2020 Football Roster
Oct 31 (Sat)
7:30 PM PT
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Roster
Colin Giffen
- Position:
- LB
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-0 / 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Palo Alto, CA
- High School:
- Palo Alto HS
UNLV: A walk-on linebacker out of the Bay Area.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Palo Alto HS … A four-year letterwinner 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: Colin James Giffen was born in Palo Alto, CA … The son of Sean and Fatima Giffen … Has two older siblings, Caitlin and Kevin and two younger siblings, Catherine and Liam … Dad played football and baseball and Menlo College … Sister, Caitlin, played water polo at Foothill College and brother Kevin is a defensive tackle at Foothill … Majoring in hospitality management.
