Nolan Givan Season 2020

Final Bio

* 2020 Mountain West Fall All-Academic Team

Physical body, who came to SDSU in the spring of 2020 from Ball State ... Instantly becomes the most experienced Aztec tight end with 25 games started and 44 career games played ... Entered the season with the most touchdown receptions (6) of any active Aztec (now is tied with Kobe Smith).

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Played in all eight games with three starts ... Recorded three catches for 34 yards (11.3 avg.) ... Played statless snaps in a reserve role against UNLV on Oct. 24 ... Earned his first start as an Aztec at Utah State on Oct. 31 without recording a stat ... Also did not record a stat in games off the bench vs. San José State on Nov. 6, vs. Hawai’i on Nov. 14 and at Nevada on Nov. 21 ... Earned the start at Colorado on Nov. 28, but did not find the stat sheet ... Came off the bench vs. Colorado State on Dec. 5 and had a 14-yard grab ... Started for the third time of the season at No. 14/16 Brigham Young and had two catches for 20 yards (10.0 avg.) with a long of 12 yards.

AT BALL STATE (2016-19)
Played in all 36 games while at Ball State from 2017-19, starting 22 times a tight end ... Totaled 51 catches for 352 yards (6.9 avg.) with six touchdowns for his career ... 2019: Played in all 12 games once again as a junior in 2019, starting the final seven contests of the season ... Had 12 catches for 92 yards (7.7 avg.) ... Had three catches for 22 yards (7.3 avg.) vs. Fordham ... Added another three grabs for 23 yards at North Carolina State ... Finished his Ball State career with three catches for 24 yards vs. Miami (OH) ... 2018:  Had 14 catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore, starting eight and playing in all 12 games ... The 14 receptions were the most by a Ball State tight end ... Started out the season with three catches for 36 yards (12.0 avg.) vs. Central Connecticut, including a 20-yard touchdown ... Had a 10-yard touchdown at No. 8/8 Notre Dame ... Made a 16-yard grab vs. Kent State ... Had two catches for 14 yards vs. Toledo and a 15-yard reception vs. Miami (OH) ... 2017: Had 25 catches  for 159 yards (6.4 avg.) and a team-high four touchdown receptions as a freshman in 2017 ... Also was third on the team in both receptions (25) and receiving yards (159) ... Played in all 12 games with seven starts ... Made at least one catch in 11 of 12 games ... Registered three catches for 22 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown reception in his first career game  (and start) at Illinois ... Had another three catches for 16 yards and a 3-yard touchdown in his next start vs. Tennessee Tech ... Recorded a career-high four catches for 39 yards (9.8 avg.) at Akron ... Had three receptions for 25 yards (8.7 avg.) vs. Central Michigan ... Had another four catches vs. Toledo ... Had a 4-yard touchdown at Eastern Michigan ... Made an 11-yard touchdown grab vs. Buffalo ... 2016: Redshirted his first season at Ball State.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters at Berkley High in Berkley, Mich. ... Helped the Bears win the 2015 district championship and reach the regional finals, both first in school history ... Helped BHS to back-to-back 9-3 finishes over his final two seasons (2014-15) ... Was a two-time all-state honorable-mention selection and a two-time first-team all-conference pick ... Also earned a spot on the all-county dream team ... Was a team captain as a senior ... Set a school record for receiving yards and touchdowns scored (5) in a single game ... As a senior totaled 46 catches for 1,028 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Also tallied six rushing scores and two defensive touchdowns ... On defense recorded 78 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and six fumble recoveries ... Earned the team’s leadership award ... Was a two-star recruit by Rivals ... Also was a scholar-athlete.

PERSONAL
Nolan Nicholas Givan was born Dec. 28, 1997, in Royal Oak,?Mich. ... Son of Debra Pagel ... Originally picked Ball State out of high school over offers from Army?West Point, Temple, Austin Peay, Fordham, Illinois State, Lafayette,?Princeton, Southern Illinois and Youngstown State ... Earned a bachelor’s degree in professional selling at Ball State at the end of the 2019 fall semester ... Is working on a masters degree at San Diego State in liberal arts.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Receptions: 4 vs. Toledo (10/26/17), at Akron (10/7/17)
Receiving Yards: 39 at Akron (10/7/17)
Touchdown Receptions: 1, six times
Long Reception: 20 vs. Central Connecticut (8/30/18)
Tackles: 1 at North Carolina State (9/21/19), vs. Miami (OH) (11/21/17)