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DJ Giddens

Player breakdown

DJ Giddens

Kansas St. · 2025 Draft Class

6-0212 lbs5th round, 151st overallAge at Draft: 22Age: ~23
HighMissed 1000+ Scrim
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: $246K
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Model confidence

Success Probability

61%

YearTeamGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDScrim Yds
2025IND92696000096
SeasonTeamConfGRush AttRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsScrim Yds
2022Kansas StateBig 120804516550501
2023Kansas StateBig 12131951,0759282861,361
2024Kansas StateBig 12122051,3437212581,601

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

61%

ML model output

Context Prob

61%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

0

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.268

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

4.43s forty — average speed+0.395
Catch radius: 91.8 — strong physical reach envelope+0.236
Rb rush yards per attempt+0.210

Top Negative Factors

4.33s short shuttle — average lateral quickness-0.665
7.55 ypg per lb — strong size-adjusted production-0.318
54 career receptions — limited volume-0.278

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)