 Givens in 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1997-03-01)March 1, 1997 (age 28) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Altoona Area (Altoona, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Penn State (2015–2018) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Kevin Givens (born March 1, 1997) is an American professionalfootballdefensive tackle for theSan Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atPenn State.
Givens was born inNewark, New Jersey and grew up inAltoona, Pennsylvania and attendedAltoona Area High School, where he playeddefensive end andfullback on the football team.[1] As a senior he was named first-team All-State on defense and rushed for 317 yards and sixtouchdowns on offense.[2]
Givens was a member of thePenn State Nittany Lions for five seasons,redshirting his true freshman season. He was named theBig Ten Conference All-Freshman team after making 26 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in his first season.[1] As a redshirt sophomore, Givens recorded 23 tackles with four tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.[3] Givens finished his redshirt junior season with 33 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. After the season Givens, who had already completed his undergraduate degree, announced that he would forgo his final season in order to enter the2019 NFL draft.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.08 s | 1.81 s | 2.75 s | 4.62 s | 7.63 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 32 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Givens signed with theSan Francisco 49ers as anundrafted free agent on April 28, 2019.[7] He was waived at the end oftraining camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the team'spractice squad on September 1, 2019.[8] The 49ers promoted Givens to the active roster on December 28.[9] Givens reachedSuper Bowl LIV with the 49ers, who were defeated by theKansas City Chiefs by a score of 31–20.
In Week 7 against theNew England Patriots in 2020, Givens recorded his first career sack onJarrett Stidham late in the fourth quarter during the 33–6 win.[10] Givens was placed on a roster exemption on December 12, 2020,[11] and was reinstated to the active roster five days later.[12]
On September 25, 2021, Givens was placed oninjured reserve.[13] He was activated on October 30.[14]
On March 10, 2022, Givens re-signed with the 49ers.[15]
Over the course of the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Givens appeared in 30 regular season games, starting 12 of them. During that period, he appeared in six playoff games, including a Super Bowl appearance.[16][17][18]
On March 14, 2024, Givens re-signed with the 49ers.[19] In 8 games (1 start) for San Francisco, he posted 11 combined tackles and3+1⁄2 sacks. On December 4, Givens was placed on injured reserve after suffering apectoral tear in Week 13.[20]
On March 11, 2025, Givens re-signed with the 49ers.[21]