DAL · 2019–2022→TEN · 2023–2024→SF · 2025–presentACT
LukeGifford#51LB
Age
31
Aug 28, 1995
Height
6'3"
75"
Weight
242
lb
College
Nebraska
2014-2018
Drafted
2019
UDFA
Exp
7
seasons
Contract
$5M
2y · $2.5M APY
Status
ACT
ACT
2025 Season
Latest production
Tackles
35
2025
TFL
0
regular season
Sacks
0.0
regular season
QB Hits
0
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
16%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2014 — Present · Includes honors
2025–
San Francisco 49ers · Linebacker
LB · 19 active weeks
2025Pro Bowl
NFL
2023–2024
Tennessee Titans · Linebacker
LB · 31 active weeks
NFL
2019–2022
Dallas Cowboys · Linebacker
LB · 65 active weeks
NFL
2014–2018
Nebraska · OLB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2019 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2019 UDFA signing with Dallas Cowboys
TeamDAL
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent
Data Sources & Attribution
Credits
Headshot — wikipediaTennessee Titans. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.