DJ Giddens was an exciting pre draft prospect this year, one of the many running backs touted as a “changing of the guard” at the position. As with many of the backs in his cohort, Giddens failed to get either good draft capital or a decent landing spot — or neither in his case. The Colts have one of the few true studs at RB in Jonathan Taylor, and a very high quality backup in Khalil Herbert, nevertheless the team is committed to giving Giddens a fair shake in the rotation.

Giddens has the prototypical tools you look for in a running back, a 6ft, 212 lb frame who ran a 4.43 40-yard dash and measured out with a 95th percentile burst score – he also has back to back productive seasons at Kansas State, running 1226 and then 1343 yards with plenty of catches on his profile. The big impediment to Giddens starting the season as the 3rd down back this year is his pass blocking, but the Colts suggest that if he improves in that area he could earn that role.

Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)