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Luke Gifford

Linebacker, San Francisco 49ers · #51.

Player facts

Team: San Francisco 49ers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 51
Born: Aug 28, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Lincoln, NE, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 243 lbs
College: Nebraska
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	FF	FR	INT	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	136	75	61	1	1	1	3	4.5	5	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ SEA	W 32-29	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs DEN	W 24-14	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs ARI	W 36-30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs MIA	W 35-13	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 10	vs LAR	W 27-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Luke Gifford (born August 28, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 2019. Gifford has also played for the Tennessee Titans.

From Wikipedia’s article on Luke Gifford, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Gifford attended Lincoln Southeast High School, where he was a two-way player as a tight end and safety.

As a sophomore, Gifford contributed to the team winning the 2011 state championship.

As a junior, Gifford received second-team All-Nebraska honors.

As a senior, Gifford was named the starting quarterback.

College career

Gifford accepted a football scholarship from University of Nebraska–Lincoln with the intention of playing safety, but was converted into a linebacker.

As a redshirt freshman, Gifford appeared in six games, tallying seven tackles (one for loss) before suffering a season-ending hip injury.

As a sophomore, Gifford appeared in four games as a backup, making only one assisted tackle.

As a junior, Gifford appeared in seven games as a starter at outside linebacker, registering 39 tackles (5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks, until suffering a season-ending hip injury.

As a senior, Gifford appeared in all 12 games, posting 62 tackles, 13 tackles for loss (led the team), 5.5 sacks (led the team), seven quarterback hurries, and a forced fumble.

From Wikipedia’s article on Luke Gifford, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹