Christian Izien: DB · Rutgers.
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Christian Izien
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Rutgers span two head coaches: Nunzio Campanile and Greg Schiano. One game to point at: 16 tackles and 1 sack against Iowa — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-21@ Boston College | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-14@ Temple | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Iowa | 16 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-49@ No. 3 Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-14vs Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Indiana | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-31@ Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-52vs No. 4 Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-55vs No. 11 Penn State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-37@ Maryland | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 54 | 5.0 | 1.5 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFL86 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
43.9%
332 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
63.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
344 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
86 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #63 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rutgers, 296 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.
