AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his fifth season with the Spartans... Competing for playing time in any of the defensive line positions... Played in 30 games his first four seasons... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2017.
2020: Appeared in six games as a reserve defensive lineman... Credited with two tackles for the season - one vs. San Diego State win (10/6) and one in the UNLV victory (10/14).
2019: Had his most productive season at the major college level... Played in all 12 games... Credited with 19 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss... Had a tackle in 10 of 12 encounters... Season-high three tackles in the Northern Colorado (8/29) and Arkansas (9/21) victories and at Hawai'i (11/9)... Had his first tackle for loss vs. Tulsa (9/7) and an assisted tackle for loss against Arkansas.
2018: Played in nine games as a reserve defensive lineman... Credited with four tackles and a fumble recovery... Had an assisted tackle in the Washington State (9/8), Wyoming (11/3), Utah State (11/10) and Nevada (11/17) games... Recovered a fumble in the Nevada contest.
2017: Originally scheduled for a redshirt season, but played as a reserve defensive lineman in three of the team's last four games... Credited with three assisted tackles for the season... Season-high two stops came in the Nevada game (11/11).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Michael Van Dyke) and basketball at Wheatland (Calif.) High School... Was credited with 121 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss 7.0 quarterback sacks, and three forced fumbles in the last 15 football games he played... Caught 11 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown as a tight end on offense.
MORE ON CHRISTIAN: A communication studies major... Would like to become a special needs teacher... Favorite movies include "Friday Night Lights," "Gridiron Gang," and "Dog Pound"... He is a native of Olivehurst, Calif.
CAREER STATISTICS
DEFENSE | G | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/Yds. | SK | FR | INT | DEF |
2017...FR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018...SO | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019...JR | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1.5/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020...SR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER | 30 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 1.5/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |