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DJ Giddens Indianapolis Colts · #21

Running Back · 6' 0", 212 lbs · Junction City, KS · Age 23

DJ Giddens is a Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 151st overall, 2025. In 2025 he ran for 96 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Running BackDrafted 151st overall1-yr veteran
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Indianapolis Colts · #21 · Running Back
DJ Giddens
Season avg96 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec
Career avg96 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
96rush yds
0td
0rec
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Scouting report

DJ Giddens — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
DJ Giddens is a Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 151st overall, 2025. In 2025 he ran for 96 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Rushing
C-
Receiving
C-
Scoring
C
Rushing volume
Solid · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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D
Receiving
Average · offense
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All-purpose
Average · offense
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Volume share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where DJ Giddens stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1329 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
16Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

DJ Giddens — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Rushing
96 YDS
drill in ↓
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Scoring
0 TD
drill in ↓
D
Receiving
0 YDS
drill in ↓
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All-purpose
96 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees DJ Giddens

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
98
rush yds
92–104
0
td
0–0
0
rec
0–0
0
rec yds
0–0
9
games
8–10
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 96 → projected 98 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+1.9
Net vs last season+1.9 rush yds
Everything it reads
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1 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
real
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
auto
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
+dev
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Position aging curve
age 23 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 9
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

DJ Giddens career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
202599600096
Career99600096
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
62off index
99def index
+27net
75%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (62), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 38, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of DJ Giddens

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-08-26

The beginning

DJ Giddens is a Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts, in his 2nd NFL season.

Indianapolis Colts

Turning pro

Drafted 151st overall, 2025 as a Running Back.

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DJ Giddens is an Indianapolis Colts running back, drafted 151st overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has rushed for 96 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 96 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 0 receptions in 2025.

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Giddens's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
212 lbs
Draft
151st overall, 2025
Born
Junction City, KS
Age
23
Jersey
#21
Background

DJ Giddens is from Junction City, KS and is 23 years old. He was drafted 151st overall, 2025 and plays running back at 6' 0", 212 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has run for 96 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 0 catches. Giddens is currently on the Indianapolis Colts roster.

The person

DJ Giddens is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 96 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over his 2025 rookie season.

Rushing96 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.
Best seasonRan for 96 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree151st overall, 2025.
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FAQ

DJ Giddens — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about DJ Giddens, answered.

What position does DJ Giddens play?
DJ Giddens is a Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts.
When was DJ Giddens drafted?
DJ Giddens was drafted 151st overall, 2025.
How many seasons has DJ Giddens played?
1 (2025).
What are DJ Giddens's career stats?
He has rushed for 96 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.
DJ Giddens career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB3
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BAL
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
39
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
1 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
30
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BALW2 @ KCW3 vs HOUW4 @ WASW5 @ PITW6 vs TENW7 @ MINW8 @ JAXW9 vs DALW10 vs MIAW11 @ HOUW12 vs NYGW13 · BYEW14 @ PHIW15 @ TENW16 vs CINW17 @ CLEW18 vs JAX

Each week grades DJ Giddens's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2026
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Knee (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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