2016 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games along the defensive line, primarily at defensive end...registered 12 tackles (5 solo, 7 assisted)...tied his career high tackles with three stops in a double-overtime win at Air Force (Oct. 22).
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games with four starts at defensive end...made his first career start at Nevada (Oct. 24)...registered 22 total tackles (10 solo, 12 assisted), including 1.0 for loss at UNLV (Nov. 7)...broke up two passes, one at No. 21 Wisconsin (Sept. 26) and the other versus San José State (Nov. 21)...posted two quarterback hurries, one in the season-opening victory over Colorado (Sept. 3), the other against SJSU...recorded a career-best three tackles in four games, including an all-solo stop performance at Nevada.
2014: Redshirted…earned team’s defensive Scout Team award.
Prep: A 2014 graduate of Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama on O‘ahu…a three-year letterwinner for the Warriors...lined up at defensive tackle, defensive end, long snapper and tight end...rated as the No. 116 defensive tackle nationally by Rivals…also rated as the No. 10 prospect in the state by 247Sports and No. 11 by Scout…2013 American Family Insurance All-USA Hawai‘i Football team…third-team all-state selection by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and honorable mention all-Hawai‘i Division I by ScoringLive…named second team all-ILH.
Personal: Born in Nanakuli, O‘ahu...nickname is “Ka‘au”...a family resources major...has four older brothers and one older sister...son of Steve Gifford of Wai‘anae, O‘ahu, and the late Karlada Gifford.
2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
2016 Game-by-Game Statistics
