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2025 NIU Football Roster

7 Gary Givens

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Jesuit
  • Prev School Valparaiso

Biography

PRIOR TO NIU (2024 at Valparaiso) 

2024 

  • Caught 23 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman at Valparaiso. 

  • Averaged 15.3 yards/catch while playing in 11 games for the Beacons. 

  • Made a season-high five catches at Dayton (11/16) for 52 yards. 

  • His three catches at Butler (11/9) went for a season high 93 yards and included a 36-yard grab. 

  • Had a season-long 39-yard reception at Youngstown State (9-7). 

  • Recorded three catches for 41 yards in season-ending 18-17 win over Davidson ( 

  • Caught a spectacular 17-yard touchdown pass on game’s final play. 

  • Catch was featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Plays and was No. 3 on College Football Final Plays of the Day.  

  • Named to the Pioneer Football League Honor Roll for the 2024 season.  

HIGH SCHOOL 

  • Four-year varsity letter winner in football. 

  • Served as team captain as a senior. 

  • Helped lead Jesuit to the 2021 state championship. 

  • The Tigers made three state semifinal appearances during his career. 

  • Recorded 8 receptions for 98 yards in a game against Tampa Bay Tech in 2023. 

  • Played basketball and ran track  

PERSONAL 

  • Accountancy major. 

  • Father was a linebacker at Webber International. 

  • Cousin Marcus Lewis played defensive back at Navy. 

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