rushing yards, 179 rushing attempts, nine rushing touchdowns and two 100-yard rushing games shy of entering the school’s career top-10 in each category... Was the third-fastest player in school history to 1,000 career rushing yards (168 carries).

 

2023: Started all 13 games, rushing for 1,226 yards and 10 touchdowns on 223 carries, while he totaled 323 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 29 receptions as he was named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention pick by the league’s coaches... Ranked 18th nationally in total rushing yards, while he was 27th in all-purpose yards per game (119.15)... Finished fifth in the Big 12 in total rushing yards, all-purpose yards per game and scoring (6.00 points per game), while he tied for sixth in rushing touchdowns and was seventh in rushing yards per game (94.31) and yards per rush (5.50)... Had six 100-yard rushing games to tie for fourth in the Big 12 and eighth in school history... Finished 10th in K-State history in single-season rushing yards as he produced the 19th 1,000-yard rushing season in school history... Also ranked third in rushing yards by a sophomore behind Darren Sproles (1,465 yards in 2002) and Deuce Vaughn (1,404 yards in 2021)... Ended the season with four-straight games of 100 rushing yards to tie for sixth in K-State history... His four-game streak is the longest by a Wildcat since Vaughn had an eight-game streak spanning the 2021 and 2022 seasons... Eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark during the Iowa State game on his 175th carry of the season, tied for the third-fastest player in school history to 1,000 rushing yards in terms of carries... Finished eighth in K-State history with 5.50 rushing yards per carry on the season, while he ranked fourth in school history among sophomores with 78 points scored... Led all Big 12 running backs in receiving touchdowns and yards per reception (11.1), while he ranked second in receiving yards and catches... His 11.1-yard receiving average ranked fourth among all running backs in the nation... Forced 69 missed tackles on the year to rank seventh nationally among Power 5 running backs, according to Pro Football Focus... Set career highs in rushing yards (207), carries (30), rushing touchdowns (4), receptions (8) and receiving yards (86) against UCF en route to Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors... It was the first 200-yard, four-touchdown rushing game in school history, while it was the 22nd occurrence in Big 12 history but just the second since 2015... It was one of only six games in the nation during the 2023 season with 200 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns... His 207 rushing yards against the Knights were the most in school history by a sophomore and were the fifth most by any player in the Big 12 during the 2023 season... His four rushing touchdowns against UCF tied for fourth in school history... His 293 yards from scrimmage against the Knights were the third most in school history, the fourth most nationally in a game in 2023 and the most in the Big 12... It was also the most all-purpose yards by a Big 12 player in 2023... His 38 total touches against UCF were the most by a Wildcat since Darren Sproles had 40 against Louisiana in 2004, while they were tied for the fourth most in the nation during the season and tied for the most by a Big 12 player… Had 151 rushing yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in addition to a 37-yard touchdown reception to help K-State earn a win over NC State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl... His 28 carries tied K-State’s bowl record, while his 151 rushing yards and 188 all-purpose yards each ranked fourth... Had a 61-yard touchdown reception against TCU, the longest catch of his career.

 

2022: Saw action in every game, ranking third on the team in rushing with 518 yards and six touchdowns on 89 carries as he earned votes from the league’s coaches for the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year award... Ranked third in school history in rushing yards by a freshman... Also caught eight passes for 98 yards on the season... Totaled a season-best 78 rushing yards at West Virginia, topping his mark of 58 yards on a season-best 13 carries the previous week at Baylor... His game against the Mountaineers included a season-long rush of 49 yards, which went for a touchdown... Had a three-game streak with a rushing touchdown against West Virginia, Baylor and Kansas... Also scored in the first two games of the season against South Dakota and Missouri, as well as against Oklahoma State... Had 67 yards in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama, a game in which he had season highs in catches (3), receiving yards (48) and long reception (36).

 

2021: Redshirted.

 

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Junction City under head coach Randall Zimmerman... Rushed for 1,912 yards and 34 touchdowns during his career, including 1,255 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior... His rushing yardage in 2020 ranked as the fifth most in school history for a single season... Earned first team all-state honors as a senior from the Topeka Capital-Journal, while he was an honorable mention pick by the Wichita Eagle... Ranked among the program’s top 10 in career rushing touchdowns (34; tied for second), total touchdowns (34; fourth), carries (266; fifth) and rushing yards (1,912; seventh)... Scored five touchdowns in a game against Wichita East, only the third player in school history to reach that mark... Also ran for 216 yards in the Kansas Class 6A state championship game.

 

PERSONAL

DJ Giddens was born August 26, 2003... Son of David and Monique Giddens... Majoring in business administration.

2022

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.8	6.0	518.0	89.0	49.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
8.0	12.3	0.0	36.0	98.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	0.0	1.0