Christian Gonzalez

DB · Oregon · So.

New England — drafted 2023, Rd 1, Pick 17, #17 overall

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Christian Gonzalez

DB · Oregon · So

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★★

#312 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #17

New England · 2023

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches

2021

Bryan McClendon

Oregon

2022

Dan Lanning

Oregon

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan McClendon → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New EnglandEntering 4th NFL season

#17Rd 1 · Pick 17

New EnglandEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Colorado4-8HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Oregon	51	35	1.0	7	4	--
2021	Colorado	53	42	5.5	5	--	--
Career		104	77	6.5	12	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 44–41

at Washington State

5 TOT · 1 SOLO

Edged out Washington State on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Quentin Lake’s 2021 season.

Quentin Lake

56%match

UCLA · 2021

NFL Rd 6

Nick Cross

Maryland · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 32

54%

Talique Allen

Western Kentucky · 2022

52%

Cameron Mitchell

Northwestern · 2021

52%

Christian Gonzalez

Colorado · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 17

52%

Matches Quentin on

TFL rate

Weight

Differs from Quentin on

Class year (lower)

Interceptions (higher)

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Amare Ferrell's junior season at Indiana (2025).

Amare Ferrell

74%match

Indiana · 2025

All-Big Ten

Chris Peal

Syracuse · 2025

68%

Ta'Shawn James

Iowa State · 2025

66%

Mychal Yharbrough

Miami (OH) · 2025

62%

Mekhi Garner

LSU · 2022

All-Sun Belt

61%

Matches Amare on

Weight

Tackle volume

PD rate

Differs from Amare on

Class year (lower)