DJ Giddens: RB · Kansas State · #31.
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DJ Giddens
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the same backfield at Kansas State. All-Big 12 in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 187 rushing yards and 22 receiving yards against Oklahoma State — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
45.7% of carries overall (202/442) → 30.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/80) — 33.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 10 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (45.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 205 | 1,343 | 6.6 | 7 | 66 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 223 | 1,226 | 5.5 | 10 | 43 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 89 | 518 | 5.8 | 6 | 49 |
| Career | 517 | 3,087 | 6.0 | 23 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 1 | 53 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 29 | 323 | 11.1 | 3 | 61 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 0 | 36 |
| Career | 58 | 679 | 11.7 | 4 | 61 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-6vs UT Martin | 13 | 124 | 9.5 | 0 | 48 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27@ Tulane | 19 | 114 | 6.0 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs No. 20 Arizona | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-38@ BYU | 19 | 93 | 4.9 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-20vs No. 20 Oklahoma State | 15 | 187 | 12.5 | 1 | 66 | Season-high 187 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Colorado | 25 | 182 | 7.3 | 0 | 26 | 182-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 45-18@ West Virginia | 19 | 57 | 3.0 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-27vs Kansas | 18 | 102 | 5.7 | 0 | 54 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-24@ Houston | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-24vs Arizona State | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-15vs Cincinnati | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 2 | 32 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-29@ No. 17 Iowa State | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 0 | 36 | |
| Total | 205 | 1343 | 6.6 | 7 | 66 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 41-15
vs Cincinnati
143 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 39 yds
Dominant 26-point win at home against Cincinnati.
With A. Johnson — 147 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.3 · 72 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · S. McClannan — 39.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%202 carriesFumble rate
1.0%2 of 205 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.6 yds/carry on 205 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Chris Klieman, all run-leaning offenses — 28-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 129 | 8.6 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 94.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 131 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 92.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
46.0%
381 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #13 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 3,087 rushing yards — drafted at #151 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Klieman.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 2nd NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 2nd NFL season
