CJ Christian
CJ Christian
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Florida International to Washington — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Jacksonville State — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida International | 80 | 40 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 41 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | 17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 138 | 79 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Avery Young’s 2022 season.
Matches Avery on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Avery Young's junior season at Rutgers (2022).
Matches Avery on
Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Enrolled at UW in January, 2025, via the transfer portal ... saw action in the opener vs. Colorado State ... missed the remainder of the season due to an injury. AT FIU, IOWA CENTRAL CC & HIGH SCHOOL Played the last three seasons (2022-24) at Florida International University (...