Gifford was a standout on both sides of the ball for Coach Ryan Gottula at Lincoln Southeast. As a senior, Gifford passed for 970 yards and five touchdowns, while rushing for 742 yards and eight touchdowns to help the Knights to the Class A state playoffs. Gifford also starred in the secondary, making 50 tackles with two interceptions and five pass breakups. Gifford was a first-team All-Nebraska defensive back selection by the Omaha World-Herald and also earned Super State accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star. Gifford helped Southeast to a 9-2 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals in his junior season. On offense, Gifford caught seven passes for 125 yards, while also starring in the secondary. He was a first-team Super State selection as a junior, and earned second-team All-Nebraska honors in 2012. Gifford was also a member of the Knights 2011 state championship team. Gifford was ranked among the top 40 athlete prospects in the country by Rivals.com. Gifford was also a key member of the Knights basketball teams for two seasons. Gifford was the first player to commit to the Huskers 2014 class, and did not take any other visits. He had offers from Iowa, Ohio and Toledo among others.
The son of Sam and Shannon Gifford, Luke was born on Aug. 28, 1995. He is a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Gifford has earned spots on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams each of the past four years for his extensive community outreach work. He also won the prestigious Sam Foltz Hero 27 Award in 2018. He has volunteered his time with the Nebraska Football Road Race, School is Cool, FCA, the Lincoln Marathon and several school and hospital outreach events. BACK TO TOP PROFILE GAME ANALYSIS PLAYER NEWS Expanded & Classic Player Profiles Are OFFICIAL NFL RECORDS by Scout Dave Te' Thomas, NFLScouting, NFLDraftScout.com © Copyright - The Sports Xchange , My Sports Daily . All Rights Reserved Home | Contact Us | About Us | Privacy Policy
2018
| receiving |
| REC |
YPR |
TD |
LONG |
YDS |
| 1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| defensive |
| TFL |
QB HUR |
TOT |
TD |
PD |
SACKS |
SOLO |
| 13.0 |
7.0 |
62.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
35.0 |
2017
| defensive |
| TFL |
QB HUR |
TOT |
TD |
PD |
SACKS |
SOLO |
| 5.0 |
0.0 |
39.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
20.0 |
| interceptions |
| TD |
AVG |
YDS |
INT |
| 0.0 |
-3.0 |
-3.0 |
1.0 |
2016
| defensive |
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QB HUR |
TOT |
TD |
PD |
SACKS |
SOLO |
| 0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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6-2 |
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245.0 |
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