DJ Giddens (born August 26, 2003) is an American football running back for the Kansas State Wildcats.
 Giddens in 2024 | |
| Kansas State Wildcats – No. 31 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Business Administration |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 26, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Junction City (Junction City, Kansas) |
High school career
editGiddens attended Junction City High School in Junction City, Kansas. During his high school career he had 1,912 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns. He committed to Kansas State University to play college football.[1]
College career
editAs a true 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]
References
edit- ^ Former Blue Jay Giddens impressing in KSU football fall camp
- ^ Giddens leading the pack for backup running back gig
- ^ ‘We can’t wait to see what he turns into’: DJ Giddens showing potential as K-State RB
- ^ Kansas State football running backs Treshaun Ward and DJ Giddens in battle for starting job
- ^ Kansas State football running back DJ Giddens a 'silent assassin' in big victory over UCF
- ^ How Kansas State running back DJ Giddens produced video-game numbers in win over UCF