DJ Giddens NFL Draft 2025: Scouting Report for Kansas State RB

HEIGHT: 6'0"

WEIGHT: 212

HAND: 9¼"

ARM: 30⅜"

WINGSPAN: 75¼"

40-YARD DASH: 4.43

SHUTTLE: 4.33

VERTICAL: 39.5"

BROAD: 10'10"

POSITIVES

— Elusive and evasive mover. Forced 124 missed tackles since 2023.

— Gap scheme fit due to patience and vision to find running lanes.

— Strong ball security.

NEGATIVES

— Ineffective as a pass protector inside the pocket.

— Must clean up his pass-catching. Charged with seven drops since 2023.

— Game speed and explosiveness to generate big plays against NFL athletes.

NOTES

— Born August 26, 2003

— 0-star recruit in 2021 class, per 247Sports

— 2024 All-Big 12 Second Team; Doak Walker Award semifinalist

— 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

OVERALL

DJ Giddens' game is predicated on patience and elusiveness. 

Giddens patiently presses the line of scrimmage, allowing blockers to engage and secure their assignments. He wins in the alley because of his short-area quickness and suddenness. Giddens changes levels quickly with quick footwork and change-of-direction ability. He is keen to elude defenders and force missed tackles. 

Giddens’s shiftiness puts alley defenders on skates. He moves like a guard on the hardwood with a crossover package. Giddens has lateral agility to jump-cut and exchange gaps if his initial lane is compromised.

From a processing standpoint, Giddens reads blocks well, identifying lanes as they develop. He does a good job of reading and pivoting off the leverage of second-level defenders. His run pacing makes it difficult for second- and third-level defenders to get a read on him as he navigates congestion. 

Giddens struggles in pass protection. Despite his frame, he needs to rework his approach and technique. He is a capable receiver out of the backfield, but he struggled with dropped passes in 2024. He will provide more value to an offense by cleaning that up.

Giddens tested well at the combine, but his play speed on film doesn’t necessarily match up. He lacks the explosiveness and top-end speed necessary to be a home run hitter. 

Overall, Giddens is a shifty running back with receiving upside. If his lack of effectiveness as a blocker is not corrected, his snap share will be limited. He projects as an RB3 who has the size and frame to be a workhorse-caliber running back. 

GRADE: 6.7 (Potential Role Player — 4th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 140

POSITION RANK: RB15

PRO COMPARISON: Rachaad White

Written by B/R NFL Scout Dame Parson