2012 (Senior)
Played in nine games and started eight at outside linebacker … finished with 45 tackles, 28 of them solo … was third on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss and fourth with 4.5 sacks … also forced three fumbles, recovered one and intercepted one pass … led the MEAC in forced fumbles, with 0.33 per game … captain of a defense which ranked second in the MEAC and third in the Division I FCS in fewest yards allowed (2781. Ypg) … named the Division I FCS National Defensive Player of the Week by NCAA.com after the season-opener with Virginia State, where he recorded seven tackles (six solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles … both of the fumbles were recovered by NSU, including one in the end zone for a touchdown … had six tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and a QB hurry the following week in a win at Liberty … made four stops, including a tackle for loss, against Howard … also had six tackles at D-I FBS Ohio … had half a tackle for loss and three total stops at S.C. State … had four tackles and one sack at Hampton … missed the next two games, vs. Bethune-Cookman and N.C. A&T, with a sprained knee … returned in a reserve role in the win over Savannah State, making three tackles, half a sack and intercepting the first pass of his career … made seven tackles and recovered a fumble in his final game as a Spartan, a 30-0 shutout win over Morgan State … named NSU’s Defensive MVP.
2011 (Junior)
Saw action in every game and started five times in NSU’s “stack” 3-3-5 alignment … led the team with eight sacks, the third-most in the conference and most by an NSU player since Jamal Naji’s 12 in 2002 … was third on the team with 70 total tackles and fourth with 11 tackles for losses (16th in the MEAC) … was also credited with five quarterback hurries, four pass deflections, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal … tallied six tackles and one pass breakup against Virginia State … also deflected a pass the following week at West Virginia … posted seven tackles, two for a loss and 1.5 sacks in the victory over South Carolina State … also made seven stops the following week at Delaware State … was in on a season-high nine tackles, had one QB pressure and one pass breakup in the win over Hampton … had five tackles, two sacks and one blocked field goal in the win over North Carolina A&T … the blocked field goal and both sacks came in the fourth quarter of the A&T contest … recorded a career-high four tackles for loss and three sacks among his seven tackles in the MEAC title-clinching win at Morgan State … also forced two fumbles and broke up a pass in that game … added eight tackles, two quarterback hurries and 1.5 sacks in the playoff game at Old Dominion.
2010 (Sophomore)
Saw game action in all 11 contests … made 17 total tackles, including 2.5 behind the line of scrimmage … also deflected one pass … had a season-high four tackles and one QB hurry in the opener at Rutgers … had one tackle for loss against both Virginia State and Savannah State … had a half tackle for loss and broke up one pass at Howard.
2009 (Redshirt)
Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
At Liberty
Played in 11 games as a true freshman at Liberty in 2008 …earned his first career start against VMI … finished the year with 29 tackles, three tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks … also credited with one forced fumble and one pass breakup … tallied a season-high eight tackles, including one for a loss and half a sack, against Glenville State.
High School
Two-year letterwinner in football at Maury … first-team all-district pick as a senior … rated the No. 58 recruit in the state according to the Roanoke Times … also played basketball and ran track for the Commodores.
Personal
Jamal Kirhy Giddens was born on April 23, 1990 … son of Michael Eley and Wynette Giddens … majoring in health fitness … father is an NSU alumnus.
Giddens' Career Defensive Statistics
|
YEAR
|
GP
|
UT
|
AT
|
TT
|
TFL-Yds
|
Sck-Yds
|
Int-Yds
|
PD
|
FF
|
FR-Yds
|
|
2012 |
9 |
28 |
17 |
45 |
8.5-47 |
4.5-25 |
1-29 |
0 |
3 |
1-0 |
|
2011 |
12 |
31 |
39 |
70 |
11.0-54 |
8.0-50 |
0-0 |
4 |
2 |
0-0 |
|
2010
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
17
|
2.5-6
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
1
|
0
|
0-0
|
|
2008*
|
11
|
15
|
14
|
29
|
3.0-17
|
1.5-14
|
0-0
|
1
|
1
|
0-0
|
|
Totals
|
43
|
82
|
79
|
161
|
25.0-124
|
14.0-89
|
1-29
|
6
|
6
|
1-0
|
Giddens' Career Highs
Tackles: 9 (vs. Hampton, 10-15-11)
TFL: 4.5 (vs. Virginia State, 9-1-12)
Sacks: 3.0 (vs. Morgan State, 11-12-11)
FF: 2 (2x, last vs. Virginia State, 9-1-12)
PD: 1 (6 times, last vs. Morgan State, 11-12-11)
INT: 1 (vs. Savannah State, 11-3-12)
* - Stats from Giddens’ freshman year at Liberty
