DJ Giddens headshot
RB Indianapolis Colts #21

DJ Giddens Injury status and history

Age
23
Height / weight
6'0", 212 lb
Experience
2nd season
Drafted
2025 R5, #151

2025 Season

PPR PPG
1.1
Pos rank
RB100
Rostered
—

Week 4 at Commanders, Sun Oct 4, 9:30 AM ET 29th vs. RBs, tough

Should I start Giddens in Week 4? Rest-of-season value in Redraft Command

DJ Giddens Injury Update & History

Active
Checked

No injury designation for Week 4 at the Commanders. Giddens has missed 8 games this season.

2026 games missed
8
Last played Week 18, Jan 10
Latest injury
Elbow
Week 1, 2025, played through
Next game
Week 4 @ WAS
Sun Oct 4, 9:30 AM ET

Practice participation

Week 4 reports: Wed, Thu, Fri

What it means: Giddens was on the Week 2 report with a knee injury, practiced in full on Friday and played.

DJ Giddens practice participation by day, Weeks 2 and 4
WeekInjuryWedThuFriGame status
Week 4@ WAS, Oct 4———Oct 2Due Fri
Week 2@ KC, Sep 20Knee——FullPlayed
Full 100% of repsLimited fewer than normal repsDNP did not practiceDate report not out yet— no entry in our data

Injury History at a Glance

One logged injury in one season. None of them has cost him a regular-season game.

A+

Durability

100/100

0

Games missed

1

Injury

—

Longest absence

No games missed to injury

Where He's Been Hurt

Marker size shows games missed. A dashed ring means he played through it.

Elbow2025, played thru
Front view: the player's right side is on your left. Side not recorded for the elbow.
Injuries by body part, regular-season games missed
Body partInjuriesGames missed
Elbow / arm10
Total10

Injury risk profile: Moderate

  • No body part injured twice
  • Elbow in 2025, played through
  • 0 games in 1 season
  • 1 injury spread across 1 body part

DJ Giddens Injury History

Every logged injury, most recent first. Games missed are regular-season games.

  1. 2025

    Elbow Played through

    Week 1 · with the Colts

    Was limited in practice with an elbow issue during the week leading up to the season opener and was listed as questionable.

Injury status is the designation each club has filed, as our last check found it. History covers regular-season games missed. The durability score measures time lost to injury only; games not played as a backup don't count against it. Status last checked . Practice participation is from the league's official injury report on NFL.com, last read .

Fantasy points use PPR scoring.

All DJ Giddens stats & analysis

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DJ Giddens Injury FAQ

Is DJ Giddens injured?

No. As of October 2, 2026, DJ Giddens is active with no injury designation. He has missed 8 games this season.

Is DJ Giddens playing this week?

DJ Giddens has no injury designation for Week 4 at the Commanders on Sunday, October 4, so he is on track to play. Giddens was on the Week 2 report with a knee injury, practiced in full on Friday and played. Should you start him?

Has DJ Giddens missed any games this season?

Yes. DJ Giddens has missed 8 games in 2026 and played in 0.

What is DJ Giddens's injury history?

DJ Giddens has 1 logged NFL injury, which did not cost him a regular-season game.

What was DJ Giddens's most recent injury?

DJ Giddens's most recent logged injury was an elbow injury in Week 1 of 2025. He played through it and missed no regular-season games.

Does DJ Giddens have any recurring injuries?

No. DJ Giddens's one logged injury was, so the record shows no recurring pattern.