AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his fourth season as a Spartan... 32 games played in his first three seasons... Competing for playing time at a linebacker position... Personal single-game high of four tackles twice against UNLV in 2018 and 2020... First joined the team for 2018 fall drills... Three-time Academic All-Mountain West award recipient.
2020: Appeared in all eight games ... Saw action as an outside linebacker and on special teams... Credited with 11 tackles ... All his tackles came in the first half of the season... Matched his single game best four tackles and notched a personal best 2.0 tackles for loss in the UNLV win (11/14)... Also added a sack against UNLV (11/14)... Was San Jose State's nominee for the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy.
2019: Saw action in every game on special teams and as a reserve linebacker... Credited with 18 tackles... Had at least one tackle in 10 of the team's 12 games... Matched his single-game career best three tackles vs. San Diego State (10/19) and in the Fresno State win (11/30)... Had his first tackle for loss vs. Tulsa (9/7).
2018: Played in all 12 games... Was credited 11 tackles as a special teams player and reserve linebacker... Had a tackle in a game in six contests... Season-high four tackles in the UNLV victory (10/27)... Three stops at Utah State (11/10).
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played the 2015 season for Orange Coast College (Coach Bubba Gonzalez)... Credited with 45 tackles and was a second-team All-Southern League linebacker.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Rob Johnson) and track and field at Mission Viejo (Calif.) High... Played safety on the football team... Was a high jumper in track and field... His career best 6-foot mark as a sophomore still ranks tied for #4 on the school's all-time list in the high jump.
MORE ON CHRISTIAN: Earned his bachelor's degree majoring in communication studies... Pursuing a master's degree in communication studies... Served a 2020 internship with the African American Community Service Agency of San Jose... Was a high school teammate of former San Jose State quarterback Josh Love.
CAREER STATISTICS
DEFENSE | G | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/Yds. | SK | INT | DEF |
2018...SO | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019...JR | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1.0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2020...Grad | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2.0/5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER | 32 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 2.0/2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |