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4 CJ Christian

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 196
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Normal, Ill.
  • Previous School Iowa Central CC
  • High School Normal Community HS

Biography

  • 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-CUSA Team (Third)
2023: Saw action in 11 games while making eight starts at safety…finished season with 55 tackles (35 solo) along with a pair of tackles for loss (-2)…led squad and ranked tied for fifth among Conference USA leaders with three interceptions…tabbed a season-high seven stops vs. Maine (9/2) and North Texas (9/9)…also hauled in first interception of the season vs. Mean Green (9/9)…made five solo tackles in win at UConn (9/16)…made six tackles and added an interception vs. Liberty (9/23)…matched season-high with seven stops at New Mexico State (10/4)…tabbed third interception of season at New Mexico State (10/4)…recorded five tackles vs. Jacksonville State (10/25)…registered six stops at Arkansas (11/18)…totaled five stops vs. Western Kentucky (11/25).

2022:  Saw action in five games as a starter in the defensive backfield before suffering a season-ending injury…totaled 17 tackles, including one TFL and an interception…registered six stops in the season-opening victory over Bryant (9/1)…rang up five tackles and recorded first career interception at Texas State (9/10)…made a pair of tackles at Western Kentucky (9/24)…tabbed four tackles at New Mexico State (10/1).

2021 (Iowa Central CC): Appeared in six games at Iowa Central Community College… tabbed a total of 31 tackles, including 21 solo stops… recorded one interception and a pair of tackles for loss… registered a season-best seven tackles and added an interception at Iowa Western Community College (4/24)… made five tackles vs. Iowa Western Community College (4/3) and repeated with five stops vs. Snow College (5/8).

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 195 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 196 lbs
    4