![]() Giddens in 2024 | |
No. 21 – Indianapolis Colts | |
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Junction City, Kansas, U.S. | August 26, 2003
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Junction City (KS) |
College: | Kansas State (2022–2024) |
NFL draft: | 2025: 5th round, 151st pick |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Active |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
DJ Giddens (born August 26, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the Colts in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Giddens attended Junction City High School in Junction City, Kansas where he was a multi-sport athlete. He only played 2 years in high school football his freshman and senior year. He also went to state for track where his 4x1 team broke the school record in 2018 when he was just a sophomore. During his senior year in high school he had 1,912 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns. He committed to Kansas State University to play college football. [1]
As a redshirt freshman at Kansas State in 2022, Giddens played in all 14 games as Deuce Vaughn's backup and rushed for 518 yards on 89 carries with six touchdowns. [2] [3] He entered 2023 sharing time with Treshaun Ward. [4] In the fourth game of the year against UCF, Giddens had 207 rushing yards and 293 yards overall with four touchdowns. [5] [6]
Kansas State Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||
2022 | 14 | 0 | 89 | 518 | 5.8 | 6 | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 13 | 13 | 223 | 1,226 | 5.5 | 10 | 29 | 323 | 11.1 | 3 | ||||
2024 | 12 | 12 | 205 | 1,343 | 6.6 | 7 | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 1 | ||||
Career | 39 | 25 | 517 | 3,087 | 6.0 | 23 | 58 | 679 | 11.7 | 4 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.43 s | 1.53 s | 2.54 s | 4.33 s | 7.19 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | ||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [7] [8] |
The Indianapolis Colts selected DJ Giddens in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2025 NFL draft. [9] He signed a four-year contract with the Colts on May 9, 2025. [10]