2023 Roster
Roster
Giffen, Colin

Jersey Number 4
Colin Giffen
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Palo Alto, California
- High School:
- Palo Alto
Bio
Honors at Rice
2024
Saw action in six games and recorded his first career stats with a five-yard touchdown reception at UAB.
2023
Transfer who saw action in 10 games on special teams… Second on the team with 57 appearances on the kickoff return team and added five appearances on kickoff coverage in his first FBS action.
College of San Mateo
Started at tight end for CSM’s first-ever CCCSA championship squad that was named national JuCo champions by jcgridiron.rivals.com and joins his Bulldogs’ teammate Natane Fehoko in coming to South Main… CSM Rolled through the three playoff games outscoring the opposition 115-5, including a 55-0 win over Riverside in the state title game… Caught 13 passes for 104 yards and three touchdowns.
UNLV
Walked-on as a linebacker during the CoVID year and did not see action… Named to the 2020 Fall Academic All-Mountain West Team.
Palo Alto HS
A four-year letter winner under coach Nelson Gifford … Played both linebacker and safety at the prep level … Was a two-way player as a senior in 2019, collecting 90 tackles, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles as a linebacker and 11 touchdowns as a wide receiver … Selected to all-league first team as a linebacker … Finished junior campaign in 2018 with 72 tackles and two interceptions, earning all-league first team honors as a safety … Also played baseball in high school for the Vikings.
Personal
Full name: Colin James Giffen … Born: July 10… Parents: Sean and Fatima Giffen… Two brothers, two sisters… Father played football and baseball and Menlo College … Sister, Caitlin, played water polo at Foothill College and brother Kevin played defensive tackle at Foothill College and MidAmerican Nazarene... Rice major: Sport Management... Rice College: Jones
- AAC All-Academic 2024, 2025
- Rice Honor Athlete 2025
Saw action in six games and recorded his first career stats with a five-yard touchdown reception at UAB.
2023
Transfer who saw action in 10 games on special teams… Second on the team with 57 appearances on the kickoff return team and added five appearances on kickoff coverage in his first FBS action.
College of San Mateo
Started at tight end for CSM’s first-ever CCCSA championship squad that was named national JuCo champions by jcgridiron.rivals.com and joins his Bulldogs’ teammate Natane Fehoko in coming to South Main… CSM Rolled through the three playoff games outscoring the opposition 115-5, including a 55-0 win over Riverside in the state title game… Caught 13 passes for 104 yards and three touchdowns.
UNLV
Walked-on as a linebacker during the CoVID year and did not see action… Named to the 2020 Fall Academic All-Mountain West Team.
Palo Alto HS
A four-year letter winner under coach Nelson Gifford … Played both linebacker and safety at the prep level … Was a two-way player as a senior in 2019, collecting 90 tackles, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles as a linebacker and 11 touchdowns as a wide receiver … Selected to all-league first team as a linebacker … Finished junior campaign in 2018 with 72 tackles and two interceptions, earning all-league first team honors as a safety … Also played baseball in high school for the Vikings.
Personal
Full name: Colin James Giffen … Born: July 10… Parents: Sean and Fatima Giffen… Two brothers, two sisters… Father played football and baseball and Menlo College … Sister, Caitlin, played water polo at Foothill College and brother Kevin played defensive tackle at Foothill College and MidAmerican Nazarene... Rice major: Sport Management... Rice College: Jones

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